Cassidy Gruning
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- Height:
- 5-7
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- Hometown:
- Tewksbury, Mass.
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- Position:
- F
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Major:
- Undergraduate Law
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- Previous Team:
- Tewksbury
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- gp
- 22
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- p
- 10
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- g
- 2
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- a
- 8
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- pim
- 4
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- +/-
- 5
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 2, six times
Goals: 2, vs. Nichols, Nov. 22, 2019
Assists: 2, twice, last at Nichols, Feb. 12, 2022
Shots: 9, at Curry, Nov. 12, 2021
Power Play Goals: 1, at Curry, Nov. 12, 2021
Plus/Minus: +2, three times
JUNOR • 2021-22
Appeared in 22 games ... Recorded 19 points ... Scored eight goals, including a game-winner ... Handed out 11 assists ... Took 101 shots ... Had a hand in the season-opening 5-2 win over Plymouth State (Oct. 29) ... Dished out one assist in the 5-4 comeback victory at UMass Boston (Oct. 30) ... Chipped in to the 4-2 win at Worcester State (Nov. 5) ... Registered one assist in a 5-1 triumph over Worcester State (Nov. 6) ... Netted the game-winning goal in a 3-2 decision at Curry (Nov. 12) ... Tallied two assists in a 10-3 victory over Curry (Nov. 13) ... Played a part in a 3-2 win over the University of New England (Nov. 19) ... Notched one goal in a 4-1 win at UNE (nov. 20) ... Skated in a 4-0 setback at Western New England (Dec. 7) ... Helped defeat Trinity in overtime, 4-3 (Dec. 11) ... Skated versus Connecticut College (Jan. 11) ... Helped blank Western New England in a home-and-home series (Jan. 14-15) ... Pitched in one assist to the 4-3 upset win at No. 8 Endicott (Jan. 28) ... Skated in a 3-1 win at Salve Regina (Feb. 6) ... Recorded one assist in a 3-0 shutout of Salve Regina (Feb. 8) ... Appeared in a 4-3 overtime loss to the University of New England (Feb. 11) ... Contributed two assists to a 5-1 win at Nichols (Feb. 12) ... Had a hand in the 4-0 cleansheet at Salve Regina (Feb. 15) ... Aided to the 9-1 triumph over Curry (Feb. 17) ... Took the ice versus No. 9 Endicott (Feb. 18) ... Competed in the CCC Quarterfinals versus Curry (Feb. 23).
SOPHOMORE • 2020-21
Appeared in all eight games ... Racked up four points on two goals and two assists ... Notched one goal and assisted on the game-winning strike in the 5-3 win over Nichols (Feb. 26) ... Took the ice at Endicott (March 6) ... Took three shots versus Endicott (March 7) ... Blocked one shot at Becker (March 12) ... Contributed two points, one goal and one assist, to a 6-0 shutout at Anna Maria (March 13) ... Participated at Becker (March 16) ... Fired off three shots at Endicott (March 20) ... Blocked one shot against Endicott (March 21).
FRESHMAN • 2019-20
Played in all 28 games ... Produced five points ... Found the back of the net four times ... Dished out one assist ... Made her collegiate debut at Nazareth and had three shots (Nov. 1) ... Recorded two shots at Nazareth (Nov. 2) ... Potted her first collegiate puck in a 3-2 win at Plymouth State (Nov. 8) ... Took one shot in the home opener against Castleton (Nov. 9) ... Competed in the overtime outing at Salem State (Nov. 15) ... Registered one shot in the 2-1 win at UMass Boston (Nov. 16) ... Netted two goals in a 5-5 draw with Nichols (Nov. 22) ... Played at Johnson & Wales (Nov. 23) ... Finished with a plus-1 at Franklin Pierce (Nov. 26) ... Saw time in each game in the home-and-home series with Wesleyan (Nov. 30-Dec. 1) ... Laced up her skates against No. 3 Norwich (Dec. 6) ... Produced one goal and one assist in a 7-3 win over Salem State (Dec. 7) ... Helped defeat Southern Maine, 3-2 (Dec. 13) ... Chipped in five shots in the 2-0 shutout over New England College (Dec. 14) ... Aided the 1-1 draw against Trinity (Jan. 5) ... Tallied one shot at Connecticut College (Jan. 14) ... Contributed to the 8-0 win over Johnson & Wales (Jan. 24) ... Played against UMass Boston (Jan. 25) ... Helped defeat New England College, 3-2, in overtime (Jan. 31) ... Skated at Southern Maine (Feb. 1) ... Took the ice at No. 7 Norwich (Feb. 8) ... Started at Castleton (Feb. 9) ... Blocked one shot at Amherst (Feb. 13) ... Fired off three shots in a 5-1 win against Plymouth State (Feb. 15) ... Contributed to the 2-0 NEHC Quarterfinals win at Johnson & Wales (Feb. 22) ... Chipped into the 2-1 NEHC Semifinals victory at Southern Maine (Feb. 29) ... Blocked one shot in the NEHC Championship at No. 7 Norwich (March 3).
ACADEMICS
Krampade All-American Scholar in 2021-22 ... Two-time CCC Winter/Spring All-Academic (2020-21, 2021-22) ... Two-time member of Suffolk's 4.0 Club (Spring 2020, Spring 2022) ... Six-time AD Honor Roll selection (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022).
BEFORE SUFFOLK • BOSTON JR. SHAMROCKS • TEWKSBURY MEMORIAL
Competed for the Boston Jr. Shamrocks of the NEGHL … Anchored the Shamrocks to the 2018 Massachusetts State Championship … Letterwinner at Tewksbury Memorial … Led Tewksbury Memorial to the 2019 MIAA State Championship … Helped Tewksbury Memorial to a 2018 MIAA State Runner-Up Finish … All-MVC First-Team selection as a senior … All-MVC second-team honoree in 2018 … 2019 Boston Herald “Dream Team” selection … Two-year letterwinner in track & field … Two-year member of Nationals Honors Society … Three-year Principal’s List student … Boston Globe All-Scholastic selection.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 22 | 15 |
| Points | 10 | 8 |
| Goals | 2 | 2 |
| Assists | 8 | 6 |
| PIM | 4 | 0 |
| +/- | 5 | 5 |
| Power-play goals | 1 | 1 |
| Short-handed goals | 0 | 0 |
| Empty net goals | 0 | 0 |
| Games started | 3 | 2 |
| Game-winning goals | 1 | 1 |
| Game-tying goals | 0 | 0 |
| Hat tricks | 0 | 0 |
| Shots | 43 | 27 |
Game Log - Skaters
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 | at Southern Me. | L, 2-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | - |
| Oct 29 | Plymouth St. | W, 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - |
| Oct 30 | at Mass.-Boston | W, 5-4 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | - |
| Nov 5 | at Worcester St. | W, 4-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 6 | Worcester St. | W, 5-1 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| Nov 12 | at Curry | W, 3-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | 3 | 0 | - |
| Nov 13 | Curry | W, 10-3 | - | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | - |
| Nov 19 | U. of New England | W, 3-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| Nov 20 | at U. of New England | W, 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Dec 7 | at Western New Eng. | L, 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 2 | 0 | - |
| Dec 10 | at Trinity (Conn.) | W, 4-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jan 11 | Connecticut Col. | L, 3-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jan 14 | at Western New Eng. | W, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 15 | Western New Eng. | W, 5-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 21 | Nichols | W, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 22 | at Nichols | W, 5-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 28 | at #8 Endicott | W, 4-3 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 31 | at #10 Endicott | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 6 | at Salve Regina | W, 3-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 8 | Amherst | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Feb 8 | Salve Regina | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 11 | U. of New England | L, 4-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 12 | at Nichols | W, 5-1 | - | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 15 | at Salve Regina | W, 4-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 17 | Curry | W, 9-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 18 | #9 Endicott | L, 4-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 23 | Curry | L, 3-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Statistic | gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 34 | 15 | 19 | .441 |
| 2020-21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 135 | 68 | 67 | .504 |
| 2021-22 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 29 | 17 | 12 | .586 |
| 2022-23 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 14 | 2 | 12 | .143 |
| Total | 86 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 161 | 212 | 102 | 110 | .481 |
| Statistic | gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 22 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 29 | 17 | 12 | .586 |
| Conference | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 4 | .750 |
| Exhibition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Location | |||||||||||||||||
| Home | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | .571 |
| Away | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 6 | .600 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 17 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 26 | 15 | 11 | .577 |
| Losses | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Ties | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Month | |||||||||||||||||
| October | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | .250 |
| November | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 5 | .706 |
| December | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| January | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| February | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
News mentions
Suffolk women’s hockey saw four players pick up Krampade All-American Scholars by the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) for the 2021-22 campaign, the national organization announced.
Suffolk women’s hockey scored five unanswered to take a 5-1 Commonwealth Coast Conference contest over Nichols Saturday afternoon at Levy Rink.
The Suffolk women’s hockey team picked up three additional Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) points, while recording its program-best 16th win of the season, in a 3-0 shutout of Salve Regina Tuesday evening at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink.
Trailing 3-2 headed into the third, Suffolk women’s hockey scored two unanswered goals in the final period to overtake No. 8 Endicott Friday night in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action at Raymond J. Bourque Arena.
Four different Rams scored to propel Suffolk women’s hockey to a 4-1 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) win over the University of New England Saturday afternoon at Harold Alfond Forum.
Suffolk is one of NINE teams left in NCAA Division III women’s hockey left unbeaten and looks to keep it that way as it heads into a home-and-home series with the University of New England. The Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) counterparts will tangle at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink Friday, Nov. 19 at 6 p.m., before the Rams trek to Biddeford, Maine for a Saturday, Nov. 20 4 p.m. showdown.
A bakers’ dozen Rams produced at least one point as Suffolk women’s hockey reset its goals scored record in a 10-3 pouncing of Curry in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action Saturday at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink.
Suffolk women’s hockey rewrote the Rams win streak record in its Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) opener behind a 3-2 decision over Curry Friday night at the Canton Ice Den.
Suffolk women’s hockey rattled off its fourth consecutive victory with a 5-1 decision over Worcester State Saturday night at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink.
The Suffolk women's hockey team scored three unanswered goals capped off by late minute heroics from Jesse Kennedy to come away with a 5-4 come-from-behind victory over the UMass Boston Beacons at Edward T. Barry Ice Rink Saturday afternoon.
Suffolk women’s hockey has an action packed opening week as the Rams entertain Plymouth State at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink Friday, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m., before traveling across town the next day Saturday, Oct. 30 for a 1 p.m. showdown at UMass Boston. .
On Boston’s birthday, Suffolk women’s hockey head coach Taylor Wasylk divided its roster into five groups for a friendly competition off the ice to submit their favorite shots throughout the city home to Ram Nation, Boston.
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