Women’s Track & Field‘s Antonia Pagliuca ‘18 capped an impressive season for Women’s Track & Field by becoming the first USTFCCCA All-American in program history, taking eighth in the nation in the 10,000 meters in a school-record 35:08.49. Pagliuca also captured NE10 titles in both the 10,000 meters and 5,000 meters at the NE10 Championships. As a team, Assumption finished a program-best third at the NE10 Outdoor Championships. Abby Jones ‘19, meanwhile, won the NE10 title in the heptathlon and took silver in the high jump. Her efforts earned her a spot in the NCAA Championships, where she placed 12th in the heptathlon to secure USTFCCCA Second-Team All-American honors. In total, 12 different women were named All-Region while 13 different school records were broken multiple times throughout the course of the season.
Men’s Track & Field recorded the most points in NE10 Outdoor Championship history with 66.5, while tying its best finish ever by taking sixth. Kevin Hack ‘20 earned a silver medal in the javelin and decathlon, as well as earning All-Region honors. In the New England Championships, the Hounds won the 4×800 relay with a school-record time of 7:38.88. Six school records in total were broken over the course of the spring.
Women’s Rowing had a banner year as they proved to be one of the top Division II teams in the Northeast. The team received multiple victories throughout the spring from its Varsity 8 and Varsity 4 boats, as well as capturing the NE10 Challenge for the first time in five years. In the team’s final competition of the year, the Dad Vail Regatta, both the Varsity 8 and Varsity 4 boats set new school records while racing against top competition from around the nation.
Softball reached the NE10 Tournament for the fourth straight season while amassing a 19-16 record overall and a 14-10 mark in conference play. The team earned regular-season wins over NE10 finalists Pace University and Adelphi University, as well as NCAA participants Southern New Hampshire University and Merrimack College. Kendal Roy ‘18 concluded her career as just the third pitcher in program history to throw over 300 strikeouts.
The Baseball team had multiple wins over some of the best teams in the NE10 this past season and finished just outside of the playoffs. Assumption handed No. 7 University of New Haven its first defeat of the season and also took down Franklin Pierce University for the first time in over five years. Andrew Jaehnig ‘18 became just the 12th player in program history to surpass 200 hits while earning First-Team All-Region and All-Conference honors. Quinn Moynihan GR was named Third- Team All-Conference.
Men’s Lacrosse completed another strong season in 2018, going 7-6 overall for their second winning season in the past four years. The team finished a game out of the NE10 Tournament and had some impressive wins throughout the year, including a 16-7 victory over Southern New Hampshire University and losing by only five (10-5) to the eventual national champion, Merrimack College. Four players earned NEILA All-New England honors, including three First-Team honorees: Brett Jennings ‘20, Travis Reid ‘19, and Colby Hamwey ‘19.
Women’s Lacrosse went 9-8 this past year and reached the NE10 Tournament for the third time in the past four seasons. The Hounds were nationally ranked all season and concluded the year ranked 25th in the nation. The team set school records for goals and points, while Sarah Reilly ‘19 established a new single-season scoring record with 88 points on 62 goals and 26 assists. Reilly also earned NE10 Second-Team All-Conference and Second-Team All-Region honors for her play. Allison Foley ‘21 and Grace McDermott ‘21 were both named to the All-Rookie Team.
Men’s Tennis, despite losing several of its top players last season, had a productive spring season under new head coach Brent Gruno, who helped develop the young squad amid a tough schedule. Max Francis ‘21 was named to the NE10 All-Rookie Team at the conclusion of the year.
