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Valentina Swan

Valentina Swan, News Staff

Valentina Swan is a third-year journalism major with a minor in business administration originally from New York City. She enjoys reporting on all of Northeastern’s athletic teams and is an advocate for women in the sports journalism field.

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Players celebrate a victory May 16. Northeastern baseball had only been CAA Champions once prior to their victory May 24.

Northeastern baseball wins CAA Championship for second time ever, punching ticket to NCAA Tournament

Valentina Swan, news staff
May 25, 2025

The No. 1 seed Northeastern Baseball (48-9, 25-2 CAA) defeated the No. 2 seed University of North Carolina Wilmington (34-24, 19-8 CAA) with a final score of 9-6 May 24 for the Huskies’ second-ever CAA...

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Jordan Gottesman throws the ball April 13. Gottesman threw 12 strikeouts, the most by a Northeastern pitcher since 2022.

Northeastern baseball advances to CAA Championship game for fifth time in history

Valentina Swan, news staff
May 24, 2025

The Northeastern baseball team (47-9, 25-2 CAA) beat the University of North Carolina Wilmington Seahawks (34-23, 19-8 CAA) with a final score of 11-1 May 23 to advance to the CAA Championship game.  In...

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Players celebrate a victory May 16. Northeastern baseball had only been CAA Champions once prior to their victory May 24.

Northeastern baseball shuts out the College of Charleston in their first CAA Playoff game

Valentina Swan, news staff
May 22, 2025

The No. 1 Northeastern baseball team (46-9, 25-2 CAA) defeated the No. 4 College of Charleston (35-20, 15-12 CAA) in a 6-0 shutout Thursday for its first 2025 CAA Baseball Championship game.  The Huskies...

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Gregory Bozzo hugs his teammate April 30. The Huskies finished their regular season with 45 wins, the highest in program history. File photo by Jessica Xing.

Northeastern baseball finishes record breaking regular season with series win

The Northeastern Baseball team (45-9, 25-2 CAA) swept the North Carolina A&T Aggies (15-37, 9-18 CAA) in its final regular-season series this past weekend, extending its win streak to 24. The Huskies...

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Carmelo Musacchia swings the bat April 14. Musacchia collected three runs during the series against William & Mary.

Northeastern baseball claims 20th consecutive win after sweeping William & Mary

Valentina Swan and Elli Einset
May 13, 2025

The Northeastern baseball team (41-9, 22-2 CAA) took down the William & Mary Tribe (20-31, 13-11 CAA) the weekend of May 9 to 11, securing the CAA regular season championship and marking its 20th win...

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Cam Maldonado dives into second base April 13. Maldonado had four hits for three runs against Charleston April 18-20.

Northeastern baseball sweeps Charleston to stay undefeated in CAA weekend series

The Northeastern baseball team (30-9, 13-2) swept the College of Charleston Cougars (22-16, 7-8 CAA) April 18 to 20, solidifying its lead in the CAA.  The Huskies opened the weekend with a  4-0 win...

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Cam Maldonado runs to second base. Maldonado scored four runs over the Hofstra series, April 11 to 13.

Northeastern baseball sweeps Hofstra in fourth-straight CAA series victory

Bailey Reynolds and Valentina Swan
April 14, 2025

The Northeastern baseball team (25-9, 10-2 CAA) swept the Hofstra University Pride (12-24, 3-9 CAA) in a weekend series held April 11 to 13.  In game one of the series against the Pride, the Huskies...

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Max Gitlin winds up for a pitch April 1. The victory over Central Connecticut State University was Gitlin's fourth win as a Husky.

Northeastern baseball scores 12 runs against CCSU, adding on another win for the Huskies

Valentina Swan, news staff
April 10, 2025

The Northeastern baseball team (22-9, 7-2 CAA) took down the Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils (18-5, 14-1 Northeast) in an afternoon showdown April 9, scoring an impressive 12 runs . The...

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Gregory Bozzo slides into base. Bozzo collected one of the three runs that gave the Huskies the win over Boston College.

Northeastern baseball shuts out BC, punching ticket to Beanpot championship

Valentina Swan, news staff
April 3, 2025

The Northeastern baseball team (19-8, 5-1 CAA) won the men's semifinal Beanpot game against the Boston College Eagles (13-14, 5-7 Atlantic Division) April 1 at Friedman Diamond. The Huskies shut out the...

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The cheer squad performs during a men's basketball halftime game Feb. 8. The squad placed third nationally in their divison last year.

‘More than just decorations on the sidelines’: Northeastern cheerleading faces challenges with club sport status

Valentina Swan, news staff
April 3, 2025

Beyond the pom-poms and backflips at the sidelines of basketball games, the Northeastern cheer team takes on adversity as a club sport while supporting the Northeastern and Boston communities through philanthropy. The...

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Jordan Gottesman pitches March 23. The Huskies took the game 6-2.

Baseball clinches first conference series win over Towson

The Northeastern baseball team (14-8, 2-1 CAA) won two of three games in its series against the Towson Tigers (8-17, 1-2 CAA) March 21 to 23 for their first conference play of the season. The Huskies dropped...

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A Northeastern player hits the ball March 15. Northeastern took its first shutout since 2022 March 19 in a 6-0 loss to Boston College.

Huskies get shut out by BC for first loss against Eagles since 2022

Valentina Swan, news staff
March 22, 2025

The Northeastern men's baseball team (12-7, 0-0 CAA) was shut out by the Boston College Eagles (9-9, 2-4 Atlantic Coast) in a solo game March 19 by a score of 6-0. The Huskies four-game win streak came...

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Jordan Gottesman throws a pitch. Northeastern baseball took a three game sweep against Harvard University March 14-16.

Huskies sweep the Crimson for second series win of the season

Bailey Reynolds and Valentina Swan
March 19, 2025

The Northeastern baseball team (12-6, 0-0 CAA) swept the Harvard University Crimson (0-13, 0-0 Ivy League) at home March 14 to 16.  The Huskies won the home opener 5-0 March 14.  In the bottom...

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A Husky swings at the approaching ball. Northeastern lost to Bryant University 13-3 in seven innings.

The Northeastern Huskies lose in seven innings to Bryant

Valentina Swan, news staff
March 14, 2025

The Northeastern baseball team (8-6, 0-0 CAA) fell to the Bryant University Bulldogs (6-8-1, 0-0 America East) on the road March 13 with a final score of 13-3.  During their only game against a Rhode...

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The Huskies celebrate their teammate March 29, 2024. Northeastern won one of their four games against Hawaii Feb. 29 to March 3.

Huskies drop three of four in a hard-fought series against University of Hawaii

Valentina Swan, news correspondent
March 6, 2025

The Northeastern baseball team (4-5, 0-0 NCAA) took one of the four games against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (10-2, 0-0 Big West) this past weekend in the Aloha state. The Huskies lost the first game...

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Ryan Gerety waits for the pitch March 29, 2024. Gerety took two runs in the series against Indiana State Feb. 22 and 23.

Northeastern baseball takes two of three games against Indiana State

Valentina Swan, news correspondent
February 26, 2025

The Northeastern men’s baseball team (3-2, 0-0 CAA) couldn't complete a sweep during its Feb. 22 and 23 matchup against Indiana State Sycamores (5-3, 0-0 Missouri Valley Conference). The Huskies won...

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Alexander Nwagha attempts to push the ball back into the basket. Nwagha had two steals and two blocks against the Campbell Camels Jan. 13.

Northeastern men’s basketball comes out on top against Campbell in teams’ first matchup of season

Valentina Swan, news correspondent
February 15, 2025

Northeastern men’s basketball (14-12, 6-7 CAA) defeated Campbell University Fighting Camels (14-12, 9-4 CAA), Feb. 13 67-58, ending the Camels’ seven-game win streak as the Huskies continue their up-and-down...

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