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Women’s soccer falls to BC in first round of NCAA tourney

November 21, 2013

After upsetting James Madison University in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championship, the Huskies reached the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2008, but were defeated Friday in the first round by Boston College in a 2-0 shutout.

Women’s soccer clinches CAA title, punches ticket to NCAA tourney

November 14, 2013

Friday night will mark a first for coach Tracey Leone and her women’s soccer team. After defeating James Madison University 3-1 in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championship, the Huskies advanced to the NCAA tournament, their first appearance since 2008 and the first ever under Leone’s leadership.

Long road to recovery worth it for soccer’s Calderone

November 7, 2013

A few days after a win against University of Rhode Island in mid-September 2011, the women’s soccer team was preparing for the conference season to begin. It was supposed to be a day of rest for the Huskies, but the team held a movement session at Cabot Center. Freshman center-back Bianca Calderone, who had recently started her first four collegiate games, marked a teammate. The painful series of events that followed were transformative for the Wellesley-born lifelong soccer player.

Women’s soccer headed to CAA semifinals

November 7, 2013

For the second year in a row, the women’s soccer team hosted a quarterfinal game in the Colonial Athletic Association Championship. However, unlike last year, their playoff journey will not be cut short – the Huskies ousted the University of Delaware Sunday in an overtime thriller which ended in penalty kicks.

Women’s soccer clinches CAA playoff berth

October 24, 2013

The women’s soccer team emerged with its first overtime win of the season against Towson University Oct. 18 as sophomore midfielder Shayna Blackwood notched her third goal of the season in the seventh minute of extra time. The game marked Northeastern’s sixth overtime game of the year.

From breakdown to breakthrough, women’s soccer goes from winless to 3-0

October 10, 2013

The Northeastern women's soccer team reeled off two straight wins against the College of Charleston and the University of North Carolina Wilmington to kick off conference play. But those teams have a combined 1-5 record, and their true test came Saturday against the 8-3 Pride of Hofstra University. It was against Hofstra – a team who entered undefeated in conference play – that the Huskies proved their talent with a 2-0 shutout victory. After an 0-6-3 start to the season, how did the Huskies do it?

Women’s soccer off to 3-0 in conference

October 10, 2013

After a rocky start to the season, head coach Tracey Leone’s challenging non-conference schedule has proven to be just what the Northeastern women’s soccer team needed to succeed in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). The Huskies won their third straight game in conference play Saturday, defeating Hofstra University (8-4-0) in a 2-0 shutout.

Women’s soccer off to 2-0 start in conference play

October 3, 2013

The women’s soccer team opened conference play with its first two wins of 2013. The first came on the road in a 3-0 victory against the College of Charleston Friday, the second a 2-1 nail biter on Sunday at home against the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Youth movement for women’s soccer

September 26, 2013

For the women’s soccer team, the 2013 season has brought a crop of fresh faces. The team’s 11 freshmen, five of whom started in the most recent game against University of Maine on Friday, have proven to be a dynamic class early in the season.

Women’s soccer fights to tie in a demanding match

September 26, 2013

The winless women’s soccer team came from down a goal against the University of Maine on Friday in order to manage a 1-1 draw in their fourth overtime game of the season. The team came into the game touting a 0-5-2 record. Despite the persistent zero in the win column, the tie came as a relief after a physical match with a bigger, more experienced team.

Women’s soccer on the hunt for first 2013 win

September 19, 2013

On the way to what looked like it could be the first win of the 2013 season, the women’s soccer team went into halftime Thursday night with a 1-0 lead at Brown University, but they were stifled by the Bears in overtime and lost 2-1.

Women’s soccer still searching for first win

September 5, 2013

With three exhibition and four regular-season games under their belt, head coach Tracey Leone and her women’s soccer team are still searching for their first win of the 2013 season.