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winter Sports Roundup MEN’S BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S SWIMMING

The Greyhounds finished with a 14-14 record, winning five of their last six games to qualify for the Northeast-10 Tournament and advanced to the quarterfinals with a road win over Bentley in the first round. Senior guard Kevin Donahue earned NE-10 Second Team All-Conference honors after averaging a team high 16 points per game (ppg) and was a CoSIDA First Team Academic All-District selection. Junior captain Tim Beinert was a Third Team All-Conference selection (15 ppg and 8.2 rpg). Junior guard Ryan Rozsnaki led the NE-10 with 225 assists and his eight assists per game ranked third nationally.

The women’s team won its first nine games, the best start in Assumption history and rose to a College best No. 12 national ranking. The team finished 17-10 and advanced to the NE-10 Tournament quarterfinals. First Team All-Conference selection, senior Kelly Meredith led the Conference with 18.9 ppg and finished her career with 1,612 points, second most in team history. Junior Gabrielle Gibson also surpassed the 1,000-point plateau, averaging 14.3 ppg and earning Third Team All-Conference accolades.

The team’s fourth place finish at the Northeast-10 Conference Championships was its best ever, and the women also placed third among 22 teams at the New England Championships. Sophomore Monique Haney claimed the NEISDA title in the 400 IM with a time of 4:37.12, while sophomore Carly Eckles won the 200 backstroke title with a time of 2:10.18. The team also achieved Scholar All-American status for the fall 2011 semester, presented by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America to teams with cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. The Greyhounds (with a 3.26 GPA) were one of just four NE-10 teams to receive this award.

INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD At the season-ending NE-10 Championships Jon-Scott Lutke placed 18th in the mile (4:35.83), improving on his time of 4:42.69 from his win at the MIT Coed Invitational. Co-captain Peter Jusseaume placed 16th in the 400 meters at the NE-10 Championship and won that event at the MIT Coed Invitational in 52.3 seconds. For the women, freshman Nicole Massoud placed 12th in the mile at the NE-10 meet and was third at the MIT Coed Invitational with a time of 5:51.45.

MEN’S ICE HOCKEY Kevin donahue ’12

Gabrielle Gibson ’13

Kevin Glanzman ’12

Kelly meredith ’12

taylor larsen ’12

carly eckles ’14

The Greyhounds posted a 13-11-1 record, led by senior forward Taylor Larsen (13 goals, 19 assists), who was named the Conference’s Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, and earned a place on the NE-10 Conference First Team for the third straight season. Senior Kevin Glanzman was named the NE-10 Defensive Player of the Year and earned a spot on the NE-10 First Team for the second straight season. Senior goaltender Nick Blanchette finished his career with 30 victories, ranking second in team history. Senior Pat O’Kane earned Second Team AllConference honors and finished his career with 107 points, while Larsen totaled 137 career points, ranking both among the top 15 all-time scorers in Assumption history.

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