As much of campus grieves over the Patriots’ AFC Championship game defeat, there is something else approaching besides Super Bowl XLVII in a couple of weeks. That, of course, is the 62nd annual Beanpot Tournament.
As the minutes ticked down in Agganis Arena at Boston University on Friday night, the Terriers and the Huskies were each playing for their lives; tied at 5-5 with three minutes to play. Shortly, it would be Northeastern captain Vinny Saponari banging on the glass and victoriously pointing at the husky on his jersey, having scored the game-winner against his former team.
The Huskies used a balanced offensive attack and resharpened defensive focus to overcome a seven-point, second-half deficit and grind out a 60-51 victory against the George Mason University Patriots on Tuesday night to sweep the season series. The win, the Huskies’ second straight, puts them at 11-6 overall and 4-2 in the CAA.
With a 15-point lead at halftime, the men’s basketball team found themselves only leading by three points at the three-minute mark, allowing the College of William & Mary to score 49 points in the second half. The Tribe’s 19 points on the first half were the fewest allowed by Northeastern this season, but the Tribe’s second-half tear kept the Huskies on their toes in the 95-91 double overtime victory at Matthews Arena last night.
By Jill Saftel, News Staff
After an upset at No. 9 Boston University Friday night, the Huskies couldn't pull a weekend sweep in a 9-3 loss to No. 2 Boston College.
The defense might not have shown up for the first period, but the offense for both teams definitely did. It...
By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, News Correspondent
The Northeastern Huskies withstood a second-half surge from Delaware on Saturday to win 74-70 and remain undefeated in the CAA. The 6-0 record of the Huskies is tied with the 2008-09 Northeastern team for the best CAA start in program...
Northeastern showed up in a big way to Agganis Arena on Friday night, netting six goals to upset No. 9 Boston University, 6-5. Despite a rally from the Terriers to overcome a three-goal deficit, former BU player and current Northeastern captain Vinny Saponari netted the game winner to seal it for the Huskies.
Since Oct. 20, the men’s hockey team has gone 1-8-2 in Hockey East contests. They currently sit second to last in the Hockey East standings and with half as many points as fourth place Providence, home ice in the playoffs simply isn’t going to happen.
Despite being neck-and-neck with Cornell University for most of the game, the Northeastern women’s ice hockey team found itself on the losing end of a 4-2 score at Matthews Arena on Saturday.
The Northeastern swimming and diving team beat Drexel University 206-94, but lost to the University of Delaware 155-145 in a dual meet on Saturday in Philadelphia.
With 13 seconds left in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s divisional round National Football League playoff matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and the Atlanta Falcons, Seattle head coach Pete Carroll stood anxiously next to the sideline referee as his team clung to a one-point lead after overcoming a 20 point deficit.
