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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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Sports

Scott Eartherton, men’s basketball beat Milwaukee in come-from-behind fashion

December 21, 2013

By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, News Staff NEW ORLEANS — In a city that knows plenty about making a powerful comeback, the Huskies made a rally of their own against the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee for a 62-59 win on Saturday. Northeastern (3-8) had to overcome a 20-point...

Men’s Hockey Ties Providence After Surrendering 3-0 Lead

December 10, 2013

By Chris Judd, News Staff The Huskies jumped out to a 3-0 lead against Providence on Friday, Dec. 6, but could not hold on in the third period, resulting in a 3-3 tie. "Obviously it's pretty disappointing [to come away with a tie]," said Northeastern head coach Jim Madigan....

Men’s basketball falls to Harvard

December 6, 2013

By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, News Staff There was a feeling of loss for the Huskies after their game Wednesday, not only because of their 72-66 defeat at the hands of Harvard University in Matthews Arena, but also because it was announced that All-CAA forward Quincy Ford will be out...

Men’s basketball leaves Puerto Rico with one win

November 26, 2013
With nine seconds on the clock, Florida State University’s Ian Miller put up the potential game winner against Northeastern in the third-place game of the Puerto Rico Tip-off. The shot came up short and hope was instilled in Northeastern fans ... but only for about one-tenth of a second.

Men’s hockey picks up two Hockey East wins against Merrimack

November 24, 2013
Turning around their conference luck, the Huskies swept Merrimack over the weekend with a 5-2 win on Friday and a 2-0 shutout on Saturday.

Men’s basketball downed by Charlotte in Puerto Rico

November 24, 2013
The Northeastern front court continued to impress spectators in San Juan on Friday in the Huskies 86-77 loss to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the semifinal round of the Puerto Rico Tip-off.

Men’s basketball upsets Georgetown in Puerto Rico

November 21, 2013
Coach Bill Coen got arguably the most impressive non-conference win of his career Thursday as the Huskies upset the Georgetown University Hoyas 63-56 at Robert Clemente Coliseum in the quarterfinal round of the Puerto Rico Tip-off.

Senior rower recognized on national stage

November 21, 2013
On Sept. 23, Northeastern senior rower Justin Jones logged onto U.S. Rowing’s website to look up news about the national team. Instead, he found his own name listed under this year’s finalists for the organization’s Fan’s Choice Collegiate Athlete of the Year.

Club lacrosse picks up first win at Boston Autumn Classic

November 21, 2013
The score was tied, 4-4, and with only seconds left to go, senior attacker David Rapp scored the winning goal for the Northeastern men’s club lacrosse team, bringing the Huskies their first win at the annual Boston Autumn Classic tournament.

Men’s hockey can’t skate by; downed twice by UNH

November 21, 2013
The Northeastern men’s hockey team was swept by the University of New Hampshire over the weekend with a 3-0 loss on Friday and a 4-1 loss on Saturday, falling to 1-4-0 in Hockey East play.

Column: Heisman Woe-fuls

November 21, 2013
With most college football teams wrapping up their regular season schedules before the calendar flips to December, the serious Heisman Trophy candidates only have a few more weeks to impress the sportswriters.

Women’s hockey falters during Colorado trip

November 21, 2013
The women’s ice hockey team flew west to Vail, Colo. last weekend for two hard-fought matchups against the University of Wisconsin and St. Cloud State University (SCSU) in Minnesota.