Sports

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.

Women’s hoops drop another CAA match up

January 26, 2012

The Huskies were unable to overcome the Colonial Athletic Association No. 2 (5-1CAA) Hofstra Pride, as the Huskies fell 72-66.

Huskies stake at Fenway Park, fall 2-1

January 19, 2012

Northeastern dropped both of its weekend contests, a 4-3 implosion to the hands of BU Friday night and a 2-1 heartbreaker to BC Saturday afternoon at Fenway Park, in Sun Life’s Frozen Fenway 2012.

NU wins one CAA match, but drops another

January 19, 2012

The Huskies dropped a 70-54 decision to University of Delaware Blue Hens Sunday afternoon on Solomon Court, after picking up their first Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) win last Thursday to George Mason University.

Newcomer causes fear in visiting CAA coaches

January 19, 2012

Tony Shaver sat on the bench with a look of frustration and despair on his face. The William & Mary head coach was learning what many Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) coaches have discovered: Quincy Ford is an opponent’s nightmare.

Men’s hoops extends win streak to four; sixth win in seven games

January 19, 2012

The men’s basketball team ran its win streak to four games with a 60-57 win over visiting Georgia State last night at Matthews Arena.

Column: Not another Tebow article

January 19, 2012

What bothers me about Tim Tebow is probably the very thing that bothers Tim Tebow about himself; the media’s coverage of Tebow and the Broncos this year. When the Broncos win, the story is that Tebow won, it’s rarely reported as a team effort.

Schelling shines in goal

January 19, 2012

In their third meeting this season, the Huskies and the Boston College Eagles played a hard 65 minutes of hockey and ended within a 1-1 draw at the Eagle’s Conte Forum arena Tuesday.

Men’s hockey falls to BU, BC ending unbeaten streak

January 16, 2012

The Huskies squandered a two-goal lead en route to a 4-3 loss to No. 6 Boston University and dropped a 2-1 heartbreaker to No. 4 Boston College in the team’s first-ever outdoor game at Fenway Park