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Men’s basketball outlasts UNCW in overtime 79-68

January 9, 2014

By Jake Fischer, News Staff Demetrius Pollard bent his knees and launched a 22-foot bomb from three-point land. In the grand scheme of the game, this wasn’t a momentous occasion. The contest wasn’t on the line, in fact, there was 16:35 remaining in the second half. But this...

Men’s hockey defeats Providence 2-1 on the road

January 8, 2014

By Chris Judd, News Staff  The Huskies scored their first goal of Tuesday's game against Providence College 59:27 into the game. They scored again 12 seconds into overtime to pull out a 2-1 win. “We were talking about in [the second] intermission that they stole a point...

Column: New Year, New Staff

January 8, 2014

By Dan McLoone, News Staff This is hardly what people expected. Sure, the men’s basketball team may not have been projected to top the Colonial Athletic Association this season, but they were most definitely supposed to compete near the top. With Quincy Ford’s season ending...

Women’s basketball falls to Albany in non-conference finale

January 8, 2014

By Aren LeBrun, News Staff  The Northeastern women’s basketball team failed to close out its non-conference slate on a positive note, falling 75-66 to the visiting Albany Great Danes on Sunday afternoon. “We kind of got into a little bit of a shooting slump,” said head...

Men’s hockey outlasts UMass 4-3

January 5, 2014

By Chris Judd, News Staff The Huskies won a close contest against UMass 4-3 on Saturday in a game that featured three lead changes. "I think in the first period we played on our heels a little bit," said Northeastern coach Jim Madigan. "In the second period I thought we...

Men’s basketball’s comeback comes up short against Richmond

December 31, 2013

By Jake Fischer, News Staff  When Richmond left the Colonial Athletic Association for the Atlantic 10 in 2001, it opened the door for America East teams like Northeastern to flee for the warmer waters of the CAA. The two schools met in historic Matthews Arena for both teams’...

Scott Eartherton, men’s basketball beat Milwaukee in come-from-behind fashion

December 21, 2013

By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, News Staff NEW ORLEANS — In a city that knows plenty about making a powerful comeback, the Huskies made a rally of their own against the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee for a 62-59 win on Saturday. Northeastern (3-8) had to overcome a 20-point...

Men’s Hockey Ties Providence After Surrendering 3-0 Lead

December 10, 2013

By Chris Judd, News Staff The Huskies jumped out to a 3-0 lead against Providence on Friday, Dec. 6, but could not hold on in the third period, resulting in a 3-3 tie. "Obviously it's pretty disappointing [to come away with a tie]," said Northeastern head coach Jim Madigan....

Men’s basketball falls to Harvard

December 6, 2013

By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, News Staff There was a feeling of loss for the Huskies after their game Wednesday, not only because of their 72-66 defeat at the hands of Harvard University in Matthews Arena, but also because it was announced that All-CAA forward Quincy Ford will be out...

Men’s basketball leaves Puerto Rico with one win

November 26, 2013
With nine seconds on the clock, Florida State University’s Ian Miller put up the potential game winner against Northeastern in the third-place game of the Puerto Rico Tip-off. The shot came up short and hope was instilled in Northeastern fans ... but only for about one-tenth of a second.

Men’s hockey picks up two Hockey East wins against Merrimack

November 24, 2013
Turning around their conference luck, the Huskies swept Merrimack over the weekend with a 5-2 win on Friday and a 2-0 shutout on Saturday.

Men’s basketball downed by Charlotte in Puerto Rico

November 24, 2013
The Northeastern front court continued to impress spectators in San Juan on Friday in the Huskies 86-77 loss to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the semifinal round of the Puerto Rico Tip-off.