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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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Trackies look to lock down conference, regional crown

December 3, 2002

By Joseph Rubin As America East Indoor and Outdoor champions and winners of the New England Championship, men's track returns to Northeastern with high expectations for the season. The team lost two key indoor players in vaulter Wes Shaw and Jared Carpenter. Freshman Aaron...

Football falls to Fordham in the playoffs

December 3, 2002

BROOKLINE- After concluding the regular season with the first conference title in Northeastern football history, as well as the school's first ever playoff berth, Fordham University turned out the lights on the Huskies' Cinderella season Saturday, 29-24. "Bottom line, they...

Lady hoopsters earn split in Fairfield Invitational

December 3, 2002

After splitting their first two contests at home, the women's basketball team traveled to Connecticut to participate in the Coca-Cola Charity Classic in Bridgeport, Conn. last weekend. As was the case in the home games, the results were mixed. Northeastern won the third place...

Huskies advance in NCAA College Cup playoffs

November 24, 2002

By Joseph Rubin The men's soccer team ended the first round triumphantly this week, knocking the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (11-8-2) off the road to the NCAA college cup last Saturday evening in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. After completing regulation and two periods of sudden-death...

Volleyball upset in AE Championships

November 24, 2002

By Ari Strait The defending America East champion Northeastern Huskies were upset in five games by the third ranked Stony Brook Seawolves at Durham, New Hampshire last Saturday. Northeastern (18-15, 10-2) dropped each of the first two games, the second of which featured nine...

Women’s basketball takes home opener

November 22, 2002

The women's basketball team did not disappoint in their first ever season opener at Matthews arena. Spurred by the deadly sharpshooting of freshman guard Maralene Zwarich (17 points) and some excellent all-around play by junior point guard Aisha Williams, the Huskies won their...

CHAMPS!

November 22, 2002

BROOKLINE - Finally, they can call themselves champions. Spurred by a staunch defense that forced seven turnovers against an overwhelmed Dukes offense, the Northeastern football team (10-2, 7-2 Atlantic-10) earned its first ever conference title with a 41-10 thumping over James...

C-Note$

November 22, 2002

BROOKLINE - I can't help but think about a few short months ago when I read the first Atlantic-10 press release. Your Northeastern Huskies were picked to finish dead last in the A-10. Last. Behind James Madison who they just destroyed Saturday. Behind New Hampshire, Rhode Island...

NU beats Quinnipiac, ends skid

November 21, 2002

The Huskies got a much needed win Saturday night as they ousted the Bobcats of Quinnipiac, 2-1 in front of 3,259 at Matthews Arena Donny Grover scored from the point with 6:11 left to lift NU to the win. "Muddy (Jared Mudryk) and Tuddy (Brian Tudrick) kept working down low...

Gale force ravages UNH, keeps Huskies atop A-10

November 19, 2002

DURHAM, N.H. - Fueled by the slick running of junior tailback Tim Gale, Northeastern drove past the University of New Hampshire on Saturday, 49-17. After going into the half with a 21-17 lead, NU kicked into overdrive, scoring 28 unanswered points in the final 30 minutes. Gale's...

Home is where the heart is; Las Vegas

November 19, 2002

Note to readers: "The Real World: Las Vegas" is not really about seven attractive, sexually active, dim-witted twenty-somethings who are on the cast to show their true colors. If you really want to know, the real Las Vegas isn't all casinos and clubs, high rolling on the strip...

Volleyball Maine-tains focus heading into playoffs

November 19, 2002

By Ari Strait The Huskies closed out their 2002 regular season on a five game winning streak with a 3-0 sweep of the University of Maine Black Bears (9-20, 3-8) last Friday at home on Solomon Court. It was the 10th victory in the final 11 games for the Huskies (18-14, 10-2),...