The Huskies faltered down the stretch and dropped both contests to fall to 9-18 overall and 5-11 in the CAA. Had Northeastern won both games it would have moved into seventh place in the league standings. Instead, the squad sits 10th out of 12 teams with two league games remaining on the schedule.
Going into the third period of Tuesday’s Beanpot Consolation contest, the women’s hockey team experienced a severely painful case of deja vu. For the third time in five days, the Huskies were playing catch-up with No. 4 Boston University Terriers, who were again running away with the game in their hands.
Freshman Eric Jenkins and senior Seri Gordon led their teams to success in Boston University’s Valentine Invitational last Friday. Because it was an invitational, only eight men and ten women were asked to participate and there were no team scores.
The women's basketball team often finds itself running low on intensity and effort in the second half of games. A late collapse is always evident for the Huskies, who are trapped amid a five-game losing streak, with the most recent coming at the University of Drexel 70-63 Sunday.
Win or lose, Monday's Beanpot final was perhaps the most exciting college hockey game I've ever seen. Plenty of Northeastern fans I spoke with echoed the same sentiment, but with one admonition: Losing still hurts, since the Huskies were able to keep pace with the best team in the nation for more than 60 minutes. Never mind the "we played hard, better luck next time" excuse that we're supposed to accept – it was a game within reach.
Sophomore Chris Rawlings made 80 saves in the two Beanpot Tournament games, bringing his overall save percentage to .930. He is the fourth Husky in six years to receive the Eberly award, which is given to the goalie with the highest save percentage in the Beanpot.
In the past three games, Rawlings made a total of 117 saves. His performance on the ice has earned him Huntington News Player of the Week honors.
Northeastern got a few drops of what its first Beanpot championship in 23 years might have tasted like during the tournament finale against No. 1 Boston College Monday night.
But the top-ranked Eagles seemed to immediately counter each goal the Huskies scored, as BC outlasted Northeastern in a wild affair at TD Garden, 7-6, in overtime.
Sophomore Jonathan Lee scored 51 points in the last three basketball games, including a career-high 25 points against in the Huskies 91-80 win over Virginia Commonwealth University Feb. 2. His performance has earned him Huntington News Player of the Week honors.
After a decisive 4-0 victory over Harvard in Monday night’s Beanpot opener at TD Garden, the Huskies will return to the title game, looking to build on its tournament-worst four championships – BU leads with 29, Boston College has 15, Harvard has 10.
For the second time in three years, the men’s hockey team is playing in the Beanpot championship game. Ask anyone who follows the team how they’re feeling and they will tell you they’re “cautiously optimistic.” It’s hard for fans to get too excited about the game. After all, we haven’t won the tournament since before most of the current undergrads were born.
Facing a Tigers squad that was 4-19 overall and 0-13 in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), Northeastern got all it could handle from the gritty Towson team. Despite trailing by six points at half time, the Huskies regrouped and squeaked by with an 82-78 decision in front of 1,201 fans at Matthews Arena
In the first round of the Beanpot, Sophomore forward and point leader Rachel Llanes buried a power play goal in the women’s hockey team’s 4-3 overtime loss against No. 10 Harvard. But Llanes wasn’t the only one on the scorecard: Seven other skaters notched points in the thrilling rematch of last year’s title game.
