Amid the excitement of the first couple games of the new men’s hockey season and the anticipation of basketball season starting up, Northeastern students might be missing something. The second season is almost upon us for fall sports.
In a rematch of last weekend’s Homecoming showcase, No. 3 Boston College romped the 14th-ranked men’s hockey team, 3-0, in front of a sold-out Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill
Both teams now sit at 2-1 and are tied atop the Hockey East standings.
Senior midfielder Andre Ciliotta scored his first goal of the season 31 seconds into double overtime and senior goalkeeper Oliver Blum made a season-high six saves as the Huskies beat the Pride on Wednesday night, 1-0.
The freshman class of the men’s hockey team arrived at Northeastern from all over North America – a small lake town in Northeast Quebec to the cold, snowy heart of Wisconsin to nearby South Boston.
For seniors Greta Samuelsdottir, Bianca Vecchiarello, Sandra Magnusdottir and Megan Penn, Sunday’s 2-0 win over the George Mason University Patriots was the last regular season game at Parsons Field as Huskies.
On Saturday night, the Northeastern volleyball team accomplished something they were not able to complete last year: sweeping the season series against Hofstra University.
Northeastern’s men’s hockey team is off to a phenomenal start this season. They are ranked 14th in the country by the latest USCHO poll after beating the defending NCAA champion and then-No. 1 Boston College and then-No. 19 Merrimack last week.
Sophomore midfielder Caroline Judge netted her third goal in as many games and senior forward Nicky Graham earned the game-winning, overtime goal against the then-No. 25 University of Maine as the Huskies split the weekend.
After an 8-1 combined weekend record, the Huskies found themselves sitting nationally ranked and recognized with Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and Hockey East weekly awards.
The men’s hockey team’s 3-1 victory over reigning national champions and United States College Hockey Online No. 1 Boston College tonight at Matthews Arena headlined Homecoming Weekend.
For much of Wednesday night’s Hockey East season-opener, the men’s hockey team gave the 1,350 fans at Matthews Arena a glimpse of the future, and began to rectify previous seasons’ woes by winning their first season-opener since 2007 with a 4-2 win over Merrimack College.
