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Women’s Basketball

Sophomore forward Mide Oriyomi led her rookie class in scoring average (5.2 points) and minutes per game (15.9 minutes).

Meet the sophomores of women’s basketball

Niyati Parikh, news staff October 16, 2020
Already recruited twice in her lifetime for basketball, psychology major Mide Oriyomi, a world traveler most recently hailing from Ontario, set her sights on Northeastern to continue her basketball career.
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...

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...

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...

Freshman guard Anna Boruta goes for a jumper in a game against Yale.

Northeastern women’s basketball team wins nail-biter on Senior Day, 66-63

Niyati Parikh, news correspondent February 25, 2020

With the energy of the home fans cheering, the Northeastern women’s basketball team beat the Towson Tigers, 66-63. After honoring their three seniors: guard Shannon Todd, forward Courtney Redcross, and forward Rachel Aho, the Huskies came out of the locker room with a perfect...

Junior guard Stella Clark prepares to catch a pass in a game versus Delaware last season.

Women’s basketball loses at home to James Madison

Niyati Parikh, news staff February 22, 2020

Despite sophomore guard Kendall Currence’s career-high of 24 points, Northeastern women’s basketball couldn’t pull off the win in Cabot Center against James Madison University, 86-64. JMU (20-4, 11-2 CAA) came out of the gates strong and ready to pounce as they scored...

Women's basketball split weekend with loss against William & Mary and win against Elon

Women’s basketball split weekend with loss against William & Mary and win against Elon

Niyati Parikh, news staff February 16, 2020

The Northeastern women’s basketball team went 1-1 this weekend after losing to William & Mary, 64-80, and beating Elon 69-45. With this, they split the season series with the Tribe and swept away the Phoenixes.  Northeastern vs William & Mary With seven lead...

Huskies take their second loss of the weekend to Drexel, 51-67

Huskies take their second loss of the weekend to Drexel, 51-67

Niyati Parikh, news staff February 9, 2020

With the Northeastern women’s basketball team having lost to the Drexel Dragons earlier in the season, they were on the prowl for revenge. However, despite having the support of the crowd, in attendance for National Girls & Women in Sports Day, the Huskies lost again to...

Alexis Hill pulls down a rebound during a game last season.

Huskies go 1-1 against Delaware after home loss, 69-81

Niyati Parikh, news staff February 8, 2020

After beating Delaware once before, 72-62, Northeastern women’s basketball looked poised to pick up a season sweep against them. The win would lead to their best 10-game CAA start since joining the league. Unfortunately, NU came up short, losing 69-81.  Delaware (8-13,...

Freshman guard Anna Boruta goes for a jumper in a game against Yale.

Currence runs the show as women’s basketball hits .500 with win over UNCW

Niyati Parikh, news correspondent February 3, 2020

The Northeastern women’s basketball team brought their home winning streak to seven with a nail-biting finish to yet another home weekend sweep. The Huskies entered the game tied for third in the CAA standings with Towson and the win today gave coach Kelly Cole her greatest...

Junior guard Stella Clark goes for a layup in a game against Delaware last season.

Women’s basketball wins first of four-home game stint against the College of Charleston

Niyati Parikh, news staff January 31, 2020

The Northeastern women’s basketball team proved that the bark of a Husky is worse than a bite of a Cougar as they started off their four-game home stretch against the College of Charleston, ultimately winning 72-68.  Although Northeastern (9-10, 5-3 CAA) has won their last...

Junior guard Stella Clark goes for a layup in a game against Delaware last season.

Women’s basketball takes 67-54 loss to James Madison

Niyati Parikh, news correspondent January 27, 2020

Another comeback effort was denied for the Northeastern women’s basketball team as they dropped another game to defending CAA regular-season champion, James Madison University, 67-54. With James Madison (15-3, 6-1 CAA) starting the game strong on an 11-2 lead, it was a tough...