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Graduate student forward Alina Müller high-fives her teammates after a goal in the Hockey East quarterfinal. During the game, Müller broke the tournament record for career points and tied the Northeastern program record for career points.

Record-breaking Müller paves the path through Hockey East quarterfinal

Amelia Ballingall, deputy sports editor February 26, 2023

After finishing the regular season with 72 points over second place Vermont’s 56 — and a Beanpot trophy to boot — the Northeastern women’s hockey team’s (31-2-1, 24-2-1 HE) streak of excellence continued as they hosted Merrimack College (9-25-1, 5-20-2 HE) for the Hockey...

Sophomore center fielder Mike Sirota steps up to bat. Sirota was the top performer in Fridays exhibition game against the Boston Red Sox.

Huskies close in, but fall short in Red Sox exhibition game

Amelia Ballingall, deputy sports editor February 25, 2023

Friday afternoon, the Northeastern baseball team (2-1) flew to Fort Myers, Florida, to square up against its neighboring team, the Boston Red Sox, in a seven-inning exhibition game. The event reinstated a years-old tradition that was put on hold due to COVID-19. After leading...

Graduate student guard JaMiya Braxton dribbles the ball up the court. Braxton tallied a career-high 22 points in Friday nights game.

Women’s basketball stays on course, turns on jets late in win over Delaware

Eamonn Ryan, news staff February 25, 2023

The Northeastern women’s basketball team (15-11, 10-5 CAA) knew it had to flip the script after halftime Friday night in their matchup against Delaware (14-12, 7-8 CAA) in the Cabot Center. Down 37-27 at halftime, the Huskies responded with a 22-0 run in the third and closed...

Senior guard Jaelyn Batts brings the ball down the court. Batts was a starter in the Huskies Sunday afternoon win over Hofstra.

Speed and defense prove key in women’s basketball’s slugfest win over Hofstra

Eamonn Ryan, news staff February 20, 2023

Sunday afternoon’s 59-52 win over the Hofstra Pride (9-16, 3-11 CAA) may not have been the prettiest one for Northeastern women’s basketball (14-11, 9-5 CAA), but it got the job done. The Pride shot just 17-of-65 (26.2%) from the field and 4-of-17 (23.5%) from beyond the...

Graduate student forward Alina Müller battles for the puck on a faceoff. Müller, who holds Hockey Easts all-time scoring record with 168 points, will graduate from the program this spring after five years as a Husky.

Huskies send off seniors with shutout win over Terriers

Amelia Ballingall, deputy sports editor February 19, 2023

Emotions ran high on the last day of the regular season for Northeastern women’s hockey (30-2-1, 24-2-1 HE). Family, friends and fans flocked to Matthews Arena to send off the team’s seven graduating members in a rivalry showdown against Boston University (11-18-3, 9-14-3...

Junior guard Jahmyl Telfort dribbles the ball up the court. Telfort led the Husky effort against the Tribe Saturday afternoon with 28 points.

Telfort shines, but total team effort lifts men’s basketball over William & Mary

Eamonn Ryan, News staff February 18, 2023

The Northeastern men’s basketball team (10-17, 6-10 CAA) must love home cooking, or at least playing in the historic Matthews Arena.  The Huskies got off to a hot start and never looked back as they rolled to a 69-57 win over visiting College of William & Mary (10-19,...

The Northeastern womens hockey team gathers for a photo after winning its 18th Beanpot. The Huskies defeated Boston College 2-1 on Valentines Day to claim the title.

A Valentine’s Day date with victory: Northeastern women’s hockey completes Beanpot sweep

Amelia Ballingall, deputy sports editor February 15, 2023

On Tuesday night, Northeastern (28-2-1, 22-2-1 HE) got the best Valentine it could’ve asked for — a Beanpot trophy. After easily defeating the Boston University Terriers (11-17-3, 9-13-3 HE) last week in the semifinal, the Huskies returned to Boston College’s Conte Forum...

Captain and senior forward Aidan McDonough hoists the trophy above the Husky celebration. Thanks to a shootout goal from McDonough, Northeastern mens hockey secured its eighth Beanpot title Monday night.

Northeastern reclaims keys to Beantown in historic Beanpot shootout win over Harvard

Julia Yohe and Amelia Ballingall February 14, 2023

A sea of red and black shook TD Garden Monday night at the 70th Beanpot championship game, with thousands of fans flooding the stands to watch Northeastern and Harvard battle for the trophy for the first time in history.  In Monday’s long-awaited matchup, the Huskies found...

Junior guard Derin Erdogan aims for a free throw against Drexel Feb. 3. In Thursdays match against Stony Brook, Erdogan tallied 19 points, four rebounds and five assists for the Huskies.

Huskies outrun Seawolves on land, beat Stony Brook 68-63

Eamonn Ryan, news staff February 10, 2023

When watching Northeastern women’s basketball, don’t blink: you might miss great plays. That’s because the Huskies (11-11, 6-5 CAA) do their best when running in transition and they showed this strength  Thursday, scoring 20 fast break points en route to a 68-63 win...

Jahmyl Telfort goes for a three-pointer in a game against Hofstra. The Huskies fell to the Pride 72-53 Wednesday night.

Men’s basketball can’t keep up with Hofstra, lose 72-53

Eamonn Ryan, news staff February 9, 2023

There wasn’t any one negative to pinpoint about the Northeastern men’s basketball team’s 72-53 loss to Hofstra (18-8, 11-2 CAA) on Wednesday evening. The Huskies (8-15, 4-8 CAA) just weren’t the better team in Matthews Arena. “Tonight we had some open, makeable...

Graduate student forward Jakov Novak on ice at Frozen Fenway January 7. Novak has nine points this season, including seven goals and two assists.

Transfer student Jakov Novak continues to lead at Northeastern

Annie Cayer, news correspondent February 9, 2023

Before graduate student forward Jakov Novak became a role model for the Huskies with captivating goals, checks and plays, he started with a single step on his outdoor ice. Born and raised in Windsor, Canada, Novak picked up a stick and began playing hockey  as soon as he...

Graduate student forward Maureen Murphy rejoices after a goal. Murphy scored three points, including two goals, Tuesday night to defeat Boston University in the Beanpot semifinal.

Murphy’s three-point night sends Huskies to Beanpot final

Amelia Ballingall, deputy sports editor February 8, 2023

Tuesday night’s women’s Beanpot semifinals looked quite similar to the men’s competition the night prior — Northeastern took a 1-0 lead in the first period, the opposing Boston University Terriers snuck a puck through to get on the board and an empty-netter in the waning...