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Huskies win streak ends with Beanpot blow-out

February 7, 2012

The men’s hockey team will not be competing for its fifth Beanpot championship next week, after falling 7-1 to United States College Hockey Organization (USCHO) No. 5 Boston College in front of 17,565 at TD Garden Monday night.

Huskies pull off overtime win at home

February 5, 2012

The thrilling 4-3 overtime victory for the Huskies in front of a crowd of 1,785 reordered the Hockey East standings as Northeastern now sits at 7-11-2 (11-11-3 overall), good for 16 points and sole possession of the eighth and final playoff spot with seven league games remaining.

Huskies come-from-behind against UConn

February 5, 2012

Northeastern was victorious over their namesake Huskies of the University of Connecticut, 3-2, completing the season sweep and improving to an 18-6-3 record on the season.

Quailer, Ferriero out against UMass-Amherst

February 3, 2012

According to tweets, junior forward Steve Quailer will miss the next three weeks with an ACL/MCL strain, and sophomore winger Cody Ferriero will sit out the rest of the season after undergoing season-ending knee surgery.

Three-pointers can’t lift Huskies

February 2, 2012

When the men’s basketball team last met Drexel University Jan. 21 in Philadelphia, a vast disparity in three point shooting between the Dragons and Huskies allowed Drexel to cruise to a 71-53 victory. Northeastern managed to shoot only two of 10 beyond the arc in that game while Drexel was a scorching nine of 14.

NU advances to Beanpot final after shootout

February 2, 2012

Tuesday night’s semifinal round of the 34th Annual Women’s Beanpot between the United States College Hockey Organization (USCHO) No. 7 Huskies and the No. 4 Boston College Eagles had to be decided by a shootout, after 1-1 tie at Walter Brown Arena.

Men’s hockey sweeps Vermont, ends four-game losing streak

February 2, 2012

The Huskies got back on the winning track, sweeping back-to-back games against the University of Vermont Catamounts in style, 8-3 and 4-2, Friday and Saturday night at Gutterson Fieldhouse.

Kerkhof lifts Huskies over William & Mary

February 2, 2012

Junior guard Deanna Kerkhof led the Huskies in scoring six of their last seven games. The only time she didn’t lead the team was when sophomore forward Jewel Tunstull scored her then-career high of 20 points against the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Column: A new fan in the stands

February 2, 2012

I went to a women’s hockey game two weeks ago, partially because I was asked to write a column about women’s sports, but more so because I wanted to see what a top ranked NCAA Division I team looked like in action. They lived up to my every expectation.

Player of the Week: Jewel Tunstull

February 2, 2012

Northeastern women’s basketball player Jewel Tunstull was last Thursday’s leading scorer against the Unviersity of North Carolina Wilmington, momentarily stealing the spotlight from junior guard Deanna Kerkhof. Kerkhof has been leading the team in the majority of this season’s games, but not without the assist of Tunstull’s assistance.