Sports Archives - Page 188 of 223

Men’s basketball wins by 7 over Hofstra

January 29, 2012

Northeastern downed Hofstra University 58-51 at Matthews Arena Saturday thanks to balanced scoring from junior guard Jonathan Lee, freshman guard/forward Quincy Ford and freshman forward Reggie Spencer.

Men’s hoops wins by one at the buzzer

January 26, 2012

Last night, the Huskies stormed back to score the final six points of the contest, capped by a game-winner by junior captain and guard Joel Smith with 1.1 seconds remaining to win 62-61 at Matthews Arena.

Men’s hockey playoffs in jeopardy after fourth-consecutive loss

January 26, 2012

The Huskies lost a pair of pivotal league games last weekend, dropping back-to-back match-ups in a home-and-home series against No. 14 UMass Lowell, 4-0, Friday and 3-2 in overtime Saturday. The losses set the Huskies back to 8-11-3 overall and 4-11-2 in Hockey East, good for only 10 points in the league.

Women’s hockey continues to climb rankings

January 26, 2012

The then-No. 7 Northeastern women’s hockey team left nothing up to chance this weekend as it blew by the University of New Hampshire Wildcats 8-0 Saturday and the University of Vermont Catamounts 5-1 Sunday.

Conference travel wears out men’s hoops

January 26, 2012

Three hundred thirty-one miles separate Drexel University’s Daskalakis Athletic Center in downtown Philadelphia from Old Dominion University’s Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Va. The Huskies hoopsters made this journey from Drexel to ODU to play two games in 48 hours, a scheduling quirk which has become common in the conference since the advent of the BracketBusters series in 2003.

Q&A with Coach: Sherman Hart, track and field

January 26, 2012

Men’s and women’s head track coach Sherman Hart is back for another season hoping to lead the Huskies to Colonial Athletic Association and NCAA championships this year. In the last five seasons, the Huskies have placed in the top-six in their conference.

Swimmers, divers splash to fourth consecutive win

January 26, 2012

The women’s swimming and diving team took home a 184-116 win against the University of Vermont for its fourth straight, boosting its record to 8-3 on the season.

Women’s hoops drop another CAA match up

January 26, 2012

The Huskies were unable to overcome the Colonial Athletic Association No. 2 (5-1CAA) Hofstra Pride, as the Huskies fell 72-66.

Huskies stake at Fenway Park, fall 2-1

January 19, 2012

Northeastern dropped both of its weekend contests, a 4-3 implosion to the hands of BU Friday night and a 2-1 heartbreaker to BC Saturday afternoon at Fenway Park, in Sun Life’s Frozen Fenway 2012.

NU wins one CAA match, but drops another

January 19, 2012

The Huskies dropped a 70-54 decision to University of Delaware Blue Hens Sunday afternoon on Solomon Court, after picking up their first Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) win last Thursday to George Mason University.

Newcomer causes fear in visiting CAA coaches

January 19, 2012

Tony Shaver sat on the bench with a look of frustration and despair on his face. The William & Mary head coach was learning what many Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) coaches have discovered: Quincy Ford is an opponent’s nightmare.