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NU earns back-to-back ties

February 23, 2012

Northeastern skated to back-to-back ties, 1-1 and 2-2, with PC at Matthews Arena Friday and Saturday nights, and in the process earned two crucial league points to stay afloat in the Hockey East playoff race.

Your champion hockey team

February 23, 2012

The women’s hockey team deserves your attention. It’s not the 22-6-4 overall record, the ranking as the seventh-best team in the nation, or the sheer fact that classmates should support one another.

Defense propels Huskies into playoffs

February 23, 2012

The United States College Hockey Online (USCHO) No. 7 ranked women’s hockey team’s a strong defense and a top-ranked penalty kill unit teamed up with the offense to bring the 2012 Beanpot and the Women’s Hockey East Association (WHEA) Regular Season Championship titles to campus.

Q&A with Coach: John Pojednic, men’s rowing

February 23, 2012

Men’s rowing head coach John Pojednic and his crew marked the conclusion to a successful fall season at the Foot of the Charles in November, collecting two top-five finishes in the regatta.

Women’s hockey clinches WHEA Regular Season Championship

February 20, 2012

The women’s hockey team clinched the Women’s Hockey East Regular Season Championship for the first time in program history after its final game against the Providence College Friars Sunday, winning 2-1.

Three-pointers can’t lift Huskies over Stony Brook

February 20, 2012

Junior guard Joel Smith sunk six of 10 attempted three-pointers Saturday, but it wasn’t enough for the men’s basketball team to secure a win against Stony Brook University, losing 76-69 at home.

Women’s hoops ends five-game losing streak

February 17, 2012

The women’s basketball team put up its second-highest point total this season Thursday, handing the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) last place Georgia State Panthers a 76-51 loss.

First line propels Huskies into postseason

February 16, 2012

Junior forwards Brittany Esposito, Casey Pickett and freshman Kendall Coyne have connected for 52 of the women’s hockey team’s 102 goals this season, and with two regular season game remaining, these three are still the United States College Hockey Online (USCHO) No. 7 Huskies’ go-to first line.

Baseball brings on nine freshman

February 16, 2012

Tournament season is approaching for Northeastern’s winter sports teams, which means America’s pastime is just around the corner. The Huskies and optimistic head coach Niel McPhee, his 27th season at Northeastern, will kick off the baseball season against the Jacksonville University Dolphins Feb. 24.

Q&A with Coach: Roy Coates, swimming & diving

February 16, 2012

The women’s swimming and diving team wraps up its season Feb. 22-25 at the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championships in Fairfax, Va. After placing second at a tri-meet with Dartmouth College and University of Rhode Island Feb. 4, the team finished at 9-4 on the season (4-2 CAA). Head coach Roy Coates said he was more than pleased with this season and is already looking forward to next.

Column: NBA Superteams for the win?

February 16, 2012

The NBA has seen more of its stars commandeering team building control away from the front office by orchestrating their own personal powerplays.

Huskies finish fourth in Beanpot, Witt gets the start

February 16, 2012

For the first time since 2008, the men’s hockey team finished fourth in the Beanpot Championship after losing to Harvard College 3-2 in the consolation game Monday night at TD Garden. Head coach Jim Madigan had one word for the Huskies’ performance: “embarrassing.”