Women’s basketball headed to WNIT, face Butler Thursday
Vincent van Oorschot, news staff
March 18, 2019
Filed under Sports
Northeastern women's basketball will face off against Butler in the WNIT this Thursday.
Huskies marvel at NCAA bid, reflect on journey to this point
Charlie Wolfson, editor-in-chief
March 18, 2019
Filed under Featured Content, Sports
They knew they were headed for the big dance late Tuesday night when they won the CAA championship and an automatic bid. But for these players, who grew up watching this tournament and came so very close last year, the reality didn’t set in until they saw “Northeastern” flash across the CBS bracket re...
An outsider’s guide to the 2018-19 NU Huskies
Charlie Wolfson, editor-in-chief
March 18, 2019
Filed under Sports
After covering the Northeastern men's basketball team all year, we at The News present this scouting report for all bracket-makers looking for an upset pick.
Huskies will face Kansas in NCAA Tournament opener
Charlie Wolfson, editor-in-chief
March 17, 2019
Filed under Sports
Northeastern will face Kansas on Thursday as they make their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2015. NU was given a No. 13 seed in the bracket, which was announced on CBS Sunday evening as the team watched at a public viewing party on campus. "This was the first time I was nervous all season,"...
Men’s hockey advances to Hockey East semis after sweeping Maine
Mike Puzzanghera, sports editor
March 16, 2019
Filed under Sports
Northeastern is heading back to TD Garden next weekend after the Huskies took down Maine Saturday, 2-1 at Matthews Arena in the Hockey East quarterfinals. The win wrapped up the best-of-three series, sending them to the conference semi-final against the winner of the ongoing series between Boston C...
Loss to Cornell ends best season for women’s hockey
Charlie Wolfson, editor-in-chief
March 16, 2019
Filed under Featured Content, Sports
Northeastern’s best season in program history ended abruptly in the NCAA quarterfinal Saturday afternoon when Cornell came into Matthews Arena and pulled out a 3-2 win in overtime to advance to the semi-final. Cornell (24-5-6) stuffed Northeastern’s (27-6-5) offense at even strength for almost the...
Huskies beat Maine 2-1 in OT quarterfinal thriller
Sofie Kato, deputy sports editor
March 16, 2019
Filed under Sports
Overtime was needed to find a winner between the Huskies and the Bears Friday night, with sophomore forward Austin Goldstein scoring the winner for the Huskies under five minutes into the extra period.
Resilient Huskies go down in CAA semis, lose to Drexel in OT
Vincent van Oorschot, news staff
March 15, 2019
Filed under Sports
The Huskies went down in overtime Friday, losing to Drexel 73-69 and bowing out of the CAA Tournament.
Women’s basketball upsets UNCW, 75-64, in CAA quarters
Vincent van Oorschot, news staff
March 14, 2019
Filed under Sports
The Huskies took the lead after five minutes and never gave it up, beating UNCW 75-64 in the CAA quarterfinals Thursday.
Gallery: Men’s basketball returns to campus as CAA champions
March 13, 2019
Filed under Photo Galleries, Sports
Previewing a wild weekend in Northeastern sports
Charlie Wolfson, editor-in-chief
March 13, 2019
Filed under Sports
Northeastern may have never had a weekend quite like this upcoming one — at least not in recent memory.
Huskies punch NCAA ticket with win over Hofstra
Mike Puzzanghera, sports editor
March 12, 2019
Filed under Featured Content, Sports
The Huskies are going dancing for the first time since 2015 after they beat Hofstra 82-74 in the CAA championship game Tuesday to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Vasa Pusica, their standout senior guard and the driving force of the team, scored a team-high 21 points, went 7-12 from 3-poi...
