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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

The Huskies are on a roll, winners of their last three. They'll face Hofstra at home next weekend in their regular-season finale.

Women’s basketball completes sweep against UNCW, wins 78-58

Niyati Parikh, news staff February 22, 2021

The Northeastern women’s basketball team had a picture-perfect weekend against UNC Wilmington, completing the sweep Sunday 78-58 and winning three straight games. This game also marked the second Play4Kay game that Northeastern has competed in this season.  “It was a...

Northeastern drops all four games to Delaware this season

Northeastern drops all four games to Delaware this season

Niyati Parikh, news staff February 9, 2021

After playing and losing to Delaware at the start of the season, Northeastern was back on the road at Newark to play them twice more. This series marked the first for program history where they played against the same CAA opponent four times in a single season. Unfortunately,...

In final seconds, the Huskies fail to comeback against Drexel in second game of the weekend

NU gets swept by Drexel after buzzer-beater layup

Niyati Parikh, news staff February 1, 2021

With a tough loss against Drexel yesterday, the Huskies were on the search for revenge. On paper, it seemed like NU won in all the categories, keeping Drexel at 31% for field goals and having 35 rebounds to the 24 of the Dragons. However, despite the large lead in the opening...

NU, unable to beat the heat, falls to Drexel in their first game of the weekend.

NU unable to handle the heat of the Dragons, lose 79-64

Niyati Parikh, news staff January 31, 2021

Despite the great effort against James Madison last Tuesday, the Northeastern Huskies went on to take a loss against the other preseason CAA favorites, Drexel University. With the continued effort to raise awareness of Black Lives Matter, this weekend’s games were dedicated...

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...