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Field hockey: Huskies earn at-large bid for NCAA tournament

November 10, 2011

The field hockey team finished second in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and are advancing to the NCAA championship tournament after receiving an at-large bid, despite a 5-1 loss to Old Dominion University (ODU) in the conference championship game. This was the Huskies second-ever CAA championship game – the first appearance was during Northeastern’s inaugural season in the CAA, back in 2005. Four players were recognized with All-CAA first and second team honors. Junior forward Crystal Poland and junior goalkeeper Lizzie Priest both made the first team. Senior midfielders Kaela Barker and Pam Aldridge earned spots on the second team.

Men’s Soccer: Huskies gear up for CAA tournament

November 10, 2011

Head coach Brian Ainscough hoped his men’s soccer squad would play more comfortably in their regular season finale at the College of William & Mary after clinching a playoff berth with a 2-0 victory over Old Dominion University Oct. 29. “We’re not going down there [to William & Mary] having to fight to the end,” Ainscough said Oct. 31. “Hopefully we’ll be loose down there and that’ll give us a chance to play a little bit freer, so hopefully we can get a win.”

Men’s Basketball: Lee, Smith set to lead team

November 10, 2011

Senior leadership is an asset that binds a team together, delivering guidance throughout the ups and downs of a long season. After losing two seniors last year in sharpshooter Chaisson Allen and Vinny Lima, the men’s basketball team lacks a true senior on the floor. But what coach Bill Coen and the Huskies do have is a group of young, experienced players led by junior guards and captains Jon Lee and Joel Smith who are ready to lead the team in the 2011-12 season.

Women’s Soccer: NU falls 1-0 in CAA semifinal

November 10, 2011

The women’s soccer team was eliminated from the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) tournament Friday night when it fell to Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) 1-0, after the Rams put home a corner kick in the second half. Northeastern had less than twenty-four hours to gear up for the semifinal matchup, after facing George Mason University (GMU) hours before. Much of Northeastern’s game against VCU remained a scoreless one. It was not until the Rams’ Meaghan Dullea put a header past freshman Paige Burnett with 48:30 to play that VCU took the lead and kept it, outing the Huskies from the CAA tournament and ending their season with a 1-0 victory.

Column: Road court advantage?

November 10, 2011

There may be over 350 Northeastern students in attendance at tomorrow’s men’s basketball season opener. If the game was scheduled to be at Matthews Arena, it would hardly be an impressive number. But it’s being held on the road, across town at Boston University’s (BU) Case Gymnasium, and that group figures to be as loud and rowdy as ever. If last year’s opening round of the season was any indication, tomorrow should be a fun night of basketball. When the two teams met on a similar Friday night at Matthews Arena one year ago, the Huskies came away with a tight 66-64 victory. But last year’s event was just the first year of what has quickly become a welcome tradition for fans from both sides -- facing off against a bitter local rival to begin the season.

Volleyball: Huskies go one up, one down

November 10, 2011

The women’s volleyball team snapped its nine-game winning streak this past weekend, falling to the University of Delaware Blue Hens 3-0 on foreign turf. The Huskies now stand at 9-3 in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play. The last time the Huskies were defeated was Sept. 30 against the Blue Hens and according to sophomore outsider hitter Janelle Tucker, the Huskies had not beat the team since 2007. Unfortunately for the Huskies, that fact still stands.

Women’s Hockey: Win streak reaches four games

November 10, 2011

With two shutout wins over the University of Connecticut (UConn) this past weekend, the women’s hockey team is a perfect 3-0-0 in Hockey East play. Senior goaltender Florence Schelling posted her second and third shutout of the season, and has allowed two goals in her last 103 shots faced. Schelling, who was recently named Hockey East Goalie of the Month, turned aside 24 shots en route to a 3-0 blanking of UConn Saturday afternoon.

Men’s Hockey: Huskies skid to 1-5-2 start

November 10, 2011

The men’s hockey team gained only one point in Hockey East standings (1-5-2) after a weekend home-and-home series against No. 6 Merrimack College. The point was earned from a 1-1 tie Friday at Merrimack, before Saturday’s 3-2 loss at home. Northeastern moved into a sixth place tie with the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in the standings.

Swimming & Diving: Huskies win two in Pod meet

November 10, 2011

This weekend, the Northeastern swimming and diving team competed in their first major intrasquad meet of a relatively young season, defeating two out of the four schools at the meet. The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Pod Meet, held in Fairfax, Va., slated George Mason University (GMU), James Madison University (JMU), Old Dominion University (ODU), and the College of William & Mary against the Huskies.

Men’s hockey team taken down by UNH

November 3, 2011

The men’s hockey team is still looking for their first road win after a 5-2 loss at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Saturday, Oct. 29. The loss dropped them to 1-4-1 on the season (1-4-1 Hockey East).

Coyne is star as Huskies cash in on freshman

November 3, 2011

The women’s hockey team got its 6th win of the season last weekend when they beat the University of Maine Black Bears 3-2 Friday night in Orono. Freshman forward Kendall Coyne continued her scoring streak and netted the opening goal on a penalty shot, helping the Huskies improve to 6-1-0 in 2011.

Despite loss, field hockey CAA championships bound

November 3, 2011

The field hockey team will advance to the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championships after ending the regular season second in the conference after Towson University snapped the team’s eight game winning streak last Sunday in a 1-0 defeat. This followed the Huskies 2-1 win against Drexel Unviersity Friday.