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Jack Henry handles the puck as he skates down the ice. The team lost to Maine 3-1 in their second matchup of the season.

Northeastern men’s hockey downed by No. 6 Maine ahead of the Beanpot Tournament

Bailey Reynolds, news staff February 1, 2025

In its final game before the 2025 Beanpot tournament, Northeastern men’s hockey (9-12-3, 4-9-3 HE) was defeated by the No. 6 University of Maine Black Bears (16-5-3, 8-3-3 HE) 3-1 Jan. 31. This is the second matchup between Northeastern and Maine this season, with the Black...

Vermont wins a faceoff. The Huskies, who have only had two previous come-from-behind victories this season, appeared scattered in the third period.

Northeastern women’s hockey takes a narrow loss against Vermont

Frances Klemm February 1, 2025

No. 12/14 Northeastern women’s hockey (17-9-1, 12-7-1 HE) took on the University of Vermont Catamounts (6-19-2, 5-13-2 HE) Jan. 31. Coming off of a decisive weekend sweep against Merrimack College the week before, the Huskies were well rested going into the Vermont game, but...

Sprinters take off Jan. 18. The Huskies competed against a variety of schools including Boston University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Harvard University and University of Connecticut.

Northeastern indoor track sets records at Battle in Beantown

Aoife Jeffries, news staff January 31, 2025

The Northeastern men’s and women’s track and field teams continued their strong start to the indoor season at the Battle in Beantown at Boston University Jan. 18, achieving several top ten finishes and breaking both personal and program records. The Huskies competed against...

Junior guard Rashad King rushes to the basket. King, Northeastern’s leading scorer, was double-teamed, causing him to fail to score in the first half.

Unable to overcome trailing early, Northeastern men’s basketball loses another conference matchup

Bailey Reynolds, news staff January 28, 2025

Northeastern men’s basketball  (11-10, 3-5 CAA) was defeated by the Towson Tigers (12-9, 7-1 CAA) at Matthews Arena 75-65 Jan. 27. It was the second meeting between the Huskies and the Tigers this season, with Towson taking the first contest 80-73 Jan. 9.  “They have...

Freshman center Alyssa Staten wins a tipoff Jan. 19. The Huskies appeared undisciplined, leading to eight turn overs compared to Stony Brook’s two.

Women’s basketball suffers back-to-back defeats on the road, still searching for first conference win

Cassandra Joyce, news staff January 28, 2025

The Northeastern women’s basketball team (1-15, 0-7 CAA) lost two consecutive away games against the Stony Brook Seawolves (10-9, 5-3 CAA) and the Monmouth Hawks (10-9, 5-3 CAA) on Jan. 24 and Jan. 26, respectively.  The game against Stony Brook kicked off with three minutes...

Vinny Borgesi skates down the ice to get open for a pass Jan. 26. Borgesi scored the second goal of the night against Merrimack College.

The force is not with Huskies in loss to Merrimack

Elli Einset and Bailey Reynolds January 26, 2025

The force failed the Huskies Jan. 25 when Northeastern men’s hockey (9-11-3, 4-8-3 HE) narrowly fell to the Merrimack College Warriors (10-13-1, 6-7-1 HE) 4-3 at Star Wars night in Matthews Arena.  “We just can’t make the mistakes we made in the second period,” head...

Skylar Irving fights for the puck Jan. 7. Irving collected a goal and an assist against Merrimack Jan. 25.

‘Everybody wants to beat the Huskies’: Northeastern women’s hockey takes 8-point weekend sweep against Merrimack

Frances Klemm, deputy sports editor January 26, 2025

Northeastern women’s hockey (17-8-1, 12-6-1 HE) faced off against the Merrimack College Warriors (6-17-3, 3-13-3 HE) and came back with its fourth weekend sweep of the season, with a 4-0 score Jan. 24 and 4-1 Jan. 25.  Coming off a high from an overwhelming 4-0 victory...

Harold Woods and Rashad King stand, waiting for the opposing team to bring the ball down the court Dec. 3, 2024. King notched 19 points against Drexel Jan. 23.

Northeastern defeats Drexel for fifth home win

Elli Einset, sports editor January 25, 2025

Northeastern men’s basketball team (11-9, 3-4) CAA broke their two-game losing streak Jan. 23, beating the Drexel Dragons (11-9, 3-4 CAA) 70-61 in their first home game since Jan. 4.  The Huskies were dominant in their three-pointers in the first half, collecting four out...

Yirsy Quéliz shoots a jumper. Quéliz had 11 points against William & Mary Jan. 19.

Northeastern women’s basketball loses heartbreaker against William & Mary

Cassandra Joyce, news staff January 20, 2025

The Northeastern women’s basketball team (1-13, 0-5 CAA) took yet another devastating loss at home Jan. 19, this time against the William & Mary Tribe (6-10, 3-2 CAA), 74-66.  With only seven healthy players left for Northeastern due to injuries, the game quickly became...

Cam Lund skates up the ice with the puck Jan. 10. Lund scored the second goal for the Huskies in the Jan. 18 game against University of Vermont.

Northeastern men’s hockey take first weekend sweep of the season against Vermont

Elli Einset, sports editor January 20, 2025

Northeastern men’s hockey (9-10-3, 4-7-3 HE) swept the University of Vermont Catamounts (8-12-3, 3-8-2 HE) in back-to-back games Jan. 17 and 18.  The first game of the weekend was a fierce battle that was eventually sent into overtime, 2-1, while the second game leaned...

Harold Woods drives past his defender Jan. 4. Woods collected 20 points against College of Charleston Jan. 18.

Northeastern takes another close loss to College of Charleston on the road

Elli Einset, sports editor January 19, 2025

Northeastern men’s basketball (10-9, 2-4 CAA) narrowly fell to the College of Charleston Cougars (15-4, 5-1 CAA) 87-85 Jan. 18, marking its fourth conference and second consecutive loss.  The Huskies started off strong; Keeping up with the Cougars, Northeastern shot 54%...

Graduate student forward Jaden Bogden skates down the ice with the puck. The Huskies were coming off a season high Jan. 18 after taking Boston College down in Matthews Arena for the Beanpot semifinals 4-2 Jan. 14.

‘Effort wasn’t there, execution wasn’t there’: Northeastern women’s hockey falls in Beanpot intermission play against Providence

Frances Klemm, deputy sports editor January 19, 2025

The Northeastern women’s hockey team (14-8-1, 10-6-1 HE) took on the Providence College Friars (13-8-3, 9-6-2 HE) Jan. 18 and faced its first consecutive defeats all season. The Huskies were coming off a season high after taking Boston College down in Matthews Arena for the...