ROCHESTER, N.Y. – RIT senior Gianfranco Cassaro was named the Atlantic Hockey Defensive Player of the Month for October, announced Tuesday.
 
Cassaro finished the month leading Atlantic Hockey and tied for second nationally among defensemen with 10 points, while ranking tied for 14th in the country among all skaters
 
Cassaro put together a six-game point streak, including three multi-point games, during the month. He was named the AHA Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 24 after totaling three assists during a split at Air Force, including two assists in the 4-2 win (Oct. 21).
 
He notched two goals and an assist in 5-2 win over Holy Cross (Oct. 28) and had a goal and an assist in 8-5 win over Union (Oct. 15). Cassaro also had a goal and blocked four shots in 4-1 win over Army (Oct. 8).
 
RIT (6-2-0, 5-1-0 AHA) heads to AIC for two games this Saturday and Sunday (Nov. 5-6). Face-offs are set for 1:05 p.m. and 3:05 p.m., respectively.