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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.

Schelling snatches shots, pulls in awards

February 2, 2012

Northeastern is tending senior goalie, Florence Schelling, has spent years perfecting her goal skills and has had an solid career for the Huskies.

Women’s hoops breaks records en route to CAA win over William & Mary

January 30, 2012

The Northeastern women's basketball team picked up their first win in five games with a 82-71 victory over William & Mary Sunday.

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.