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The Huntington News

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Club lacrosse team successful in Atlanta tournament

March 13, 2014

By Jodie Ng, News Correspondent  The Northeastern men’s club lacrosse team began their season in high spirits as they returned from their tournament in Atlanta undefeated. With momentum riding on their side, the Huskies are prepared to produce the same results going forward. “It...

Men’s basketball: three Huskies honored with CAA postseason awards

March 13, 2014

By Jake Fischer, News Staff Before the men’s basketball team defeated Drexel University in this past weekend’s conference tournament on Saturday, three Huskies were acknowledged at the Colonial Athletic Association awards banquet in Baltimore on Thursday. The votes for the...

Men’s basketball team’s season ends with CAA Tournament quarterfinal loss to Delaware

March 13, 2014

By Jake Fischer, News Staff The men’s basketball team fell to the University of Delaware in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) conference tournament on Sunday, 87-74, ending its season one day after the Huskies defeated Drexel University in the tournament’s first round. Northeastern...

Women’s Hockey ends season in semifinal loss against BU

March 13, 2014

By Sara Shaker, News Correspondent  Junior defenseman Colleen Murphy scored Northeastern’s second goal against Boston University, but it was not enough to carry the team to the Hockey East Final. The Huskies lost 3-2 against BU on Saturday, March 8 in Hyannis. Northeastern...

Men’s hockey to face New Hampshire in Hockey East Tournament this weekend

March 13, 2014

By Chris Judd, News Staff The Huskies came into the weekend as the third seed in the Hockey East tournament. After two losses to Boston University, the Northeaster have now earned the fifth seed and will play a quarterfinal game at University of New Hampshire, this weekend The...

Women’s basketball set to play Delaware in CAA Tournament quarterfinals

March 13, 2014

By Aren LeBrun, News Correspondent Despite a strong performance from center Jewel Tunstull on senior night, the Northeastern women’s basketball team (12-17, 6-10 Colonial Athletic Association) could not overcome James Madison University (25-5, 15-1 CAA), losing in a double-digit...

Thank you, Chris Avenant

March 13, 2014

By Dan McLoone, News Staff Northeastern needed Chris Avenant. Sure, he may not have been the conventional senior captain of a team in terms of playing time, but Avenant was a leader and respected presence on a team that needed it with all of the adversity that it went through...

Men’s basketball loses to William & Mary

February 28, 2014

By Emily McCarthy, News Staff The Northeastern men’s basketball team fell to the College of William & Mary Saturday, 81-67, in a game in which the Huskies never led. Northeastern fell to 6-9 in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play and 9-20 overall. “I thought we...

Men’s basketball: T.J. Williams earns second Rookie of the Week honor

February 28, 2014

By Emily McCarthy, News Staff After back-to-back dominant performances against Towson University and the College of William & Mary, Northeastern freshman guard T.J. Williams earned Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) rookie of the week honors for the second time this month. Williams...

Men’s basketball falls to Towson

February 28, 2014

By Jake Fischer, News Staff For the first 33 minutes of the men’s basketball team’s bout against Towson University last Thursday, head coach Bill Coen’s team played its best offensive basketball of the season. The ball zipped around the perimeter while every player seemingly...

Women’s Hockey Clinches the No. 3 seed for Playoffs

February 28, 2014

By Sara Shaker, News Correspondent  Redshirt-senior forward Brittany Esposito scored five goals this weekend as the Northeastern women’s hockey team closed out the regular season with a pair of wins over the University of New Hampshire. The Huskies earned a 5-4 victory Saturday...

Men’s hockey has strong weekend versus Maine

February 28, 2014

By Chris Judd, News Staff The Northeastern men’s hockey team clinched a first round bye in the Hockey East playoffs after this weekend's games against Maine. The Huskies tied 4-4 on Friday and won 4-3 on Saturday. Sophomore forward Kevin Roy was the star of the weekend for...