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The Huskies were met with a challenging test in Friday night's game against University of Vermont.

No. 2 women’s hockey grabs 3-1 win over UVM in one of their tightest games this season

George Barker, news staff February 20, 2021

With the playoffs looming, the No. 2 women’s hockey team traveled to the Gutterson Fieldhouse to face the University of Vermont Catamounts and got one of their most challenging tests of the season thus far. The Huskies came out on top in the end by a score of 3-1, moving their...

Tyson Walker poured in 27 points, but UNC dominated inside and outmatched the Huskies.

Men’s basketball outmatched by North Carolina, loses 82-62 in rare non-conference matchup

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor February 18, 2021

In a game where they were severely outmatched, the Northeastern men’s basketball team suffered an 82-62 loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels Wednesday night at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The two are uncommon opponents, as the last time they matched...

Northeastern men's soccer will kick off their season Feb. 20 after three cancelled games.

Men’s soccer returns to the pitch for the 2021 season

Dov Kaufman, news correspondent February 17, 2021

With the postponement of the Northeastern men’s soccer team’s first three matches against the University of Rhode Island, the University of Connecticut and UMass Amherst, the season is set to officially kick off with a home game against UMass Lowell Saturday Feb. 20. The...

Adam Ottavino, former New York Yankees player and Northeastern baseball alum, returns to Boston to join the Red Sox.

From the Big Apple to Beantown: Northeastern Baseball alum Adam Ottavino returns to Boston

Vitoria Poejo, news staff February 17, 2021

At the 2004 inaugural spring exhibition game between the Boston Red Sox and the Northeastern University Huskies, a 19-year-old Adam Ottavino pitched a scoreless inning against the soon-to-be World Series Champions.  Seventeen years later, Ottavino will put on the Red Sox...

The Huskies are on a 11-game winning streak as they dominated Sunday against UNH, 4-1

No. 3 women’s hockey wins 11th straight, dropping UNH 4-1 at home

George Barker, news staff February 15, 2021

No team has played the No. 3 Northeastern women’s hockey team quite as tight as the UNH Wildcats have this season, a surprising fact as the Wildcats are unranked nationally and sit near the basement of the Hockey East standings. Regardless of the extra effort needed by NU tonight,...

The men's baseball team is projected to finish atop the CAA North Division in 2021

Men’s baseball holds high hopes for 2021 season

Jack Sinclair, news correspondent February 14, 2021

As the snow melts, and the trees begin to turn green again, one thing dominates the minds of Americans everywhere: baseball. After a season cut short and an offseason made longer than anyone could imagine, the Northeastern men’s baseball team will finally begin their 2021...

Stella Clark finished Senior Day with her 1000th point en route to a win over Towson.

Senior guard Stella Clark hits 1000 points, leads Huskies to a Senior Day win

Niyati Parikh, news staff February 14, 2021

Although friends and family couldn’t attend Senior Day, it was a memorable one as senior guard Stella Clark made her 100th appearance, 57th start and 1000th career point. Although graduate student Ayanna Dublin didn’t put up many points offensively, she grabbed eight boards...

Tyson Walker had a team-high 16 points but the Huskies still fell to Towson Sunday afternoon.

Men’s basketball falls to Towson, drops to second place in CAA standings

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor February 14, 2021

On a day that could have cemented Northeastern men’s basketball head coach Bill Coen’s status as a school legend, the Huskies (9-7, 8-2 CAA) faltered and lost by a score of 68-57 to the Towson Tigers (4-13, 3-9 CAA).  Coen is currently sitting at 250 all-time wins with...

It was a rough afternoon for the Huskies, who couldn't contain Towson after halftime.

Women’s basketball adds to the five-game losing streak, losing 90-69 to Towson

Niyati Parikh, news staff February 14, 2021

Although they had the lead at the half, the Huskies found themselves with a five-game losing streak after a Saturday loss to Towson University, 90-69. Towson (11-3, 6-1 CAA) was the team that NU (3-11, 2-9 CAA) was supposed to compete against in the 2020 CAA quarterfinals when...

The Huskies competed in the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational at Liberty this past weekend.

Huskies track & field compete at Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational

Sam Culver, news correspondent February 14, 2021

The Northeastern mens’ and womens’ track and field made a strong showing over the weekend at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational down in Lynchburg, Virginia. Several stellar performances helped the Huskies make themselves known in the large field of teams, including the...

The Huskies battled hard, but could not overcome Boston College Saturday night.

Northeastern women’s volleyball unable to complete comeback in fourth set, fall to Boston College in season opener

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor February 13, 2021

After COVID-19 cancellations interrupted the season opener against the University of Connecticut, the women’s volleyball team finally stepped onto the court Saturday to play against non-conference opponent and near-annual rival Boston College. However, they were unable to comeback...

The Huskies notched six goals on the day in their thrashing of UNH.

No. 3 women’s hockey sends winning streak to 10 games with 6-1 win over UNH

George Barker, news staff February 13, 2021

The Northeastern No. 3 women’s hockey team has only left two games this season without a win, with one back on Jan. 9 at UNH’s Whittemore Center Arena, where the Huskies tied the Wildcats. Today, they were able to avenge that tie and knock off the Wildcats 6-1 and continue...