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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Women’s Basketball

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...

Bridgette Mitchell will be the seventh head coach in Northeastern Women's Basketball history.

Bridgette Mitchell named NU women’s basketball head coach

Vitoria Poejo, sports editor April 20, 2021

Former Duke University basketball forward Bridgette Mitchell has been named head coach of the Northeastern women’s basketball program, according to an April 17 Northeastern Athletics brief.  The change in leadership comes after the university chose to not renew former head...

The No.7 seed Huskies could not get past No.2 seed JMU, subsequently dropping out of the CAA tournament.

Huskies won’t be dancing this season, lose to JMU 81-65

Niyati Parikh, news staff March 14, 2021

Despite the comeback bid late in the second half, the No. 7 seed Northeastern women’s basketball team couldn’t follow through Thursday evening, dropping to second-seeded James Madison University, 81-65, and in turn, eliminating themselves out of the CAA tournament.  The...

Oriyomi is averaging over 11 points a game and leads the Huskies with 7.8 rebounds per game in the 2020-21 season.

Mide Oriyomi: The Red and Black hero

Niyati Parikh, news staff March 4, 2021

In a team riddled with upperclassman injuries, one underclassman has stepped up to the plate to fill in the gaps: sophomore forward Mide Oriyomi.  Last season, then-rookie Oriyomi led the class of 2023 in scoring averages and even earned herself CAA Rookie of the Week Jan....

Even though they fought hard, the Huskies could not come up with a win in their loss to Hofstra Tuesday.

NU loses 63-60, splits home-and-home series with Hofstra again

Niyati Parikh, news staff March 4, 2021

Despite a strong game by junior guard Kendall Currence, the Huskies could not continue their winning streak Tuesday with a 63-60 loss against Hofstra University. This is the second time this season that NU has split the home-and-home series with Hofstra (7-11, 5-7 CAA), going...