I was 11. One day, a boy brought a pack of soccer cards to school. It was new to everybody, and it instantly set off a frenzy. Everyone, including me, started buying and trading these cards at school. My friend, Justin, was a big fan of Liverpool FC at the time, and we started looking out for the Liverpool players in the packs. Just like that, I started supporting Liverpool.
Over the weekend, the Northeastern University (NU) field hockey team (3-7) split a pair of games against Monmouth University and the University of Maine, putting up strong performances and rebounding from a three-game losing streak. The skid ended when NU beat Monmouth on Friday by a score of 5-4. The team fell just short on Sunday in Orono, Maine, losing 2-1.
The Northeastern University (NU) men’s soccer team remains winless after its first eight games, unable to come out on top in its first league matchups of the season with losses against the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW) and James Madison University (JMU).
After tying St. Lawrence University in the season-opener in Canton, N.Y. on Saturday night, the Northeastern University women’s hockey team (1-0-1) skated past the Saints, 9-5, in a rematch the following night. Three Huskies earned weekly Women’s Hockey East Association (WHEA) awards for their excellence during opening weekend.
The Northeastern University (NU) men’s and women’s cross country teams journeyed just a few miles south of campus to Franklin Park on Friday to compete in the annual Coast-to-Coast Battle of Beantown, hosted by Boston College.
The Northeastern University women’s volleyball team pulled out its first Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) win on Friday at home against Elon University but followed with a tough four-set loss against the College of William & Mary on Sunday.
Nothing unites and captivates a group of people more than a shared passion for athletics. Tailgates, double headers, Sunday night football parties, face painting, school spirit and, of course, endless trash talk and discussions can enchant any sports fan.
The Northeastern University (NU) field hockey team (2-6) struggled this weekend against two local rivals, dropping games against Harvard University and Boston College (BC) on Friday and Sunday, respectively.
After three rough games at the New England Challenge tournament held in Chestnut Hill and Cambridge, the Northeastern University (NU) women’s volleyball team is in need of a confidence booster as it prepares to begin the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) season.
The Northeastern University (NU) women’s soccer team played its last set of non-conference games last weekend, netting a win and a loss against two other New England teams.
The Northeastern University (NU) field hockey team (2-4) split a pair of road games this weekend, beating Dartmouth College on Friday but falling to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) on Sunday.
