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Player of the Week: Janelle Tucker

November 25, 2010

Freshman outside hitter Janelle Tucker registered a career- high 22 kills and 23 digs against Delaware for a double-double last Sunday in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championship game. Despite the effort, the women’s volleyball lost to Delaware 3-2. James Madison University in the Huskies’ 3-2 win in the semi-finals. Her performance has earned her Huntington News Player of the Week honors.

Player of the Week: Kauri Black

November 20, 2010

Last season, sophomore forward Kauri Black sat out the first 14 games of the men’s basketball season because of a knee injury. This season, he made his presence felt in the very first game. Black scored 11 points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds in the Huskies’ 66-64 win against Boston University last Friday. His performance has earned him Huntington News Player of the Week honors.

Men’s Basketball: Allen’s free throw seals win

November 18, 2010

CARBONDALE, Ill. – Chaisson Allen sat on the Northeastern bench with a look of disgust on his face. The senior captain and guard just picked up his fourth foul with about 17 minutes to go in the men’s basketball team’s Tuesday morning contest at Southern Illinois, putting him one foul away from disqualification.

Women’s Basketball: Pecota scores career high

November 18, 2010

Sophomore guard Rachel Pecota led the women’s basketball team in scoring this weekend, posting a career-high 25 points in Friday’s 72-69 loss to Syracuse University.

Men’s Hockey: Woeful Huskies lose five straight

November 18, 2010

With one-third of the season already complete and just one win in the books, the men’s hockey team is struggling to find momentum.

Volleyball: Nichols squad drops GMU, makes playoffs

November 18, 2010

Everything outside the volleyball team’s control this weekend seemed to go the Huskies way. As a result they are making their fourth Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Tournament appearance in the last five years.

Women’s Hockey: Huskies skate to two overtime ties

November 18, 2010

The women’s hockey team couldn’t find the win column this weekend, or the loss column either, for that matter.

Column: Hoops are last hope

November 18, 2010

The men’s basketball team is beginning a season without many expectations from spectators. Most Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) media don’t expect the Huskies to challenge for a first-round bye in the CAA Tournament.

Men’s hockey: Offensive struggles continue

November 10, 2010

Entering the 2010-11 season, the men’s hockey team’s strength was supposed to be its offense. The Huskies had a solid core of returning forwards, with a few talented freshmen joining the ranks. The defense, however, was the question mark. Before the season began, head coach Greg Cronin said if the defense played well, NU should see some success.

Men’s basketball: Allen will lead young, unproven men’s squad

November 10, 2010

Despite coming off a 20-win season and an appearance in the National Invitational Tournament, the men’s basketball team enters this season with a lingering question: Who will replace Matt Janning?

Women’s basketball: Tall newcomers look to take women to elevated heights

November 10, 2010

With the addition of 6-foot-3-inch freshmen forwards Sierra Mendenhall and Jewel Tunstull, and 6-4 sophomore forward Christine Huber, who transferred from Rutgers University last season, the women’s basketball team is in a tall position to advance further in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Tournament than it did last season.

Field hockey: Huskies eliminated by Old Dominion in CAA semis

November 10, 2010

After 21 games, the field hockey season ended with a 4-0 loss to Old Dominion University (ODU) in the first round of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) playoffs Sunday.