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Huskies Start Season With 2-0 Weekend

Huskies Start Season With 2-0 Weekend

November 16, 2016

By Charlie Wolfson, news correspondent  The Northeastern University women’s basketball season began with two wins over the weekend: One at home against Boston University (BU) and one on the road at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York. The opener, a 78-59 win over BU...

Huskies advance to CAA semis, fall to Drexel

Huskies advance to CAA semis, fall to Drexel

March 17, 2016
Last week, the Northeastern University (NU) women’s basketball team secured its first-ever Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) tournament win, upsetting No. 3 Hofstra University 65-54 after the Pride beat NU twice in the regular season.
Huskies winning streak ends on senior day

Huskies winning streak ends on senior day

March 3, 2016
Back-to-back victories propelled the Northeastern University (NU) women's basketball team to a .500 winning percentage, but they weren't able to keep up the momentum on senior night on Wednesday, March 2, falling to Hofstra University in the last game of the regular season.
Huskies roll to four game winning streak

Huskies roll to four game winning streak

February 24, 2016
The Northeastern University (NU) women’s basketball team extended its winning streak to four games after defeating the University of Delaware and University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW) in the Cabot Center over the weekend, marking NU’s longest streak in three seasons.
Skid continues for Husky hoops

Skid continues for Husky hoops

February 3, 2016
Over the weekend, the Northeastern (NU) Huskies lost to both Elon University and the College of William & Mary, extending their losing streak to five games.
Women's basketball drops two contests

Women’s basketball drops two contests

January 28, 2016
Hampered by injuries and bad weather, the rocky season for Northeastern University (NU) women’s basketball continued last weekend.
Roller coaster season continues for women's hoops

Roller coaster season continues for women’s hoops

January 21, 2016
The inconsistency that has plagued the Northeastern University (NU) women’s basketball team all season was on full display last weekend.
DeFreese, Giacone lead basketball to rout of BU

DeFreese, Giacone lead basketball to rout of BU

November 18, 2015
For the first time in over three decades, the Northeastern University (NU) women’s basketball team is off to a 2-0 start. After routing Boston University (BU) 77-44 in their season opener on Friday, the Huskies snuck out a win in New York against Siena College, 70-67, on Sunday.
Women's basketball finishes 4-24

Women’s basketball finishes 4-24

March 5, 2015
The Northeastern women’s basketball team (4-24) concluded its arduous regular season on Wednesday night, dropping the last game of a difficult three-game stretch against Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) rival Drexel University (20-9).
NU basketball “just choked”

NU basketball “just choked”

February 25, 2015
The Northeastern women’s basketball team (5-20) returned to Boston this week for a two game homestand dropping a pair of thrillers against Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) rivals Elon University (15-10) and College of Charleston (4-22).
Huskies drop eighth straight conference game

Huskies drop eighth straight conference game

February 18, 2015
Despite its best offensive performance of the season, the Northeastern women’s basketball team (4-19) was bested once again on Sunday afternoon, losing 84-78 to the University of North Carolina-Wilmington (UNCW) Seahawks (10-14).
Women’s basketball falls to William & Mary

Women’s basketball falls to William & Mary

February 4, 2015
The Northeastern (NU) women’s basketball team returned to the Cabot Center for two matchups this week following a three-game road trip. The Huskies (4-16) hoped to return to winning form, but lost both games against Hofstra University and the College of William & Mary with the latter being a double-overtime thriller.