Assumption : Greyhound basketball and ice hockey teams advance into Northeast-10 Conference playoff action this weekend

Greyhound basketball and ice hockey teams advance into Northeast-10 Conference playoff action this weekend

February 23, 2007

The Northeast-10 Conference postseason playoffs begin this weekend for men and women's basketball and men's ice hockey.

The Greyhounds will participate in all three championships beginning with two games (men's basketball, ice hockey) on Saturday and women's basketball on Sunday.

The men's basketball program has competed in 23 previous championships winning the playoff title in 1983, 1991, and 1998, while the women have participated in 24 previous championships.

The ice hockey team has played in all three previous playoffs.

Northeast-10 Conference TV . . . Click Here: NE-10 TV . . . will webcast the men and women's basketball action. LIVE STATS will also be available. Fans can access the webcast or live stats via the schedule pages of the individual sports on this website or our LIVE BROADCAST/LIVE STATS page.

NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE MENS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS

Saturday, February 24, 2007

First Round Games

No. 12 Merrimack (8-19, 7-15) at No. 5 American Int'l. (15-12, 13-9), 2

No. 11 Assumption (11-16, 9-13) at No. 6 St. Michael's (15-12, 12-10), 1

No. 10 LeMoyne (13-14, 10-12) at No. 7 Stonehill (16-11, 11-11), 2

No. 9 Saint Anselm (14-13, 10-12) at No. 8 Franklin Pierce (13-13, 11-11), 2

Monday, February 26, 2007

Quarterfinals

winner Merrimack-A.I.C. at No. 4 Bryant (18-9, 14-8), 7

winner Assumption-Saint Michael's at No. 3 Saint Rose (19-8, 15-7), 7

winner LeMoyne-Stonehill at No. 2 Pace (19-11, 15-7), 7

winner Saint Anselm-Franklin Pierce at No. 1 Bentley (26-0, 22-0), 7

Thursday, March 1, 2007

Semifinal games

Saturday, March 3, 2007

Championship Game, 1

GREYHOUND PROBABLE STARTERS

No. 25 GREG TWOMEY (JR, F, 6-3, 200, Groton, MA/Groton-Dunstable)

(13.5 ppg, 5.4 reb, .490 fg, .809 ft, 70 ast, 41 stl)

No. 22 COREY DIETHORN (JR, F, 6-5, 205, Pittsburgh, PA/Sewickley)

(11.7 ppg, 7.8 reb, .458 fg, .717 ft, 28 ast, 31 blk)

No. 3 PATRICK SHEA (SO, F/G, 6-7, 180, Salem, MA/Salem)

(9.7 ppg, 5.4 reb, .370 fg, .549 ft, 74 ast, 26 blk, 38 3fg

No. 23 COURTLAND BLUFORD (FR, G, 6-0, 175, Ft. Washington, MD/St. Vincent)

(9.5 ppg, 3.9 reb, .453 fg, .721 ft, 53 ast, 47 stl)

No. 34 ALEX POPP (JR, F, 6-4, 195, Winchester, MA/Winchester)

(4.6 ppg, 2.4 reb, .422 fg, .683 ft, 29 ast)

THIS YEAR: Saint Michael's defeated the Greyhounds (87-76) at the Ross Sports Center, January 11, 2007 . . . Greg Twomey (21), Courtland Bluford (18), Leroy Byron (15) and Patrick Shea (13) all scored in double-figures for the Greyhounds . . . Brian Monahan had 21 points, 24 rebounds and 7 assists while James Sorrentine had 25 points (six three-pointers) to lead Saint Michael's . . .

OVER THE YEARS: the Greyhounds hold a 46-27 lead in the series which began in 1959-60 . . . they also lead in the series in Vermont (18-16) . . .

CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS: the teams have met three times with the Greyhounds winning 70-69 in Worcester (1989-90) and 87-76 in Worcester (1991-92) . . . the Knights won 76-75 in Vermont in the 1998-99 championship game . . .

NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE WOMENS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS

Sunday, February 25, 2007

First Round Games

No. 12 Merrimack (7-20, 5-17) at No. 5 Stonehill (20-7, 15-7), 2

No. 11 LeMoyne (9-18, 5-17) at No. 6 Pace (20-7, 15-7), 2

No. 10 Saint Michael's (11-15, 8-14) at No. 7 Bryant (18-9, 14-8), 2

No. 9 Assumption (12-15, 9-13) at No. 8 Franklin Pierce (17-10, 13-9), 2

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Quarterfinals

winner Merrimack-Stonehill at No. 4 Bentley (21-6, 16-6), 7

winner LeMoyne-Pace at No. 3 American International, 7

winner Saint Michael's-Bryant at No. 2 Saint Rose, 7

winner Assumption-Franklin Pierce at No. 1 Southern Connecticut, 7

FINAL FOUR at highest remaining seed

Friday, March 2, 2007

Semifinal games, 6 & 8

Saturday, March 3, 2007

Championship Game, 7

GREYHOUND PROBABLE STARTERS

No. 3 CHARDE FLOYD (JR, F, 5-11, Worcester, MA/Worcester Academy)

12.5 ppg, 9.3 reb, .598 fg, .610 ft, 36 ast, 78 stl

No. 10 BETHANY PLASSKI (SO, G, 5-7, Fall River, MA/Durfee)

13.0 ppg, 3.3 reb, .332 fg, .847 ft, 65 ast, 56 stl, 50 3fg

No. 11 BRITT BISHOP (JR, G, 5-8, Mendon, MA/Nipmuc)

4.6 ppg, 2.0 reb, .331 fg, .750 ft, 33 ast, 18 3fg

No. 20 JESS PAULSON (SR, G, 5-3, North Providence, RI/LaSalle Academy)

6.1 ppg, 2.6 reb, .347 fg, .662 ft, 86 ast, 40 stl

No. 34 KAYLA PARKER (FR, F, 6-0, Sanford, ME/Sanford)

10.2 ppg, 4.0 reb, .503 fg, .610 ft, 22 blk

THIS YEAR: the Ravens won both meetings with the Greyhounds . . . 70 53 in the Laska Gym (11/21/06) and 61-58 in Rindge, NH (1/23/07) . . . Sara Czarnecki (11 points) and Bethany Plasski (10 points) led the Greyhounds in Worcester . . . freshman Johannah Leedham (22 points) led the Ravens . . . in Rindge, NH Charde Floyd (22 points) and Kayla Parker (20 points) were high for the Greyhounds, Leedham netted 31 for the Ravens . . .

OVER THE YEARS: the Greyhounds hold a 16-9 series advanteg with the Ravens and have split 12 games (6-6) in Rindge, NH . . . the teams have met only once previously in the Northeast-10 playoffs, last year as the Greyhounds rolled 72-51 in Rindge . . .

NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE HOCKEY PLAYOFFS

Saturday, February 24, 2007

Quarterfinals

No. 6 Assumption (6-17-2, 0-4-1) at No. 3 Saint Michael's (6-19, 3-2), 1

No. 5 Franklin Pierce (5-16-2, 1-4) at No. 4 Southern New Hampshire (11-13-1, 3-2), 5

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Semifinals

Franklin Pierce-S. New Hampshire winner at No. 1 Saint Anselm (11-11-3, 4-1), 7

Assumption-Saint Michael's winner at No. 2 Stonehill (12-11-1, 3-1-1), 7:20

Saturday, March 3 & 4, 2007

Championship Series at Saint Anselm College

3 p.m. face off on Saturday, 5 p.m. on Sunday

(if series is tied after two games, there will be a minigame tiebreaker played immediately after the second game to decide the champion)

GREYHOUND PROBABLE STARTERS

No. 35 JAMIE DI GIULIO (FR, G, 5-8, 165, Peabody, MA/Tilton, NH School)

4.28 gaa, .888 sv, 883 minutes

No. 10 ATTE UOLA (FR, LW, 5-11, 15, Turku, Finland/Holderness)

11-11--22 (leading scorer among NE-10 freshmen)

No. 14 JIM TRAHON (JR, RW, 5-8, 170, Needham, MA/Needham)

5-16--21

No. 12 MATT PAGET (JR, C, 5-10, 190, Hingham, MA/Hingham)

6-7--13

No. 17 RANDY MORIN (JR, D, 6-0, 195, Auburn, ME/Little)

2-3--5

No. 20 PHIL DEMERS (JR, D, 6-1, 200, Rutland, MA/St. John's)

1-4--5

THIS YEAR: Saint Michael's won the only meeting this year in South Burlington 6-0 scoring five goals in the third period . . .

OVER THE YEARS: the Purple Knights lead the series which began in 1982-83 20-10-2 and hav won the last seven meetings . . . the teams have met in the post-season twice, both in ECAC action, with Saint Michael's winning 5-2 in the 2001 and 6-1 in 2003 . . . they have never met in a Northeast-10 playoff game



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The Greyhounds will participate in all three championships beginning with two games (men's basketball, ice hockey) on Saturday and women's basketball on Sunday. The men's basketball program has competed in 23 previous championships winning the playoff title in 1983, 1991, and 1998, while the women have participated in 24 previous championships. The ice hockey team has played in all three previous playoffs. Northeast-10 Conference TV . . . Click Here: NE-10 TV . . . will webcast the men and women's basketball action. LIVE STATS will also be available. Fans can access the webcast or live stats via the schedule pages of the individual sports on this website or our LIVE BROADCAST/LIVE STATS page. NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE MENS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS Saturday, February 24, 2007 First Round Games No. 12 Merrimack (8-19, 7-15) at No. 5 American Int'l. (15-12, 13-9), 2 No. 11 Assumption (11-16, 9-13) at No. 6 St. Michael's (15-12, 12-10), 1 No. 10 LeMoyne (13-14, 10-12) at No. 7 Stonehill (16-11, 11-11), 2 No. 9 Saint Anselm (14-13, 10-12) at No. 8 Franklin Pierce (13-13, 11-11), 2 Monday, February 26, 2007 Quarterfinals winner Merrimack-A.I.C. at No. 4 Bryant (18-9, 14-8), 7 winner Assumption-Saint Michael's at No. 3 Saint Rose (19-8, 15-7), 7 winner LeMoyne-Stonehill at No. 2 Pace (19-11, 15-7), 7 winner Saint Anselm-Franklin Pierce at No. 1 Bentley (26-0, 22-0), 7 Thursday, March 1, 2007 Semifinal games Saturday, March 3, 2007 Championship Game, 1 GREYHOUND PROBABLE STARTERS No. 25 GREG TWOMEY (JR, F, 6-3, 200, Groton, MA/Groton-Dunstable) (13.5 ppg, 5.4 reb, .490 fg, .809 ft, 70 ast, 41 stl) No. 22 COREY DIETHORN (JR, F, 6-5, 205, Pittsburgh, PA/Sewickley) (11.7 ppg, 7.8 reb, .458 fg, .717 ft, 28 ast, 31 blk) No. 3 PATRICK SHEA (SO, F/G, 6-7, 180, Salem, MA/Salem) (9.7 ppg, 5.4 reb, .370 fg, .549 ft, 74 ast, 26 blk, 38 3fg No. 23 COURTLAND BLUFORD (FR, G, 6-0, 175, Ft. Washington, MD/St. Vincent) (9.5 ppg, 3.9 reb, .453 fg, .721 ft, 53 ast, 47 stl) No. 34 ALEX POPP (JR, F, 6-4, 195, Winchester, MA/Winchester) (4.6 ppg, 2.4 reb, .422 fg, .683 ft, 29 ast) THIS YEAR: Saint Michael's defeated the Greyhounds (87-76) at the Ross Sports Center, January 11, 2007 . . . Greg Twomey (21), Courtland Bluford (18), Leroy Byron (15) and Patrick Shea (13) all scored in double-figures for the Greyhounds . . . Brian Monahan had 21 points, 24 rebounds and 7 assists while James Sorrentine had 25 points (six three-pointers) to lead Saint Michael's . . . OVER THE YEARS: the Greyhounds hold a 46-27 lead in the series which began in 1959-60 . . . they also lead in the series in Vermont (18-16) . . . CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS: the teams have met three times with the Greyhounds winning 70-69 in Worcester (1989-90) and 87-76 in Worcester (1991-92) . . . the Knights won 76-75 in Vermont in the 1998-99 championship game . . . NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE WOMENS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS Sunday, February 25, 2007 First Round Games No. 12 Merrimack (7-20, 5-17) at No. 5 Stonehill (20-7, 15-7), 2 No. 11 LeMoyne (9-18, 5-17) at No. 6 Pace (20-7, 15-7), 2 No. 10 Saint Michael's (11-15, 8-14) at No. 7 Bryant (18-9, 14-8), 2 No. 9 Assumption (12-15, 9-13) at No. 8 Franklin Pierce (17-10, 13-9), 2 Tuesday, February 27, 2007 Quarterfinals winner Merrimack-Stonehill at No. 4 Bentley (21-6, 16-6), 7 winner LeMoyne-Pace at No. 3 American International, 7 winner Saint Michael's-Bryant at No. 2 Saint Rose, 7 winner Assumption-Franklin Pierce at No. 1 Southern Connecticut, 7 FINAL FOUR at highest remaining seed Friday, March 2, 2007 Semifinal games, 6 & 8 Saturday, March 3, 2007 Championship Game, 7 GREYHOUND PROBABLE STARTERS No. 3 CHARDE FLOYD (JR, F, 5-11, Worcester, MA/Worcester Academy) 12.5 ppg, 9.3 reb, .598 fg, .610 ft, 36 ast, 78 stl No. 10 BETHANY PLASSKI (SO, G, 5-7, Fall River, MA/Durfee) 13.0 ppg, 3.3 reb, .332 fg, .847 ft, 65 ast, 56 stl, 50 3fg No. 11 BRITT BISHOP (JR, G, 5-8, Mendon, MA/Nipmuc) 4.6 ppg, 2.0 reb, .331 fg, .750 ft, 33 ast, 18 3fg No. 20 JESS PAULSON (SR, G, 5-3, North Providence, RI/LaSalle Academy) 6.1 ppg, 2.6 reb, .347 fg, .662 ft, 86 ast, 40 stl No. 34 KAYLA PARKER (FR, F, 6-0, Sanford, ME/Sanford) 10.2 ppg, 4.0 reb, .503 fg, .610 ft, 22 blk THIS YEAR: the Ravens won both meetings with the Greyhounds . . . 70 53 in the Laska Gym (11/21/06) and 61-58 in Rindge, NH (1/23/07) . . . Sara Czarnecki (11 points) and Bethany Plasski (10 points) led the Greyhounds in Worcester . . . freshman Johannah Leedham (22 points) led the Ravens . . . in Rindge, NH Charde Floyd (22 points) and Kayla Parker (20 points) were high for the Greyhounds, Leedham netted 31 for the Ravens . . . OVER THE YEARS: the Greyhounds hold a 16-9 series advanteg with the Ravens and have split 12 games (6-6) in Rindge, NH . . . the teams have met only once previously in the Northeast-10 playoffs, last year as the Greyhounds rolled 72-51 in Rindge . . . NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE HOCKEY PLAYOFFS Saturday, February 24, 2007 Quarterfinals No. 6 Assumption (6-17-2, 0-4-1) at No. 3 Saint Michael's (6-19, 3-2), 1 No. 5 Franklin Pierce (5-16-2, 1-4) at No. 4 Southern New Hampshire (11-13-1, 3-2), 5 Wednesday, February 28, 2007 Semifinals Franklin Pierce-S. New Hampshire winner at No. 1 Saint Anselm (11-11-3, 4-1), 7 Assumption-Saint Michael's winner at No. 2 Stonehill (12-11-1, 3-1-1), 7:20 Saturday, March 3 & 4, 2007 Championship Series at Saint Anselm College 3 p.m. face off on Saturday, 5 p.m. on Sunday (if series is tied after two games, there will be a minigame tiebreaker played immediately after the second game to decide the champion) GREYHOUND PROBABLE STARTERS No. 35 JAMIE DI GIULIO (FR, G, 5-8, 165, Peabody, MA/Tilton, NH School) 4.28 gaa, .888 sv, 883 minutes No. 10 ATTE UOLA (FR, LW, 5-11, 15, Turku, Finland/Holderness) 11-11--22 (leading scorer among NE-10 freshmen) No. 14 JIM TRAHON (JR, RW, 5-8, 170, Needham, MA/Needham) 5-16--21 No. 12 MATT PAGET (JR, C, 5-10, 190, Hingham, MA/Hingham) 6-7--13 No. 17 RANDY MORIN (JR, D, 6-0, 195, Auburn, ME/Little) 2-3--5 No. 20 PHIL DEMERS (JR, D, 6-1, 200, Rutland, MA/St. John's) 1-4--5 THIS YEAR: Saint Michael's won the only meeting this year in South Burlington 6-0 scoring five goals in the third period . . . OVER THE YEARS: the Purple Knights lead the series which began in 1982-83 20-10-2 and hav won the last seven meetings . . . the teams have met in the post-season twice, both in ECAC action, with Saint Michael's winning 5-2 in the 2001 and 6-1 in 2003 . . . they have never met in a Northeast-10 playoff game