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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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Women’s Ice Hockey

The Northeastern women's hockey team celebrates a victory on home ice. Northeastern defeated UNH Wednesday night in the Hockey East semifinals.

Huskies stomp out UNH en route to eighth-straight championship appearance

Amelia Ballingall, sports editor March 7, 2024

When the Northeastern Huskies and the University of New Hampshire Wildcats faced off for the Hockey East semifinals Wednesday night in Matthews Arena, it was exactly the kind of matchup expected from the two: a fierce, tight game marked by stalwart defending and stellar goaltending....

Katy Knoll goes five-hole against Calli Hogarth. Knoll's goal was the game-winner in the Hockey East quarterfinal matchup against Merrimack.

Second-period rally pushes Northeastern to victory in conference quarterfinal

Amelia Ballingall, sports editor March 5, 2024

Tournament season is upon us, and it’s the first time in five years Northeastern isn’t starting out on top. However, if there’s one thing the Huskies have shown this season, it’s that they won’t let one minor setback get in the way of their success. After clinching...

Katy Knoll follows the puck during overtime. Saturday was Northeastern's fifth overtime game during the month of February.

Huskies suffer heartbreaking shootout loss on Senior Night

Amelia Ballingall, sports editor February 27, 2024

Saturday night, the Northeastern women’s hockey team (23-10-3, 16-8-3 HE) finished its regular season with a 1-1 tie against the University of Vermont Catamounts (13-16-5, 11-12-4 HE) and a bittersweet send-off for the graduating class of 2024. A pre-game ceremony celebrated...

Megan Carter takes the puck down the ice for Northeastern. Carter took a big hit during a penalty kill in Northeastern's Friday night game against Vermont.

No. 12 Northeastern drops to unranked Vermont behind controversial call

Amelia Ballingall, sports editor February 24, 2024

On paper, it was a game the Huskies should’ve won. But that’s not how the chips fell when the Northeastern women’s hockey team (23-10-2, 6-8-2 HE) hosted the University of Vermont Catamounts (13-16-4, 11-12-3 HE) in the first game of their weekend homestand Friday night.  “We...

Gwyneth Philips looks down the ice. The fifth-year netminder and assistant captain put up 45 saves against Boston College Saturday afternoon.

Blue line blasts past BC as Philips backstops Northeastern to crucial conference victory

Amelia Ballingall, sports editor February 21, 2024

With the end of the regular season quickly approaching, every game is important and every point counts. So Saturday afternoon, in its third game of the season against No. 15 Boston College (14-11-7, 13-7-5 HE), the No. 13 Northeastern women’s hockey team came out swinging,...

The Northeastern women's hockey team congratulates Skylar Irving after her goal. Northeastern defeated Maine 4-0 Saturday afternoon.

Huskies dominate in shutout victory over Maine

Amelia Ballingall, sports editor February 14, 2024

Everything seems to be clicking for the Huskies. They’re scoring goals, there’s depth in the lines and the team hasn’t lost a game in a month.  That last defeat was to the University of Maine, Jan. 12 — the first of a weekend series in which Northeastern took home...

Katy Knoll gets ready for the faceoff. Knoll scored the game-winning goal 27 seconds into overtime in Saturday's game.

Late-game antics put No. 13 Northeastern back on top of UNH

Amelia Ballingall, sports editor February 7, 2024

In a Saturday afternoon matinee, the No. 13 Northeastern Huskies (20-9-1, 13-7-1 HE) finished off their weekend series against the University of New Hampshire Wildcats (12-14-2, 9-10-2 HE) in style. It was the pair’s third matchup in two weeks and Northeastern’s third win...

Gwyneth Philips protects the net in the 2024 Women's Beanpot championship. The Huskies beat BU 2-1 in overtime.

Women’s hockey is making history again, and the Huskies have the spotlight

Elli Einset, news correspondent January 30, 2024

Northeastern won the 45th annual Women’s Beanpot championship Tuesday night, and this year’s victory was especially monumental. The Huskies became the first women’s hockey team to lift the Beanpot trophy in TD Garden. TD Garden is the largest sports arena in New England...

Sophomore forward Mia Langlois hits the pipe a minute and a half into the first period of the women’s Beanpot championship. Northeastern won the matchup 2-1 in overtime.

Irving’s MVP night launches Huskies to historic Beanpot victory at TD Garden

Amelia Ballingall, sports editor January 24, 2024

Beanpot. The word can send Boston’s college students into a flurry, arguing over whose school is superior and which hockey team is the best. But on Tuesday it took on a whole new meaning when women’s hockey took center stage in Boston for the first time in history. After...

Jules Constantinople protects the puck from a pursuing UNH player. Northeastern beat the Wildcats 2-1 in Friday's game.

First-minute tallies lift No. 15 Northeastern over Wildcats

Amelia Ballingall, sports editor January 22, 2024

Strike hard. Strike fast. Get on the board. That was the mission of the No. 15 Northeastern women’s hockey team (15-9-1, 9-7-1 HE) when it hosted the University of New Hampshire Wildcats (10-12-2, 7-8-2 HE) Friday night in the Huskies’ first home game since November — and...

Northeastern's Skylar Irving takes the faceoff against Harvard captain Shannon Hollands. Irving notched a team-high nine shots on goal in Tuesday's Women's Beanpot semifinals.

Huskies headed to TD Garden: Northeastern defends one-goal lead to defeat Harvard in Beanpot semifinals

Amelia Ballingall, sports editor January 17, 2024

In the 45th Women’s Beanpot semifinals, Northeastern (14-9-1, 8-7-1 HE) owned the night.  The Huskies traveled to Harvard’s Bright-Landry Hockey Center Tuesday night for the competition, bringing a crowd of friends, family and fans, who dominated the atmosphere with cheers...

Peyton Anderson controls the puck in a matchup against Penn State. She tallied 11 goals and nine assists for the 2022-23 season.

Peyton Anderson: A bright light on and off the ice

Mikayla Tsai, news correspondent January 16, 2024

“Devoted,” “spunky” and  “a light to our team” are all ways fellow teammates describe Peyton Anderson.   “Once I started playing hockey, it was over everything else,” said Anderson, a graduate student forward on the women’s hockey team. “It was an easy...