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Senior guard Shannon Todd is the 22nd player in program history to reach 1000 points at Northeastern.

Shannon Todd: Her 1000th point and her final season

Niyati Parikh, news staff March 9, 2020

Scoring 1000 points once is an amazing feat. Doing it twice during a basketball career, however, is tremendous. Number 14-wearing senior guard Shannon Todd did just that as she joined the 1000-point club on Feb. 21 against James Madison, making her the 22nd player in the NU women’s...

After yesterday's Hockey East title game against UConn, the Swiss native further proved why she is a Patty Kaz finalist.

Mueller strengthens Patty Kaz case with dominant Hockey East title game

Mike Puzzanghera, news staff March 9, 2020

Since her first skate on an NCAA rink, Alina Mueller has been a step above the rest. The Swiss international seems to always be on the ice, and appears to cover the entire rink when she is. She is an elite penalty killer, mans the point with prowess on the power play and makes...

The baseball team looks on from the dugout during a game against Holy Cross last season.

Huskies take four of five at Snowbird Classic

Jordan Baron, news staff March 9, 2020

After starting off the season in an atrocious manner, the Huskies have won seven of their last eight games, including four of five in the Snowbird Baseball Classic over Spring break. The Huskies (7-4) entered Port Charlotte riding the high of a three-game sweep of USF the...

Senior forward Ayanna Dublin takes a jumper during a game against South Dakota earlier this season.

Women’s basketball hits .500 CAA record with final win against Hofstra

Niyati Parikh, news staff March 9, 2020

Solidifying the No. 5 seed for the CAA tournament, the Northeastern women’s basketball team ended their 2019-20 regular play season on the road with a win against the Hofstra Pride, 62-54.  NU (13-16, 9-9 CAA) has now secured a spot in the quarterfinals of the tournament...

Northeastern hoists the Hockey East trophy for the third year straight.

Pure dominance: No. 4 women’s hockey takes third-straight league championship with 9-1 win over UConn

George Barker, sports editor March 8, 2020

No. 4 Northeastern women’s hockey came onto the ice at Lawler Arena and proved what fans of the conference have been thinking all season: the NU Huskies are the best team in Hockey East. By virtue of a dominant 9-1 victory over UConn, Northeastern completed the Hockey East...

Senior forward John Picking jockeys for position as BU looks to generate a scoring chance.

No. 16 men’s hockey shutout by Boston University, 3-0

Leah Cussen, news staff March 7, 2020

In the first game of a home-and-home series against BU, No. 16 men’s hockey faced a 3-0 shutout by Boston University. As the Huskies cling to eighth place in Hockey East standings, only the second game of the series stands between them and the quarterfinals.  “We didn't...

No. 4 Northeastern, celebrating their 3-1 semifinal victory above, is now just one game away from a three-peat.

No. 4 women’s hockey punches ticket to Hockey East final with 3-1 nail-biter over Maine

George Barker, sports editor March 7, 2020

It’s the playoffs, anything can happen. That’s the mantra hockey coaches across the world, No. 4 Northeastern head coach Dave Flint included, preach throughout a postseason run. For two periods, it looked as if the Maine Black Bears would continue their upset run to reach...

The Huskies gather during one of the multiple goal reviews of their quarterfinals clinching win.

Championship week primer: Battle-tested Huskies have just two more Hockey East hurdles

George Barker, sports editor March 5, 2020

If you ask No. 4 Northeastern women’s hockey head coach Dave Flint about Hockey East, he will often point out the extreme parity of the league. So upon looking at the string of “upsets” that occured over the weekend in the quarterfinals of the Hockey East tournament, Flint...

Biagio Lerario, who scored one of the Husky goals of the weekend, prepares to take a face-off against UMass Lowell earlier this season,

No. 12 men’s hockey take back-to-back losses against Vermont

Leah Cussen, news staff March 3, 2020

No. 12 men’s hockey was swept by Vermont Friday and Saturday, with final scores of 4-2 and 3-1 respectively. The sweep by Vermont knocked the Huskies down to eighth place in Hockey East standings, leaving them perilously hanging on to a playoff spot. The series gave Vermont...

Redshirt senior Jordan Roland goes for a basket in a game against Drexel earlier this year.

Huskies lose last home game of the season to Towson 75-72

Valeria Vazquez, deputy sports editor March 1, 2020

In their final game at home, the men’s basketball team lost another close game against the Towson TIgers, 75-72. This would be the Huskies’ tenth loss by less than five points this season. Despite the loss, NU head coach Bill Coen was more focused on the fact that tonight...

Senior forward Ayanna Dublin goes to score in a game against Towson earlier this season.

NU suffers winless weekend to split season series with both UNCW and Charleston

Niyati Parikh, news staff March 1, 2020

Even though the Huskies were coming off a strong week with a win against Towson on their senior day and senior guard Shannon Todd achieving her 1000th career point, this weekend proved to be a fatal one for the Huskies, falling 61-48 to UNCW on Friday and 66-61 in OT to Charleston...

The NU skaters celebrate their second of three goals.

No. 4 women’s hockey advances to Hockey East semis, defeats UVM 3-1

George Barker, sports editor February 28, 2020

As the two opponents huddled up, one focused on how tonight represented an all-important step in their path to a third consecutive Hockey East championship. The other simply hoped it wouldn’t be the last night of hockey they’d see for months. “We were just talking about...