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No. 14 Northeastern men's hockey heavily outplayed in 4-1 loss to UConn

No. 14 Northeastern men’s hockey heavily outplayed in 4-1 loss to UConn

Erin Walsh, news staff February 5, 2021

The No. 14 Northeastern men's hockey team (6-5-2, 6-5-2 HEA) entered Friday's matchup against the University of Connecticut looking to avenge their loss to No. 1 Boston College  Tuesday. Instead, they were heavily outplayed by UConn, falling 4-1.  "Not much to say. We got...

After three weeks off, the No.14 Northeastern men's hockey team faced No.1 Boston College, losing 6-2.

No. 14 Northeastern falls 6-2 to No. 1 Boston College after three-week hiatus

Erin Walsh, news staff February 2, 2021

The No. 14 Northeastern men's hockey team (6-4-2, 6-4-2 HEA) returned to the ice Tuesday against the No. 1 ranked Boston College Eagles (10-2-1, 10-2-1 HEA), and while the Huskies got out to a solid start in their first game action in three weeks, the Eagles took home a commanding...

The men's track and field team kick off their indoor season at Army over the weekend, after almost a year-long hiatus.

Northeastern men’s track and field kicks off season with dual meet at Army

Sam Culver, news correspondent February 2, 2021

The Northeastern men’s track and field team competed for the first time since March in an indoor meet against Army in West Point, N.Y. Their last spring season was cancelled after the outbreak of COVID-19 closed down all universities and colleges.  A few stellar individual...

Over the decades, the Beanpot, which occurs on the first two Monday nights of February, has become cemented as a hockey tradition in the Boston community.

The Beanpot: What it means to the Boston hockey community and beyond

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor February 1, 2021

During the first and second Monday of February every year, TD Garden is filled with a vibrant crowd supporting the four schools that compete in the annual Beanpot, a tournament where records and rankings are thrown out the window and any team could bring home the win.  This...

In final seconds, the Huskies fail to comeback against Drexel in second game of the weekend

NU gets swept by Drexel after buzzer-beater layup

Niyati Parikh, news staff January 31, 2021

With a tough loss against Drexel yesterday, the Huskies were on the search for revenge. On paper, it seemed like NU won in all the categories, keeping Drexel at 31% for field goals and having 35 rebounds to the 24 of the Dragons. However, despite the large lead in the opening...

NU, unable to beat the heat, falls to Drexel in their first game of the weekend.

NU unable to handle the heat of the Dragons, lose 79-64

Niyati Parikh, news staff January 31, 2021

Despite the great effort against James Madison last Tuesday, the Northeastern Huskies went on to take a loss against the other preseason CAA favorites, Drexel University. With the continued effort to raise awareness of Black Lives Matter, this weekend’s games were dedicated...

Northeastern women's hockey shuts out Merrimack once more this weekend, placing them on the top of the league in Hockey East.

No. 4 women’s hockey stakes claim to first place in Hockey East with 6-0 win at Merrimack

George Barker, news staff January 30, 2021

One thing is certain, Northeastern’s No. 4 women’s hockey team has the Merrimack Warriors’ number, both this year and in years past. The Huskies came into this week’s home-and-home against Merrimack with a 12-1-2 record against them all time. Now, that record is 14-1-2...

NU women's swimming and diving team compete in intrasquad virtual invitational and hold senior recognition.

NU women’s swimming and diving team recognizes seniors at intrasquad meet

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor January 30, 2021

The Northeastern women’s swimming and diving team upheld their senior recognition tradition Saturday at their intrasquad meet when they celebrated the 11 seniors graduating from the team this year. Despite a tough overall season and a lack of competition against other schools,...

Northeastern cross country men's team take first place in CAA meet preview and season opener

Men’s cross country team place first in season opener

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor January 29, 2021

The Northeastern men’s cross country team opened their season strong today, finishing first in the 8km race at the CAA meet preview held at Winnabow, N.C against University of North Carolina Wilmington and Elon University. Multiple personal records and a school record were...

NU women's hockey defeat Merrimack again 5-0 Friday afternoon.

No. 4 women’s hockey’s shutout streak continues as they defeat Merrimack 5-0

George Barker, news staff January 29, 2021

Another game, another dominant shutout win for Northeastern’s No. 4 women’s hockey team. This time, the Huskies knocked off the visiting Merrimack Warriors by a score of 5-0 on the back of a hat trick from redshirt senior Maureen Murphy and constant puck possession against...

Northeastern men's cross country team leads the pack at a previous season meet.

Men’s and women’s cross country return for spring season

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor January 28, 2021

The men’s cross country team and women’s cross country team will begin competing this spring season after almost a year-long hiatus due to cancellations from COVID-19. Their previous spring season was cut short in March, and they were not able to compete in the fall or winter...

The Huskies will not play at Drexel this weekend or at home against Delaware next weekend.

Men’s basketball postpones four games due to positive COVID-19 case

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor January 28, 2021

The Northeastern men’s basketball team was scheduled to play Drexel (7-5, 2-3 CAA) Jan. 30 and 31 as well as Delaware (5-7, 3-4 CAA) Feb. 6 and 7, but both of these series have now been postponed due to a positive COVID-19 test within the Huskies’ program. While it is...