The Northeastern Women's Club Basketball team is the 2009 NIRSA National Campus Championship Series (NCCS) National Champion. In just their third year as a competitive club, and second year competing under NIRSA, the team was able to advance to the NCCS National Tournament this past weekend, April 3-5, 2009, in Detroit, Michigan.
The Huskies finished with a 4-1 record at the National Championship. They lost their first game to University of Texas- San Antonio (36-42) and then beat Wayne State University (39-34) and Loyola Marymount University (41-29) to complete their three game pool play. They advanced out of the pool to face Miami University, who they beat 34-25, in the semifinals. They then beat Savannah State University 54-48 to capture the National Championship on Sunday.
There were eight women's teams from across the country that all qualified for the National Championship at regional qualifying tournaments. This was the Huskies first trip to nationals
Northeastern advanced to the NCCS National Championship after winning a regional qualifying tournament at Boston University, February 27-March 1, 2009, beating Villanova University in the final game to earn the Championship Tournament bid.
This is Northeastern University’s second Club Sport National Champion in the current academic year. The women’s basketball team follows in the footsteps of the club field hockey team who captured their National Championship in November 2008.
Women's Rugby Team Wins 43rd Annual Cherry Blossom Tournament. The Northeastern University Women’s Rugby team competed in the Washington, D.C. area for the 43rd Annual Cherry Blossom tournament and came away as winners of the two day tournament. The Lady Maddogs, as they are referred to, swept all four games they played at the Cherry Blossom. Results of each game are listed below:
Game 1:
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Semifinal Game:
Championship Game Women's Ice Hockey Competes at National Championship, Grabs Third Place. The Northeastern University Women’s Ice Hockey club team traveled to Rochester, New York during the weekend of March 14-15, 2009 for the ACHA Division II women’s National Championship round robin tournament. The Huskies finished with a 2-1-1 record, only losing to the defending champion Rainy River Community College, while beating the University of Pennsylvania twice and tying the College of Scholastica.
In the first game, Huskies tied College of St Scholastica 0-0. The next game the Huskies were faced against the University of Pennsylvania. The Huskies dominated from the beginning cruising to an 11-2 victory. In the third game, the Huskies faced defending champion, and eventual 2009 champion, Rainy River Community College. Northeastern dropped the game 4-3 in the final moments in what was a close game throughout. The final game, for third place, was against UPENN and the Huskies beat them handily again 6-1. The women’s ice hockey team finished a successful first season in ACHA DII play as the #3 team in the country.
Northeastern Men's Volleyball Steals Second Place in Regional Tournament. This year, Northeastern University hosted the D1 New England Collegiate Volleyball League (NECVL) Regional Championship on Solomon Court in the Cabot Center on March 28th and 29th. The top ten D1 teams in the Northeast gathered to find out which team had what it took to earn the title of “Best team in the region”. Not more than two weeks prior, the Huskies were tied for 10th in the region with Brown University. With a Regional Championship spot on the line, the determined Northeastern team battled against Brown, beating them 3-0 for the right to play on their home court during Regionals.
With two weeks of rest, the Huskies geared up for their biggest tournament of the year. On the first day, Northeastern got off to a slow start. They ended the day with a 1-3 record, ranked 4th seed in their pool; just enough to advance them to the playoffs. Frustrated with their performance, the Huskies prepared to play the top seeded team, Boston College, the following morning.
On day two of the NECVL Regional Championship, Northeastern huddled up before their match against #1 BC. Coach Robbie Guen, a former NU volleyball player, gave the team a few words of encouragement: “You guys have worked so hard to get into Regionals; why stop now? Leave it all out on the court.” After dropping game one, the Huskies refused to let their losing streak continue against a BC team that has boasted an undefeated Northeast regional record for the past two years. Northeastern stole game two from BC, sending the match into a third deciding game. With all the momentum on their side of the court, NU prevailed to beat BC 2-1, sending BC home earlier than anyone expected.
Now, with all the energy and determination on their side, the Huskies dismantled #6 Providence College in the semifinals to enter into the finals against #2 BU. Having lost to BU on day one, the Huskies were looking for revenge. Coach Guen had only one more thing to say to his players before the match: “No one outside of this huddle ever thought we would be in the finals. Things happen when you believe in yourselves and believe in your teammates.” With several lead changes and momentum shifts, NU hung with BU all the way, but lost in two games. With their heads held high, the Huskies accepted their silver medals from the commissioner of the NECVL. In addition, three NU players were chosen for the All-Tournament team: sophomore Jeff Moy, junior Chris Chue, and junior captain Geoff Ashton. “That was the most fun I have ever had playing volleyball in my life,” said Ashton.
Northeastern will be heading to Kansas City to compete in the National Championship April 8th.
Men's Lacrosse Named CollegeLAX Team of the Week. The Northeastern Men's Lacrosse team has been named the CollegeLAX team of the week after a successful trip to Georgia during Spring Break. The Huskies went 3-1 on their trip beating Georgia, Georgia Tech and Central Florida while dropping a contest to Texas.     |