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Elli Einset

Elli Einset, Sports Editor

Elli Einset is a second-year journalism and media and screen studies combined major, and a member of The News’ staff. She has reported mostly on sports, such as preseason previews, recaps and profiles, as well as projects, including leading the story on Northeastern’s lack of menstrual products.You can follow her on X at @ellieinset and Instagram @ellieinset and @ellieinsetphotography.
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The SAAC executive team stands next to their donations before dropping them off to the Wonderfund. The committee collected 321 toys this year. Photo courtesy Northeastern Athletics.

Student athletes collect 321 toys for holiday charitable drive, nearly doubling donations from 2023

Elli Einset, sports editor
December 17, 2024

The Huskies Holiday Toy Drive, a charitable program presented by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, recently completed its second year, collecting unwrapped toys at Northeastern’s home games between...

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Rashad King jumps to try to earn a basket Dec. 8. King notched the game high with 23 points.

Northeastern men’s basketball narrowly beats out Colgate

Elli Einset, sports editor
December 9, 2024

Northeastern men’s basketball (7-3, 0-0 CAA) kept its cool and continued to battle hard to end victorious against the Colgate University Raiders (2-8, 0-0 Patriot League), 75-78 Dec. 8. Northeastern’s...

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Fantasy roundup Week 13: Breaking down the key takeaways

Fantasy roundup Week 13: Breaking down the key takeaways

Bailey Reynolds and Elli Einset
December 6, 2024

Week 13 saw many close contests. Twelve of the 16 games played this week were won by just one score. With many teams riddled with injuries, it's no surprise that even some of the best teams in the NFL...

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Collin Metcalf blocks an attempt by a La Salle Explorer Dec. 3. He earned his career high of six blocks against La Salle University.

Northeastern men’s basketball dominates over La Salle

Elli Einset, sports editor
December 5, 2024

Northeastern’s men basketball (6-3,  0-0 CAA) dominated La Salle University Explorers (6-3, 0-0 Atlantic 10) Dec. 3, notching a 82-68 win.  The Huskies consistently had the lead over the La Salle...

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Fantasy roundup Week 11: Breaking down 5 key takeaways

Fantasy roundup Week 11: Breaking down 5 key takeaways

Elli Einset and Bailey Reynolds
November 22, 2024

Interceptions were crucial this week, clinching crucial victories for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Buffalo Bills. The Saints are finally starting to win games, something no one expected to see this...

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The Huskies celebrate after notching a 2-0 shutout over the University of Maine Nov. 16. Northeastern secured the weekend sweep, tallying a 2-1 win Nov. 15.

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

Frances Klemm, news staff
November 18, 2024

Lisa Jönsson protects the net Nov. 16. The freshman notched 61 total saves over Maine, including her third shutout in her first four career starts.

Fantasy roundup Week 10: Breaking down 5 key takeaways

Fantasy roundup Week 10: Breaking down 5 key takeaways

Zachary Cohen and Elli Einset
November 17, 2024

One striking trend this season in the NFL is that offenses seemed to have cratered. The rise of defenses playing two-high safeties has been effective at limiting the big passing plays that previously seemed...

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Harold Woods jumps for the shot over Princeton Nov. 10. The Husky tallied a game-high 27 points in the matchup.

Northeastern men’s basketball takes its first loss at home opener

Elli Einset, news staff
November 13, 2024

The Northeastern men’s basketball team (1-1, 0-0 CAA) narrowly fell to Princeton University (3-0, Ivy League 0-0) Nov. 10 after a tough battle, 79-76.  Princeton’s junior forward Caden Pierce tallied...

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Harold Woods jumps for the basket in a victory over Boston University Nov. 4. The Huskies finished 12-20 last season and are looking for redemption.

Northeastern men’s basketball is putting last season behind them

Elli Einset, news staff
November 12, 2024

After a disappointing 12-20 record last season and the graduation of key players including Chris Doherty and Luka Sakota, Northeastern men’s basketball is back and ready to redeem themselves. As this...

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Fantasy roundup Week 9: Breaking down 5 key takeaways

Fantasy roundup Week 9: Breaking down 5 key takeaways

Elli Einset and Zach Cohen
November 9, 2024

This past week in the NFL, there was confusion across the board. The New Orleans Saints fired their head coach after being defeated by the equally bad Carolina Panthers in a tough scramble. The Philadelphia...

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LA Pratt dribbles the ball against Boston University Nov. 4. The junior transfer notched a game-high 24 points in the matchup.

Northeastern men’s basketball scrapes by, winning season opener against BU

Elli Einset, news staff
November 7, 2024

Northeastern men’s basketball (1-0, 0-0 CAA) traveled across town Nov. 4 to play rival Boston University Terriers (0-1, 0-0 CAA), snatching a 80-73 victory for the Huskies in the season opener.  Northeastern...

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Matt Cosentino, Kate Mittelhauser, William Mayer and Will Burke (left to right) participate in the presidential debate between Northeastern’s College Republicans and College Democrats. Topics discussed included the size of the government, climate change, abortion and the presidential candidates.

Northeastern college Democrats and Republicans spar in SGA-hosted debate about presidential election

Elli Einset, news staff
November 3, 2024

On Oct. 29, the Student Government Association held a presidential debate between Northeastern’s College Republicans and College Democrats, with topics including some of this election’s most prominent...

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Fantasy roundup Week 8: Breaking down 5 key takeaways

Fantasy roundup Week 8: Breaking down 5 key takeaways

Zach Cohen and Elli Einset
November 1, 2024

Eight weeks have passed in the 2024 NFL season, and the halfway mark is nearing. Only one team is undefeated through said eight weeks: the Kansas City Chiefs. Just one other team — the Detroit Lions...

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A ballot drop box stands in front of a MFA entrance. A poll conducted by The Huntington News found undergraduate students strongly prefer Democratic nominee Kamala Harris for president.

Huntington News poll finds Northeastern students heavily prefer Harris over Trump in 2024 election

Elli Einset and Sarah Mesdjian
November 1, 2024

Northeastern’s undergraduate student body has a strong preference for Kamala Harris, a poll by The Huntington News found. The survey, which was conducted over two weeks and gathered responses from 264...

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Vinny Borgesi stands alert against Merrimack March 13. The Husky notched career-highs in goals and assists last season.

How Vinny Borgesi is leading the Huskies to redemption on the ice

Elli Einset, news staff
November 1, 2024

Following its tough loss against Boston University in the quarterfinals of the Hockey East tournament last season, the Northeastern men’s ice hockey team is eager to go further this year – and one...

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The Huskies gather together against Delaware Oct. 27. Northeastern finished the season 2-9-7, 2-4-4 CAA.

[Photo] Northeastern women’s soccer ties the Delaware Blue Hens in final game of the season

Aoife Jeffries, news staff
October 30, 2024

The Huskies gather together against Delaware Oct. 27. Northeastern finished the season 2-9-7, 2-4-4 CAA.

Fantasy roundup Week 7: Breaking down 5 key takeaways

Fantasy roundup Week 7: Breaking down 5 key takeaways

Elli Einset and Zach Cohen
October 27, 2024

This week was another rollercoaster — and if you're a Jets fan, you might never recover. Saquon Barkley showed his old team, the New York Giants, what he is capable of. The Minnesota Vikings finally...

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Fantasy roundup Week 6: Breaking down 5 key takeaways

Fantasy roundup Week 6: Breaking down 5 key takeaways

Daniel Kaplan and Elli Einset
October 20, 2024

Week 7 of the NFL has been filled with trade action, from the Buffalo Bills trading for one of the league’s top wide receivers from the Cleveland Browns to the New York Jets also acquiring a top wide...

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Skylar Irving fights for the puck in the 4-0 shutout over Boston University Oct. 11. She potted the game-winner against Quinnipiac University Oct. 4, getting named Hockey East Player of the Week following the performance.

In her final season as a Husky, Skylar Irving looks to leave her mark

Elli Einset, news staff
October 16, 2024

With major changes to the Northeastern women’s hockey roster this season — including the graduation of Megan Carter and Katy Knoll, who helped power the Huskies’ defense and offense — the group...

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Nate Francois poses for a photo. The senior waked on to Northeastern men's basketball team this season after serving as team manager and competing for the club team. Photo courtesy Northeastern Athletics.

Nate Francois started on the club basketball team. Now, he takes on the D1 court.

Elli Einset, news staff
October 15, 2024

All good things take time — and Northeastern basketball’s Nate Francois is a testament to that. The senior guard walked on to Northeastern’s Division I men’s basketball team prior to this season’s...

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An NUPD officer sits in a car outside the Ruggles T stop. Northeastern recently released its 2024 ASR, revealing crime statistics for all Northeastern campuses.

Northeastern released its 2024 annual security report. Here’s what you need to know.

Alexa Coultoff, Chloe Craft, and Elli Einset
October 13, 2024

Overall crime on the Boston campus has decreased over the last year while reports of dating violence increased, according to recently-released security reports covering crime statistics at Northeastern’s...

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Fantasy roundup Week 5: Breaking down 5 key takeaways

Fantasy roundup Week 5: Breaking down 5 key takeaways

Zach Cohen and Elli Einset
October 12, 2024

There were more surprises and upsets this week in the NFL. The most shocking? The Jacksonville Jaguars won a game. The Bills Mafia did not see their team perform as well as they did from weeks one through...

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Rally participants march down Huntington Avenue Oct. 9. The rally took place two days after the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel.

Pro-Palestine demonstrators protest military industrial companies at Northeastern’s career fair

Dozens of people marched from the Christian Science Plaza to the Cabot Center Oct. 9 in protest of Northeastern’s all-day career fair, which featured several companies that manufacture military equipment...

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Fantasy roundup Week 4: Breaking down 5 key takeaways

Fantasy roundup Week 4: Breaking down 5 key takeaways

Elli Einset and Zach Cohen
October 4, 2024

Week 4 of the 2024 NFL season brought a few surprises but also some results that were to be expected. After week 4, the remaining undefeated teams are the Kansas City Chiefs and the Minnesota Vikings,...

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Fantasy roundup Week 3: Breaking down 5 key takeaways

Fantasy roundup Week 3: Breaking down 5 key takeaways

Elli Einset and Zach Cohen
September 29, 2024

The week of Sept. 19 through 23 of football had many surprises compared to the previous two: the Saints’ loss to the Eagles, the Vikings, Steelers and Seahawks advancing to 3-0 and the Bengals continuing...

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Video shows rodent crawling on ceiling beam in International Village dining hall

Elli Einset, news staff
September 19, 2024

A video sent to The News the afternoon of Sept. 18 shows a rodent crawling across a ceiling beam in Northeastern’s International Village dining hall above one of the food stations.  Giovanna Calicchio,...

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Northeastern’s sophomore defender Thomas Vold jumps for the header against Campbell Saturday. The Huskies tallied only nine shots in the shutout loss.

Northeastern men’s soccer falls short in first league game

Elli Einset, news staff
September 9, 2024

Northeastern (0-2-2, 0-1 CAA) fell to the Campbell Camels (4-0-1, 1-0 CAA) Saturday afternoon in their first league game of the season. This is the second time the Huskies took on the Camels in program...

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A pad and tampon from one of Northeastern's menstrual product dispensers. An investigation by The News found a lack of menstrual products in dispensers across campus.

Less than half of Northeastern bathrooms were fully stocked with menstrual products, The Huntington News found. These campus groups want to change that.

Elli Einset, news staff
September 3, 2024

Ashley Plant, a third-year biology major in need of a tampon, put a quarter into the menstrual product dispenser in Snell Library. But nothing came out.  Instead of running home and risking losing...

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Senior Jake Gigliotti prepares to make a pass to graduate student Tyler MacGregor. MacGregor secured both a run and an RBI single in the Saturday afternoon matchup against UNCW.

Huskies suffer their first series loss at Friedman Diamond since 2022

Elli Einset, news staff
April 22, 2024

The Northeastern baseball team (27-10, 11-2 CAA) suffered a rough defeat in a CAA matchup Friday, April 19 against University of North Carolina Wilmington (25-13, 9-4 CAA), or UNCW, in the first game of...

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Christopher Lenahan Jr. carries the ball down the field for Northeastern. Northeastern defeated South Carolina in overtime April 6. Photo courtesy Christian Gomez.

Northeastern men’s lacrosse comes back to upset South Carolina in overtime

Elli Einset, news staff
April 11, 2024

The Northeastern Huskies (5-4) fought through the rain and cold to upset the South Carolina Gamecocks (9-3) in a 11-10 overtime victory Saturday afternoon at Carter Field.  With the Huskies and Gamecocks...

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Olivia Rodrigo sings on stage. She dazzled the crowd with her vocals during songs like "teenage dream," "traitor" and "making the bed."

[Photo] Review: Olivia Rodrigo played TD Garden and fans couldn’t be ‘happier’

Jake Guldin, lifestyle editor
April 10, 2024

Rodrigo yells into her microphone. She released pent-up frustration during "brutal," creating a catharic moment for her and the crowd.

Northeastern women's eight focuses in at the 2022 Foot of the Charles. In 2023, the Huskies' first varsity eight finished in first place (14:17.20).

Northeastern women’s rowing looks to continue last year’s hot streak

Elli Einset, news staff
March 30, 2024

The Northeastern women’s rowing team is gearing up for the start of the spring season, and the Huskies are stronger and more motivated than ever as they approach their first race, the Doc Hosea Invitational,...

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Northeastern men's club lacrosse goalie Sam Bellomy gets ready in net. Bellomy backstopped his team with a .627 save percentage last season. Photo courtesy Vittorio Mount

‘I am excited to see what we can do’: Northeastern men’s club lacrosse looks to the future as season kicks off

Elli Einset, news correspondent
February 17, 2024

Northeastern men’s club lacrosse has maintained its focus between seasons, and the team hopes to keep up the momentum from its previous success following its 11-6 record in 2023. This year’s spring...

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

[Photo] Huskies dominate in shutout victory over Maine

Amelia Ballingall, sports editor
February 14, 2024

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

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...

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