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The first evidence of the inception of ‘Aussie’ rules football dates back to 1858 as a way to keep cricket players in shape during the winter seasons when they were not competing.
Women's basketball fell to Butler in the first round of the WNIT Thursday, 89-72.
In her fifth year at NU, Cole has brought together a team not only got out to its best-ever start, but also qualified for the WNIT.
Northeastern women's basketball will face off against Butler in the WNIT this Thursday.
The Huskies went down in overtime Friday, losing to Drexel 73-69 and bowing out of the CAA Tournament.
The Huskies took the lead after five minutes and never gave it up, beating UNCW 75-64 in the CAA quarterfinals Thursday.
The Huskies let a big lead slip in the fourth quarter Sunday, falling to Hofstra 63-62.
Jess Genco is finishing up her senior season in the coming weeks, marking the end of her remarkable Husky career.
Shannon Todd and Kendall Currence finished the game as Northeastern’s top scorers, scoring 14 and 13 respectively. Todd also finished the game with four rebounds and two assists.
For the Huskies, Shannon Todd was the leading scorer. The junior guard finished the night with 15 points along with three 3-pointers and four rebounds.
Thanks to clutch free throws from freshman guard Katie May and junior forward Ayanna Dublin, the Huskies put the game beyond doubt with the 77-68 win.
Key 3s knocked down with five and three minutes left by Genco, her second and third of the contest, cut the Dukes’ lead down to 4, but JMU survived the late charge from Northeastern, further asserting themselves as the CAA’s top contender.
UNCW and Northeastern (14-6, 4-5 CAA) both came out with tremendous hustle throughout the game, as both teams knew the importance of the matchup at a buzzing Trask Arena.
But the headline of the game came with four minutes to go in the first quarter, as senior forward Gabby Giacone sunk her second basket of the game, cementing her spot as one of the elites in Northeastern basketball history as she notched her 1,000th point.
For the Huskies, senior guard Jess Genco notched three assists, giving her the most all-time assists (466) for Northeastern in its women’s basketball program history.
At the forefront of the women’s success so far this season has been their ability to score in high volumes.
Delaware was restricted to six points in the final quarter, which finished off a sound performance by the Huskies in all facets of the game.
This extends Northeastern’s losing streak to three games heading into Sunday’s game against Delaware at Matthews Arena.
Senior guard Jess Genco presides over the top scorer mantle, averaging 19.3 points per game. She also leads in assists with 3.7 per game and steals with 1.7.
The Dukes put on a shooting masterclass, hitting 53 percent from the field and racking up 13 three-pointers in the process.
But that was as close as the Huskies got, as near-perfect free-throw shooting was enough to close the game out and seal the deal for Towson, who move to 3-0 along with James Madison as the only remaining undefeated CAA teams. Northeastern, meanwhile, drops to 2-1.
