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Brad Peterson celebrates with his teammates in a game the Huskies won last season against Boston College. Peterson hit 100 career goals last season. Photo courtesy Mika Podila.

Returning champions, Northeastern Club Lacrosse gears up for competitive 2025 season after turnover

Isabelle Warren, news correspondent February 12, 2025

Northeastern's men’s club lacrosse team won’t waste any time reclaiming a consecutive championship this season. Coming off a Continental Lacrosse Conference championship in 2024, Northeastern men’s club lacrosse has stayed focused in their off-season and are ready for...

Jack Williams scores a goal Feb. 10. Northeastern men’s hockey failed to claim third place in the Beanpot tournament, losing to Harvard 4-3.

First to fourth: Northeastern places last in the Beanpot tournament after chance to three-peat

Elli Einset, sports editor February 10, 2025

Northeastern men’s hockey (9-14-3, 4-9-3 HE) sank from its 2024 champion title to claim last place in the 2025 Beanpot tournament, losing to Harvard University (8-13-2, 6-8-2 ECAC) 4-3 Feb. 10 after a penalty-ridden game.  “I thought five-on-five, we played pretty good...

Senior forward Skylar Irving takes a faceoff against Maine. Nov. 15, 2024. The Huskies fell short against Maine during their third-to-last weekend of the season.

Huskies fall short at Maine, drop to fourth in Hockey East

Frances Klemm, deputy sports editor February 10, 2025

The Northeastern women’s hockey team (18-11-1, 13-9-1 HE) lost to the University of Maine Black Bears (9-20-1, 8-14-1 HE) 2-0 Feb. 7 in a devastating blow to their status in Hockey East standings. Despite Northeastern’s weekend sweep back in November 2024, the Huskies...

JB Frankel rushes down the court. Northeastern struggled to solidify a defensive effort Feb. 8, which ultimately led to the disappointing loss to Hampton.

‘A missed opportunity’: Huskies fall short to Hampton in second season matchup

Siera Qosaj, news staff February 10, 2025

Despite a career-high 32 points from junior guard Rashad King and some stand-out moments from junior guard Harold Woods, Northeastern men’s basketball (13-12, 5-7 CAA) fell to the Hampton Pirates (12-13, 4-8 CAA) 75-84 in a tough loss at home Feb. 8. The Huskies won 70-62...

A Husky high jumps Jan. 18. The team competed in two of the largest regional competitions Jan. 31 to Feb. 1.

Northeastern track and field holds their own against top athletes nationwide

Aoife Jeffries, news staff February 9, 2025

Northeastern track and field took on two meets in Boston Jan. 31 - Feb. 1 — The Harvard Invitational and the John Thomas Terrier Classic. Both featured large crowds of top track and field athletes.  A majority of competitors were from the New England area, but for the Terrier...

Erika Silva Adams in the net competing for Northeastern University. Adams was on the team from 1997 to 2001. Photo courtesy Erika Silva Adams.

‘We want to move that stick’: Record-setting goaltender Erika Silva Adams ‘01 reflects on career and women’s hockey

Frances Klemm, deputy sports editor February 8, 2025

Growing up, Erika Silva Adams had one of the only ponytails on the ice in a sport dominated by men. Now, she can reflect on her record-breaking legacy in women's hockey.  From being the only girl in Joe Bertagna’s boys clinics to setting 11 Northeastern records and becoming...

Extended Super Bowl LIX predictions: Deciding factors and players

Extended Super Bowl LIX predictions: Deciding factors and players

Elli Einset, Zach Cohen, Bailey Reynolds, and Aiden Barker February 8, 2025

It's finally here: Super Bowl LIX. As we head into the final days of the 2024-2025 NFL season, The Huntington News’ fantasy football writers set their own predictions for the game and identified the keys to their teams’ success.  Elli Einset: Philadelphia Eagles  Keys...

Ella Blackmore drives the puck away from her BU opponent Oct 11, 2024. Blackmore scored the first goal for the Huskies Feb. 4.

Third period hope crushed in overtime against BU for Northeastern women’s hockey

Frances Klemm, deputy sports editor February 5, 2025

Northeastern women's hockey (18-10-1, 13-8-1 HE) faced off against the Boston University Terriers (19-8-1, 16-4-1 HE) Feb. 4 in a 3-2 overtime loss only a week after the Terriers’s 4-0 Beanpot defeat.  Despite ranking above BU nationally, Northeastern had something to prove...

Freshman guard María Sánchez Pitarch takes on her defender Feb. 2. Pitarch scored 26 points so far this season.

Northeastern falls apart in fourth quarter, secures 17th loss of season

Cassandra Joyce, news staff February 4, 2025

The Northeastern women’s basketball team (1-17, 0-9 CAA) suffered another devastating defeat against the University of Delaware Blue Hens (5-14, 2-7 CAA) 62-54 on Alumni and National Girls and Women in Sports Day.  The game opened up with the highest scoring quarter of...

A men's club basketball player goes in for a layup. The team split with Tufts University in its conference-opening weekend series Dec. 7, winning the first matchup 68-56 and losing the second by a slim margin, 77-75.

Men’s club basketball’s core veteran group looks to leave a legacy after record-breaking season

Amelia Ballingall, news correspondent February 4, 2025

The Northeastern men’s club basketball team is coming off a program high, going 35-2 (13-1 New England - East) in the 2023-24 season with a conference championship win and an appearance in the National Club Basketball Association, or NCBBA, Final Four. The team is 6-3 (3-1...

Northeastern gets ready to shake hands with Boston College after the game. The Huskies lost in the semifinals to BC 8-2 Feb. 4.

Boston College demolishes Northeastern in 8-2 Beanpot semifinal victory

Elli Einset, sports editor February 4, 2025

The Boston College Eagles (20-4-1, 12-3-1 HE) delivered a painful blow to the three-peat-dreaming Huskies (9-13-3, 4-9-3 HE) Feb. 3 at TD Garden in a 8-2 Beanpot semifinal loss that didn’t let up in the third period. “The game kind of settled in. It was back and forth....

Tuva Kandell races down the ice. Kandell notched her third goal of the season in overtime against UConn.

With two majors and rare overtime play, Northeastern women’s hockey fights hard for 4-3 victory against No. 15 UConn

Frances Klemm, deputy sports editor February 3, 2025

After a rough game for No. 12 Northeastern women’s hockey (18-9-1, 13-7-1 HE) against the University of Vermont the weekend prior, the Huskies played against the No. 15 University of Connecticut Huskies (17-9-2, 15-4-2 HE) Feb. 1 and put themselves right back on track for Hockey...