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.
By Gordon Weigers, sports columnist
The World Cup is finally back, and the entire sports community is on edge waiting to see which country will come out as top dog.
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The Northeastern University (NU) men’s soccer team’s record fell to 1-4 after they lost their two most recent games against Boston University (BU) and Fairfield University, closing out a four-game road trip.
The Northeastern University (NU) women’s volleyball team dazzled the home crowd at its tournament in the Cabot Center over the weekend, with successive victories against Fordham University, Presbyterian College and Binghamton University. The Huskies then went on the road to defeat the University of Massachusetts-Lowell in straight sets on Tuesday, Sept. 13.
The Northeastern University (NU) women’s soccer team continued to struggle with consistency last week, dominating the College of the Holy Cross on Thursday, Sept. 8, before losing a close match to Boston College (BC) on Sunday, Sept. 11.
By Kyle Taylor, deputy sports editor
Under new head coach Chris Gbandi, the Northeastern University (NU) men’s soccer team won one of its first three games this season as it looks to improve on last year’s record of 3-12-2. The team began by losing to both Temple University...
Late last month, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, one-time golden boy turned public enemy number one, reignited the old American tradition of athletes demonstrating their beliefs and fans reacting negatively. Kaepernick's actions have spawned numerous heated, mostly obnoxious, discussions across social media. I not only find his actions brave, but also ingenious, as they were able to bring attention to what would have been a rather lackluster season for the quarterback.
The Northeastern University (NU) women’s soccer team rounded out the opening month of their schedule with a two-game trip to Philadelphia to take on La Salle University and St. Joseph’s University, beating La Salle and losing to St. Joe’s to bring their record under new head coach Ashley Phillips to 2-3-1.
A trip to the West Coast for the Long Beach State/UC Irvine Mizuno Invitational ended with three losses for the Northeastern University (NU) women’s volleyball team.
