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Graduate student middle blocker Nikiya Mitchell leaps up to stop Elon's hit.

Huskies defeat Elon 3-1 in Hispanic Heritage Month celebration game

Amelia Ballingall, news correspondent October 3, 2022

The Northeastern volleyball team (5-8, 2-2 CAA) partnered with the Latinx Student Cultural Center to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month Saturday, Oct. 1. The first of this two-game series against Elon (5-10, 3-3 CAA) was celebrated with free food, t-shirts and El Jefe’s taco...

Sophomore forward Justin Hyrckowian faces off against LIU.

Huskies prevail in 3-2 overtime win against LIU

Ariana Ottrando, news correspondent October 3, 2022

Northeastern University's men's ice hockey team secured its first win in the first game of the regular season with a 3-2 victory against Long Island University, or LIU, Saturday night.  The Huskies hosted the Sharks, one of NCAA's newest hockey teams, in a non-conference...

The women's hockey team gets ready to play before the 2022 Beanpot Tournament

Women’s hockey team looks forward to 2022-2023 season

Amelia Ballingall, news correspondent September 30, 2022

Throughout the 2021-2022 season, the Northeastern women’s hockey team saw tremendous success. With a record of 31-5-2, the team both won the Hockey East regular season and tournament and reached the NCAA Frozen Four for the second time in a row. However, with 16 graduates,...

The women’s soccer team celebrates after a home win against the University of Delaware

Soccer teams create conversation about mental health on and off the field

Alex Sumas, sports editor September 30, 2022

The Northeastern University men’s and women’s soccer teams are playing home games this week in honor of a cause close to their hearts: mental health. The women’s team faced Stony Brook University Sept. 29, winning 3-0, and the men’s team will play University of North...

Devon Levi in goal against Harvard University at the NU 2021
homecoming game. NU came out victorious thanks to an overtime goal
from junior forward Gunnarwolfe Fontaine.

Men’s hockey team gears up for the 2022-23 season

Ariana Ottrando, news staff September 29, 2022

It's almost October, which means hockey season is right around the corner. Securing a 25-13-1 record last season, the Northeastern men's hockey team clinched the regular season Hockey East title for the first time in the program's history, along with making the regional semifinals...

Sophomore defenseman Taylor Guarino clashes with The Boston Pride in a race to the puck.

Huskies prove top-dog status in 3-2 preseason triumph over Boston Pride

Julia Yohe, deputy sports editor September 26, 2022

Northeastern University’s women’s ice hockey team made a roaring debut Sunday afternoon with a 3-2 victory over the Boston Pride.  The Huskies faced the Pride, a professional women’s ice hockey team in the Premiere Hockey Federation, in a preseason exhibition scrimmage...

Sebastian Keane throwing a pitch

10 Northeastern athletes make the 2022 professional league draft

Amelia Ballingall, news correspondent September 12, 2022

Each year, North America’s major sports leagues take their pick of the best young athletes in the world. With these drafts, the teams gain the rights to potential future players, and the players get their shot at being a professional athlete. In July, both the NHL and MLB,...

Jacob Marin-Thomson protects the ball from Hofstra.

A glimpse into the 2022 fall sports season

Annah Chaya, managing editor September 6, 2022

With the first day of classes around the corner and students back on campus, fall sports are back and ready for the season at Northeastern University. The NU men’s soccer team finished its 2021 fall season with an overall record of 11-6-2. The Huskies prepared for...

Alina Mueller faces off against Boston College.

Alina Mueller: Leading from Boston to Beijing and back with grace

Alex Sumas, sports editor September 6, 2022

Growing up, the only thing that mattered to Alina Mueller was ice hockey.  “I was devastated when we lost a game, I was the happiest person when we won games. That all kind of decided how my life was going,” Mueller said. The Swiss-born Northeastern women’s hockey...

Chelsey Goldberg on ice against Team Israel at the 21st Maccabiah Games.

Northeastern alum Goldberg brings women’s hockey to Maccabiah Games

Julia Yohe, deputy sports editor September 6, 2022

Chelsey Goldberg had a dream: to play at the Maccabiah Games in Israel. In 2013, her twin brother was invited to play on Team USA at the Maccabiah Games in Israel. As there was no women’s team, Chelsey, then a sophomore ice hockey forward at Northeastern University, asked...

Women's hockey sees fewer spectators and opportunities than men's

Women’s hockey sees fewer spectators and opportunities than men’s

Julia Yohe, deputy sports editor May 15, 2022

Tensions rose on the ice as the Northeastern University women’s ice hockey team (31-5-2, 21-3-2 HE) skated out of the locker rooms for its 14th-straight Hockey East tournament appearance Feb. 26.  The team was set to face Merrimack College (8-25-1, 6-20-1 HE), a group that...

Northeastern University’s club women’s lacrosse team in Boulder, Colorado. for a series of games.

The recognition of club sports at Northeastern University

Annah Chaya, managing editor May 10, 2022

Northeastern University is known for its NCAA Division One, or D1, teams, such as men’s and women’s ice hockey, basketball and baseball. Many individuals on the teams are scouted and receive large amounts of recognition for their student-athlete positions.  However, Northeastern...