Now he's etched his name in the NCAA record books.

Arseneault shattered the NCAA record for single-game assists regardless of division Saturday afternoon in Grinnell's 151-112 win over North Central University of Minnesota at Darby Gymnasium.

Arseneault dished out 34 assists, breaking the previous mark of 26 established in 1989 by Robert James of NCAA Division III Kean on March 11, 1989. The record in Division II is 25 and the mark in Division I is 22.

Arseneault tied the record with 8:34 to go in the game when he assisted a layup by Keith Chamberlain '08 and broke it at the 7:33 mark on a layup by Kale Knisley '11. In the process, Arseneault also shattered his school assists record of 17 that he shared with Jeff Boyle, as well as the Midwest Conference all-time mark.

"Coming into the game we had a game plan looking to get John Grotberg '09 a lot of points, and maybe me getting the assists record in the process while also getting Keith Chamberlain '08 some points," Arseneault explained. "Everything went well. At halftime we looked at the situation and said we'll give it a further shot, and everything turned out."

Grotberg finished with 49 points with the help of 14 3-pointers, while Chamberlain turned in a strong double-double with 39 points and 14 rebounds. Arseneault himself had 22 points.

Despite knowing he was in range of the record, nerves never played a part for Arseneault. "I really had nothing to be nervous about, because I didn't have to make any shots," Arseneault laughed. "The pressure was on the other guys shooting the ball. They did a great job, not only shooting but getting me the ball so I could hit the open man."

Arseneault knew as the game progressed he was getting close to the record. "They were keeping track on the bench," he said. "Sometimes when a group came on the court they'd tell me how close I was."

Arseneault admits the milestone has not hit him yet. "It hasn't really sunk in," he said. "It's something I'll probably think a lot more about down the road."