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The Huskies have now won their last six with their win over Charleston.

Doherty tips men’s basketball over the edge with game-winning bucket in Charleston

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor January 17, 2021

With fifteen seconds on the clock, sophomore guard Tyson Walker drove to the hoop in hopes of scoring a game-winning basket. He missed. Redshirt sophomore Chris Doherty, however, was on the other side of the hoop waiting for the ball to come to him. He tipped it in to win...

It was a big day for Shaq Walters as he finished with a double-double in the Huskies' win over Charleston.

Men’s basketball holds off Charleston, pulls out 67-62 win

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor January 16, 2021

Sophomore guard Tyson Walker scored 20 points and redshirt sophomore guard Shaquille Walters had a 13-point, 11-rebound double-double as the Northeastern Huskies (6-5, 5-0 CAA) increased their winning streak to five straight games with a 67-62 win Saturday afternoon in Charleston,...

The Huskies' Friday and Saturday game against Boston College cancelled due to a positive COVID-19 case.

No. 13 men’s hockey vs. No. 3 Boston College postponed due to positive COVID-19 case

Erin Walsh, news correspondent January 15, 2021

Hockey East announced Friday afternoon that this weekend's home-and-home series between the No. 13 Northeastern men's hockey team and No. 3 Boston College would not be played as scheduled after a positive COVID-19 test result within NU's non-player or coach Tier 1 personnel.  The...

The Huskies beat UNH 7-0 Wednesday despite absence from head coach Jim Madigan and freshman goaltender Devon Levi.

No. 13 men’s hockey dominates in 7-0 win over UNH

Erin Walsh, news correspondent January 13, 2021

The No. 13 Northeastern men's hockey team was victorious on Wednesday, defeating the University of New Hampshire 7-0, improving to 6-3-2 (6-3-2 HEA) on the season.  "That's a well-coached team," associate head coach Jerry Keefe said about UNH. "We studied them on video and...

Senior netminder Aerin Frankel notched 32 saves and shut out the visiting Friars in the Huskies' 4-0 victory.

No. 4 women’s hockey picks up momentum swinging 4-0 win against No. 7 Providence

George Barker, news staff January 13, 2021

You may have heard this one already: The No. 4 women’s hockey team found themselves in another defensive battle early Tuesday evening, but took control in the second period, this time against the visiting No. 7 Providence Friars. The Huskies (5-1-1) came out on top in the...

In a shootout, the Huskies fall to New Hampshire, losing in overtime 2-2.

No. 3/4 women’s hockey registers a tie against UNH, falls in the shootout

George Barker, news staff January 10, 2021

In another close game against the University of New Hampshire Wildcats, the No. 3/4 Northeastern women’s hockey team got off to a slow start and had a bounceback second period. This time though, their bounceback wasn’t enough, as an unlucky UNH third period goal tied the...

The Huskies sweep Merrimack this weekend in home-and-home series.

No. 14 men’s hockey sweeps home-and-home series against Merrimack

Erin Walsh, news correspondent January 10, 2021

The No. 14 Northeastern men's hockey team closed out the weekend with a sweep of Merrimack College, winning Saturday night's game at Matthews Arena 3-2 in overtime and taking Sunday afternoon's game at Lawler Rink 3-2 in regulation to improve to 5-3-2 (5-3-2 HEA) on the season.  The...

The Huskies come up on top over Hofstra this weekend, winning 81-78 OT and 67-56.

Men’s basketball sweeps preseason favorite Hofstra, starts CAA play 4-0

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor January 10, 2021

The Huskies came back from deficits of 19 and eight to win both games in their weekend series against the Hofstra Pride. Sophomore guard Tyson Walker was the Huskies’ spark all weekend, finishing with nine assists in the first game and 23 points in the second. Last year,...

The Huskies defended well, allowing UNH just one goal in their win Friday night.

No. 3/4 women’s hockey secures hard-fought 3-1 win over visiting UNH

George Barker, news staff January 9, 2021

The No. 3/4 women’s hockey team picked up another win Friday evening, squeaking out a win over the visiting University of New Hampshire Wildcats by a tally of 3-1. Once again, the Huskies had a bit of a slow start in the contest, but were able to ride a strong first period...

Despite a strong start, the Huskies fall to Hofstra in the third game this week.

Huskies fall to Hofstra and unable to complete comeback, 68-57

Niyati Parikh, news staff January 7, 2021

Playing their third game in six days, the women’s basketball team is still looking for their first win as they lost another final-quarter comeback attempt to Hofstra, 68-57.  Junior guard Kendall Currence opened the scoring for NU with an easy layup assisted by senior guard...

Guard Stella Clark and the Huskies fell to Delaware in both matchups over the weekend.

Women’s basketball snaps previous home openers win streak against Delaware

Niyati Parikh, news staff January 6, 2021

After a last-minute schedule change due to a positive COVID-19 test in the Elon University program, the Huskies faced the University of Delaware on back-to-back days. Both games were swept by the Fighting Blue Hens, 86-59 on Monday and 68-61 on Tuesday. As they promised with...