Field Hockey won its final two games of the regular season to earn the No. 8 seed in the NE10 Tournament. The Hounds proceeded to upset top-seed Pace University in the quarterfinals before falling to Saint Anselm College in the semifinals. They finished the year with a 12-8 record and had five players named All-Conference, highlighted by Kolby Burger ’19 on the First Team and Deirdre Burchill ‘21 on the Second Team. Sarah Bodzinski ’19, Sam Tepper ’20, and Lucy Malia ’22 were selected to the Third Team.
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Men’s Cross Country concluded its impressive season with a seventh-place finish at the NCAA East Regional on Nov. 17. It marked the highest finish in program history as four different runners finished in the top 50. This built on the team’s sixth-place showing at the NE10 Championship, which was the program’s best in the event since 2008. Andrew Lamb ’21 earned Second-Team All-Conference honors, while four runners finished in the top 45.
Women’s Cross Country finished its season by placing fourth at the NCAA East Regional on Nov. 17. Kialeigh Marston ’20 took fourth overall in the event to qualify for the NCAA Division II Championships, where she finished 162nd in the nation. Two weeks earlier, the Hounds took third at the NE10 Championships, their fifth straight year placing within the top three, led again by Marston.
Women’s Soccer reached the NE10 Tournament for the second straight year and advanced to the NE10 Championship game before falling to top-seed Franklin Pierce University. The Hounds finished the year with an 11-7-2 record and reached the championship as the No. 6 seed after upending No. 3 Stonehill College and No. 2 Southern New Hampshire University in the tournament. Kallie Villemaire ’19 concluded her outstanding career as the school’s all-time leader in goals (49), while also becoming the third player in Women’s Soccer history with more than 100 points, finishing her college career with 107.
Men’s Soccer had one of its best seasons in recent years, reaching the NE10 Tournament for the second time in the past three seasons and finishing the year with an 8-7-2 record. The Hounds entered the NE10 Tournament as the No. 5 seed, their best since 2000, and though they fell to Merrimack College in the quarterfinals, it marked the team’s first winning season since 2009. Jason Lages ‘20 and Nicholas Cardona ‘21 were both named to the NE10 All-Conference Second Team while Ruben Faria ‘22, Sebastian Jimenez ‘22, and Connor Willis ‘22 were selected to the All-Rookie Team.
Men’s Golf concluded one of the best fall seasons in recent history, finishing third or better in each of their final four competitions of the year. That included the NE10 Championships, where the Hounds finished third, their highest since 2007. Lucas Roop ‘22 was named the NE10 Rookie of the Week on multiple occasions, while Andrew Sanzaro ’21 and Mark Bryant ’20 had multiple top 10 finishes.
Women’s Golf capped its season with a victory at the
NEIGA Championship on Cape Cod. Catherine French ‘21 won medalist honors on a playoff hole to lead the team, while Christine Cutting ’20 took fifth. French also finished fourth in the NE10 Championship as the team placed sixth overall in the event.
Women’s Tennis reached the NE10 Tournament for the fifth straight season and finished the year with an 8-5 record. At the end of the regular season, Julia Chappell ’21 was honored as the NE10 Player of the Year and also earned First-Team All-Conference honors after going 10-2 at No. 1 singles. Valeria Sanchez ’21 and Ana Escudero ’22 were both named Second-Team All-Conference while Maria Monje ’20 earned Third-Team honors.
The Women’s Volleyball team finished 2-6 at home and 3-11 in conference play this season. Featuring just two seniors, the team earned consecutive victories against Franklin Pierce University and Merrimack College during the season. Kellie Smith ‘19 became the 11th player in program history to record more than 1,000 digs and finished 10th in school history with 1,070.
The Football team concluded its 2018 season with a 6-4 record and 6-3 mark in the NE10. The Hounds finished first in the conference in scoring and third in scoring defense, and had 12 different players earn all-conference honors. Deonte Harris ’19 was a First-Team selection as a return specialist and concluded his career with a kickoff return touchdown against Stonehill College, which was the 14th of his career. That set a new NCAA record for DI, DII, or DIII returners; overall he finished his Assumption career first all-time in touchdowns with 45. Quentin Hall ’19, Ray Sarkodieh ’19, Kaleb Silva ’19, and Seamus Wallace ’20 were also named First-Team All-Conference.
