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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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Men’s soccer takes down Towson in shutout

October 20, 2011

By Eoghan Kelly, News Correspondent The Northeastern University men’s soccer team maintained their perfect home record last night, slipping and sliding their way to a 1-0 win over Towson University as the rain poured down at Parsons Field. “There’s still a lot of work...

Women’s soccer splits two games, advances to 8-7-1

October 20, 2011

By Jill Saftel, News Staff The women’s soccer team failed to end William and Mary’s undefeated season as they lost 3-1 Sunday, despite the Huskies best efforts. The College of William and Mary took the upper hand early in the game when midfielder Mallory Schaffer...

V-ball team wins in VA, captures fifth victory in a row

October 20, 2011

By Katlyn Gambill, News Correspondent On the road last weekend, the women’s volleyball team defeated George Mason University and James Madison University in two Colonial Conference Association (CAA) games. Northeastern is now 5-2 in conference play this season. The...

Men’s Hockey off to rocky start

October 13, 2011

By Sarah Moomaw New men’s hockey coach Jim Madigan is still looking for his first Husky win after a tie in Friday’s home opener against the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and a 6-3 loss Sunday at University of Maine, ending the weekend at 0-1-1. Sophomore forward...

Men’s Soccer Takes Down Blue Hens

October 13, 2011

By Eoghan Kelly, News Correspondent The Northeastern men’s soccer team was desperate for a spark to ignite them out of their three-game losing streak. To find it, they turned to two of their most reliable veterans. Senior midfielder Mike Kennedy came on as a substitute...

Women’s Soccer Falls to Towson 3-1

October 13, 2011

By Jill Saftel After 107 minutes of play, it looked as though Northeastern would have to settle for a draw against George Mason University (GMU), that is until senior defender Georgina Kemp found the back of the net with a header to clinch the win for the Huskies Oct. 7. “At...

Volleyball Improves to 9-4

October 13, 2011

By Gina-Maria Garcia The Northeastern volleyball team added two more conference play victories under their belt, having swept Georgia State University (GSU) and University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNC) at Solomon Court this past weekend. The Huskies defeated Georgia...

Field Hockey Goes 1-1

October 12, 2011

By Katie Zigelman The field hockey team walked away from Columbus Day weekend with a pair of victories after defeating Harvard 1-0 and Delaware 4-2 at Sweeney Field to improve its winning streak to four games. “The team worked hard,” head coach Cheryl Murtagh said. “We...

Faust Lane

October 12, 2011

By Alex Faust, News Staff The event did not take place in the swanky confines of the Legends Club at the TD Garden, nor at a large restaurant outside of Washington, D.C. In fact, it was hardly like the polished media events from Hockey East or the Colonial Athletic Association....

Fightin’ Irish join Hockey East

October 5, 2011

By: Anthony Gulizia, News Staff One of the most rigorous Division 1 men’s hockey conferences in the country just got tougher as Notre Dame, the nation’s top-ranked team, will join the Hockey East in the 2013-14 season, Hockey East commissioner Joe Bertagna announced yesterday....

Former BU hockey player joins NU team

October 5, 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...