After tying St. Lawrence University in the season-opener in Canton, N.Y. on Saturday night, the Northeastern University women’s hockey team (1-0-1) skated past the Saints, 9-5, in a rematch the following night. Three Huskies earned weekly Women’s Hockey East Association (WHEA) awards for their excellence during opening weekend.
Northeastern women’s ice hockey junior forward Kendall Coyne added another gold medal to her resume this weekend as she and the rest of the United States women’s national hockey team won the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Women’s Championship finals in Sweden.
In the Hockey East Tournament semifinals, the Northeastern women’s hockey team fell short to Boston University (BU) on March 7 at the Hyannis Youth and Community Center in Massachusetts. BU defeated the Huskies 6-1 and bumped Northeastern from the tournament.
The Northeastern women’s hockey team took on University of New Hampshire (UNH) in the quarterfinals of the Hockey East Championship this weekend. The three-game series started on Friday with a 2-1 loss to UNH, but NU came back Saturday afternoon with a 3-2 win to tie the series. Game three was on Sunday afternoon and the Huskies secured their place in the semifinals for the fifth straight year with a 4-3 win over UNH.
Northeastern University’s women’s hockey team had a weekend sweep against the University of New Hampshire (UNH). On Saturday, the two teams battled at UNH for a 5-1 Husky win. At home on Sunday, the Huskies honored the five seniors on Senior Day and came away with a 3-1 victory.
Needing just one point, the Northeastern women’s team came away from a weekend in Storrs, Conn. with three CAA points, advancing to third place in the Hockey East standings. Saturday, NU faced University of Connecticut (UConn) and pulled out a last second victory to make the final score 4-2. The teams squared off again on Sunday afternoon, which resulted in a 2-2 tie.
Northeastern University (NU) women’s hockey faced Providence College last Friday. At the end of regulation, the teams were tied at 1-1. NU came out with a victory over Providence in overtime making the final score 2-1. The team then took on Boston University (BU) in the consolation game of the 2015 Beanpot on Tuesday. Despite the women’s best efforts, Northeastern lost to BU by a final score of 3-1.
The Northeastern women’s hockey team picked up a big win against University of Vermont (UVM) last Friday with a final score of 4-3. However, the team couldn’t keep up in the 2015 Beanpot semifinals against undefeated Boston College (BC) on Tuesday night in Cambridge. BC came out on top 3-1.
Northeastern junior captain and 2014 United States Olympian Kendall Coyne led the Huskies into battle against Boston University’s (BU) senior captain and 2014 Canadian Olympian Marie-Philip Poulin on Sunday afternoon. Coyne and Poulin each played exceptionally well for their teams in BU’s 4-3 win at Matthews Arena.
Northeastern women’s hockey team had a packed schedule the last two weeks, taking on the University of Vermont (UVM), Harvard University and Union College. The team swept UVM 7-3 and 5-1 in back-to-back games Nov. 22 and 23. After the two wins, the Huskies lost 4-3 against Harvard on Saturday and 1-0 to Union on Tuesday at Matthews Arena.
