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No. 7 seed Northeastern Huskies head into CAA tournament tonight, facing off against JMU in their first round.

Women’s basketball takes on preseason favorites in CAA tournament

Niyati Parikh, news staff March 11, 2021

Even before the 2020-21 basketball season commenced, the CAA’s head coaches voted to predict who would end up on top. The Northeastern women’s basketball team (7-12, 6-10 CAA) placed fourth in the poll, tied with Elon University.  With how unpredictable the 2020-21 season...

If the Celtics want to make a deep playoff run, they are going to have to make a big move.

Celtics Struggles: Why John Collins Could Be The Answer

Cameron Gleichauf, news correspondent March 10, 2021

The Boston Celtics currently sit at fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a record of 19-17, just two games ahead of the ninth place Chicago Bulls. Expectations heading into the year were high and this team has undoubtedly failed to meet them so far, especially for one...

The Northeastern baseball team fell in this weekend's series against  Old Dominion University, with a record of 3-4.

Northeastern comes close but falls short at ODU

Jack Sinclair, news staff March 9, 2021

Tight games are a baseball postseason staple. Two teams in midseason form going deep into extra innings is a common sight at the end of the season, but in the second weekend of action? That is less common. The Northeastern Huskies (2-2) made the trip down to Norfolk, Virginia...

The Northeastern men's soccer team could not keep up with the New Hampshire Wildcats, after three goals in the first-half.

Northeastern outclassed by New Hampshire in windy contest

Dov Kaufman, news staff March 9, 2021

The Northeastern men’s soccer team (0-2) were defeated by New Hampshire (2-0) in their first away game of the 2021 season, 4-2. A flurry of three first-half goals from the Wildcats proved too big of a mountain to climb for the Huskies. Second-half goals from sophomore defender...

The combination of team scoring and effective rebounding from Drexel ended Jahmyl Telfort and the Huskies' season Monday night.

Men’s basketball can’t keep up with Drexel, bow out of CAA tournament with semifinal loss

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor March 9, 2021

While freshman forward Jahmyl Telfort scored a career-high 30 points and sophomore guard Tyson Walker finished with 23, the Northeastern men’s basketball team ended their season with a 74-67 loss in the CAA semifinals to the Drexel Dragons. The No. 6 seed Dragons (11-7,...

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Men’s basketball looks to advance to CAA Championship with semifinal matchup against Drexel

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor March 8, 2021

After taking down the William & Mary Tribe (7-10, 4-6 CAA) in their quarterfinal matchup Sunday night, the Northeastern men’s basketball team (10-8, 8-2 CAA) now have a chance to move on to the championship game if they can overcome Drexel (10-7, 4-5 CAA) Monday night. The...

Northeastern swept Hofstra Sunday afternoon in second game of the home-and-home series, winning 3-1.

Northeastern completes first CAA series against Hofstra with a win

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor March 7, 2021

The Northeastern women’s volleyball team (5-1, 2-0 CAA) completed their home-and-home series against Hofstra University (3-2, 0-2 CAA) tonight, winning 3-1 (25-16, 22-25, 25-15, 25-22) in a highly-contested couple of sets. This fifth straight victory places them second in the...

Tyson Walker led the Northeastern Huskies to a 63-47 win over William & Mary Sunday night

Men’s basketball advances to CAA semifinals with historic win over William & Mary

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor March 7, 2021

After the first half, the No. 2 seed Northeastern men’s basketball team looked like they were in for a dogfight in their quarterfinal matchup with No. 7 seed William & Mary. Instead, the Huskies (10-8, 8-2 CAA) blew the doors off the Tribe (7-10, 4-6 CAA) in the second...

The Huskies managed to cling onto victory Sunday afternoon as they played against University of Rhode Island, coming out with a narrow 1-0 victory.

Scarlett scorches turf in Huskies 1-0 victory

Peyton Doyle, news staff March 7, 2021

The Northeastern women’s soccer team (2-2-1) looked like they would come away with a commanding victory over the University of Rhode Island (0-4) early on in Sunday’s contest after a goal just 10 minutes in. However, familiar faults hampered the Huskies in the second half,...

Qurin Emanga in a game last season

Men’s basketball to take on William & Mary in first game of CAA tournament

Eamonn Ryan and Cameron Gleichauf March 7, 2021

At the beginning of the 2020-21 basketball season, the CAA preseason coaches’ poll projected the Northeastern men’s basketball team would finish seventh in the conference.  Instead, they won a share of the regular season title and will be the No. 2 seed in this weekend’s...

The Northeastern women's hockey team wins the Hockey East tournament, beating Providence 6-2 Saturday evening.

No. 1 women’s hockey wins program-record fourth straight Hockey East Championship 6-2 over Providence

George Barker, news staff March 7, 2021

History has become routine for the Northeastern women’s hockey team, and once again tonight, the Huskies set a new standard for greatness at the historic Matthews Arena. In a 6-2 win over the Providence Friars, Northeastern claimed their fourth straight Hockey East Championship...

The Northeastern men's cross country team won the CAA Championship, ending William & Mary's 20-year run.

Northeastern men’s cross country take CAA crown, women’s cross country earn highest finish in program history

David Allen, news staff March 6, 2021

The Northeastern men’s cross country team won their first CAA Championship Friday morning in Winnabow, N.C., and the women’s team secured a runner-up finish for the first time in program history. The men’s championship performance earned them their second conference title...