On a crucial road trip to Virginia, the Northeastern University (NU) field hockey team (4-10) took down the College of William & Mary on Friday, notching its first Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) victory. However, the women could not overcome No. 18 James Madison University (JMU) and lost 3-1 on Sunday.
The Northeastern University (NU) field hockey team (3-9) lost to Drexel University 4-3 on Friday, unable to secure a win in its first Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) game. The team then battled hard against Boston University (BU) on Sunday but fell just short, losing 3-2.
Over the weekend, the Northeastern University (NU) field hockey team (3-7) split a pair of games against Monmouth University and the University of Maine, putting up strong performances and rebounding from a three-game losing streak. The skid ended when NU beat Monmouth on Friday by a score of 5-4. The team fell just short on Sunday in Orono, Maine, losing 2-1.
The Northeastern University (NU) field hockey team (2-6) struggled this weekend against two local rivals, dropping games against Harvard University and Boston College (BC) on Friday and Sunday, respectively.
The Northeastern University (NU) field hockey team (2-4) split a pair of road games this weekend, beating Dartmouth College on Friday but falling to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) on Sunday.
The Northeastern University (NU) field hockey team cruised to a 14-5 record in 2014, led by strong veteran players. The team has returned for its 2015 campaign, this time with a much younger squad. Though it’s early in the season, the reigning Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) regular-season champions have struggled. The Huskies currently hold a record of 1-3 after facing three ranked opponents.
After winning its first ever Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) regular season title last week, the Northeastern field hockey team was defeated by James Madison University (JMU) in the semifinals of the CAA tournament on Friday afternoon.
With 100 yards of open space and 21 other players on the field, keeping watch over a 7 by 12-foot goal certainly isn’t the most action-packed role on the field hockey pitch. But for sophomore Rebecca “Becky” Garner, the goal is her domain. Selected to the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) All-Rookie Team as a freshman last season, and voted to the All-CAA Preseason Team this year, Garner has been one of the key cogs for the No. 18 Northeastern team this season, helping lead the Huskies to their first-ever CAA regular season championship.
Following its 11-game winning streak, the Northeastern field hockey team struggled to get back to its winning ways as the women lost their second consecutive match on Friday to the University of Delaware before getting the win on Sunday against Towson University.
The Northeastern field hockey team had its 11-game winning streak snapped on Sunday in a 2-1 overtime loss against No. 20 University of Maine. Entering the game, Northeastern had dominated Maine with a record of 23-6-1.
With a win over the Drexel Dragons last Sunday, the Northeastern field hockey team extended its winning streak to 11 games, the most they’ve won in a row since 2005. The win also moved the Huskies to 2-0 in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play, the first time they’ve won their first two games of conference play in the last nine years. The Dragons scored the first goal 21:55 into the first half, after senior midfielder Christina Conrad was able to put it in the net after gaining control of a loose ball.
With wins over Hofstra University and no. 8 Boston College (BC) under its belt, the Northeastern field hockey team continued its run of utter dominance this week, stretching its longest winning streak since 2005 to 10 games.
