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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Cassandra Joyce

Cassandra Joyce

Cassandra Joyce is a first-year journalism major and a member of The News’ staff. She is the volleyball beat writer and has covered the Boston Food Festival and more. You can follow her on X at @cjoyce95 or Instagram at @cjoyce59.

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María Sánchez Pitarch moves to score. Northeastern took home its first conference win against Hofstra Feb. 16.

Women’s basketball wins thriller against Hofstra for first home, conference win of season

Cassandra Joyce, news staff
February 18, 2025

The Northeastern women’s basketball team (2-20, 1-12 CAA) secured a comeback win against the Hofstra University Pride (9-15, 4-9 CAA) Feb. 16 for their first conference and home win of the season, 61-51.  The...

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Rashad King dribbles the ball down the court Feb. 13. King earned 25 points in the Feb. 15 game.

Northeastern men’s basketball picks up 15th win of season against Stony Brook

Cassandra Joyce, news staff
February 16, 2025

The Northeastern men’s basketball team (15-12, 7-7 CAA) beat the Stony Brook Seawolves (6-21, 2-12 CAA) 71-60 at Matthews Arena Feb. 15, bringing their conference record to .500.  Junior guard Rashad...

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Sprinters take off Jan. 18. Across the two meets Feb. 7 and Feb. 8, three Huskies broke school records and 11 set new personal bests.

[Photo] Northeastern Track and Field breaks three school records at the Scarlet & White Invitational

February 13, 2025

Sprinters take off Jan. 18. Across the two meets Feb. 7 and Feb. 8, three Huskies broke school records and 11 set new personal bests.

A Husky tries to find the hoop Nov. 14. The Huskies fell short in every area of the Feb. 7 game.

Women’s basketball suffers losses in devastating weekend series

Cassandra Joyce, news staff
February 12, 2025

Northeastern women’s basketball (1-19, 0-11 CAA) suffered back-to-back losses against the Campbell University Camels (14-9, 7-4 CAA), 81-41, and the College of Charleston Cougars (16-6, 7-4 CAA), 89-41.  The...

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Senior forward Skylar Irving takes a faceoff against Maine. Nov. 15, 2024. The Huskies fell short against Maine during their third-to-last weekend of the season.

[Photo] Huskies fall short at Maine, drop to fourth in Hockey East

Frances Klemm, deputy sports editor
February 10, 2025

Senior forward Skylar Irving takes a faceoff against Maine. Nov. 15, 2024. The Huskies fell short against Maine during their third-to-last weekend of the season.

A Husky high jumps Jan. 18. The team competed in two of the largest regional competitions Jan. 31 to Feb. 1.

[Photo] Northeastern track and field holds their own against top athletes nationwide

Aoife Jeffries, news staff
February 9, 2025

Sprinters line up to wait for the gun Jan. 18. A majority of competitors were from the New England area Jan. 31 to Feb. 1.

Freshman guard María Sánchez Pitarch takes on her defender Feb. 2. Pitarch scored 26 points so far this season.

Northeastern falls apart in fourth quarter, secures 17th loss of season

Cassandra Joyce, news staff
February 4, 2025

The Northeastern women’s basketball team (1-17, 0-9 CAA) suffered another devastating defeat against the University of Delaware Blue Hens (5-14, 2-7 CAA) 62-54 on Alumni and National Girls and Women...

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Abby Jegede takes a shot Jan. 19. Jegede had 19 points against Drexel Jan. 31.

Northeastern women’s basketball team continues losing streak with loss to Drexel

Cassandra Joyce, news staff
February 1, 2025

The Northeastern women’s basketball team (1-16, 0-8 CAA) was defeated by the Drexel Dragons (10-8, 6-2 CAA) 57-43 Jan. 31 in the teams’ second matchup of the season.  In their previous matchup...

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Brendan McGourn talks to his team at Fairfield. McGourn was hired as the next Northeastern women’s volleyball head coach. Photo courtesy Fairfield Athletics.

Brendan McGourn named new Northeastern volleyball head coach

Cassandra Joyce, news staff
February 1, 2025

The Northeastern volleyball team has brought on  Brendan McGourn to be the team’s new head coach, according to an announcement on social media and on the athletics website Jan. 31.  McGourn was...

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Sophomore Ian Solberg clears the high jump during the men’s track & field Battle in Beantown event Jan. 18. Read more here.

[Photo] Photos of the month: January 2025

Photo Staff
January 31, 2025

Sophomore Ian Solberg clears the high jump during the men’s track & field Battle in Beantown event Jan. 18. Read more here.

Sprinters take off Jan. 18. The Huskies competed against a variety of schools including Boston University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Harvard University and University of Connecticut.

[Photo] Northeastern indoor track sets records at Battle in Beantown

January 31, 2025

Sprinters take off Jan. 18. The Huskies competed against a variety of schools including Boston University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Harvard University and...

Sprinters take off Jan. 18. The Huskies competed against a variety of schools including Boston University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Harvard University and University of Connecticut.

[Photo] Northeastern indoor track sets records at Battle in Beantown

Aoife Jeffries, news staff
January 31, 2025

Huskies take off on the track Jan. 18. The team will compete at Boston University Jan. 31 to Feb. 1 at John Thomas Terrier Classic.

Baseball is played at Fenway Park at night. Northeastern baseball will face off against Harvard, Boston College and University of Massachusetts Amherst April 29 in the first Baseball Beanpot at Fenway Park since 2019. File photo by Kelly Thomas.

Baseball Beanpot returns to Fenway Park for first time in 6 years

Cassandra Joyce, news staff
January 28, 2025

Northeastern baseball will face off against Harvard, Boston College and University of Massachusetts Amherst, or UMass Amherst, April 29 in the first Baseball Beanpot at Fenway Park since 2019.  The...

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Freshman center Alyssa Staten wins a tipoff Jan. 19. The Huskies appeared undisciplined, leading to eight turn overs compared to Stony Brook’s two.

Women’s basketball suffers back-to-back defeats on the road, still searching for first conference win

Cassandra Joyce, news staff
January 28, 2025

The Northeastern women’s basketball team (1-15, 0-7 CAA) lost two consecutive away games against the Stony Brook Seawolves (10-9, 5-3 CAA) and the Monmouth Hawks (10-9, 5-3 CAA) on Jan. 24 and Jan. 26,...

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Yirsy Quéliz shoots a jumper. Quéliz had 11 points against William & Mary Jan. 19.

Northeastern women’s basketball loses heartbreaker against William & Mary

Cassandra Joyce, news staff
January 20, 2025

The Northeastern women’s basketball team (1-13, 0-5 CAA) took yet another devastating loss at home Jan. 19, this time against the William & Mary Tribe (6-10, 3-2 CAA), 74-66.  With only seven...

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Freshman guard María Sánchez Pitarch dribbles down the court Nov. 14. Five of Towson’s points came off turnovers from Northeastern and the Huskies failed to score on any of Towson’s mistakes.

Northeastern women’s basketball collapses in second half, suffers defeat against Towson

Cassandra Joyce, news staff
January 18, 2025

The Northeastern women’s basketball team (1-12, 0-4 CAA) was demolished by the Towson Tigers (4-12, 2-3 CAA) 79-43 on the road Jan. 17.  Northeastern was coming off their closest game against a conference...

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Natalie Larrañaga dribbles past the defenders Nov. 14, 2024. Larrañaga notched 10 points against UNCW Jan. 12.

Women’s basketball takes frustrating loss to UNCW

Cassandra Joyce, news staff
January 12, 2025

The Northeastern’s women basketball team (1-11, 0-3 CAA) lost an extremely close game against the University of North Carolina Wilmington Seahawks (8-8, 2-1 CAA) 51- 48 Jan. 12 at the Cabot Center. The...

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Abby Jegede fights her way to the basket Nov. 14. Jegede notched 16 points against Drexel Jan. 5.

Drexel trounces Northeastern women’s basketball in first conference game of 2025

Cassandra Joyce, news staff
January 6, 2025

Northeastern’s women’s basketball team (1-10, 0-2 CAA) lost on the road against the Drexel Dragons (6-6, 2-0 CAA) 70-55 in its second conference game of the season Jan. 5.  The Huskies notched...

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Lenika Vazquez speaks to her team during a timeout Sept. 8. She coached Northeastern’s volleyball team from 2019 to the 2024 season.

Northeastern volleyball announces Lenika Vazquez will not return as head coach

Cassandra Joyce, news staff
December 4, 2024

Northeastern head volleyball coach Lenika Vazquez will not be returning as head coach for the 2025 season, according to an Instagram post shared by the volleyball team Dec. 4. “I would like to thank...

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Junior forward Lily Shannon dribbles the puck against University of Maine Nov. 15. The Huskies tallied 23 shots compared to Boston College's 25 in a 3-0 loss Nov. 30.

[Photo] Northeastern women’s hockey fails to capitalize against Boston College

Frances Klemm, news staff
December 3, 2024

Junior forward Lily Shannon dribbles the puck against University of Maine Nov. 15. The Huskies tallied 23 shots compared to Boston College's 25 in a 3-0 loss Nov. 30.

Yirsy Quéliz dribbles the ball against University of New Hampshire Nov. 14. The Husky tallied 37 points in the first four games of the season.

Northeastern women’s basketball hopes to be contenders during rebuild

Cassandra Joyce, news staff
December 2, 2024

The Northeastern women’s basketball team kicked off its season in November and has struggled to get its footing, starting with a 1-5 record.  Last season, the Huskies finished with a 10-17 record...

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Abby Jegede fights for possession of the ball over the University of New Hampshire Nov. 14. The Husky notched a team-high 12 points in the game.

Women’s basketball suffers disappointing loss to UNH

Cassandra Joyce, news staff
November 18, 2024

Northeastern women’s basketball (0-3, 0-0 CAA) lost in its home opener against the University of New Hampshire Wildcats (4-1, 0-0 America East), 58-31 Nov. 14, its third consecutive loss of the season.  The...

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Lily Shannon maintains possession of the puck over Maine Nov. 15. The Husky tallied both Northeastern goals in the 2-1 victory.

[Photo] Huskies remain on top after second consecutive weekend sweep against University of Maine

Frances Klemm, news staff
November 18, 2024

Lily Shannon maintains possession of the puck over Maine Nov. 15. The Husky tallied both Northeastern goals in the 2-1 victory.

The Huskies celebrate during a match against Stony Brook Oct. 25. The team notched back-to-back 3-1 victories over Campbell in its final home games of the season Nov. 9 and 10.

Northeastern volleyball defeats Campbell in four sets

Cassandra Joyce, news staff
November 13, 2024

In its second-to-last home game of the season, the Northeastern volleyball team (10-14, 8-8 CAA) beat the Campbell Camels (6-20, 4-12 CAA) in four sets Nov. 9 during the alumni game.  Scoring opened...

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Skylar Irving battles for the puck against UNH Oct. 9. The Huskies tallied just three shots compared to the Wildcats's five in the 2-0 loss.

[Photo] Huskies put it all on the ice and get nothing back in 2-0 loss to New Hampshire

Frances Klemm, news staff
November 5, 2024

Skylar Irving battles for the puck against UNH Oct. 9. The Huskies tallied just three shots compared to the Wildcats's five in the 2-0 loss.

Gomez celebrates with her team in a 3-1 win over UNCW Sept. 22. She tallied a game-high 12 kills and five aces in the match.

Kinley Gomez overcomes adversity — and excels on the court

Cassandra Joyce, news staff
October 8, 2024

After previously struggling through injuries during her collegiate career, redshirt junior outside hitter Kinley Gomez is making her presence known on the volleyball court this season for Northeastern....

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Brynn Smith jumps for the kill. She tallied a career-high 21 kills in the first matchup against William & Mary Oct. 4.

Northeastern volleyball dominates William & Mary during Latinx match

Cassandra Joyce, news staff
October 7, 2024

With the Cabot Center decorated with Latin American flags, free bucket hats and Latin American food for fans, the Northeastern women’s volleyball team (7-7, 5-1 CAA) defeated William & Mary  (5-10,...

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Kaylin Daniels jumps for the hit against UNCW Sept. 22. The Husky was the game leader in blocks, tallying nine.

Northeastern volleyball defeats UNCW for second conference win

Cassandra Joyce, news staff
September 26, 2024

In its second conference game of the season, Northeastern’s volleyball team (4-6, 2-0 CAA) defeated the University of North Carolina Wilmington Seahawks (3-6, 0-2 CAA) 3-1 at home Sept. 22. The game...

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A vendor sprinkles powdered sugar over a tray of fried dough balls while customers watch. Over 80 vendors attended the Boston Local Food Festival.

Boston Local Food Festival provides multicultural cuisine, sense of community

Cassandra Joyce, news correspondent
September 20, 2024

The Boston Local Food Festival was held Sept. 15 in the Rose Kennedy Greenway, highlighting various local restaurants and food-related businesses in the area and bringing together the Boston community...

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