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Huskies beat ODU 2-0 on senior day

November 3, 2011

The men’s soccer team was not going to let anyone or anything ruin its perfect home record in 2011.

A Winter Classic

November 3, 2011

Northeastern hockey fans are finally going to get what they’ve been clamoring for. Although it hasn’t been officially announced yet, Andrew Merritt of hockeyjournal.com reported that the men’s hockey game originally scheduled for Jan. 14 at Boston College, will be moved to Fenway Park, home of the beloved Boston Red Sox.

V-ball owns October, goes 8-0

November 3, 2011

On Senior Night Saturday, the volleyball team nearly shut out the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Rams in three sets.

Despite loss, women’s soccer in playoffs

November 3, 2011

Northeastern’s playoff fate was put in jeopardy Saturday when they lost a 3-0 senior day contest to Hofstra University, but after the remaining conference matches unfolded over the weekend, the Huskies found themselves heading to the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) tournament anyways. A tournament victory would result in an automatic bid into the NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship.

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.