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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Niyati Parikh, Staff Reporter

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Senior guard Stella Clark reached her second 1000th point mark in her basketball career as she ended her final season with the Huskies.

Stella Clark ends her career as a Husky with the ultimate achievement

Niyati Parikh, news staff
April 14, 2021

Scoring 1,000 points once is an astonishing accolade but to do it twice during one’s basketball career is monumental, and senior guard Stella Clark ended her Northeastern career with an extra cherry...

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The No.7 seed Huskies could not get past No.2 seed JMU, subsequently dropping out of the CAA tournament.

Huskies won’t be dancing this season, lose to JMU 81-65

Niyati Parikh, news staff
March 14, 2021

Despite the comeback bid late in the second half, the No. 7 seed Northeastern women’s basketball team couldn’t follow through Thursday evening, dropping to second-seeded James Madison University, 81-65,...

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No. 7 seed Northeastern Huskies head into CAA tournament tonight, facing off against JMU in their first round.

Women’s basketball takes on preseason favorites in CAA tournament

Niyati Parikh, news staff
March 11, 2021

Even before the 2020-21 basketball season commenced, the CAA’s head coaches voted to predict who would end up on top. The Northeastern women’s basketball team (7-12, 6-10 CAA) placed fourth in the...

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Oriyomi is averaging over 11 points a game and leads the Huskies with 7.8 rebounds per game in the 2020-21 season.

Mide Oriyomi: The Red and Black hero

Niyati Parikh, news staff
March 4, 2021

In a team riddled with upperclassman injuries, one underclassman has stepped up to the plate to fill in the gaps: sophomore forward Mide Oriyomi.  Last season, then-rookie Oriyomi led the class of...

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Even though they fought hard, the Huskies could not come up with a win in their loss to Hofstra Tuesday.

NU loses 63-60, splits home-and-home series with Hofstra again

Niyati Parikh, news staff
March 4, 2021

Despite a strong game by junior guard Kendall Currence, the Huskies could not continue their winning streak Tuesday with a 63-60 loss against Hofstra University. This is the second time this season that...

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Northeastern is on a four-game winning streak  after capturing a win against Hofstra Sunday afternoon.

Huskies tie team three-point record in win against Hofstra, 68-39

Niyati Parikh, news staff
February 28, 2021

The Northeastern women’s basketball team has been on a hot streak, winning their last three games. They extended that streak with a win Sunday, 68-39, against Hofstra University in their second home-and-home...

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The Huskies are on a roll, winners of their last three. Theyll face Hofstra at home next weekend in their regular-season finale.

Women’s basketball completes sweep against UNCW, wins 78-58

Niyati Parikh, news staff
February 22, 2021

The Northeastern women’s basketball team had a picture-perfect weekend against UNC Wilmington, completing the sweep Sunday 78-58 and winning three straight games. This game also marked the second Play4Kay...

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Queen of triples Maddie Vizza led Huskies to second straight win

Queen of triples Maddie Vizza led Huskies to second straight win

Niyati Parikh, news staff
February 20, 2021

Freshman guard and CAA Rookie of the Week Maddie Vizza took the spotlight again today in the second straight CAA win for the Northeastern women’s basketball team, this time against UNC Wilmington, putting...

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Stella Clark finished Senior Day with her 1000th point en route to a win over Towson.

Senior guard Stella Clark hits 1000 points, leads Huskies to a Senior Day win

Niyati Parikh, news staff
February 14, 2021

Although friends and family couldn’t attend Senior Day, it was a memorable one as senior guard Stella Clark made her 100th appearance, 57th start and 1000th career point. Although graduate student Ayanna...

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It was a rough afternoon for the Huskies, who couldnt contain Towson after halftime.

Women’s basketball adds to the five-game losing streak, losing 90-69 to Towson

Niyati Parikh, news staff
February 14, 2021

Although they had the lead at the half, the Huskies found themselves with a five-game losing streak after a Saturday loss to Towson University, 90-69. Towson (11-3, 6-1 CAA) was the team that NU (3-11,...

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Northeastern drops all four games to Delaware this season

Northeastern drops all four games to Delaware this season

Niyati Parikh, news staff
February 9, 2021

After playing and losing to Delaware at the start of the season, Northeastern was back on the road at Newark to play them twice more. This series marked the first for program history where they played...

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In final seconds, the Huskies fail to comeback against Drexel in second game of the weekend

NU gets swept by Drexel after buzzer-beater layup

Niyati Parikh, news staff
February 1, 2021

With a tough loss against Drexel yesterday, the Huskies were on the search for revenge. On paper, it seemed like NU won in all the categories, keeping Drexel at 31% for field goals and having 35 rebounds...

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NU, unable to beat the heat, falls to Drexel in their first game of the weekend.

NU unable to handle the heat of the Dragons, lose 79-64

Niyati Parikh, news staff
January 31, 2021

Despite the great effort against James Madison last Tuesday, the Northeastern Huskies went on to take a loss against the other preseason CAA favorites, Drexel University. With the continued effort to raise...

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Huskies make history and  win for the first time against JMU since their 2011-2012 season.

Huskies make history with first-ever road win against JMU, splitting series 1-1

Niyati Parikh, news staff
January 26, 2021

After Friday’s announcement that the Northeastern and James Madison University series set for this past weekend was canceled, it was unsure when the Huskies would play next. Thankfully, since no player...

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The womens basketball team was scheduled to play James Madison this weekend.

Women’s basketball weekend against James Madison University canceled due to COVID-19 protocols

Niyati Parikh, news staff
January 24, 2021

On Friday, the CAA announced that the away series between Northeastern and James Madison University will be postponed and rescheduled for a later date.  The women’s basketball 2020-2021 schedule...

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NU sweeps Manhattan College 62-50 in non-conference match up Tuesday afternoon.

Women’s basketball nabs second straight road win with the unstoppable offense of Oriyomi and Clark

Niyati Parikh, news staff
January 19, 2021

After 10 days off from CAA play due to COVID-19 scheduling changes, all eyes were back on sophomore forward Mide Oriyomi Tuesday afternoon. And boy did she step up to the challenge against non-conference...

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Despite a strong start, the Huskies fall to Hofstra in the third game this week.

Huskies fall to Hofstra and unable to complete comeback, 68-57

Niyati Parikh, news staff
January 7, 2021

Playing their third game in six days, the women’s basketball team is still looking for their first win as they lost another final-quarter comeback attempt to Hofstra, 68-57.  Junior guard Kendall...

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Guard Stella Clark and the Huskies fell to Delaware in both matchups over the weekend.

Women’s basketball snaps previous home openers win streak against Delaware

Niyati Parikh, news staff
January 7, 2021

After a last-minute schedule change due to a positive COVID-19 test in the Elon University program, the Huskies faced the University of Delaware on back-to-back days. Both games were swept by the Fighting...

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Meet the freshmen of womens basketball

Meet the freshmen of women’s basketball

Niyati Parikh, news staff
January 5, 2021

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Cole and Oriyomi named members of CAA’S United for Change committee

Cole and Oriyomi named members of CAA’S United for Change committee

Niyati Parikh, news staff
January 4, 2021

Women’s basketball head coach Kelly Cole and sophomore forward Mide Oriyomi were selected Nov. 2 to reside as members of the United for Change executive committee. The CAA established a 14-member CAA...

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The Huskies played their first home game against Maine Sunday afternoon, closely losing 62-63.

Women’s basketball fails to make a comeback in nail-biting fourth quarter against Maine, falling 62-63

Niyati Parikh, news staff
December 20, 2020

The women’s basketball team opened their home-game schedule Sunday with a nail-biting loss to the University of Maine, 62-63.  This season, NU will dedicate each home game to a victim of racism and...

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Northeastern fall to UMass Lowell in first opening game of the season.

Women’s basketball loses home-opener to UMass Lowell, 59-69

Niyati Parikh, news staff
December 17, 2020

Despite the valiant effort by junior guard Kendall Currence, who dropped a game-high 19 points, the Huskies could not overcome the prowess of the University of Massachusetts Lowell River Hawks, ending...

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Womens basketball is the last winter sports team to start their season, opening Dec. 20 against Maine.

Women’s basketball preview: Huskies’ set eyes on ring despite pandemic setback and challenges

Niyati Parikh, news staff
December 13, 2020

Despite an unprecedented end to the 2019-20 season coupled with the loss of Courtney Redcross, Rachel Aho and playmaker Shannon Todd, Northeastern’s women’s basketball has its eyes set on the ring...

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Sophomore forward Mide Oriyomi led her rookie class in scoring average (5.2 points) and minutes per game (15.9 minutes).

Meet the sophomores of women’s basketball

Niyati Parikh, news staff
October 16, 2020
Already recruited twice in her lifetime for basketball, psychology major Mide Oriyomi, a world traveler most recently hailing from Ontario, set her sights on Northeastern to continue her basketball career.
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Senior guard Shannon Todd is the 22nd player in program history to reach 1000 points at Northeastern.

Shannon Todd: Her 1000th point and her final season

Niyati Parikh, news staff
March 9, 2020

Scoring 1000 points once is an amazing feat. Doing it twice during a basketball career, however, is tremendous. Number 14-wearing senior guard Shannon Todd did just that as she joined the 1000-point club...

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Senior forward Ayanna Dublin takes a jumper during a game against South Dakota earlier this season.

Women’s basketball hits .500 CAA record with final win against Hofstra

Niyati Parikh, news staff
March 9, 2020

Solidifying the No. 5 seed for the CAA tournament, the Northeastern women’s basketball team ended their 2019-20 regular play season on the road with a win against the Hofstra Pride, 62-54.  NU (13-16,...

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Senior forward Ayanna Dublin goes to score in a game against Towson earlier this season.

NU suffers winless weekend to split season series with both UNCW and Charleston

Niyati Parikh, news staff
March 1, 2020

Even though the Huskies were coming off a strong week with a win against Towson on their senior day and senior guard Shannon Todd achieving her 1000th career point, this weekend proved to be a fatal one...

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Freshman guard Anna Boruta goes for a jumper in a game against Yale.

Northeastern women’s basketball team wins nail-biter on Senior Day, 66-63

Niyati Parikh, news correspondent
February 25, 2020

With the energy of the home fans cheering, the Northeastern women’s basketball team beat the Towson Tigers, 66-63. After honoring their three seniors: guard Shannon Todd, forward Courtney Redcross, and...

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Junior guard Stella Clark prepares to catch a pass in a game versus Delaware last season.

Women’s basketball loses at home to James Madison

Niyati Parikh, news staff
February 22, 2020

Despite sophomore guard Kendall Currence’s career-high of 24 points, Northeastern women’s basketball couldn’t pull off the win in Cabot Center against James Madison University, 86-64. JMU (20-4,...

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Womens basketball split weekend with loss against William & Mary and win against Elon

Women’s basketball split weekend with loss against William & Mary and win against Elon

Niyati Parikh, news staff
February 16, 2020

The Northeastern women’s basketball team went 1-1 this weekend after losing to William & Mary, 64-80, and beating Elon 69-45. With this, they split the season series with the Tribe and swept away...

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Huskies take their second loss of the weekend to Drexel, 51-67

Huskies take their second loss of the weekend to Drexel, 51-67

Niyati Parikh, news staff
February 9, 2020

With the Northeastern women’s basketball team having lost to the Drexel Dragons earlier in the season, they were on the prowl for revenge. However, despite having the support of the crowd, in attendance...

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Alexis Hill pulls down a rebound during a game last season.

Huskies go 1-1 against Delaware after home loss, 69-81

Niyati Parikh, news staff
February 8, 2020

After beating Delaware once before, 72-62, Northeastern women’s basketball looked poised to pick up a season sweep against them. The win would lead to their best 10-game CAA start since joining the league....

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Freshman guard Anna Boruta goes for a jumper in a game against Yale.

Currence runs the show as women’s basketball hits .500 with win over UNCW

Niyati Parikh, news correspondent
February 3, 2020

The Northeastern women’s basketball team brought their home winning streak to seven with a nail-biting finish to yet another home weekend sweep. The Huskies entered the game tied for third in the CAA...

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Junior guard Stella Clark goes for a layup in a game against Delaware last season.

Women’s basketball wins first of four-home game stint against the College of Charleston

Niyati Parikh, news staff
February 1, 2020

The Northeastern women’s basketball team proved that the bark of a Husky is worse than a bite of a Cougar as they started off their four-game home stretch against the College of Charleston, ultimately...

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Junior guard Stella Clark goes for a layup in a game against Delaware last season.

Women’s basketball takes 67-54 loss to James Madison

Niyati Parikh, news correspondent
January 27, 2020

Another comeback effort was denied for the Northeastern women’s basketball team as they dropped another game to defending CAA regular-season champion, James Madison University, 67-54. With James Madison...

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Women’s basketball’s comeback attempt falls short against Towson

Women’s basketball’s comeback attempt falls short against Towson

Niyati Parikh, news correspondent
January 25, 2020

 Northeastern women’s basketball team couldn’t keep up their three-game winning streak Friday, losing to Towson 81-68.  With Towson (9-8, 4-2 CAA) starting off the game strong with a 9-22 opening...

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Senior forward Ayanna Dublin takes a jumper during a game against South Dakota earlier this season.

Women’s basketball climbs CAA standings with successful weekend

Niyati Parikh, news correspondent
January 21, 2020

The Northeastern women’s basketball team had a sweep this weekend, winning against Elon University 68-65 in OT Friday and against the College of William & Mary 61-55 Sunday.  Northeastern vs...

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Junior guard Stella Clark goes for a layup in a game against Delaware last season.

Women’s basketball splits weekend away games against Drexel and Delaware

Niyati Parikh, news correspondent
January 14, 2020

The Northeastern women’s basketball team split its away games this past weekend, losing to Drexel University 41-50 on Friday and winning against the University of Delaware 72-62 on Sunday.  Northeastern...

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Junior guard Stella Clark looks up for the ball during a game against Delaware last season.

Women’s basketball opens conference play with 74-51 win over Hofstra

Niyati Parikh, news correspondent
January 7, 2020

After the Northeastern women’s basketball team ended their 2019 calendar year with a tough loss to Boston University, they opened up their CAA play of the season with a win against the Hofstra Pride...

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Junior guard Stella Clark goes for a layup in a game against Delaware last season.

Northeastern falls to BU for the second time in 7 years, ending win streak

Niyati Parikh, news correspondent
December 30, 2019
Defense has continuously been the Northeastern women’s basketball team’s forte this season, but they fell short Sunday as they lost to Boston University, 72-56. 
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Alexis Hill pulls down a rebound during a game last season.

Alexis Hill creates new career highs, leads Huskies to 4th straight win

Niyati Parikh, news correspondent
December 23, 2019
Sophomore forward Alexis Hill set career highs in points (25) and steals (6) as the Northeastern women’s basketball team won their fourth consecutive matchup against Maine on the road 66-58. 
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Junior guard Stella Clark goes for a layup in a game against Delaware last season.

Huskies win third straight game against former rivals

Niyati Parikh, news correspondent
December 15, 2019
Riding off consecutive wins against North Dakota State and Harvard, the women’s basketball team put away former American East rival, Hartford, in their first meeting since December, 2009. 
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Women’s basketball claims close victory against Harvard

Women’s basketball claims close victory against Harvard

Niyati Parikh, news correspondent
December 5, 2019
The Northeastern Huskies (2-6) came out ahead in a nail-bitingly close game against the across-the-river rivals Harvard (6-3).
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Freshman guard Anna Boruta goes for a jumper in a game against Yale.

Women’s basketball loses to Yale, drops fifth straight

Niyati Parikh, news correspondent
November 23, 2019
The Huskies’ suffered their fifth loss of the season Saturday afternoon, falling to the Yale Bulldogs, 78-63, at home in the Cabot Center.
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Junior guard Stella Clark goes for a layup in a game against Delaware last season.

Women’s basketball knocked off by Dayton, drop to 0-3

Niyati Parikh, news correspondent
November 17, 2019
The Huskies lost to the Dayton Flyers, 71-60, dropping the Huskies to 0-3 on the season. 
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Junior guard Stella Clark goes up for a layup in a game last season versus Delaware.

Women’s basketball soundly defeated by No. 1 Oregon in second loss of season

Niyati Parikh, news correspondent
November 13, 2019
Northeastern women’s basketball took its second loss of the season at No. 1 Oregon Monday evening, losing by a substantial margin, 89-47.
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Senior forward Ayanna Dublin puts up a 2-pointer in traffic against members of the South Dakota defense.

Women’s basketball drops season-opening nailbiter to South Dakota

Niyati Parikh, news correspondent
November 5, 2019
With it being the annual Boston Public Schools Day at the Cabot Center, the energy of the environment was off the charts in anticipation for the start of the game, and the start of Northeastern’s season. Unfortunately, the anticipation was met with defeat, as the Northeastern women’s basketball team was narrowly defeated by the visiting South Dakota Coyotes, 80-76.
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Graduated guard Jess Genco, one of the players the Huskies will have to play without this season, dribbles forward in a game against Delaware last year.

Women’s basketball season primer

Niyati Parikh, news correspondent
October 23, 2019
After a program-best 20-12 record last season, Northeastern will need to overcome some challenges to equal the success of last year’s season.
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