Three weeks ago, the Northeastern University (NU) men’s soccer team was banged up, winless and on the edge of finishing the season without a playoff berth. What was initially labeled as a year with high expectations was becoming a season of losses and missed opportunities. Fans were more than ready to move on and look toward the 2016 season.
A weekend trip to the Midwest region proved to be unfruitful for the Northeastern University (NU) men’s hockey team, as the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers swept the Huskies in a two-game series at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis. No. 19 Minnesota blanked NU 4-0 on Friday and survived a rallying Husky comeback attempt on Saturday night to complete the sweep with a 4-3 victory.
Last Northeastern University hockey season, the men’s team attracted a crowd of nearly 5,000 fans at a home game against Boston University (BU). Yet, when the women’s team faced BU at Matthews Arena, barely 200 spectators came to watch. In fact, attendance at the women’s games never topped 500 that season, even in an intense playoff series against Hockey East opponent University of New Hampshire.
When Northeastern University (NU) senior forward Kendall Coyne fired a power play goal past Mercyhurst University freshman goalie Kerri St. Denis on Oct. 17, she made history.
The Huskies registered a number of season and career bests in Saturday’s swim meet, beating the University of New Hampshire (UNH) for the second year in a row. The Northeastern women won by a score of 155-145 in the road meet.
After a long road trip, the Northeastern University women’s volleyball team returned to the Cabot Center for two matches, falling to the College of Charleston in four sets on Friday, followed by a five-set loss against the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW) on Sunday.
In their final race before the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championships this weekend, the Northeastern University (NU) men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) Mini Meet on Friday afternoon at Stanley Quarter Park.
In just its second Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) contest on home turf, the Northeastern University (NU) field hockey team extended its losing streak to three games, falling to Hofstra University 3-0 on Friday night.
After a pair of weekend losses, the Northeastern University (NU) women’s soccer team will head to the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) tournament on Sunday, looking to recapture its momentum and third consecutive CAA championship title.
Despite winning its first Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) game of the season last week, the Northeastern University (NU) men’s soccer team fell to seventh in the conference followinga loss to the University of Delaware (UD) on Saturday. The Huskies then beat the College of Holy Cross in a non-conference matchup on Wednesday.
In a rare contest outside of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), the Northeastern University (NU) field hockey team hosted the University of Louisville on Sunday at Dedham Field.
