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Player of the Week: Eric Jenkins

November 3, 2011

Sophomore runner Eric Jenkins became the first ever Northeastern University athlete to win the Colonial Athletic Assoscation (CAA) cross country championship. He ran the 8k in 24:46, his personal best, and won the 58-man race by 19 seconds. Jenkins’ performance has earned him The Huntington News Player of the Week honors.

Men’s hockey drops lead, falls to BC in OT

October 27, 2011

In front of an over-capacity crowd of 4,746, the men’s hockey team fell to 1-3-1 on the season after a disappointing weekend with losses at No. 13 Merrimack College Friday and against No. 2 Boston College at home on Saturday.

Poland springs to No. 1 as Huskies bottle up Terriers

October 27, 2011

Junior forward Crystal Poland moved to the top of the national scoreboard after scoring her 25th goal Sunday against Boston University, helping the Huskies extend their winning streak to seven games.

Huskies follow up first loss with 7-0 shellacking of Yale

October 27, 2011

The women’s hockey team was handed their first loss this weekend in a 5-3 defeat by the Princeton University Tigers – but the squad did not let it dictate the rest of their weekend, answering with a 7-0 blow out of the Yale University Bulldogs the following afternoon.

Huskies stumble, still in playoff picture

October 27, 2011

The women’s soccer team had an opportunity to put its playoff concerns at bay this weekend with two wins, but it tripped up by losing to last-place University of North Carolina Wilmington 3-2 on the road last Friday.

Faust Lane: Things Fall Apart

October 27, 2011

If this were an ordinary week, I would use this space to talk about the men’s hockey team’s third period collapse against Boston College last Saturday and the urgent need to show life on the road in Durham this weekend. After all, it was a loss that left the sold-out crowd of 4,700+ at Matthews Arena with a wrenching feeling of what-could-have-been.

NU slays Dragons

October 27, 2011

The Northeastern University men’s soccer team’s conference match against the Drexel University Dragons was, in the eyes of junior goalkeeper Oliver Blum, a “must-win.” And, make no mistake about it, a victory was exactly what the Huskies got.

Huskies record 11th sweep of 2011 season

October 27, 2011

The Northeastern women’s volleyball team continued their six-game winning streak in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play Saturday, defeating Hofstra University at Solomon Court.

In Remembrance: Joe Donahue

October 20, 2011

By Jared Shafran, News Staff On Oct. 10, the Northeastern athletics family lost someone who dedicated his life to this institution.Joe Donahue, who coached track and field at Northeastern for 41 years, died after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 72 years old. Before...

Madigan nets win no. 1; NU blanks UNH

October 20, 2011

By Sarah Moomaw, News Staff An aggressive first period for the Huskies secured Jim Madigan’s first win as men’s hockey head coach on Friday, as his squad took down the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Wildcats, improving to 1-1-1 in the standings. The Huskies came out...

Women’s hockey beats Union and Quinnipiac

October 20, 2011

By Kathryn Uggerholt, News Staff The Huskies continued to be perfect on the season by earning two more victories on home ice this weekend with a 2-1 win over Union College and a 3-1 win over Quinnipiac University. Freshman forward Kendall Coyne has had at least a point...

NU’s Poland second in the country in goals

October 20, 2011

By Katie Zigelman, News Staff After almost 80 minutes of play, junior forward Crystal Poland scored her 21st goal of the season, which is tied for the second-best in Division 1 and two behind the national leader, to beat the Boston College Eagles 2-1 in double overtime. The...