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Sophomore guard Tyson Walker scored a career-high 36 points in the Huskies' win over Towson.

Tyson Walker scores career-high 36 points, Huskies beat Towson 76-67

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor February 13, 2021

Coming off a three-week stretch with no games, the Northeastern Huskies men’s basketball team (9-6, 8-1 CAA) had a historic day in their 76-67 win over the Towson Tigers (3-13, 2-9 CAA) at SECU Arena in Towson, Maryland.  Sophomore guard Tyson Walker scored a career-high...

NU Men's hockey win against UNH 6-2 in the first game of the weekend, after a two-game losing streak

No. 18 Northeastern snaps two-game slide with 6-2 win over New Hampshire

Erin Walsh, news staff February 12, 2021

The No. 18 Northeastern men's hockey team entered Friday's contest against the University of New Hampshire looking to snap a two-game losing streak, and they did just that with a 6-2 win over the Wildcats. It was, in particular, a big night for sophomore forward Aidan McDonough...

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NUBAC seeks to promote Black athletes’ voices on campus

Sam Culver, news correspondent February 12, 2021

In the wake of George Floyd’s murder and the subsequent nationwide Black Lives Matter protests, a group of student-athletes founded the Northeastern University Black Athlete Caucus, or NUBAC, with the goal of using their platform to create a permanent outlet to empower Black...

Women's soccer kick off their season this Sunday against New Hampshire, after a 15-month hiatus.

Women’s Soccer kick off 2021 season

Peyton Doyle, news correspondent February 12, 2021

The last game for Northeastern University’s women’s soccer team came in a 2-1 loss against Elon University in the CAA quarterfinals Nov. 1, 2019. Since then the team has seen their fall 2020 season cancelled and could only practice for over a year now to abide by strict COVID-19...

Northeastern drops all four games to Delaware this season

Northeastern drops all four games to Delaware this season

Niyati Parikh, news staff February 9, 2021

After playing and losing to Delaware at the start of the season, Northeastern was back on the road at Newark to play them twice more. This series marked the first for program history where they played against the same CAA opponent four times in a single season. Unfortunately,...

The Huskies completely outskated Holy Cross, handedly winning 12-0.

No. 3 women’s hockey decimates visiting Crusaders 12-0, Frankel claims HEA shutout record

George Barker, news staff February 7, 2021

If you were waiting for the No. 3 Northeastern women’s hockey team’s stretch of dominance to end, you’re going to need to wait another few days. The Huskies followed up their strong 8-0 victory against the Holy Cross Crusaders with another absurd game, beating them 12-0,...

The Huskies dominate Holy Cross in home-and-home series, 8-0.

Chalk up another shutout for No. 3 women’s hockey as they defeat Crusaders 8-0

George Barker, news staff February 5, 2021

Look out Hockey East, the Northeastern women’s hockey team has now scored 28 unanswered goals spanning six games on the back of over 300 straight shutout minutes. The Holy Cross Crusaders were today’s victim, with the Huskies defeating them handily by a tune of 8-0 with advantages...

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...