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Members of track & field team set new PRs

March 28, 2013

The Northeastern track teams kicked off their spring seasons Saturday with a strong showing at the Victor Lopez Classic in Houston. Huskies on both the men’s and women’s squads recorded new personal bests and qualified for postseason competitions in their first chance to do so.

Q&A with women’s basketball coach Daynia La-Force

March 28, 2013

The women’s basketball team fell in the Colonial Athletic Association quarterfinals, but after a 10-8 conference run this season following a 6-12 record last year, the team is on the up. Head coach Daynia La-Force was honored as the conference’s Coach of the Year at the conference’s banquet March 13. She sat down with The News to talk about her team’s standout season.

Men’s rowing kicks off season with sweep at Pennsylvania Invitational

March 28, 2013

The Northeastern men’s rowing team won the Pennsylvania Invitational regatta with a perfect 12-0 race record on March 23 at Cooper River in Camden, N.J. The Huskies swept Georgetown University, George Mason University and the University of Pennsylvania in their season opener this weekend.

Club lacrosse finds first win of the season

March 28, 2013

After a disappointing road trip to California to start the season, the Northeastern men’s club lacrosse team found its first win against Texas State University on March 16 in Providence, R.I. Although the team said the one-point victory was difficult to be happy with, the Huskies came out playing stronger for their following game against University of New Hampshire on March 23.

NU bats get cracking with 7-0, 4-2 wins

March 28, 2013

The Northeastern Huskies (12-11, 2-7 Colonial Athletic Association) once again beat out crosstown rivals, Boston College Eagles (3-19, 0-8 Atlantic Coastal Conference) 4-2 to win the second game of the season between the two teams at Friedman Diamond on Tuesday afternoon.

Women’s basketball downed in CAA quarterfinals

March 20, 2013

Despite a season for the record books, the Northeastern Huskies could not overcome their cold shooting night in the quarterfinal round of the 2013 Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball championship, suffering a 57-52 loss to the Hofstra University Pride (14-17 overall, 9-9 CAA) on March 15 in Upper Marlboro, Md.

Rolled by the Tide, Huskies fall in NIT

March 20, 2013

The first round of the National Invitation Tournament marked the closing of an incredible four-year span of two co-captains and the homecoming of a sophomore who will be there next year to fill their void.

NU comes up short in conference series

March 20, 2013

The Northeastern Huskies baseball team has put together an impressive non-conference resume at the beginning of this 2013 season, but the club has not been able to continue that success at the start of Colonial Athletic Association conference play.

The Madness of March: Lions and Tigers and Blobs, Oh My

March 20, 2013

March Madness is undoubtedly the greatest postseason event in sports – a field of 64 schools battling it out for collegiate glory, each team just six wins away from the championship.

Lippert shows promise with early success

March 20, 2013

Northeastern sophomore left-handed pitcher Isaac Lippert was named Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Co-Pitcher of the week on Monday. Lippert drew the honors with his seven-shutout innings of pitching for a complete game win against the Huskies’ home opener against the Boston College Eagles on March 15.

Men’s hoops falls in conference title game

March 14, 2013

While Husky fans may have initially been disappointed after Northeastern lost the CAA championship to James Madison University, and with it lost a bid to the NCAA tournament, the loss does not in itself encapsulate what the young canines have accomplished throughout the 2012-13 season.

Baseball trounces BC 10-1 in home opener

March 14, 2013

A last-minute scheduling change brought the Boston College baseball team to Friedman Diamond on Wednesday for Northeastern’s home opener, but with a 10-1 defeat at the hands of the Huskies, the Eagles might have been better off staying in Chestnut Hill.