Both Gbandi and Bennett understand the importance of finishing the season strong, regardless of results from earlier in the year. The Huskies fielded a young team Tuesday night, with many players returning for next year’s campaign.
The women’s team finished sixth overall, averaging a time of 10:54 in the 3K. Monmouth (190 points), Central Connecticut State (191 points) and Northeastern (196 points) averaged a time of 10:54, but because Monmouth and Central Connecticut State scored fewer points, they beat out the Huskies. Northeastern edged out Boston College by two points to snag sixth place.
Fourth-year forward Denisa Krizova fired a slapshot past Maddi Welch in net on the power play to add to the lead and to her career totals. Krizova now has 92 assists in her collegiate career, moving her closer to passing 1998 graduate Hilary Witt for fourth place on the all-time NU list with 95 assists.
Heckling etiquette cannot be infallibly enforced, and no player can be expected to absorb every foul thing said to them during an 82-game season without retaliation. Both will continue and, done the right way, both can enhance the sport and can be encouraged.
The Northeastern swimming and diving team lost 137-162 to James Madison University, JMU, who finished second in the conference championships last season.
Sikura is now the 50th player in team history to record 100 career points, and the seventh player in the last six NCAA seasons to record 10 points in the team’s first four games. The Ontario native also leads the nation in goals scored with six.
Attendees had the chance to perform Lakshmi Pooja, the act of praying to Goddess Lakshmi, to celebrate and ask for blessing, wealth, health and prosperity in the upcoming year.
The new dean of the D’Amore McKim School of Business, Raj Echambadi, said he plans to help students develop a holistic approach to better tackle real-world issues in the future.
