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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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Women’s Basketball

Graduate student guard JaMiya Braxton lunges into the air to make a shot in a CAA Quarterfinals match against Stony Brook March 10. Braxton knocked in 14 points against the Seawolves.

Women’s basketball led by Erdogan’s career night in CAA quarterfinal win over Stony Brook

Eamonn Ryan, news staff March 11, 2023

When Northeastern junior guard Derin Erdogan is knocking down half court shots in warmups, opposing teams should be scared. The sixth-seeded Stony Brook Seawolves (18-13, 11-7 CAA) had plenty to fear after Erdogan torched them with career highs in points and assists with 27...

Junior guard Halle Idowu (right) and junior forward Deja Bristol (left) lunge to catch a rebound for the Huskies. Northeastern will play Stony Brook in the CAA Quarterfinals Friday at 7:30 p.m.

After historic regular season, women’s basketball enters CAA tournament with great expectations

Eamonn Ryan, news staff March 10, 2023

Right before the Northeastern women’s basketball team (18-11, 13-5 CAA) left Boston for the CAA Tournament, they came together to reflect on their historic regular season. Each member of the team shared why they thought they had accomplished so much, and each answer came back...

Senior guard Anna Boruta goes for a basket in a game against Hampton. Boruta tallied 11 points in the senior day matchup Sunday afternoon, tying her career high.

Senior day? More like career day as Huskies cruise to win over Hampton

Eamonn Ryan, news staff February 27, 2023

On senior day, teams celebrate the careers of players who have spent their college years with the program. But the Northeastern women’s basketball (16-11, 11-5 CAA) graduating class of graduate student guard JaMiya Braxton and senior wing Anna Boruta wasn’t just there...

Graduate student guard JaMiya Braxton dribbles the ball up the court. Braxton tallied a career-high 22 points in Friday night's game.

Women’s basketball stays on course, turns on jets late in win over Delaware

Eamonn Ryan, news staff February 25, 2023

The Northeastern women’s basketball team (15-11, 10-5 CAA) knew it had to flip the script after halftime Friday night in their matchup against Delaware (14-12, 7-8 CAA) in the Cabot Center. Down 37-27 at halftime, the Huskies responded with a 22-0 run in the third and closed...

Senior guard Jaelyn Batts brings the ball down the court. Batts was a starter in the Huskies' Sunday afternoon win over Hofstra.

Speed and defense prove key in women’s basketball’s slugfest win over Hofstra

Eamonn Ryan, news staff February 20, 2023

Sunday afternoon’s 59-52 win over the Hofstra Pride (9-16, 3-11 CAA) may not have been the prettiest one for Northeastern women’s basketball (14-11, 9-5 CAA), but it got the job done. The Pride shot just 17-of-65 (26.2%) from the field and 4-of-17 (23.5%) from beyond the...

Junior guard Derin Erdogan aims for a free throw against Drexel Feb. 3. In Thursday's match against Stony Brook, Erdogan tallied 19 points, four rebounds and five assists for the Huskies.

Huskies outrun Seawolves on land, beat Stony Brook 68-63

Eamonn Ryan, news staff February 10, 2023

When watching Northeastern women’s basketball, don’t blink: you might miss great plays. That’s because the Huskies (11-11, 6-5 CAA) do their best when running in transition and they showed this strength  Thursday, scoring 20 fast break points en route to a 68-63 win...

Junior guard Halle Idowu knocks the ball in for the Huskies Feb. 3. Northeastern fell to Drexel 67-56.

Huskies fall behind early, get burned by Drexel

Eamonn Ryan, news staff February 5, 2023

The Drexel Dragons (16-5, 8-2 CAA) came into the Cabot Center Friday night with 16 straight wins over the Northeastern women’s basketball team (10-10, 5-4 CAA). There’s no clever way to say it: the Dragons made it 17 with a 67-56 win. It didn’t matter that Huskies...

Rachael Rollins, a former lacrosse player at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, talks with students about her experiences as a collegiate athlete and woman in power. Rollins became the first Black woman to earn the title of United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts last year.

Huskies celebrate, get educated on National Girls and Women in Sports Day

Eamonn Ryan, news staff February 4, 2023

Twenty-six years after graduating from the Northeastern School of Law and now the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Rachael Rollins knows the lessons she learned as a lacrosse player at UMass Amherst have translated to her booming professional career.  “When...

Northeastern’s women’s basketball team huddles during a game. After Sunday’s matchup against Monmouth University, the Huskies’ season record sits at 10-9.

Women’s basketball shows fight, learns from mistakes in gritty win over Monmouth

Eamonn Ryan, news staff January 30, 2023

Insanity can be defined as doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results each time. The Northeastern women’s basketball team proved it was of sound mind in its 75-70 win over the Monmouth Hawks (10-11, 5-5 CAA) in the Cabot Center Sunday afternoon. The...

Northeastern’s women’s basketball team puts another two points on the board. They fell to the Towson Tigers 67-73 Friday night.

Women’s basketball starts slow, can’t keep pace in loss to Towson

Eamonn Ryan, news staff January 29, 2023

The Northeastern women’s basketball team looked like an unstoppable train at the end of its 73-67 loss to the Towson Tigers (12-7, 6-2 CAA) in the Cabot Center Friday night, but the Huskies (9-9, 4-3 CAA) waited far too long to leave the station as they ended the first quarter...

Junior forward Deja Bristol jumps to land a basket in a home game against UNCW Jan. 8. Bristol netted a career-high 16 points in Sunday’s match against Hofstra.

Women’s basketball pulls away, silences Pride’s roar in win over Hofstra

Eamonn Ryan, news staff January 23, 2023

When it rains, it pours. The Northeastern women’s basketball team (9-8, 4-2 CAA) discovered that in its 68-48 win at Hofstra (8-10, 2-5 CAA) in Hempstead, New York, on Sunday afternoon after shooting 10-of-18 (56%) from three-point range and 26-of-48 (54.2%) from the floor. A...

Claudia Soriano celebrates against UNH

Northeastern women’s basketball opens strong on the road

Dustin Birnbaum, news staff November 19, 2021

The Huskies faced their first opponent of the season Nov. 10 when they traveled to Worcester to square off against the Holy Cross Crusaders.  The Huskies, led by first-year head coach Bridgette Mitchell, immediately began firing on all cylinders. Right off the tip, senior...