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Former BU hockey player joins NU team

October 6, 2011

By: Jared Shafran, News Staff The Northeastern men’s hockey team has seven new players on the roster for the 2011-2012 season, which starts Friday night. While six of them are newcomers to the Hockey East – the other is no stranger to this division at all. Vinny Saponari,...

Delaware extinguishes NU

October 5, 2011

By: Jill Saftel As Northeastern geared up to face the University of Delaware in a Colonial Athletic Association match last Thursday, the skies opened up and the team found themselves battling against a second and somewhat unexpected foe – torrential rain and wind. Despite...

Men’s soccer can’t put best foot forward

October 5, 2011

By Eoghan Kelly The Northeastern men’s soccer team never recovered from conceding an early goal Saturday night, dropping a 2-0 road decision to James Madison University (JMU) for their second consecutive loss. The Huskies now stand at 1-1 in Colonial Athletic Association...

Nichols’ team halts skid

October 5, 2011

By: Gina-Maria Garcia After losing the first two matches of this year’s conference play against Hofstra University and the University of Delaware, the women’s volleyball team bounced back with a win against Towson University at Northeastern’s Solomon Court this past...

NU professor in collision

October 5, 2011

By: Anthony Gulizia, News Staff There’s an old maritime tradition that says a captain should never abandon his ship – if the boat sinks, the captain goes down with it. Nicholas Daniloff, an avid rower and journalism professor at Northeastern University, carried...

Field hockey scores a pair of tight home victories

October 5, 2011

By: Katie Zigelman, News Staff Playing at home proved successful for the Huskies as they defeated both James Madison University (JMU) and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) for a 2-2 record in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). Northeastern beat the VCU Rams 2-1,...

Men’s soccer toppled by Holy Cross

September 29, 2011

The men’s soccer team was in a familiar position Tuesday. For the third consecutive game, the Huskies were the first on the score sheet when sophomore midfielder Dante Marini boosted them to a 1-0 lead in the second half.

Women’s soccer gets the ball rolling

September 29, 2011

The women’s soccer team scrambled to avoid sudden death overtime with less than two minutes to play Friday night against the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Rams when senior defender Kelly Matthews sunk a shot in the back of the net on a free kick and clinched the 2-1 Husky victory over VCU.

Field Hockey falls to ODU

September 29, 2011

Despite junior forward Crystal Poland’s third hat trick of the season last Friday, the Huskies came out 0-2 after their first games in conference play this past weekend. The team lost an away game 6-2 to undefeated Old Dominion Sunday after a 4-3 loss to William and Mary on Friday.

Column: On the rink of realignment

September 29, 2011

Conference realignment isn't just for the big boys. Even in our niche world of college hockey, the landscape of conference affiliations is changing before our very eyes. While most of the turmoil has occurred out west, one potential change is hitting close to home: Multiple reports this off-season verified that serious discussions were taking place about a possible move for Notre Dame to the Hockey East.

Huskies hockey ranked eighth

September 29, 2011

Coach Jim Madigan doesn’t have to worry about preventing the men’s hockey team from falling into the basement of the Hockey East conference anymore. Apparently, his team is already there.

Huskies can’t swallow Pride

September 29, 2011

By: Katlyn Gambill, News Correspondent The Northeastern women’s volleyball team saw their eight-game pre-season winning streak end last Saturday against the Hofstra Pride after winning the first two sets of the match. The five-set game was the first CAA game of the season...