The Northeastern University (NU) volleyball team started off the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) season, splitting a pair of weekend matches against the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) and the College of Charleston.
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The Northeastern University (NU) women’s soccer team kicked off conference play last weekend, going on the road to take on two Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opponents. The team lost in overtime to the University of Delaware on Friday, Sept. 23 and defeated Drexel University in overtime on Sunday, Sept. 25, splitting yet another pair of games.
The Northeastern University (NU) field hockey team honored the 1995 and 1996 field hockey squads this weekend, celebrating the 20th anniversary of their back-to-back NCAA Final Four appearances before going 1-1 in the weekend’s games against the University of Maine Black Bears and the University of New Hampshire (UNH).
Following a weaker finish in last week’s meet at Boston College, the Northeastern University (NU) men’s and women’s cross country teams brought their game up a notch l Saturday. The Huskies were up against top running universities from across the nation, which converged in Minnesota for the Roy Griak Invitational.
The Northeastern men’s soccer team won their first conference game of the season in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) at home against Drexel on Saturday, snapping a three-game losing streak, before losing to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) on Wednesday. The Huskies’ record is now 2-5 after splitting their last two games.
The Northeastern University (NU) women’s soccer team netted a pair of victories this week, stringing together its first consecutive wins of the season. The Huskies shut out the Boston University (BU) Terriers 2-0 on Thursday night at Nickerson Field and capped off the weekend with a 2-1 home victory over the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Wildcats.
The Northeastern University (NU) field hockey team had a tumultuous weekend against two in-state rivals. The Huskies defeated Harvard University in Cambridge on Friday, Sept. 16 in a close 4-3 win before falling to No. 18 Boston College in an 8-1 blowout at home on Sunday.
The Northeastern University (NU) women’s and men’s cross country teams got off to slow starts Friday, placing 9th and 14th respectively in the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown. The meet, hosted by Boston College, featured top running colleges from around the northeastern region.
A 3-1 victory against the University of New Hampshire Tuesday solidified a seven-game winning streak for the Northeastern women’s volleyball team. The win was preceded by back-to-back victories over cross-town rivals Harvard University and Boston College on Saturday and Sunday respectively.
It took over 86 minutes of play, but the Northeastern University (NU) field hockey team defeated Providence College 1-0 in double overtime at Dedham Field on Friday, Sept. 9.
