http://gonu.comFrom the official website of Northeastern University AthleticsSat, 07 Nov 2009 15:50:05 EST http://gonu.com/football/2009/fb09-9.shtmlFootball Tony Nelson rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns as the UMass Minutemen defeated the Huskies 37-7 at Saturday afternoon McGuirk Stadium. Freshman Chad Hunte scored Northeastern's lone touchdown on a 51-yard interception return to open the fourth quarter. It was Hunte's first-career interception and the Huskies' longest interception return of the season. The Huskies return to action on Saturday, Nov. 14 vs. Hofstra on Homecoming Day at Parsons Field at 1 p.m. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/football/2009/fb09-9.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/091106-three_huskies_take_home_caa_postseason_honors.shtmlField Hockey Sophomore Kaela Barker and freshmen Crystal Poland and Nicola Graham were awarded CAA postseason honors on Friday at the conference's annual banquet. Poland took home three honors, including the CAA Rookie of the Year award and earned spots on the All-CAA first team and All-Rookie team. Graham was also selected to the CAA All-Rookie squad, while Barker received an All-CAA second team nod. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:00:01 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/091106-three_huskies_take_home_caa_postseason_honors.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2010/mh10-06.shtmlMen's Hockey In front of a flawless victory by rookie goaltender Chris Rawlings, the Northeastern hockey team grinded out its first Hockey East victory of the season against its arch-rival, #7/5 Boston University, with a 1-0 victory in front of the second-consecutive sellout crowd of 4,666 strong at Matthews Arena on Friday night. The Huskies go for the Boston sweep with a tilt at Boston College tomorrow night at 7 p.m. • Post-game video quotes Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:00:51 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2010/mh10-06.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-19.shtmlWomen's Soccer The Huskies fell to James Madison 3-1 in the semifinals of the CAA Tournament on Friday. It was the first home loss of the season for Northeastern. Freshman Sandra Magnusdottir scored the Huskies' only goal, while goalkeeper Stephanie Gordon made five saves. James Madison advances to play UNC Wilmington in the finals of the CAA Tournament, at 1 p.m. this Sunday at Parsons Field. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:30:43 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-19.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-24.shtmlVolleyball Britney Brown had 14 kills and 15 assists while Jessica Tkachuk recorded her sixth triple-double of the season with 10 kills, 28 assists and 10 digs as Northeastern kept its playoff hopes alive, defeating UNC Wilmington 3-1 on Friday. Northeastern returns to action Saturday, November 7 as it takes on Georgia State at Solomon Court at 7 p.m. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-24.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/091105-petta_headlines_caa_honors_as_player_of_the_year.shtmlWomen's Soccer Freshman forward Devin Petta headlined this year's CAA honors as she was named Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year at the conference's annual banquet Thursday night. Head coach Ed Matz was also honored as the 2009 Coach of the Year. Petta was named to the All-CAA first team, while freshman defender Sandra Magnusdottir and sophomore goalkeeper Stephanie Gordon were named to the All-CAA second team, and junior midfielder Kristen Blake was named to the All-CAA third team. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/091105-petta_headlines_caa_honors_as_player_of_the_year.shtml http://gonu.com/football/091105-akinniyi_named_academic_all-district.shtmlFootball Northeastern football junior defensive lineman David Akinniyi was named to ESPN the Magazine’s Academic All-District first team. The announcement was made by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), whose members vote on the candidates. Akinniyi, who majors in Management, leads Northeastern in tackles for a loss (9.5) and is second in sacks (3.0). He and the Huskies play at Massachusetts Saturday at 12 p.m. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:08:02 EST http://gonu.com/football/091105-akinniyi_named_academic_all-district.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/091105-three_huskies_tabbed_for_hockey_east_all.shtmlWomen's Hockey Senior Lindsay Berman, sophomore Florence Schelling and interim co-head coach Linda Lundrigan will represent Northeastern at the Hockey East All-Star Game on Sunday, Nov. 22 at the Whittemore Center in Durham, N.H. Composed of 24 student-athletes from all eight Hockey East schools, the squad will face the U.S. National Team as part of its 2009 tour in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics. • Ticket Information Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:12:40 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/091105-three_huskies_tabbed_for_hockey_east_all.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/091103-schelling_named_hockey_east_goaltender_of_the_month.shtmlWomen's Hockey Sophomore Florence Schelling (Oberengstringen, Switzerland) has been named the Hockey East Goaltender of the Month, as announced by the conference today. Schelling posted a 6-1-1 record in October and leads the nation with a 0.74 GAA and a .970 save percentage. Schelling also had three shutouts over the past month, including two last weekend in Vermont. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:39:48 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/091103-schelling_named_hockey_east_goaltender_of_the_month.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/091103-cardinale_grinold.shtmlWomen's Hockey Former Northeastern women's hockey standout Tina Cardinale and Associate Athletics Director for Communications Jack Grinold will be inducted into the Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame on Nov. 11, 2009. Cardinale lettered for the Huskies between 1985-88 and played for the U.S. National Team in 1990 and '92. Grinold has served the New England hockey community for nearly 50 years and has been an innovator in the field of sports information and publicity. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:26:05 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/091103-cardinale_grinold.shtml http://gonu.com/swimming/091103-fugge_named_student_athlete_of_the_week.shtmlSwimming & Diving Senior swimming and diving captain Kathrine Fugge has been named Student Athlete of the Week, Northeastern announced Tuesday. Fugge earns the honor after she took home three events and placed second as part of the 400-yard freestyle relay team in the Huskies meet against Boston College last Friday. It is the second consecutive week in which Fugge has earned a victory in multiple events. She will lead the 3-0 squad into a pod meet at Old Dominion with James Madison, Drexel, and William and Mary on the weekend of Nov. 6-8. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:35:25 EST http://gonu.com/swimming/091103-fugge_named_student_athlete_of_the_week.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/091102-huskies_ranked_13th_in_mid-major_poll.shtmlMen's Basketball The 2009-10 Huskies will open the season ranked 13th in the Collegeinsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll. Northeastern, which returns four starters from last season's team, is one of four CAA teams in the rankings, including Old Dominion (sixth), VCU (11th) and George Mason (12th). NU's season-opening opponent, Siena, is ranked third in the poll. That game takes place Tuesday, Nov. 17 at the Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y., at 12 p.m. on ESPN and ESPN360. • Mid-Major Poll Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:02:49 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/091102-huskies_ranked_13th_in_mid-major_poll.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/091102-huskies_ranked_no_9_in_latest_uscho_com_poll.shtmlWomen's Hockey The Northeastern Huskies have been selected as the No. 9 team in the nation, according to both the USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine national polls. The Huskies are off to a 7-1-1 start and are currently in first place in the Hockey East standings with a 3-0-1-1 conference record. This is the Huskies' best start since the 2001-02 season when the team opened with 10 straight wins. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:13:19 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/091102-huskies_ranked_no_9_in_latest_uscho_com_poll.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/091102-gordon_and_petta_take_caa_weekly_honors.shtmlWomen's Soccer Goalkeeper Stephanie Gordon has been named Co-Player of the Week and freshman Devin Petta Rookie of the Week, the CAA announced today. The acknowledgments come after Saturday's 4-0 win over Hofstra, which clinched the Huskies their first-ever CAA regular-season title and the privilege to host the conference tournament this coming weekend. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:00:07 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/091102-gordon_and_petta_take_caa_weekly_honors.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/091102-esposito_schelling_earn_hockey_east_awards.shtmlWomen's Hockey Freshman Brittany Esposito (Edmonton, Alberta) and sophomore Florence Schelling (Oberengstringen, Switzerland) earned weekly Hockey East awards, as announced by the conference today. Esposito was recognized by Hockey East as the Bauer Rookie of the Week, while Schelling earned her third Defensive Player of the Week honor this season. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:10:12 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/091102-esposito_schelling_earn_hockey_east_awards.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-07.shtmlMen's Soccer The Huskies tied the James Madison Dukes on Monday, 1-1. Mike Kennedy scored the game-tying goal in the 65th minute to send the game into two scoreless overtimes. CAA Rookie of the Week Markus Bjorkheim scored for the Dukes. The tie eliminates Northeastern from a chance to host the CAA Championship and clinches the regular season title for UNC Wilmington. The Huskies will host Virginia Commonwealth on Saturday Nov. 7 at Parsons Field in the final game of the regular season. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-07.shtml http://gonu.com/football/091102-huskies_on_the_road_at_umass_saturday.shtmlFootball Northeastern looks to rebound this Saturday when they take on Massachusetts at McGuirk Stadium at 12 p.m. Both teams are coming off losses; the Huskies fell to New Hampshire 48-21, and the Minutemen were beaten at Maine 19-9. The Huskies hope to get another strong performance out of John Griffin, who has rushed for 332 yards and two touchdowns over the last two games. Saturday's contest will broadcast live on Huskies Radio 1550 AM and WRBB Radio 104.9 FM. • Game notes: HTML | PDF Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:45:16 EST http://gonu.com/football/091102-huskies_on_the_road_at_umass_saturday.shtml http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090910-northeastern_to_hold_blood_drive_nov_2.shtmlAthletics Northeastern Athletics will be holding a blood drive today at the Curry Student Center Ballroom from 12-7 p.m., as part of the eighth annual Colonial Athletic Association Blood Challenge. Each CAA institution is holding a one-day, campus-wide blood drive, and the school with the most donors will be honored with a trophy. All blood types are encouraged to donate, especially Type O negative, which is the universal donor blood. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:53:43 EST http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090910-northeastern_to_hold_blood_drive_nov_2.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-19.shtmlField Hockey The Northeastern Huskies (9-9, 3-4 CAA) lost a heartbreaker on Sunday at the hands of No. 11 James Madison, 3-2 in double overtime. Freshman Tori Lindsay scored the game-winner at the 93:14 mark, lifting a rebound over Husky keeper Lizzie Priest off a penalty corner. Sophomore Carolyn Malloy and freshman Allie Conti scored for the Huskies, who were eliminated from CAA postseason contention. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-19.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-16.shtmlMen's Soccer The Huskies snapped a five-game winning streak as they lost to the William and Mary Tribe Saturday, 2-1 in double-overtime. Freshman Don Anding scored NU's lone goal but one was not enough as the Tribe's Andrew Hoxie and Caleb Thomas netted one each. Despite the loss, Northeastern has clinched a spot in the CAA Championship. The team will wrap up a three-game road trip on Monday as they battle the James Madison Dukes at 2 p.m. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-16.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2010/wh10-09.shtmlWomen's Hockey Freshman Brittany Esposito's shorthanded goal with 6:32 remaining in the third period pushed the Northeastern Huskies to a 1-0 victory over Vermont at Gutterson Fieldhouse on Saturday. Sophomore Florence Schelling posted her second consecutive shutout, making 15 saves on the day. The Huskies have won four straight to improve to 7-1-1 overall, and remain in first place in Hockey East with a 3-0-1-1 conference mark. Northeastern returns to action on Nov. 8 at Providence at 2 p.m. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2010/wh10-09.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-18.shtmlWomen's Soccer Northeastern defeated Hofstra 4-0 Saturday at Parsons Field to capture the CAA regular season title. The Huskies have earned the right to host the CAA Championship next weekend. Goalkeeper Stephanie Gordon made 11 saves in her sixth shutout of the season, and the Huskies had goals from Devin Petta, Veronica Napoli, Sandra Magnusdottir and Liza Rebello. The top-seeded Huskies will face No. 4 seed James Madison in the CAA Championship next Friday at Parsons Field at 5:30 p.m. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-18.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-23.shtmlVolleyball Britney Brown posted 14 kills and 14 assists while Caitlin Tittl tallied 10 kills and 11 digs to lead Northeastern past rival Hofstra 3-1 (25-22, 19-25, 25-20, 25-22) in volleyball action Saturday afternoon. The Huskies defense posted 21 total blocks in the contest. Northeastern picked up its first win in four matches and improve to 5-5 in the CAA and 12-11 overall. The Huskies return to action Friday, November 6 taking on UNC Wilmington at Solomon Court at 5 p.m. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:00:14 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-23.shtml http://gonu.com/football/2009/fb09-8.shtmlFootball John Griffin rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown, and Jason Vega recorded a career-high 2.5 sacks, but the Huskies suffered a 48-21 loss to New Hampshire Saturday at Cowell Stadium in Durham, N.H. The Huskies allowed 281 rushing yards to the Wildcats, including 176 and two touchdowns to Chad Kackert. Northeastern heads back on the road next Saturday at Massachusetts for a 12 p.m. tilt. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/football/2009/fb09-8.shtml http://gonu.com/wcrosscountry/2009/wcc09-5.shtmlWomen's Cross Country The women’s cross country team recorded a seventh-place finish at the 2009 CAA Cross Country Championship on Saturday morning at the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park in New Market, Va. The Huskies were guided by sophomore Kristen Martin’s 25th-place showing of 22:27.72 in the 6K run. The Huskies return to Franklin Park for the third time this season when Northeastern toes the line at the NCAA Regional Championship on Saturday, Nov. 14. • Women's CAA Championship Course • Performance List • Cross Country Twitter Page Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:00:10 EST http://gonu.com/wcrosscountry/2009/wcc09-5.shtml http://gonu.com/mcrosscountry/2009/mcc09-5.shtmlMen's Cross Country The men’s cross country team turned in a fourth-place performance at the CAA Cross Country Championship on Saturday morning at the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park in New Market, Va., marking Northeastern’s best overall finish since joining the conference. Northeastern returns to Franklin Park in Boston for the NCAA Regional Championship on Saturday, Nov. 14. • Men's CAA Championship Course • Performance List • Cross Country Twitter Page Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:00:25 EST http://gonu.com/mcrosscountry/2009/mcc09-5.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2010/wh10-08.shtmlWomen's Hockey Sophomore Florence Schelling turned in her second shutout of the season, making 27 saves in a 3-0 Northeastern victory over Vermont on Friday night. Three of the Huskies' first four shots were goals, including junior Alyssa Wohlfeiler's game-winner just seven seconds into the game. Freshman Brittany Esposito scored her first collegiate goal and junior Kristi Kehoe added her fourth of the season. The Huskies are back in action vs. Vermont tomorrow at 4 p.m. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2010/wh10-08.shtml http://gonu.com/swimming/2010/sd10-02.shtmlSwimming & Diving Swimming and diving improved to 3-0 today as they defeated the Boston College Eagles 162.5-137.5. Senior captain Kathrine Fugge and sophomore Jill Kearns each took three events in the meet while freshman Keary McClernan took home two events for the second consecutive week. Rachael Peterson led the diving team, winning the 3-meter and finishing a close second in the 1-meter. The squad will face their next challenge on the road as they face off with Old Dominion, James Madison, William and Mary, and Drexel in a pod meet at Old Dominion, Nov. 6-8. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:00:40 EST http://gonu.com/swimming/2010/sd10-02.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-15.shtmlMen's Soccer The CAA-leading Northeastern Huskies defeated the Delaware Blue Hens Wednesday, 2-1 to extend their winning streak to five games. Santiago Bedoya scored the first goal for the Huskies assisted by Lars Okland in the 27th minute. After the Blue Hens' Darren Christie tied the match in the 38th minute, Okland converted a penalty kick to secure the Northeastern victory. This Saturday, the squad will head south to meet the William and Mary Tribe at 7 p.m. in a match crucial to determining who will compete in the conference playoffs. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-15.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090916-hager_at_new_england_football_writers_luncheon.shtmlFootball Huskies fans can hear head coach Rocky Hager talk football each week at the New England Football Writers luncheon. The event takes place every Wednesday during the football season at Harvard's Dillon Field House and gives New England football teams an opportunity to address the media. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/football/090916-hager_at_new_england_football_writers_luncheon.shtml http://gonu.com/football/091027-griffin_named_student-athlete_of_the_week.shtmlFootball Junior John Griffin was named Northeastern Student-Athlete of the Week after carrying the ball 29 times for 200 yards and a touchdown in the Huskies' 27-7 win over Towson last Saturday. His touchdown run was a career-long 70 yards, and his 166 first-half yards set a new Northeastern record. Griffin and the Huskies play at New Hampshire Saturday at 12 p.m. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:38:49 EST http://gonu.com/football/091027-griffin_named_student-athlete_of_the_week.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/091026-petta_and_rebello_receive_caa_weekly_honors.shtmlWomen's Soccer The CAA has named senior Liza Rebello Co-Player of the Week and freshman Devin Petta Rookie of the Week, after the Huskies' victories over James Madison and VCU last weekend. Rebello had five points in the two matches, including the game-winner over VCU. Petta also scored a goal in each match, most notably the game-winning goal in the 78th minute to defeat then second-place James Madison. It is the third time this season that Petta has received the weekly honor. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:16:30 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/091026-petta_and_rebello_receive_caa_weekly_honors.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/091026-partridge_ciliotta_earn_caa_honors.shtmlMen's Soccer Senior goalkeeper Scott Partridge earned his second consecutive CAA Player of the Week honor for his two shutouts against Drexel and Old Dominion, the conference announced Monday. Freshman forward Andre Ciliotta joins Partridge as he earns conference Rookie of the Week honors for his goal and three assists in last week's action. The Huskies have now won four straight matches and sit in first place in the CAA with a 6-1-0 conference record. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:35:39 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/091026-partridge_ciliotta_earn_caa_honors.shtml http://gonu.com/football/091025-griffin_hunte_honored_by_caa_football.shtmlFootball Junior John Griffin was named CAA Football Co-Offensive Player of the Week, and freshman Kyle Hunte was named CAA Football Rookie of the Week for their efforts in the Huskies' 27-7 win over Towson. Griffin rushed for a career-high 200 yards and had a career-long 70-yard touchdown run. Hunte had a 14-yard sack that helped keep the Tigers off the scoreboard. Northeastern will play at New Hampshire this Saturday at 12 p.m. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:00:02 EST http://gonu.com/football/091025-griffin_hunte_honored_by_caa_football.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/091026-sulyma_earns_defensive_award.shtmlWomen's Hockey Junior Leah Sulyma (Inuvik, Northwest Territories) has earned Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week honors, as announced by the conference today. Sulyma turned aside 32 shots in a 3-2 Husky victory over Bemidji State on Saturday, Oct. 24. Sulyma joins sophomore Florence Schelling as the second Northeastern goaltender to earn the award this season. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:47:19 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/091026-sulyma_earns_defensive_award.shtml http://gonu.com/football/091026-huskies_look_to_tame_wildcats_saturday.shtmlFootball Northeastern hits the road for the first time in more than a month as the Huskies take on No. 8/7 New Hampshire this Saturday at Cowell Stadium in Durham, N.H. The Huskies are coming off their first win of the season, 27-7 over Towson, and look to defeat a nationally ranked team for the first time since 2007. Luck may be on their side; they have beaten a ranked Wildcats team in two of the last three seasons. Saturday's game will broadcast live on Huskies Radio, 1550 AM, and WRBB Radio, 104.9 FM. Live video will be available on UNHWildcats.TV. • Game notes: HTML | PDF Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:59:23 EST http://gonu.com/football/091026-huskies_look_to_tame_wildcats_saturday.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-17.shtmlField Hockey The Northeastern Huskies fell to the Drexel Dragons on Sunday afternoon, 5-1 at Buckley Field. Sophomore Carolyn Malloy scored the Huskies' lone goal with 1:23 remaining in the game to spoil the Dragons' bid for the shutout. Junior Jen Cairone notched a hat trick for Drexel and junior Christina Mastropaolo recorded her sixth straight game-winning goal. Northeastern returns to action on Friday, Oct. 30 vs. VCU at Sweeney Field. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-17.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-17.shtmlWomen's Soccer The Huskies defeated Virginia Commonwealth 3-1 at Parsons Field on Sunday. Devin Petta, Liza Rebello and Veronica Napoli all had goals for Northeastern, as the team's victory clinched a spot in the upcoming CAA Tournament. Petta recorded her 32nd point with her tally, setting a new Northeastern single-season scoring record. The Huskies, in second place in the CAA, will battle No. 1 Hofstra for the regular season title next Saturday at Parsons Field at 2 p.m. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-17.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-22.shtmlVolleyball Michela Kvapilova's 20 kills led a balanced Virginia Commonwealth attack that hit .316 past Northeastern 3-1 in volleyball on Saturday night. The Huskies were led by Britney Brown, who posted her 32nd career double-double with 13 kills and 14 assists. Lauryn Ciszek continued her strong play of late, reaching a new career-high in kills with seven. Northeastern returns to action on Saturday, October 31 as it takes on Hofstra at 1 p.m. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-22.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-14.shtmlMen's Soccer The men's soccer team took its fourth straight match by way of shutout today as the Huskies defeated the Old Dominion Monarchs, 3-0. Andre Ciliotta assisted the first two Northeastern goals, including Don Anding's game-winner in the eighth minute. Matt Laning and Josh Semerene each netted a goal worthy of the highlight reels in the victory. CAA Co-Player of the Week Scott Partridge earned his fourth straight shutout and sixth of the year. The Huskies will travel to Newark, Del. to battle the Blue Hens Wednesday at 3 p.m. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-14.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2010/mh10-05.shtmlMen's Hockey Junior captain Tyler McNeely kept NU’s powerplay scoring streak of five games intact despite losing to #13/12 UMass Lowell, 3-1, at Tsongas Arena on Saturday evening. Freshman goaltender Chris Rawlings made 30 saves in Northeastern’s second Hockey East contest of the year. NU has next weekend off before hosting Boston University on Friday, Nov. 6 at Matthews Arena. Game time is set for 7 p.m. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:00:39 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2010/mh10-05.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2010/wh10-07.shtmlWomen's Hockey The Northeastern Huskies (5-1-1) rallied for two late power play goals to top Bemidji State (1-6-1), 3-2 on Saturday afternoon at UMass Boston's Clark Athletic Center. Junior Kristi Kehoe tied the game with the extra attacker with seven minutes remaining, before senior Annie Hogan pushed home the eventual game-winner only 1:25 later. The Huskies return to action on Friday, Oct. 30 at Vermont at 7 p.m. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2010/wh10-07.shtml http://gonu.com/football/2009/fb09-7.shtmlFootball Behind a career-high 200 rushing yards from John Griffin and five interceptions from the defense, the Northeastern Huskies knocked off the Towson Tigers 27-7 Saturday at Parsons Field. Griffin ripped off runs of 70 and 53 yards en route to NU's first 200-yard rushing day since 2007. Darryl Jones made two interceptions, and Mike Lukenda returned an interception 20 yards for a touchdown. Northeastern wins its first game of the season and will face New Hampshire next Saturday in Durham, N.H. at 12 p.m. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/football/2009/fb09-7.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2010/mh10-04.shtmlMen's Hockey Junior forward Wade MacLeod scored two goals in the third period but Northeastern was not able to surmount New Hampshire’s early lead as the Huskies lost its Hockey East opener, 4-2, in front of 6,501 in Towse Rink at the Whittemore Center. The Huskies have now scored at least one power play tally in each of their first four games. Northeastern is back in action tomorrow at 5 p.m. when the Huskies take on No. 13/12 UMass Lowell at Tsongas Arena. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:05:51 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2010/mh10-04.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-21.shtmlVolleyball Lindsay Kresch and Lauren Powell combined for 31 kills to lead William & Mary past Northeastern 3-0 in college volleyball on Friday night. The Tribe held Northeastern to just a .070 hitting percentage while hitting .239 as a team. Britney Brown led the Huskies with six kills, 13 assists and 10 digs. Northeastern falls to 11-10 on the season and 4-4 in CAA play. The Huskies return to action Saturday, October 24 at 7 p.m. as it wraps up its road trip taking on Virginia Commonwealth. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-21.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2010/wh10-06.shtmlWomen's Hockey Senior Lindsay Berman's goal with 2:30 remaining in the third period lifted the Northeastern Huskies (4-1-1) to a 2-1 victory over Bemidji State (1-5-1) at Matthews Arena on Friday night. Junior Kristi Kehoe added a goal and an assist, and sophomore netminder Florence Schelling stopped 28 shots. The Huskies and Beavers conclude their two-game series tomorrow at UMass Boston's Clark Athletic Center at 3 p.m. • Game highlights Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2010/wh10-06.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-16.shtmlWomen's Soccer The Huskies earned a crucial victory over the James Madison Dukes Friday at Parsons Field. Devin Petta netted the game-winner in the 72nd minute for her 12th goal on the season. The goal gives Petta 30 points on the season which ties her with Keri Irwin's 1996 mark for most points in a single season. Liza Rebello scored the Huskies initial goal in the 18th minute. Northeastern will host Virginia Commonwealth University at Parsons Field on Sunday at 1 p.m. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-16.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-16.shtmlField Hockey The Northeastern Huskies (9-7, 3-2 CAA) fell short in their comeback bid against Hofstra on Friday afternoon, falling to the Pride 4-2 in Hempstead, N.Y. Hofstra jumped out to a 3-0 first half lead, before freshman Nicola Graham and sophomore Kaela Barker cut the deficit to one with 28 minutes remaining. Hofstra was able to salt the game away, however, when Ashleigh Daniels added an insurance goal in the 46th minute. Northeastern returns to action Sunday at No. 11 Drexel at 2 p.m. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-16.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/091021-devin_petta_on_channel_5_tonight.shtmlWomen's Soccer Freshman forward Devin Petta was featured in a story on WCVB-TV's 6 p.m. newscast on Wednesday. Petta, who appeared in Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd" last week, recorded the fastest hat trick in Northeastern history when she scored three goals in four minutes and four seconds in a 4-1 win at Drexel Sept. 24. With 28 points on the season, Petta leads Northeastern and the CAA in scoring and is second in the nation among freshmen. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:40:54 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/091021-devin_petta_on_channel_5_tonight.shtml http://gonu.com/wtrack/091022-women_s_track_field_releases_2009-10_schedule.shtmlWomen's Track & Field The Northeastern women’s indoor and outdoor track & field team released its 2009-10 schedule on Thursday. Northeastern will be able to enjoy the comforts of home throughout the indoor season as eight of 10 meets take place in either Boston or Cambridge, Mass. The Dartmouth Relays will be held in nearby Hanover, N.H. while the NCAA Championship will be conducted in Fayetteville, Ark. • Schedule Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:57:59 EST http://gonu.com/wtrack/091022-women_s_track_field_releases_2009-10_schedule.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/091022-men_s_track_field_releases_2009-10_schedule.shtmlMen's Track & Field The Northeastern men’s indoor and outdoor track & field team released its 2009-10 schedule on Thursday. Northeastern will be able to enjoy the comforts of home throughout the indoor season as eight of 10 meets take place in either Boston or Cambridge, Mass. The Dartmouth Relays will be held in nearby Hanover, N.H. while the NCAA Championship will be conducted in Fayetteville, Ark. • 2009-10 Schedule Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:42:16 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/091022-men_s_track_field_releases_2009-10_schedule.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/091028-burrows_returns_to_nu_as_assistant_coach.shtmlWomen's Basketball Jody Burrows, a 2007 graduate and three-time captain of the Northeastern’s women’s basketball program, has recently secured an assistant coaching position for the Huskies. She finished her career having the third highest assist total in program history and will look to lead the point guards to a higher finish this year in the CAA. She will also assist with recruiting, film exchange and game-day operations. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:03:56 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/091028-burrows_returns_to_nu_as_assistant_coach.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-13.shtmlMen's Soccer The Huskies downed CAA opponent Drexel, 4-0 at Parsons Field Wednesday. Mike Kennedy led the way for the Huskies with a goal and two assists on the day while Andre Ciliotta, Nick Lueders, and Don Anding each added a goal. Lueders had the game-winner just 4:11 in to the match. Scott Partridge earned his fifth shutout in six CAA games, stopping three shots in the victory. In their next match, the Huskies will host Old Dominion Saturday at 6 p.m. at Parsons Field. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-13.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/091020-women_s_basketball_announces_2009-10_television_schedule.shtmlWomen's Basketball Northeastern will appear on television four times during the 2009-10 season the conference announced Tuesday at CAA Basketball Media Day at the ESPN Zone in Washington D.C. The Huskies season opener against defending national champion Connecticut will be broadcast on Nov. 14 on Connecticut Public Television at 2 p.m. Northeastern returns 11 letterwinners and three starters from last season's squad that advanced to the CAA quarterfinals. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:30:45 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/091020-women_s_basketball_announces_2009-10_television_schedule.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/091020-shutouts_earn_partridge_student_athlete_of_the_week.shtmlMen's Soccer CAA Co-Player of the Week Scott Partridge has been named Student Athlete of the Week, the school announced Tuesday. Partridge, the first men's soccer athlete to win the honor, did so after back to back shutouts in last weeks games against Towson and George Mason. The matches improved Northeastern to 4-1-0 in CAA competition which sets them third in the conference standings. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:55:47 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/091020-shutouts_earn_partridge_student_athlete_of_the_week.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/091020-adako_janning_named_preseason_all-caa.shtmlMen's Basketball Senior captains Matt Janning and Manny Adako have been selected to preseason All-CAA teams as part of the CAA Basketball Media Day at the ESPNZone in Washington, D.C. Janning was named to the preseason first team, and Adako was named to the preseason second team. Chaisson Allen was a preseason honorable mention. The Huskies also announced their television package, which features at least 13 games across the ESPN and Comcast family of networks. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:54:10 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/091020-adako_janning_named_preseason_all-caa.shtml http://gonu.com/football/091021-huskies_participate_in_walk_now_for_autism.shtmlFootball Last week, the football team participated in the Walk Now for Autism event at Suffolk Downs in East Boston. Players braved the rain to take part in the charity walk, which raised more than $760,000 for the ongoing study of autism. Walk Now for Autism holds annual events in major cities across the country to raise awareness and funds. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:13:49 EST http://gonu.com/football/091021-huskies_participate_in_walk_now_for_autism.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/091019-partridge_named_caa_co-player_of_the_week.shtmlMen's Soccer Senior goalkeeper Scott Partridge has been named CAA Co-Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday. He shares the honor with Rob Youhill of Hofstra. The announcement comes following Partridge's back to back shutouts in last week's games against Towson and George Mason. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:17:39 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/091019-partridge_named_caa_co-player_of_the_week.shtml http://gonu.com/football/091019-huskies_vs_towson_saturday_at_parsons.shtmlFootball The Huskies return from their bye week to host Towson this Saturday at Parsons Field at 1 p.m. Northeastern and Towson have played some wild games in Brookline over the past few years, such as the Huskies' 56-41 victory on Sept. 24, 2005 when the two teams combined for an NU-record 97 points and 1,067 yards. Saturday's game will broadcast live on Huskies Radio, 1550 AM, and WRBB Radio, 104.9 FM. Live video will stream on GoNU.TV. • Game notes: HTML | PDF Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:09:34 EST http://gonu.com/football/091019-huskies_vs_towson_saturday_at_parsons.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/091019-wrca_1330_to_carry_huskies_hockey.shtmlMen's Hockey On Friday, Oct. 23 for Northeastern’s conference opener at New Hampshire, Huskies Radio will begin to broadcast men’s hockey games on WRCA 1330 AM for the duration of the season. In his 32nd season of broadcasting Northeastern sports, Rob Rudnick will once again call the play-by-play, and Bill Doherty will provide the color commentary. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:01:23 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/091019-wrca_1330_to_carry_huskies_hockey.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/091020-mccauley_signs_with_ahl_s_worcester_sharks.shtmlMen's Hockey The Worcester Sharks of the AHL, affiliate of the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League and the Kalamazoo Wings of the East Coast Hockey League, announced the team has signed former Northeastern forward Dennis McCauley to an AHL contract. Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:37:14 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/091020-mccauley_signs_with_ahl_s_worcester_sharks.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-15.shtmlWomen's Soccer The Huskies finished out their road trip with a 2-1 win over CAA ranked No. 2 UNC Wilmington. Freshmen Sandra Magnusdottir and Devin Petta scored for Northeastern. It was Magnusdottir's second goal in three games and Petta's fifth game-winner of the season. Petta's five game-winners set a new single-season Northeastern record. The Huskies are now 9-3-3 (4-1-3 CAA) on the season. Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-15.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-20.shtmlVolleyball Holly Goode had 10 kills and George Mason held Northeastern to a .069 hitting percentage as the Patriots defeated the Huskies 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-18) in college volleyball action on Sunday. Britney Brown led Northeastern with nine kills as the Huskies fall to 11-9 on the season and 4-3 in CAA play. The Huskies return to action Friday October 23 taking on William & Mary at 7 p.m. Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-20.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-12.shtmlMen's Soccer The Huskies avenged their loss in last year's CAA Championship game as they downed George Mason 1-0 in Fairfax, Va. Saturday. Josh Danesh's second goal of the season came off an assist from freshman standout Andre Ciliotta and proved to be the game winner. Senior goalkeeper Scott Partridge earned his fourth shutout in five CAA matches. Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:00:30 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-12.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2010/wh10-05.shtmlWomen's Hockey The Northeastern Huskies (3-1-1) dropped their first game of the 2009-10 season on Saturday afternoon, 1-0 at the hands of Quinnipiac (2-1-1) at Matthews Arena. Quinnipiac scored just 25 seconds into the game and held on from there, riding a 22-save performance from freshman goaltender Victoria Vigilanti. The Huskies return to action on Friday, Oct. 23 vs. Bemidji State at Matthews Arena at 7 p.m. • Video Highlights Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2010/wh10-05.shtml http://gonu.com/swimming/2010/sd10-01.shtmlSwimming & Diving The swimming and diving team started the season off right with two wins against Central Connecticut State 175-108 and Maine 190-102 today at Barletta Natatorium. Northeastern was dominant in the meet taking first place in 10 of 16 events on the day. Senior Captain Kathrine Fugge and freshman newcomer Keary McClernan each won two events on the day. Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:00:49 EST http://gonu.com/swimming/2010/sd10-01.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2010/mh10-03.shtmlMen's Hockey In front of a sold-out Matthews Arena crowd of 4,666, the No. 20 Huskies put on a powerplay extravaganza and used three extra-man goals to propel Northeastern to a 3-2 victory against Bentley Friday night. In the first regular season contest since the Matthews Arena renovation, the Northeastern student body set a record attendance of 2,724. The Huskies open Hockey East play next Friday, Oct. 23, at New Hampshire in a game that will be televised on NESN. • Video Highlights • Pregame photos (Huskies Insider) Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:00:46 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2010/mh10-03.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-19.shtmlVolleyball Britney Brown had 12 kills and 12 assists to lead Northeastern past James Madison 3-0 in volleyball action on Friday night. The Huskies combined for a .313 hitting percentage and had eight service aces while holding JMU to just .162 to improve to 11-8 on the season and 4-2 in CAA play. Northeastern returns to action Sunday, October 18 as it takes on George Mason at 1 p.m. at Solomon Court. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:00:01 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-19.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-14.shtmlWomen's Soccer The Huskies played Georgia State to a 1-1 tie Friday evening in Atlanta. Liza Rebello scored the game-tying goal in the 77th minute, her fifth goal of the season. Goalkeeper Stephanie Gordon made nine saves in the contest. Northeastern is now 8-3-3 on the season and will play at UNC Wilmington Sunday at 1 p.m. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:30:00 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-14.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-15.shtmlField Hockey The Northeastern Huskies (9-5, 3-1 CAA) dropped a hard-fought decision to cross-town rival Boston College (11-3, 1-3 ACC), 3-2 at Sweeney Field on Friday. Sophomore Carolyn Malloy had a goal and an assist and freshman Crystal Poland found the back of the net for the 12th time this season. Northeastern returns to CAA action on Friday, Oct. 23 at Hofstra at 3 p.m. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-15.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/091016-huskies_name_team_captains.shtmlMen's Basketball Seniors Manny Adako, Baptiste Bataille and Matt Janning have been named team captains for the 2009-10 season, head coach Bill Coen announced Friday. Janning becomes just the second Huskies player to captain the team for three seasons. Northeastern begins practice Saturday as the team gears up for its season opener at Siena on Nov. 17. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:00:13 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/091016-huskies_name_team_captains.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/091014-devin_petta_appears_in_sports_illustrated.shtmlWomen's Soccer The Oct. 19 issue of Sports Illustrated features Northeastern freshman Devin Petta in its section "Faces in the Crowd." Petta leads Northeastern and the CAA with 26 points in 13 games. She is second in the nation in freshmen scoring. Petta has been named CAA Rookie of the Week twice this season, as well as Northeastern Student-Athlete of the Week and to TopDrawerSoccer.com's Women's Team of the Week. The Huskies are 8-3-2 (3-1-2 CAA) entering Friday's match at Georgia State. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:19:43 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/091014-devin_petta_appears_in_sports_illustrated.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-14.shtmlField Hockey Senior Loren Sherer and sophomore Cara Silverman combined for nine points as the No. 7 Connecticut Huskies (14-1, 3-1 Big East) defeated Northeastern (9-5, 3-1 CAA) by a 5-0 count at the Newton Campus Sports Complex Wednesday night. Husky keeper Lizzie Priest made eight saves in the defeat. The Huskies are back in action on Friday afternoon vs. Boston College at Sweeney Field at 2 p.m. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-14.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-11.shtmlMen's Soccer The Huskies defeated Towson 2-0 today at Parsons Field to improve to 3-1-0 in CAA competition. Reigning CAA Rookie of the Week, Don Anding, netted his second goal of the season off of an Andre Ciliotta assist. Nick Lueders became the team's leading scorer as he clinched the game with a second goal on a cross from Mike Kennedy. The Huskies will next play Saturday at 7 p.m. in Fairfax, Va. as they take on George Mason. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-11.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2010/wh10-04.shtmlWomen's Hockey Senior Lindsay Berman's goal with 23 seconds remaining in regulation lifted the Northeastern Huskies (3-0-1, 1-0-1-1 Hockey East) to a thrilling 3-2 victory over Boston College (1-2-2, 0-1-0-0 Hockey East) at Conte Forum on Tuesday night. Berman also added two assists for her second three-point game of the season. Northeastern returns to the ice on Saturday, Oct. 17 vs. Quinnipiac at Matthews Arena. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2010/wh10-04.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/091013-join_fellow_alumni_when_nu_travels_to_unh.shtmlMen's Hockey When the Huskies travel to New Hampshire on Fri., Oct. 23, keep in mind you will be able to join the New Hampshire Alumni Chapter when the two do battle at the Whittemore Center. • Register Here Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:33:11 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/091013-join_fellow_alumni_when_nu_travels_to_unh.shtml http://gonu.com/swimming/091013-swimming_and_diving_adds_three_to_coaching_staff.shtmlSwimming & Diving Swimming and diving has added three new coaches, the team announced today. Casey Gon will join the team as the new diving coach, Natalie Griffith will become the new graduate assistant coach and former Huskies standout Heather Whiting will join the side of the pool as the undergraduate assistant. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:26:54 EST http://gonu.com/swimming/091013-swimming_and_diving_adds_three_to_coaching_staff.shtml http://gonu.com/wcrosscountry/091013-scully_secures_caa_runner_of_the_week_award.shtmlWomen's Cross Country Sophomore Annie Scully was named the CAA Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week as announced by the conference on Tuesday afternoon. Scully’s award marks Northeastern’s first weekly selection of the 2009 season. The East Lyme, Conn. native led the women to an 11th-place finish at the New England Cross Country Championship on Saturday afternoon at Franklin Park in Boston. • Performance List • Cross Country Twitter Page Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:00:55 EST http://gonu.com/wcrosscountry/091013-scully_secures_caa_runner_of_the_week_award.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/091013-priest_awa.shtmlField Hockey Redshirt freshman Lizzie Priest of the Northeastern University field hockey team has earned WomensFieldHockey.com Rookie of the Week honors and the Northeastern Student-Athlete of the Week accolade, as announced today. On Monday, Priest was named CAA Co-Rookie of the Week after pitching two shutouts last week in a pair of Husky victories. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:54:05 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/091013-priest_awa.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/091012-don_anding_named_freshman_of_the_week.shtmlMen's Soccer Freshman forward Don Anding (Amity Harbor, N.Y.) has been named the CAA Rookie of the Week. The honor comes after his game winning goal in the Huskies' 2-0 victory over Hofstra last Wednesday, Oct. 7. Anding is third on the team in points and goals scored. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:09:18 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/091012-don_anding_named_freshman_of_the_week.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/091012-schelling_takes_home_defensive_honors_for_second_straight_week.shtmlWomen's Hockey Sophomore Florence Schelling (Oberengstringen, Switzerland) was named Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week today for the second consecutive week. Schelling made 30 saves on Saturday and earned a shutout against Robert Morris, helping the Huskies stay unbeaten through three games this season. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:43:46 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/091012-schelling_takes_home_defensive_honors_for_second_straight_week.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/091012-priest_earns_caa_rookie_of_the_week_honors.shtmlField Hockey Redshirt Freshman Lizzie Priest (North Vancouver, British Columbia) was named CAA Co-Rookie of the Week today after a pair of shutouts last week. On Friday, Priest posted four saves in a 3-0 win over Towson, and then followed suit with another four-save shutout Sunday against No. 17 Delaware. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:21:14 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/091012-priest_earns_caa_rookie_of_the_week_honors.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/091012-vermeersch_secures.shtmlMen's Hockey Freshman forward Garrett Vermeersch was named the Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week as announced by the Hockey East office on Monday morning. Vermeersch scored consecutive powerplay goals in Northeastern’s first two contests at Colorado College. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:20:32 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/091012-vermeersch_secures.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-13.shtmlField Hockey Freshman Nicola Graham's first half goal was all the Huskies needed Sunday as they upstaged No. 17 Delaware at Sweeney Field. Northeastern has now won five in a row and moves into a tie for third place in the conference. Redshirt freshman keeper Lizzie Priest earned her second straight shutout, making four saves. The Huskies return to action on Wednesday, Oct. 14 vs. No. 7 Connecticut at 7 p.m. Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-13.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-13.shtmlWomen's Soccer The Huskies played Old Dominion through 110 minutes, settling for a 1-1 tie Sunday at Parsons Field. Freshman Sandra Magnusdottir scored Northeastern's lone goal and Veronica Napoli and Devin Petta picked up assists. Keeper Stephanie Gordon made three saves as the Huskies moved to 8-3-2 (3-1-2 CAA) on the season. NU plays at Georgia State next Friday at 7 p.m. Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-13.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2010/mh10-02.shtmlMen's Hockey The 20th-ranked Huskies celebrated head coach Greg Cronin’s 150th career game behind Northeastern’s bench with a 4-3 victory at Colorado College Saturday night. Senior assistant captain Chris Donovan ignited the Huskies attack with a three-point effort, including his fourth-career game-winning goal and two assists. Northeastern next hosts Bentley in its regular season home opener at recently renovated Matthews Arena Friday night at 7 p.m. Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:07:58 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2010/mh10-02.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-10.shtmlMen's Soccer Men's soccer fell to UNC Wilmington Saturday night, 3-2 despite goals from freshmen Josh Danesh and Andre Ciliotta. Danesh's goal was his first of his collegiate career while Ciliotta's was his second tally of the season. The loss is the first for the Huskies in CAA competition, dropping them to 2-1-0 in the conference. In its next match, Northeastern will host Towson Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Parsons Field. Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-10.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2010/wh10-03.shtmlWomen's Hockey The Northeastern Huskies (2-0-1, 0-0-1-1 Hockey East) blanked the Robert Morris Colonials (1-3-0, 0-0-0 CHA) by a score of 4-0 on Saturday afternoon at Matthews Arena. Sophomore goaltender Florence Schelling made 30 saves in the shutout, lowering her GAA to a sparkling 0.65 on the season. The Huskies return to action on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at Hockey East rival Boston College at 7 p.m. Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2010/wh10-03.shtml http://gonu.com/football/2009/fb09-6.shtmlFootball The Huskies took a 34-14 loss to William & Mary Saturday at Parsons Field despite 238 passing yards from redshirt freshman Matt Carroll and another touchdown catch by true freshman Jordan Batts. The Huskies led 7-6 at halftime, but the Tribe offense awoke to score four touchdowns in the second half. Northeastern will have a bye week before hosting Towson on Oct. 24 at Parsons Field at 1 p.m. Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/football/2009/fb09-6.shtml http://gonu.com/mcrosscountry/2009/mcc09-4.shtmlMen's Cross Country The Northeastern men's cross country team returned to the trails after a three-week hiatus and finished in 21st place at the New England Championships. The 8K race was held at nearby Franklin Park in Boston, the site of the last race NU competed at (BU Invitational). • Performance List • Cross Country Twitter Page Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:00:25 EST http://gonu.com/mcrosscountry/2009/mcc09-4.shtml http://gonu.com/wcrosscountry/2009/wcc09-4.shtmlWomen's Cross Country The Northeastern women’s cross country team claimed 11th place as a team while sophomore Annie Scully led the Huskies once again with a 32nd-place performance of 18:37 at the New England Championship at nearby Franklin Park in Boston. Scully's mark was the fastest time so far in a 5K this season. • Performance List • Cross Country Twitter Page Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:00:03 EST http://gonu.com/wcrosscountry/2009/wcc09-4.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-18.shtmlVolleyball Kim Stewart and Katie Dennehy combined for 22 kills to lead Delaware past Northeastern 3-0 (20-25, 15-25, 18-25) on Saturday. Britney Brown led the Huskies with 12 kills and had a hitting percentage of .579 for the game. Northeastern drops to 10-8 overall and 3-2 in CAA play. The Blue Hens improve to 12-5 and maintain a perfect 5-0 record in conference. Northeastern returns to action Friday, October 16 taking on James Madison at Solomon Court at 7 p.m. Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-18.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2010/mh10-01.shtmlMen's Hockey The 20th-ranked Northeastern men’s hockey team faced an early deficit and was never able to escape Colorado College’s grasp in a 4-2 loss at the World Arena Friday night. Freshman Garrett Vermeersch breathed life into the Huskies’ comeback, but the Tigers played keep away in the final few minutes to spurn any thoughts of a Northeastern comeback. The Huskies and Tigers face off again Saturday night at 9:07 p.m. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:37:03 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2010/mh10-01.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-12.shtmlWomen's Soccer In a very exciting match, Northeastern defeated William & Mary 4-3 in double overtime. Sophomore Veronica Napoli had two goals, including the game-winner in the 106th minute. Freshman Devin Petta assisted both of Napoli's goals and scored one of her own for four points on the night; she now 24 this season. Greta Samuelsdottir also scored for the Huskies and goalkeeper Stephanie Gordon recorded 10 saves for her eighth win. The Huskies are home again Sunday against Old Dominion at 1 p.m. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-12.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-17.shtmlVolleyball Stephanie Starnes recorded a game-high 10 kills to lead a balanced Huskies attack past Towson 3-0 (25-18, 25-11, 25-19) on Friday. Northeastern improves to 10-7 on the season and 3-1 in CAA play. Northeastern returns to action Saturday, October 10 as it faces Delaware in a rematch of the 2008 CAA Championship game at 12 p.m., in Newark, Del. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-17.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-12.shtmlField Hockey Sophomore Kaela Barker scored two goals and added an assist as the Northeastern Huskies blanked the Towson Tigers 3-0 Friday afternoon at Sweeney Field. Redshirt freshman Lizzie Priest stopped all four Towson shots on goal for her first shutout of the season. The Huskies, winners of four straight games, return to action on Sunday vs. No. 17 Delaware at Sweeney Field at 2 p.m. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-12.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-09.shtmlMen's Soccer Behind goals from Don Anding and Nick Lueders, Northeastern blanked Hofstra 2-0 Wednesday in Hempstead, N.Y. The Huskies are now 2-0 to start CAA play after also shutting out Georgia State last weekend. Scott Partridge recorded his second consecutive shutout, the 12th of his career. The Huskies next play at UNC Wilmington Saturday night at 7 p.m. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-09.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/091006-barea_named_to_caa_silver_anniversary_team.shtmlMen's Basketball Former Huskies guard Jose Juan Barea was named to the CAA Silver Anniversary team, the conference office announced Tuesday. Barea was one of the all-time greats at Northeastern, finishing second all-time in points (2,290) and assists (721). During his senior season, he was named CAA Player of the Year after becoming the first player in conference history to lead the league in scoring and assists. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:31:20 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/091006-barea_named_to_caa_silver_anniversary_team.shtml http://gonu.com/football/091006-nu_vs_no_8_william_mary_saturday.shtmlFootball The Huskies will play the second game of their three-game homestand Saturday when they host No. 8 William & Mary at Parsons Field at 1 p.m. Northeastern is riding the wave of freshmen talent right now. Freshman receiver Jordan Batts has 26 catches for 247 yards over the last three games, including a school-record 13 vs. Holy Cross last week. Saturday's game will broadcast live on Huskies Radio, 1550 AM, and WRBB Radio, 104.9 FM. Live video will be available at GoNU.TV. • Game notes: HTML | PDF Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:49:43 EST http://gonu.com/football/091006-nu_vs_no_8_william_mary_saturday.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/091006-poland_named_student-athlete_of_the_week.shtmlField Hockey Crystal Poland of the Northeastern University field hockey team has been named Student-Athlete of the Week, as announced by the athletic department this morning. The Crofton, British Columbia native scored five goals and added two assists in a pair of victories over the past week. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:16:01 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/091006-poland_named_student-athlete_of_the_week.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/091006-huskies_selected_no_20_in_uscho_s_first_poll.shtmlMen's Hockey The Northeastern men’s hockey team has been selected as the 20th ranked club in the country by voters from the first USCHO.com / CBS College Sports Division I Men's Poll of the season as released on Mon., Oct. 5. In the USA Today / USA Hockey poll published on Sept. 28, the Huskies received eight votes. • Full USCHO.com Poll (10/5/09) Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:54:29 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/091006-huskies_selected_no_20_in_uscho_s_first_poll.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/091005-tkachuk_named_caa_co-player_of_the_week.shtmlVolleyball Jessica Tkachuk was named Co-Player of the Week for the week of September 28-October 4 by the CAA on Monday. The senior setter posted two triple-doubles in a pair of Northeastern victories over the weekend. Tkachuk has now recorded four-straight triple-doubles and has five on the season, which leads the conference. The Huskies sit at 9-7 overall and 2-1 in CAA play. Northeastern returns to action this Friday, October 9 at Towson at 5 p.m. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:32:16 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/091005-tkachuk_named_caa_co-player_of_the_week.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/091005-schelling_earns_hockey_east_defensive_player_of_the_week_honors.shtmlWomen's Hockey Sophomore netminder Florence Schelling has earned Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week honors, as announced by the conference this afternoon. Schelling posted a 0.96 GAA and a .959 save percentage in two games this weekend. She allowed only two total goals and stopped both shooters in a shootout against UConn on Sunday. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:08:55 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/091005-schelling_earns_hockey_east_defensive_player_of_the_week_honors.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2010/wh10-02.shtmlWomen's Hockey The Northeastern women’s hockey team (1-0-1, 0-0-1-1) went the distance in its first Hockey East contest against Connecticut on Sunday afternoon as both clubs battled to a 1-1 tie at Matthews Arena. After a stalemate in the five-minute overtime period, the Huskies earned an extra point in the standings with a shootout victory, thanks to goals by freshman Brittany Esposito and junior Alyssa Wohlfeiler. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:00:59 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2010/wh10-02.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-11.shtmlWomen's Soccer The Huskies lost their first CAA game of the season on Sunday, 4-1 to George Mason. Senior co-captain Liza Rebello scored Northeastern's lone goal on a cross from Veronica Napoli, and sophomore goalkeeper Stephanie Gordon was forced to leave the game due to injury in the 40th minute. The Huskies are now 7-3-1 (2-1-1 CAA). Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-11.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-11.shtmlField Hockey Freshman Crystal Poland scored two goals, and sophomore Carolyn Malloy added another as the Northeastern Huskies squeaked by New Hampshire on Alumnae Day Sunday at Sweeney Field. The Huskies have now won three straight games to improve their record to 7-4 in 2009. Northeastern is back in action on Friday, Oct. 9 against CAA-foe Towson at Sweeney Field at 2 p.m. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-11.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-16.shtmlVolleyball Britney Brown matched a career-high 15 kills and tallied a career-high 16 digs to go along with 19 assists to lead Northeastern to a 3-2 victory over UNC Wilmington on Sunday. Jessica Tkachuk recorded another triple-double (11 kills, 30 assists, 10 digs) and Jessica LaScola also recorded a career-high 17 digs in the contest. The Huskies improve to 9-7 on the season and 2-1 in CAA play. Northeastern returns to action Friday, October 9 at Towson at 5 p.m. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:00:06 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-16.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2010/mh10-ex.shtmlMen's Hockey The Northeastern men’s hockey team flashed its flair for scoring with a 7-5 exhibition victory against St. Thomas (Fredericton, New Brunswick) in the first contest of the 2009-10 season at the newly refurbished Matthews Arena. The Huskies spread the wealth around as seven different skaters scored, including two career firsts from rookies Drew Daniels and Robbie Vrolyk. • Photos (Huskies Insider) Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:00:35 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2010/mh10-ex.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-08.shtmlMen's Soccer Northeastern opened CAA competition with a yellow-card filled victory Saturday, downing Georgia State 2-0 in the opener. Sophomore forward Mike Kennedy scored his second goal of the season while freshman Andre Ciliotta earned his first three collegiate points with a game-winning goal and an assist. Don Anding also earned his first career point, assisting Ciliotta's game winner. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-08.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2010/wh10-01.shtmlWomen's Hockey The Northeastern Huskies opened the regular season with a 4-1 victory over Union at Matthews Arena on Saturday. Senior Lindsay Berman scored two goals and added an assist, and freshman Rachel Llanes scored her first collegiate goal. Sophomore netminder Florence Schelling turned aside 23 shots for the Huskies, who outshot Union by a 39-24 margin. Northeastern returns to action on Sunday against Connecticut at Matthews Arena at 2 p.m. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2010/wh10-01.shtml http://gonu.com/football/2009/fb09-5.shtmlFootball Freshman Jordan Batts caught a Northeastern-record 13 catches for 104 yards and two touchdowns in the Huskies' 42-21 loss to Holy Cross Saturday at Parsons Field. Batts surpassed Cory Parks, who made 12 catches against New Hampshire in 2004. Matt Carroll was 32-for-44 passing for a career-high 248 yards and three touchdowns. The Huskies are back at home next Saturday against William & Mary at Parsons Field at 1 p.m. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/football/2009/fb09-5.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-15.shtmlVolleyball Caitlin Tittl posted a game-high 13 kills and added 12 digs while Jessica Tkachuk recorded her fourth triple-double of the season (11 kills, 20 assists, 10 digs) to lead Northeastern past Georgia State 3-1 (19-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-18) on Friday. The Huskies improve to 8-7 overall and 1-1 in CAA play. The Huskies return to action Sunday, October 4 at UNC Wilmington at 1 p.m. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:30:01 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-15.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-10.shtmlWomen's Soccer Freshman forward Devin Petta scored both goals in the Huskies' 2-0 win over CAA opponent Towson. Freshman Sandra Magnusdottir tallied an assist and sophomore goalkeeper Stephanie Gordon recorded six saves for her fifth shutout of the year. Northeastern is now 7-2-1 (2-0-1 CAA) on the season, as Towson falls to 5-6-1 (1-2-0 CAA). Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:00:29 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-10.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/091001-media_gets_first_look_at_the_new_matthews_arena.shtmlMen's Hockey Northeastern University opened the doors of the newly renovated Matthews Arena to members of the media for the first time on Thursday afternoon as the home of Huskies hockey turns 100 years old in April. Members of Northeastern’s athletics department addressed the media with a press conference about the renovations and their thoughts on the whole process before taking a tour of the facility. • Photos of the new Matthews Arena Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:32:19 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/091001-media_gets_first_look_at_the_new_matthews_arena.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-10.shtmlField Hockey Freshman Crystal Poland scored three goals and added two assists to help the Northeastern Huskies (6-4, 1-1 CAA) to a 6-0 victory over Harvard (3-4, 0-2 Ivy) at Sweeney Field on Wednesday. Sophomore Carolyn Malloy scored twice and freshman Nicola Graham added a goal for the Huskies, who scored all six goals in the first half. Northeastern is back in action on Sunday, when the team hosts its Alumnae Day at Sweeney Field against New Hampshire at 2 p.m. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-10.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/090930-huskies_at_td_garden_for_hockey_east_media_day.shtmlMen's Hockey The Hockey East Association officially raised the curtain on the 2009-10 season when Northeastern and the conference’s nine others clubs reconvened at the TD Garden at Legends Restaurant in Boston for Hockey East Media Day on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Head coach Greg Cronin along with junior captain Tyler McNeely and assistant captain Greg Costa represented the Huskies at the gala. • Photos • 2009-10 Men's Hockey Media Guide Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:38:20 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/090930-huskies_at_td_garden_for_hockey_east_media_day.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/090929-petta_received_student-athlete_of_the_week_award.shtmlWomen's Soccer Freshman forward Devin Petta has been named Northeastern's Student-Athlete of the Week after another standout performance in which she recorded seven points in two games, including the fastest NU hat trick in history. Her play also earned her the CAA's Rookie of the Week honor and a spot on TopDrawerSoccer.com's Women's College Soccer Team of the Week. Petta leads the Huskies in scoring with 17 points (7-3-17) in nine games played this season. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:08:16 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/090929-petta_received_student-athlete_of_the_week_award.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090929-huskies_host_the_crusaders_saturday.shtmlFootball The Huskies begin a three-game homestand Saturday when they host No. 21/22 Holy Cross at Parsons Field at 1 p.m. Northeastern will look to freshman Jordan Batts to continue his hot streak. Over the last two games, he has 13 catches for 143 yards and a touchdown. Saturday's game will broadcast live on Huskies Radio, 1550 AM, and WRBB Radio, 104.9 FM. Live video will be available at GoNU.TV. • Game notes: HTML | PDF Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:00:06 EST http://gonu.com/football/090929-huskies_host_the_crusaders_saturday.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/090929-northeastern_ranked_no_4_in_nscaa_region_poll.shtmlWomen's Soccer Northeastern is ranked fourth in this week's NSCAA Mid-Atlantic region poll. The Huskies are 6-2-1 (1-0-1 CAA) after beginning their conference schedule last week with a victory over Drexel and a tie with Delaware. The Huskies will visit Towson for their next game, this Friday at 3 p.m. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:45:44 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/090929-northeastern_ranked_no_4_in_nscaa_region_poll.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/090928-petta_named_caa_rookie_of_the_week.shtmlWomen's Soccer Freshman forward Devin Petta was named the CAA's Rookie of the Week, the conference announced today. The honor came after Petta scored seven points over the weekend, including the fastest hat trick in NU history on Thursday. It is the second time this season that the Petta has been awarded the recognition. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:11:45 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/090928-petta_named_caa_rookie_of_the_week.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/090928-poland_earns_second_caa_rookie_of_the_week_honor.shtmlField Hockey Freshman Crystal Poland of the Northeastern field hockey team was named CAA Rookie of the Week for the second time this season, as announced by the conference today. The Crofton, British Columbia native scored two goals against William & Mary on Sunday and leads the team with five goals and 12 points in nine games this season. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:13:00 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/090928-poland_earns_second_caa_rookie_of_the_week_honor.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2010/wh10-ex02.shtmlWomen's Hockey The Northeastern Huskies dropped a hard-fought decision to the McGill Martlets, 3-1 in an exhibition contest Sunday at Matthews Arena. Junior Lori Antflick scored the lone Husky goal, and sophomore Florence Schelling turned aside 27 shots in net. The Huskies return to the ice on Saturday, Oct. 3 when they open regular season play against Union at Matthews Arena at 2 p.m. Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2010/wh10-ex02.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-09.shtmlWomen's Soccer Two overtimes were not enough to find a victor in Sunday's 1-1 tie at Parsons Field. Rain played a role as the Huskies moved to 6-2-1 on the season. Kristen Blake added her second goal of the season for the Huskies in the tie. Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-09.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-09.shtmlField Hockey The Northeastern Huskies earned their first CAA win of the season with a 3-1 road victory over William & Mary on Sunday afternoon. Freshman Crystal Poland scored two goals and sophomore Carolyn Malloy tallied a goal for the second straight game. The Huskies return to action on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at Sweeney Field at 4 p.m. Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-09.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-14.shtmlVolleyball The Northeastern volleyball team fell to Hofstra at Solomon Court on Saturday night, losing 3-1 (27-25, 20-25, 27-29, 25-12). Hofstra's Anissa Whitney and Monica Knight combined for 30 kills to lead the Pride to the win. Caitlin Tittl led Northeastern with 13 kills while Jessica Tkachuk posted her third triple-double of the season with 10 kills, 16 assists and 10 digs. The Huskies return to action October 2 as they hit the road to take on Georgia State at 5:30 p.m. Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:00:02 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-14.shtml http://gonu.com/football/2009/fb09-4.shtmlFootball The Huskies suffered a 56-7 loss to Villanova Saturday at Villanova Stadium. Northeastern was led by freshman Jordan Batts, who had 92 receiving yards and caught his first career touchdown pass, a 48-yarder from Alex Dulski. The Huskies struggled with Villanova's potent offense, which outgained NU 552-241. Northeastern is back at home next Saturday against Holy Cross at Parsons Field at 1 p.m. Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:30:00 EST http://gonu.com/football/2009/fb09-4.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2010/wh10-ex01.shtmlWomen's Hockey The Northeastern Huskies edged the Dawson College Blues by a 2-1 count Saturday afternoon at Matthews Arena. Senior Lindsay Berman and freshman Danielle Kerr scored for the Huskies, who outshot Dawson by a 44-17 margin. The Huskies return to action tomorrow against McGill University at Matthews Arena at 2 p.m. Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2010/wh10-ex01.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-08.shtmlField Hockey The Northeastern Huskies dropped the first game on their CAA slate to Old Dominion, 3-1 on Friday at Powhatan Complex. Sophomore Carolyn Malloy scored her third goal of the season in the game's waning moments for the Huskies. Northeastern will be back in action on Sunday, Sept. 27 at William & Mary at 11 a.m. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-08.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/090925-fenway_doubleheader_sold_out.shtmlWomen's Hockey The Hockey East doubleheader on Jan. 8, 2010 featuring Northeastern and New Hampshire has sold out, the conference announced today. The game between the Huskies and Wildcats will be the first-ever outdoor collegiate women's hockey game and the second-ever hockey game at historic Fenway Park. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:01:01 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/090925-fenway_doubleheader_sold_out.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/090924-huskies_open_season_with_a_pair_of_exhibition.shtmlWomen's Hockey The Northeastern women’s hockey team breaks in the newly-refurbished Matthews Arena this weekend with a pair of exhibition contests against Canadian opponents. On Saturday, the Huskies will face Dawson College and on Sunday, the team takes on McGill University. Both contests are scheduled to start at 2 p.m. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:29:47 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/090924-huskies_open_season_with_a_pair_of_exhibition.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-08.shtmlWomen's Soccer Freshman Devin Petta tallied the fastest hat trick in Northeastern history as the Huskies came back to beat Drexel 4-1 in their first CAA game of the season. Petta notched goals in the 82nd, 83rd and 87th minutes to break a 1-1 tie and win the game. Junior Kristen Blake scored her first collegiate goal in the 54th minute. The Huskies are back on the field Sunday against Delaware at Parsons Field at 1 p.m. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-08.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/090924-huskies_visit_with_the_graham_school.shtmlWomen's Basketball .The Northeastern women's basketball team welcomed the Graham School to Solomon Court on Wednesday, September 23. Members of the Huskies basketball team shared their experiences on how they became student-athletes at Northeastern, and the commitment it takes to be a student-athlete. The Graham School was led by former Northeastern assistant coach Monge Codio. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:49:53 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/090924-huskies_visit_with_the_graham_school.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/090923-friends_of_nu_hockey_host_golf_outing.shtmlMen's Hockey On Wednesday afternoon, the Friends of NU Hockey club enjoyed the second official day of fall when it held its annual golf outing at the Framingham Country Club in Framingham, Mass. The Friends of NU Hockey conduct a tournament around this time every year to gather all of its members and prepare for another season of Huskies hockey. • Photos from outing via "The Huskies Insider" • Friends of NU Hockey website • Sign-up for the Season Kickoff on Sat. Oct. 3 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:27:26 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/090923-friends_of_nu_hockey_host_golf_outing.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/090921-individual_game_tickets_on_sale_now.shtmlMen's Hockey Tickets to individual Huskies home games are on sale now through the Northeastern Ticket Office. The Huskies, coming off one the strongest seasons in program history, will host one exhibition and 15 regular season contests at recently renovated Matthews Arena, including two with rival Boston University. NU's regular season home opener is Friday, Oct. 16, against Bentley at 7 p.m. • Individual game tickets Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:26:26 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/090921-individual_game_tickets_on_sale_now.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-13.shtmlVolleyball The Huskies suffered a 3-1 (25-19, 20-25, 16-25, 14-25) loss to New Hampshire Tuesday night at Solomon Court. Jessica Tkachuk led Northeastern with her second career triple-double, consisting of 13 kills, 20 assists and 12 digs. Britney Brown chipped in 13 kills, 19 assists and eight digs. The Huskies open conference play Saturday against Hofstra at Solomon Court at 7 p.m. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:00:01 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-13.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-06.shtmlMen's Soccer The Huskies fell to the Fairfield Stags in double overtime Tuesday, despite having twice as many shots on goal as their opponent. It was the third straight game the Huskies have outshot the visiting team in a loss. The Huskies return to action on Saturday at James Madison at 7 p.m. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-06.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/090922-huskies_participate_in_brian_honan_5k_walk_run.shtmlWomen's Basketball The Northeastern women's basketball team participated in the Sixth Annual Brian J. Honan 5K Walk/Run on Sunday, September 20. The event commemorates the life of Brian Honan, a former Boston City Councilor who lost his battle to cancer in 2002. Money raised for the event benefited the scholarship funds of the Allston Board of Trade and the Brighton Board of Trade as well as the Brian J. Honan Charitable Fund. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:16:45 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/090922-huskies_participate_in_brian_honan_5k_walk_run.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/090922-nicole_bishop_named_student-athlete_of_the_week.shtmlVolleyball Nicole Bishop of the volleyball team has been named Northeastern's Student-Athlete of the Week. Bishop recorded 44 kills with a hitting percentage of .455 and tallied 21 blocks over four games, helping the Huskies to a 3-1 record last week. Bishop posted a career-high 16 kills and added seven blocks while hitting an impressive .583 to lead Northeastern over Dartmouth to win the Dartmouth Invitational. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:07:16 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/090922-nicole_bishop_named_student-athlete_of_the_week.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090921-huskies_at_villanova_saturday_on_csn-ne.shtmlFootball The Huskies face a stiff test Saturday as they travel to Villanova for a 3:30 p.m. contest at Villanova Stadium. The Wildcats are ranked No. 2 in the nation in the latest Sports Network and FCS Coaches polls. The Huskies will rely on their talented defense that has caused six turnovers through the first three games. Saturday's contest will broadcast live on Huskies Radio, 1550 AM and WRBB Radio, 104.9 FM. The game will be televised live on Comcast SportsNet New England and The Comcast Network. • Game notes: HTML | PDF Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:18:53 EST http://gonu.com/football/090921-huskies_at_villanova_saturday_on_csn-ne.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/090921-bishop_named_caa_rookie_of_the_week.shtmlVolleyball Nicole Bishop was named CAA Rookie of the Week for September 21 the conference announced Monday. It is the second time she has taken home weekly honors from the CAA, garnering Defensive Player of the Week honors for August 31. Bishop recorded 44 kills with a hitting percentage of .455 and tallied 21 blocks over four games. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:29:27 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/090921-bishop_named_caa_rookie_of_the_week.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/090921-graham_named_caa_rookie_of_the_week.shtmlField Hockey Northeastern forward Nicola Graham has been named Rookie of the Week in the Colonial Athletic Association as announced by the conference Monday. Graham joins fellow freshman Crystal Poland as the second Husky to earn the honor so far this season. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:23:48 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/090921-graham_named_caa_rookie_of_the_week.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/090921-huskies_ranked.shtmlWomen's Soccer The Huskies are ranked No. 3 in this week's Mid-Atlantic region poll, the NSCAA announced. Northeastern is now 5-2-0 this season, after defeating BU and losing to Maine this weekend. The Huskies begin their conference schedule this week, when they visit Drexel on Thursday at 4 p.m. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:25:53 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/090921-huskies_ranked.shtml http://gonu.com/wcrosscountry/2009/wcc09-3.shtmlWomen's Cross Country The women’s cross country team was fortunate to get a sneak peek at the site of the New England Championship when the Huskies took part in Sunday’s Boston University Invitational at Franklin Park. In her second competition of the season, freshman Madeline Wrable directed Northeastern’s women with a 30th-place performance of 19:36 on the 5K track. • Photos (Huskies Insider) • Cross Country Twitter Page Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:24:16 EST http://gonu.com/wcrosscountry/2009/wcc09-3.shtml http://gonu.com/mcrosscountry/2009/mcc09-3.shtmlMen's Cross Country The men’s cross country team did not have to travel far for its third race of the season as the Huskies ran against four other squads at the Boston University Invitational on Sunday morning in Franklin Park. Freshman John Jantz led the pack for NU with an individual time of 25:57 for 21st place. • Photos (Huskies Insider) • Cross Country Twitter Page Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:02:47 EST http://gonu.com/mcrosscountry/2009/mcc09-3.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-07.shtmlWomen's Soccer The Huskies were defeated for the second time this season, losing 4-1 to the Black Bears on Sunday. Stephanie Gordon made five saves and co-captain Liza Rebello scored Northeastern's only goal. The Huskies are now 5-2-0 and will begin their conference slate next Thursday at Drexel at 4 p.m. Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-07.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-05.shtmlMen's Soccer The men's soccer team lost another close one, 1-0 to the Massachusetts Minutemen Saturday at Parsons Field. For the second straight game, the Huskies outshot their opponent in the loss. Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-05.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-12.shtmlVolleyball Nicole Bishop's career-high 16 kills and seven blocks led Northeastern past Dartmouth 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-18) for its third-straight victory and a Dartmouth Invitational tournament crown. Britney Brown posted 12 kills and 16 assists for her sixth double-double on the season. Bishop and Caitlin Tittl were named to the All-Tournament team. Northeastern returns to action September 22 as it takes on New Hampshire at 7 p.m. at Solomon Court. Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:00:01 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-12.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-07.shtmlField Hockey Despite outshooting and outcornering the No. 11 UMass Minutewomen, the Northeastern Huskies fell short in their bid for a fifth straight win by a score of 4-0 on Saturday. Junior Makaela Potts recorded a goal and two assists for the Minutewomen, who scored two goals in each half. The defeat drops the Huskies' record in 2009 to 4-3. Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-07.shtml http://gonu.com/football/2009/fb09-3.shtmlFootball Despite a 73-yard punt return for a touchdown from senior Tony Lott on Northeastern's first touch of the game, Youngstown State recovered and defeated the Huskies 38-21 Saturday at Parsons Field. Alex Dulski threw for 208 yards for the Huskies, and Greg Abelli had 76 yards receiving, including a 35-yard touchdown pass from Dulski. The Huskies resume play next Saturday at Villanova at 3:30 p.m., in a game that will be televised on Comcast SportsNet and The Comcast Network. Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/football/2009/fb09-3.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-11.shtmlVolleyball The Northeastern volleyball team defeated Sacred Heart 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-21) in the second game of the Dartmouth Invitational Saturday. Jillian Robinson led a balanced attack with eight kills and six blocks. Jessica LaScola recorded a career-high 10 digs in the contest. Northeastern returns to action at 5 p.m. to take on host Dartmouth to conclude the tournament. Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-11.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-06.shtmlWomen's Soccer Northeastern shutout BU 1-0 in a back and forth match at Parsons Field. Sophomore Veronica Napoli scored the lone goal in the first half on an assist by freshman Sandra Magnusdottir. Goalkeeper Stephanie Gordon recorded five saves in her fourth shutout of the season. She is now tied for third all-time at Northeastern with 11 career shutouts. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-06.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-10.shtmlVolleyball Caitlin Tittl's career-high 18 kills and 14 digs led a potent Northeastern attack that featured four players reaching double-digit kills past Central Connecticut State 3-1 (25-22, 22-25, 25-23, 25-19) in the opening game of the Dartmouth Invitational. The Huskies return to action Saturday at 11 a.m. when they take on Sacred Heart and Dartmouth in the second day of the Dartmouth Invitational. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:00:02 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-10.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/090918-huskies_break_in_matthews.shtmlMen's Hockey With only 16 days remaining before the Northeastern men's hockey team lifts the lid on the 2009-10 season with an exhibition game against St. Thomas (Frederickton, New Brunswick, Canada) on Sat., Oct. 3 at 7:00 p.m., the Huskies took in their newly renovated home of Matthews Arena with an informal skate-around on Thursday evening. • Click here to view images on Huskies Insider Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:56:00 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/090918-huskies_break_in_matthews.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090918-coen_named_new_england_coach_of_the_year.shtmlMen's Basketball Huskies head coach Bill Coen has been named the 2008-09 New England Division I Coach of the Year by the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. Coen will be honored Friday, Oct. 9 at the 2009 New England Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. Coen led Northeastern to a 19-13 record, 12-6 in the CAA, and its first postseason victory in 25 years. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:13:46 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090918-coen_named_new_england_coach_of_the_year.shtml http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090917-grinold_to_receive_ecac_honor.shtmlAthletics Jack Grinold, Northeastern University’s Associate Athletics Director for Communications, will receive the 2009 Eastern College Athletics Conference (ECAC) Commissioner’s Award, ECAC commissioner Rudy Keeling announced Thursday. Grinold will be presented with the award at the 2009 ECAC Honors Luncheon on Tuesday, Oct. 6 in Hyannis, Mass. Grinold has been sports information director for the Huskies since 1962. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:37:18 EST http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090917-grinold_to_receive_ecac_honor.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-06.shtmlField Hockey Sophomore Kaela Barker's goal with 23 seconds left in regulation propelled the Northeastern Huskies to a 3-2 victory over Providence at the Friar Field Hockey Complex Wednesday night. Freshman Nicola Graham and junior Pam Aldridge also scored for the Huskies, who have won four straight games. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:00:58 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-06.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-09.shtmlVolleyball The Northeastern volleyball team fell to Connecticut 3-2 (11-25, 25-19, 14-25, 25-23, 11-15) in a tightly contested game on Wednesday night. Senior co-captain Jessica Tkachuk led the Huskies with a double-double, posting 11 kills and 16 assists. Nicole Bishop recorded 10 kills and added five blocks. Northeastern returns to action Friday, September 18 against Central Connecticut State as part of the Dartmouth Invitational in Hanover, N.H. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:00:11 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-09.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090803-catch_the_huskies_at_villanova.shtmlFootball Tickets for the football team's fan trip to Villanova are still available. See the Huskies take on the Wildcats on Saturday, Sept. 26, at Villanova Stadium at 3:30 p.m. Fans can purchase a bus ticket, hotel room (double occupancy) and game ticket. The bus will leave Northeastern at 2 p.m. on Friday Sept. 25 and return after the game Saturday evening. For more information, please contact the football office at (617) 373-5549. • Buy tickets now Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:44:18 EST http://gonu.com/football/090803-catch_the_huskies_at_villanova.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090916-huskies_to_play_siena_as_part_of_espn_marathon.shtmlMen's Basketball The Huskies will open the 2009-10 season with a nationally televised game at Siena that will air live on ESPN as part of the network' second annual College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon. Northeastern, which appeared on 19 live television broadcasts last season, returns four starters from last year's team that finished 19-13, 12-6 in the CAA, and won its first postseason game in 25 years. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:58:46 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090916-huskies_to_play_siena_as_part_of_espn_marathon.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/090916-former_huskies_athlete_fred_cusick_passes.shtmlMen's Hockey Former Northeastern three-sport student-athlete Fred Cusick, who was the voice of the Boston Bruins on the radio and on television for 45 years, passed away Tuesday at the age of 90. Cusick lettered in hockey from 1939-41 and earned a letter in football in 1940. He also participated on the baseball team. Cusick graduated from Northeastern in 1942 and began broadcasting Bruins games in 1952. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:04:55 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/090916-former_huskies_athlete_fred_cusick_passes.shtml http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090915-northeastern_hosts_women_s_athletics_golf_tournament.shtmlAthletics The Northeastern women's athletics programs hosted the third annual Women's Athletics Golf Tournament Monday at the Newton Commonwealth Golf Course. The event had 120 participants who enjoyed a round of golf, lunch and prizes all to support the Huskies women's athletic programs. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:54:18 EST http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090915-northeastern_hosts_women_s_athletics_golf_tournament.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/090915-huskies_no_1_in_nscaa_regional_poll.shtmlWomen's Soccer The Huskies have been ranked no. 1 in the latest NSCAA Mid-Atlantic region poll. The team is 4-1-0 and fresh off of an an overtime victory against UNH. Behind Northeastern in the rankings are CAA opponents William & Mary, James Madison, George Mason and Hofstra. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:11:18 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/090915-huskies_no_1_in_nscaa_regional_poll.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-04.shtmlMen's Soccer The men's soccer team lost a heart-breaker today 2-1 in their home opener against Holy Cross at Parsons Field. Despite outshooting their opponent 21-7, the Huskies were unable to capitalize on nine shots on goal and fell to the 1-3-0 Crusaders. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-04.shtml http://gonu.com/wrowing/090915-rowing_to_hold_head_of_the_charles_regatta_alumni_event.shtmlWomen's Rowing The Northeastern rowing teams will hold the Third Annual Head of the Charles Regatta Alumni Reception on Saturday, October 17 at the Northeastern University Alumni Center. All alumni, friends and family of the program are welcome to attend. This year, a special boat dedication will take place in front of Columbus Place, as the men's team will christen its newest racing shell, the Jack & Cathy Grinold. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:50:23 EST http://gonu.com/wrowing/090915-rowing_to_hold_head_of_the_charles_regatta_alumni_event.shtml http://gonu.com/mrowing/090915-rowing_to_hold_head_of_the_charles_regatta_alumni_reception.shtmlMen's Rowing The Northeastern rowing teams will hold the Third Annual Head of the Charles Regatta Alumni Reception on Saturday, October 17 at the Northeastern University Alumni Center. All alumni, friends and family of the program are welcome to attend. This year, a special boat dedication will take place in front of Columbus Place, as the men's team will christen its newest racing shell, the Jack & Cathy Grinold. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:17:29 EST http://gonu.com/mrowing/090915-rowing_to_hold_head_of_the_charles_regatta_alumni_reception.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090914-huskies_vs_youngstown_state_saturday.shtmlFootball The Huskies are home once again this Saturday as they host Youngstown State of the Missouri Valley Football Conference at Parsons Field at 1 p.m. It will be the Penguins' first trip to Brookline since Northeastern handed them a 28-23 loss on Oct. 17, 1992. Saturday's game will broadcast live on Huskies Radio 1550 AM and WRBB Radio 104.9 FM. The game will steam live on the web at GoNU.TV. • Game notes (PDF) Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:34:35 EST http://gonu.com/football/090914-huskies_vs_youngstown_state_saturday.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/090914-alumni_event_to_be_held_oct_4_at_sweeney_field.shtmlField Hockey The Northeastern University field hockey team will host its annual Alumnae Day on Sunday, Oct. 4 at Sweeney Field at 2 p.m., as the team takes on the University of New Hampshire. Come join the team as they take on their long-time rivals, and stick around for a postgame get-together with the players and coaches. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:13:05 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/090914-alumni_event_to_be_held_oct_4_at_sweeney_field.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/090914-pam_aldridge_named.shtmlField Hockey Junior Pam Aldridge of the Northeastern University field hockey team has been named Student-Athlete of the Week following a pair of impressive performances in two Husky victories last week. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:47:46 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/090914-pam_aldridge_named.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-05.shtmlField Hockey Junior Pam Aldridge's goal with 1:07 remaining in regulation lifted the Northeastern Huskies to a 4-3 win over Boston University on Sunday afternoon. Annie Clayman, Nicola Graham and Carolyn Malloy also scored for the Huskies, who have won three straight. Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-05.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-03.shtmlMen's Soccer Northeastern men's soccer fell to Providence 1-0 Sunday bringing their record to 1-2-0. The game-winning goal was scored by the Friars senior forward, Timothy Ritter in the 34th minute after he beat two defenders to find the net. Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-03.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-08.shtmlVolleyball The Northeastern volleyball team dropped the second game of the Crusader Classic to Boston College, losing 3-2 (25-15, 16-25, 26-24, 14-25, 8-15). The Huskies were led by Nicole Bishop, who recorded a career-high 13 kills in the contest. Senior co-captains Jessica Tkachuk and Leah Neubeck were named to the All-Tournament team. The Huskies now stand at 4-4 on the season and return to action Wednesday, September 16 taking on Connecticut for a battle of Huskies superiority at 7 p.m. Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:30:01 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-08.shtml http://gonu.com/football/2009/fb09-2.shtmlFootball Northeastern battled No. 20 Maine tough in its home opener at Parsons Field, but the Black Bears prevailed in the end, 17-7. John Griffin led the Huskies with 85 rushing yards. The Huskies defense forced four turnovers, including an interception by Emmanuel Matthews. Northeastern is back at home next Saturday against Youngstown State at Parsons Field at 1 p.m. Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/football/2009/fb09-2.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-07.shtmlVolleyball Caitlin Tittl's 12 kills led three Huskies with double-digit kills in a 3-0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-19) win over Holy Cross in the opening game of the Crusader Classic. Britney Brown tallied a double-double with 10 kills and 11 assists and Jillian Robinson added 10 kills for Northeastern who improves to 4-3 on the season. Northeastern faces Boston College in the second game of the Crusader Classic at 2:30 p.m. Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:00:23 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-07.shtml http://gonu.com/mcrosscountry/2009/mcc09-2.shtmlMen's Cross Country The Northeastern men's cross country team shined in its second trial of the season, finishing in third place out of 10 squads at the 8K JMU Invitational on Saturday morning. • Cross Country Twitter Page Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:00:48 EST http://gonu.com/mcrosscountry/2009/mcc09-2.shtml http://gonu.com/wcrosscountry/2009/wcc09-2.shtmlWomen's Cross Country The Northeastern women's cross country team performed strong in its second trial of the fall with a third-place team finish at the JMU Invitational on Saturday afternoon. • Cross Country Twitter Page Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:00:13 EST http://gonu.com/wcrosscountry/2009/wcc09-2.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-05.shtmlWomen's Soccer Northeastern defeated New Hampshire 1-0 in double overtime on a header by Liza Rebello. Kelly Matthews and Sandra Magnusdottir assisted on the goal. Northeastern is now 4-1-0 on the season, while UNH falls to 1-4-0. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-05.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-04.shtmlField Hockey Goals from Pam Aldridge, Kaela Barker and Crystal Poland helped the Northeastern University Huskies to a 3-1 victory over the Quinnipiac Bobcats on Friday. The Huskies have won two in a row to bring their record in 2009 to 2-2. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-04.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090907-huskies_open_parsons_vs_maine_saturday.shtmlFootball The Huskies look to open Parsons Field with a bang Saturday when they host No. 20 Maine in their home and CAA Football opener at 1 p.m. Northeastern is 48-24-1 all-time in its home opener and has won nine of the last 11. Saturday's game will broadcast live on Huskies Radio 1550 AM and WRBB Radio 104.9 FM and stream on the web at GoNU.TV. • Game notes: PDF Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:11:49 EST http://gonu.com/football/090907-huskies_open_parsons_vs_maine_saturday.shtml http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090910-northeastern_launches_the_huskies_insider_blog.shtmlAthletics Northeastern Athletics has launched the Huskies Insider, the department's new blog that will keep Huskies fans informed on the ins and outs of the school's 19 varsity sports. The blog will post GoNU.com press releases, original content, including photos, and live blogs of Northeastern events. The blog joins GoNU.com and the NU Athletics Twitter page as fans' best options to get the most up-to-date information on the Huskies. • The Huskies Insider Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:56:43 EST http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090910-northeastern_launches_the_huskies_insider_blog.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/090909-nicole_stock_joins_husky_staff_as_an_assistant_coach.shtmlWomen's Hockey Nicole Stock has joined the Northeastern University women's ice hockey staff as an assistant coach for the 2009-10 season. She will assist co-head coaches Linda Lundrigan and Lauren McAuliffe as Northeastern head coach Dave Flint attends to his duties as an assistant coach with the U.S. National Team at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:09:33 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/090909-nicole_stock_joins_husky_staff_as_an_assistant_coach.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/090909-huskies_add_two_to_coaching_staff.shtmlWomen's Basketball The Northeastern women's basketball team has former Huskies standout Jody Burrows '07 to the coaching staff. Rashard Thurston joins the team as an administrative assistant. Head coach Daynia La-Force Mann made the announcement Tuesday. Northeastern opens the 2009-10 season at the defending National Champion Connecticut on Nov. 14. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:00:32 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/090909-huskies_add_two_to_coaching_staff.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/090908-stephanie_gordon_named_student_athlete_of_the_week.shtmlWomen's Soccer Sophomore goalkeeper Stephanie Gordon has been named Northeastern's Student-Athlete of the Week. Gordon recorded back-to-back shutouts during the season's opening weekend, including seven saves in the 2-0 victory over Big East opponent Cincinnati. At last week's Nike Invitational, Gordon thwarted ACC opponent Clemson with eight saves as the Huskies went on to win 2-1. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:56:51 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/090908-stephanie_gordon_named_student_athlete_of_the_week.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/090908-poland_named_caa.shtmlField Hockey Crofton, British Columbia native Crystal Poland has been named Co-Rookie of the Week in the Colonial Athletic Association as announced by the conference this afternoon. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:51:11 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/090908-poland_named_caa.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-03.shtmlField Hockey Sophomore Carolyn Malloy's goal 5:37 into double overtime gave the Northeastern Huskies their first win of the 2009 season Sunday afternoon against California. Freshman Crystal Poland scored two goals, including the game-tying tally with just over three minutes remaining in regulation to send the contest into overtime. The Huskies have now won four of their last five overtime games dating back to last season. Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-03.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-02.shtmlMen's Soccer Men's soccer fell to No. 10 Dartmouth today, 1-0 slipping to 1-1-0 on the young season. The goal was scored by junior forward Andrew Olsen on a free kick. Despite the loss, Northeastern battled hard and saw impressive games from forwards Mike Kennedy and Nick Lueders. Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:00:35 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-02.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-04.shtmlWomen's Soccer The Huskies suffered their first loss of the season to No. 18 Georgia, losing 1-0 in the final game of the Nike Invitational. Stephanie Gordon, Devin Petta and Liza Rebello were named to the All-Tournament team, as Northeastern is now 3-1-0 to open the season. The Huskies are back in action next Friday at New Hampshire at 7 p.m. Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:30:00 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-04.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-06.shtmlVolleyball Northeastern dropped its final game of a west coast road trip, losing 3-0 (12-25, 12-25, 14-25) to No. 23 Long Beach State in the Long Beach State/UC Irvine Invitational Saturday. Jillian Robinson led the Huskies with eight kills, while Leah Neubeck added 17 digs and Jessica Tkachuk led with 16 assists. Northeastern falls to 3-3 on the season. The Huskies return to action September 12, taking on Commonwealth rivals Holy Cross and Boston College in the Crusader Classic. Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:00:39 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-06.shtml http://gonu.com/football/2009/fb09-1.shtmlFootball The Huskies opened the 2009 season with a 54-0 loss at Boston College Saturday at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Mass. Northeastern finished with 131 total yards, led by Alex Dulski, who was 4-for-6 passing for 21 yards and rushed five times for 19 yards. The Huskies will look to rebound next Saturday against Maine in the Parsons Field opener at 1 p.m. Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/football/2009/fb09-1.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-05.shtmlVolleyball Northeastern fell to 3-2 on the season as No. 22 UC Irvine topped the Huskies 3-0 (24-26, 10-25, 22-25) in the UCI Classic on Friday. Britney Brown led Northeastern with 14 kills, nine assists and nine digs. Jessica Tkachuk tallied her second consecutive double-double with 23 assists and 12 digs. The Huskies return to action Saturday against No. 23 Long Beach State at 10 p.m., Eastern. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:00:01 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-05.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-02.shtmlField Hockey The Northeastern University field hockey team came up short Friday night against Stanford, falling to the Cardinal on the road by a 1-0 final. Stanford junior Jaimee Erickson scored the deciding goal midway through the first half, providing all the offense the stout Cardinal defense would need for the win. Redshirt freshman keeper Lizzie Priest recorded 10 saves for the Huskies to keep the team close throughout. Freshman Nicola Graham recorded a team-high three shots, including two attempts on goal for Northeastern in the defeat. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-02.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-04.shtmlVolleyball Northeastern suffered its first loss of the season, dropping a 3-0 (22-25, 22-25, 19-25) decision to Montana in the first game of the UCI Classic. Britney Brown led the Huskies with a triple-double, posting 13 kills, 14 assists and 10 digs. Senior co-captain Jessica Tkachuk chipped in with a double-double, recording 10 kills and 20 assists. The Huskies wrap up play on Friday when they face host UC Irvine at 10 p.m., Eastern. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:00:58 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-04.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/090904-leenhouts_honored_by_baseball_america.shtmlBaseball Huskies sophomore pitcher Andrew Leenhouts was named the sixth-best prospect coming out of the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League by Baseball America. Leenhouts, a native of Franklin, Mass., pitched for the Peekskill Robins of the ACBL this summer and posted a 4-1 record with a 4.05 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 33-1/3 innings. He finished 15th in the league in ERA and third in the league in opponent batting average. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:47:12 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/090904-leenhouts_honored_by_baseball_america.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-03.shtmlWomen's Soccer Devin Petta scored twice in Northeastern's 2-1 victory over Clemson on Friday. Liza Rebello and Greta Samuelsdottir recorded assists on Petta's goals and goalkeeper Stephanie Gordon tallied eight saves. The victory marked the first time the women's soccer team defeated an ACC opponent. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:30:00 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-03.shtml http://gonu.com/mcrosscountry/2009/mcc09-1.shtmlMen's Cross Country The men’s cross country team got off on the right foot to start the 2009 season the Huskies defeated Bryant at the 5K Bryant Invitational in dual-race action. Five Northeastern men placed in the top 10, including sophomore Nick Ryan (3rd), senior Ryan Miling (6th), freshman Daniel Grant (7th), senior Bryan Brunelli (8th) and junior James Pellerano (10th). Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:00:59 EST http://gonu.com/mcrosscountry/2009/mcc09-1.shtml http://gonu.com/wcrosscountry/2009/wcc09-1.shtmlWomen's Cross Country The women’s cross country team got off on the right foot to start up the 2009 season as three women garnered top 10 status at the 5K Bryant Invitational. Sophomore Annie Scully finished in second place, overall, with a clip of 19:23.48. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:00:56 EST http://gonu.com/wcrosscountry/2009/wcc09-1.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090831-huskies_open_season_at_bc_saturday.shtmlFootball The Huskies open their 74th season of competition Saturday against Boston College at Alumni Stadium at 2 p.m. This will be the fifth all-time meeting between two schools that are separated by just four miles. The Huskies have 48 returning lettermen from last season's team, including 12 starters. The game will air live on Huskies Radio 1550 AM and WRBB Radio 104.9 FM. The game will also stream live on the web at ESPN360.com. • Game notes (PDF) Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:04:19 EST http://gonu.com/football/090831-huskies_open_season_at_bc_saturday.shtml http://gonu.com/mcrosscountry/090914-men_s_2009_cross_country_preview.shtmlMen's Cross Country Northeastern University will field one of the most competitive cross country teams in recent memory for the 2009 season. The team returns all of their members from last year’s squad that finished sixth at the CAA Championship and adds tremendous depth with three transfers and six freshmen. • Follow Northeastern Cross Country on Twitter! Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:12:57 EST http://gonu.com/mcrosscountry/090914-men_s_2009_cross_country_preview.shtml http://gonu.com/wcrosscountry/090914-womens_cross_country_preview_9_3_09.shtmlWomen's Cross Country The Northeastern women’s cross country team will be looking to improve upon a great 2008 season in which the Huskies finished eighth at the New England Championships and fourth at the CAA Championships. • Follow Northeastern Cross Country on Twitter! Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:02:36 EST http://gonu.com/wcrosscountry/090914-womens_cross_country_preview_9_3_09.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090903-lott_named_co-captain.shtmlFootball Senior wide receiver Tony Lott was named co-captain of the Huskies, head coach Rocky Hager announced Thursday. Lott is NU's leader among returnees in receiving yards after gaining 449 last season. A three-year letterman, Lott has 73 catches for 1,024 yards and three touchdowns in his career. Lott and the Huskies open the 2009 season at Boston College Saturday at 2 p.m. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:40:56 EST http://gonu.com/football/090903-lott_named_co-captain.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/090903-huskies_announce_full_2009-10_schedule.shtmlWomen's Basketball The Northeastern women's basketball team announced its full 2009-10 schedule, with conference games included, giving the Huskies a challenging slate for the year that includes two games against defending champion Drexel and runner-up Virginia Commonwealth. The Huskies will face VCU for its first CAA game on Jan. 3 and hold the first home game on Jan. 7 against Old Dominion. • 2009-10 schedule Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:59:32 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/090903-huskies_announce_full_2009-10_schedule.shtml http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090824-upcoming_huskies_golf_tournaments.shtmlAthletics Northeastern Athletics' fall season is here and three golf tournaments will take place in the coming weeks to support the Huskies. On Sept. 14, the third annual Northeastern Women's Athletics Golf Tournament will be held at Newton Commonwealth Golf Course in Newton, Mass. On Sept. 23, the Friends of NU Hockey will host the Northeastern Men's Hockey Alumni Golf Outing at Framingham Country Club in Framingham, Mass. On Oct. 2, the Friends of NU Football will host the Northeastern Football Alumni Golf Outing at Wedgewood Pines in Stowe, Mass. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:46:06 EST http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090824-upcoming_huskies_golf_tournaments.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-03.shtmlVolleyball Behind 13 kills and 20 assists from Britney Brown, the Huskies knocked off Rhode Island 3-1 (25-20, 25-18, 22-25, 25-13) Tuesday at Solomon Court. Stephanie Starnes posted a double-double with a career-high 12 kills and 10 digs. Jillian Robinson chipped in 10 kills for the Huskies, who improved to 3-0 on the season. Northeastern heads west this weekend to play in the Long Beach State/UC Irvine Invitational, starting Friday against Montana at 7 p.m., Eastern. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:00:35 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-03.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-01.shtmlMen's Soccer Northeastern men's soccer defeated Albany in overtime Tuesday, 1-0. Mike Kennedy scored the game winning goal assisted by Josh Semerene in the 96th minute to open the season with a victory. Huskies goalie, freshman Michael Gallagher, made seven saves and earned a shutout in his first collegiate game. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:00:01 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2009/ms09-01.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090901-huskies_announce_full_2009-10_schedule.shtmlMen's Basketball The Northeastern men's basketball team has announced its full 2009-10 schedule with conference games included, and the Huskies will have a challenging slate that includes two games against defending CAA champion Virginia Commonwealth and two games against runner-up George Mason. The Huskies' first CAA game of the season takes place Dec. 5 at Drexel and their first CAA home game will be Jan. 2 vs. James Madison. NU hosts Mason Jan. 6 and VCU Jan. 23. • 2009-10 schedule Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:48:33 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090901-huskies_announce_full_2009-10_schedule.shtml http://gonu.com/wrowing/090901-glessner_strokes_us_to_gold_at_world_championship.shtmlWomen's Rowing Former Husky rowing standout Kady Glessner stroked the US Women’s Eight to a gold medal at the World Championship in Poznan, Poland Sunday. Glessner earned the stroke seat in her first year with the team despite competing with 5 returning members of the 2008 Olympic team. At the Lucerne Regatta in July, Glessner and the US Women earned a silver medal, falling just short of Romania. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:50:16 EST http://gonu.com/wrowing/090901-glessner_strokes_us_to_gold_at_world_championship.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/090831-bishop_named_caa_defensive_player_of_the_week.shtmlVolleyball Freshman Nicole Bishop has been named the CAA Defensive Player of the Week the conference announced Monday. Bishop had an impressive debut for the Huskies as she totaled 19 blocks to help Northeastern to two wins at the Madison Bingman Memorial Tournament in Baltimore, Md. Bishop and the Huskies host Rhode Island Tuesday night at Solomon Court at 7 p.m. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:33:35 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/090831-bishop_named_caa_defensive_player_of_the_week.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/090831-petta_named_caa_co-rookie_of_the_week.shtmlWomen's Soccer Freshman forward Devin Petta was named CAA women’s soccer Co-Rookie of the Week, the conference announced today. Petta is honored after an outstanding weekend in which she recorded six points in Northeastern’s first two games of the season, both victories. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:49:47 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/090831-petta_named_caa_co-rookie_of_the_week.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-02.shtmlWomen's Soccer Freshman Devin Petta scored her first two collegiate goals, and Stephanie Gordon recorded her ninth career shutout as the Huskies blanked Cincinnati 2-0 Sunday at Parsons Field. Petta scored both goals in the first half, including one after dribbling past the Bearcats keeper. In her first two collegiate games, Petta has six points. Tinna Nielsen picked up an assist on Petta's first goal. Northeastern is back in action next Friday in the Nike Invitational in Athens, Ga., against Clemson at 4:30 p.m. Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-02.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-02.shtmlVolleyball Northeastern needed five sets to dispatch host UMBC 3-2 (25-14, 26-28, 25-13, 23-25, 15-8) to win the Madison Bingman Memorial Tournament in Baltimore Saturday. Senior co-captain Jessica Tkachuk and junior Britney Brown paced the Huskies to victory in the tightly contested match. Tkachuk recorded her first career triple-double (12 kills, 22 assists, 12 digs) to gain All-Tournament honors, and Brown was named Tournament MVP. Northeastern returns to action Sept. 1 at Solomon Court for the home opener against Rhode Island at 7 p.m. Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:06:52 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-02.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-01.shtmlVolleyball The Northeastern Huskies started the 2009 season with a victory, winning three straight sets (25-14, 25-16, 25-16) over Long Island at the Madison Bingman Memorial Tournament hosted by UMBC. The Huskies posted a .299 attacking percentage and totaled 26 blocks in the contest. Northeastern dominated the first set jumping out to a 22-9 lead. Northeastern wraps up play at the Madison Bingman Memorial Tournament at 5 p.m. as it takes on host UMBC. Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:39:31 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2009/vb09-01.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-01.shtmlWomen's Soccer The Huskies opened defense of their 2008 CAA championship with a 3-0 victory over Longwood Friday night at Parsons Field. Kelly Matthews, Liza Rebello and Greta Samuelsdottir all scored for Northeastern. Devin Petta assisted on the first two goals, and Heidi Mogstad assisted on the third. The Huskies will host Cincinnati Sunday at Parsons Field at 1 p.m. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2009/ws09-01.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-01.shtmlField Hockey Substitute Shelby Schraden's late goal helped the third-ranked Syracuse Orange to a 2-1 victory over Northeastern Friday afternoon at Sweeney Field. The Huskies led 1-0 at halftime thanks to a goal from Meg Sweeney, but could not hold the lead in the second half as Lindsey Conrad tied the game and Schraden won it with just over three minutes remaining. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-01.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/090828-two_huskies_named_to_caa_all-preseason_team.shtmlField Hockey Junior forward Pam Aldridge and sophomore midfielder Kaela Barker were named to the preseason All-CAA team in a poll of the league's coaches announced Friday. Aldridge led the Huskies in goals (10), points (23), shots (62) and shots on goal (31) in 2008. Barker, the only sophomore named to the squad, posted nine points last season and was named CAA Rookie of the Year. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:44:51 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/090828-two_huskies_named_to_caa_all-preseason_team.shtml http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090826-fall_2009_season_kicks_off_friday.shtmlAthletics The start of Northeastern Athletics' 2009 fall season is here, and the Huskies are ready to start the action. The season kicks off Friday at 2 p.m., when the field hockey team hosts Syracuse at Sweeney Field. The women's soccer team will host Longwood at Parsons Field Friday night at 6 p.m., and Cincinnati Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. On Saturday, the volleyball team will be in Baltimore to play Long Island and UMBC. Fans who can't attend the home games can see all the action on GoNU.TV. Sign up for the All-Access Pass today! Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:31:04 EST http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090826-fall_2009_season_kicks_off_friday.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/090827-brown_named_to_all_caa_preseason_team.shtmlVolleyball Northeastern junior Britney Brown has been named to the preseason All-CAA volleyball team in a poll of the league's coaches released Thursday. The setter was a first team All-CAA selection in 2008 and is the returning leader in kills and service aces. Her 41 service aces helped lead a Northeastern attack that posted a league-best 1.57 aces per game. Brown also finished 38th in the nation in service aces per game last season, while breaking the school record for aces with 10 against UNC-Wilmington on October 19. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:21:00 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/090827-brown_named_to_all_caa_preseason_team.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/090826-okland_named_to_all-caa_preseason_team.shtmlMen's Soccer Northeastern senior co-captain Lars Okland has been named to the 2009 preseason All-CAA men’s soccer team. He was one of just 13 players in the CAA to earn preseason honors. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:27:27 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/090826-okland_named_to_all-caa_preseason_team.shtml http://gonu.com/wrowing/090825-wieler_named_assistant_coach.shtmlWomen's Rowing Andrew Wieler (NU Class of 2002) has been named the assistant varsity coach for the Northeastern University women's rowing team. Wieler joins Northeastern after a successful coaching period with the women's rowing team at the University of Buffalo. Before becoming a coach, Wieler was an outstanding Northeastern oarsman. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:00:33 EST http://gonu.com/wrowing/090825-wieler_named_assistant_coach.shtml http://gonu.com/wcrosscountry/090824-womens_cross_country_announces_2009_schedule.shtmlWomen's Cross Country The Northeastern women's cross country team released its schedule for the 2009 season on Monday. The Huskies will open the season at the Bryant Invitational on September 5. The team then travels to New Market, Va. to take part in the James Madison Invitational on September 12. Northeastern returns home to close out September as it participates in the Boston University Invitational at Franklin Park. • 2009 schedule Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:37:37 EST http://gonu.com/wcrosscountry/090824-womens_cross_country_announces_2009_schedule.shtml http://gonu.com/mcrosscountry/090824-huskies_announce_2009_cross_country_schedule.shtmlMen's Cross Country The Northeastern men's cross country team released its schedule for the 2009 season on Monday. The Huskies will open the season at the Bryant Invitational on September 5. The team then travels to New Market, Va. to take part in the James Madison Invitational on September 12. Northeastern returns home to close out September as it participates in the Boston University Invitational at Franklin Park. • 2009 schedule Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:32:31 EST http://gonu.com/mcrosscountry/090824-huskies_announce_2009_cross_country_schedule.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090824-four_huskies_earn_preseason_all-america_honors.shtmlFootball Four Northeastern University football players have been honored by College Sporting News as preseason All-Americans. Junior defensive back Nate Thellen was selected to the preseason All-America second team, senior linebacker Phil Higgins was named to the preseason All-America third team and senior punter Ron Conway and sophomore linebacker Mike Laperriere were named All-America honorable mention. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:27:32 EST http://gonu.com/football/090824-four_huskies_earn_preseason_all-america_honors.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/090822-huskies_hall_of_famer_montalbano_passes.shtmlBaseball Former Huskies baseball pitcher Greg Montalbano, who was inducted into the Northeastern Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005, passed away Friday, Aug. 21, after a long battle with cancer. He was only 31. Montalbano won 19 games for the Huskies from 1997-2000 and ended his career as NU's strikeout king with 217. He was the America East Pitcher of the Year in 1999. He was a fifth-round pick of the Boston Red Sox in the 1999 MLB Draft and played in the Red Sox organization until 2004. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:20:25 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/090822-huskies_hall_of_famer_montalbano_passes.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090822-kenney_named_team_captain.shtmlFootball Senior linebacker Craig Kenney was elected team captain for the 2009 season, head coach Rocky Hager announced at the team's annual camp scrimmage and barbecue at the Winchendon School in Winchendon, Mass. Kenney, who missed all of 2008 with a knee injury, has returned to claim a starting inside linebacker role. A Branford, Conn., native, Kenney has 166 tackles in just 29 career games. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:49:10 EST http://gonu.com/football/090822-kenney_named_team_captain.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/090821-gordon_and_napoli_named.shtmlWomen's Soccer Sophomores Stephanie Gordon and Veronica Napoli have been named to the 2009 women's soccer preseason All-CAA team. Gordon and Napoli were integral in Northeastern's success last season, helping it to a CAA championship and the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Together, Gordon and Napoli occupy two of the preseason team's 13 spots, which are selected by a poll of conference head coaches. Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:11:20 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/090821-gordon_and_napoli_named.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/090821-huskies_picked_fourth_in_volleyball_coaches_poll.shtmlVolleyball The defending regular-season champion Northeastern volleyball team has been picked to finish fourth in the CAA coaches poll released by the conference Friday. The Huskies, who finished 19-11 overall last season and made their first appearance in the CAA championship final in 2008, received 62 votes. Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:08:24 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/090821-huskies_picked_fourth_in_volleyball_coaches_poll.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/090820-huskies_to_play_at_fenway_jan_8_2010.shtmlWomen's Hockey The Northeastern University women’s hockey team will take part in an historic event on Jan. 8, 2010, when the Huskies face New Hampshire at Fenway Park, the first outdoor women’s college hockey game ever. The announcement was made at Fenway Park Thursday by the Boston Red Sox, the Fenway Sports Group and the Hockey East Association. The 4 p.m. game played between the Huskies and Wildcats will be the first game of a Hockey East Doubleheader. Tickets for the general public will go on sale Sept. 17 at noon at the Fenway Park ticket office or online at redsox.com. • Hockey East video feature Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:07:58 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/090820-huskies_to_play_at_fenway_jan_8_2010.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090819-huskies_release_2009-10_non-conference_schedule.shtmlMen's Basketball The Huskies have announced their 2009-10 non-conference schedule, and Northeastern once again will have a challenging slate that will include five games against teams that reached postseason in 2008-09, the annual BracketBusters event which will take place at Matthews Arena this season, and a two-week, five-game trip out to the west coast to play in Hawaii and California. • 2009-10 non-conference schedule Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:56:47 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090819-huskies_release_2009-10_non-conference_schedule.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/090819-huskies_ranked_fifth_in_preseason_coaches_poll.shtmlMen's Soccer Northeastern’s men’s soccer team has been ranked fifth in the CAA by a preseason poll of the conference’s coaches. The Huskies, who finished fifth in the CAA last season, received 75 points in the coaches poll. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:00:50 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/090819-huskies_ranked_fifth_in_preseason_coaches_poll.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/090818-women_s_soccer_team_picked_fifth_in_caa_pre-season_poll.shtmlWomen's Soccer Northeastern's defending CAA champion women's soccer team was ranked fifth to win the conference title in 2009, according to a preseason poll of the league's head coaches. The Huskies received 82 points, including one first-place vote. Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:38:34 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/090818-women_s_soccer_team_picked_fifth_in_caa_pre-season_poll.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-ex.shtmlField Hockey The Northeastern University women's field hockey team fell to defending national champion Maryland, 1-0 in overtime in a scrimmage at Sweeney Field Saturday morning. After an evenly-matched 70 minutes of regulation, Maryland's Nicole Muracco slid the ball past Husky goalkeeper Lizzie Priest for the game's only goal. The Huskies will be back in action on Aug. 28 when the team opens the regular season against Syracuse at Sweeney Field. Sat, 15 Aug 2009 09:00:40 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2009/fh09-ex.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/090806-huskies_announce_2009-10_schedule.shtmlMen's Hockey The 2009-10 Northeastern men's hockey schedule has been released, and the Huskies will open with an exhibition game against St. Thomas Oct. 3 at newly renovated Matthews Arena before starting the regular season with a pair of games at Colorado College. The Huskies will compete in the Ledyard National Bank Classic at Dartmouth over Christmas break and play Boston University in the first round of the Beanpot in February. As part of a 27-game Hockey East schedule, the Huskies will host BU at Matthews Arena Nov. 6 and March 6. • 2009-10 schedule Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:53:40 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/090806-huskies_announce_2009-10_schedule.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090811-huskies_hold_media_day_at_parsons.shtmlFootball Huskies head coach Rocky Hager welcomed the media to Parsons Field today as he introduced his 2009 team, which features 48 returning lettermen, including 12 starters. The Huskies will practice on campus until Aug. 14, when they will head to the Winchendon School in Winchendon, Mass. Their annual camp barbecue will take place there on Saturday, Aug. 22. The Huskies will open the 2009 season at Boston College on Saturday, Sept. 5 at 2 p.m. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:29:47 EST http://gonu.com/football/090811-huskies_hold_media_day_at_parsons.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/090810-napoli_named_to_hermann_trophy_watch_list.shtmlWomen's Soccer The National Soccer Coaches Association of America has named sophomore Veronica Napoli to the 2009 Hermann Trophy Watch List. The Hermann Trophy is the top individual award in intercollegiate soccer. Napoli is the first-ever Husky to receive this prestigious recognition. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:39:58 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/090810-napoli_named_to_hermann_trophy_watch_list.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/090810-huskies_announce_2009-10_schedule.shtmlWomen's Hockey The 2009-10 Northeastern women's hockey schedule has been released, and the Huskies will open with nine straight games at newly-renovated Matthews Arena. The season begins with a pair of exhibition contests against Dawson and McGill on Sept. 26-27. Northeastern will also play host to non-conference opponents Union, Robert Morris, Quinnipiac and Bemidji State. The Huskies face Hockey East foe Boston University four times during the regular season, including the opening round of the 2010 Beanpot in February. • 2009-10 schedule Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:16:53 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/090810-huskies_announce_2009-10_schedule.shtml http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090810-northeastern_releases_2008-09_annual_report.shtmlAthletics The Northeastern Athletics department has made its 2008-09 Annual Report available for download. The report is a comprehensive look at the department's progress over the last year, including its commitment to people, places and programs, the competitive accomplishments on the field, finances and fundraising and more. The report is available in low resolution and high resolution PDF files. • High-Res PDF (5.1 MB) • Low-Res PDF (1.2 MB) Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:27:48 EST http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090810-northeastern_releases_2008-09_annual_report.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090810-follow_alex_dulski_s_season_blog.shtmlFootball Huskies fans can get an inside look on the thoughts of junior quarterback Alex Dulski as he chronicles life through the eyes of a Northeastern football student-athlete in his new blog, "Leading the Drive with 5." Dulski enters the 2009 season at the top of the quarterback depth chart. He is from Walpole, Mass., and stands in at 6'4, 225 pounds. • Dulski's blog Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:09:18 EST http://gonu.com/football/090810-follow_alex_dulski_s_season_blog.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090807-parks_in_camp_with_st_louis.shtmlFootball Former Huskies cornerback Cord Parks is in the middle of preseason camp with the NFL's St. Louis Rams in Earth City, Mo. Parks signed with the team as an undrafted free agent in April. He is currently practicing as a cornerback and participating on all special teams. Parks and the Rams' first preseason game is Friday, Aug. 14, at the New York Jets. Parks was a four-year letterman at Northeastern and made 171 tackles and four interceptions in his career. Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:27:59 EST http://gonu.com/football/090807-parks_in_camp_with_st_louis.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090804-huskies_to_play_st_mary_s_in_hawaii.shtmlMen's Basketball The inaugural Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic bracket has been announced, and the Huskies will take on St. Mary's in a nationally televised event on Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 3 p.m., Eastern. The game will broadcast live from the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu on ESPNU. Northeastern is guaranteed at least two games on national television. Its potential second-round opponents are Western Michigan and USC, and the other four schools in the tournament are SMU, UNLV, Charleston and host Hawaii. • Tournament bracket Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:05:13 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090804-huskies_to_play_st_mary_s_in_hawaii.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/090804-women_s_basketball_hosts_free_youth_clinic.shtmlWomen's Basketball The Northeastern women’s basketball team hosted free youth clinics for girls ranging from the fourth grade to high school seniors at Solomon Court August 1-2. The event was put on in conjunction with Visionary Basketball Group, who provide coaching and basketball training to boys and girls ages 10 through 18 in the Greater Boston, Merrimack Valley, North Shore and Southern New Hampshire communities. Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:31:41 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/090804-women_s_basketball_hosts_free_youth_clinic.shtml http://gonu.com/swimming/090803-swimming_and_diving.shtmlSwimming & Diving Northeastern swimming and diving head coach Roy Coates has announced his recruiting class for the 2009-10 season. The talented set of newcomers includes 2008 All-American selection Alison Blom and 2008 US Paralympic team gold-medalist Kelley Becherer. Also joining the Huskies are Keary McClernan, Annie Lindland, Nicole Colucci, Allison Walker, and Cassie Cesaro. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:53:46 EST http://gonu.com/swimming/090803-swimming_and_diving.shtml http://gonu.com/swimming/090805-becherer_sets_50-meter_world_record.shtmlSwimming & Diving Northeastern swimming and diving recruit Kelley Becherer set a Paralympic world record in the 50-meter backstroke at the Speedo CanAm Championships in Edmonton, Alberta this past weekend. The accomplishment comes just a year after she set an American record in the same event at the 2008 CanAm Championships. Becherer, a Sheboygan, Wisc. native, swam a 32.92 to displace the old record of 33.62. She also won gold in the 100 fly and the 100 backstroke. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:45:19 EST http://gonu.com/swimming/090805-becherer_sets_50-meter_world_record.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/090803-huskies_add_to_2009-10_recruiting_class.shtmlWomen's Hockey The Huskies have added another incoming freshman to their 2009-10 recruiting class, bringing in 5'8 forward Danielle Kerr from London, Ontario, where she last played for the London Juniors of the Provinical Women's Hockey League (PWHL). Head coach Dave Flint's recruiting class is now complete with eight newcomers. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:32:26 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/090803-huskies_add_to_2009-10_recruiting_class.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/090731-2009-10_season_tickets_now_available.shtmlMen's Hockey Season tickets for the upcoming men's hockey 2009-10 season are now available for purchase. Adult season tickets start at $135. The Northeastern Athletics Department is re-seating Matthews Arena and has implemented the Priority Points Program, which will give purchase priority to past season ticket holders and donors to the athletics program based on a points system. To be included in the Priority Points Program, the ticket form must received by Northeastern by August 7. • Priority Points Program FAQ • Hockey season ticket order form (PDF) Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:33:19 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/090731-2009-10_season_tickets_now_available.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090727-caa_football_media_day_wednesday.shtmlFootball Northeastern head coach Rocky Hager and seniors Craig Kenney and Tony Lott took part in the 2009 CAA Football Media Day event at the ESPNZone in Baltimore Wednesday. The three Northeastern representatives met with the media and discussed the upcoming season. The Huskies were picked to finish fifth in the CAA Football North Division. Full coverage of the event is also available at CAA Football 2009 Media Day Central. The 2009 Northeastern Football Media Guide is now available online. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:47:28 EST http://gonu.com/football/090727-caa_football_media_day_wednesday.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/090729-former_player_and_coach_elected_to_us_hockey_hall_of_fame.shtmlWomen's Hockey Former Northeastern men's ice hockey head coach Ben Smith and former Northeastern women's hockey star Shelley Looney have been elected to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame it was announced on Wednesday. Smith, who left Northeastern to coach the United States National Women's team starting in 1996 won three Olympic medals including gold in 1998. Shelley Looney played four seasons for the Huskies (1990-94) racking up 127 career points on 68 goals and 59 assists and played for the national team for two Olympics. Looney ranks 10th all-time in scoring at Northeastern. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:15:45 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/090729-former_player_and_coach_elected_to_us_hockey_hall_of_fame.shtml http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090702-2009_huskies_coaches_caravan_to_kick_off_in_august.shtmlAthletics The 2009 Northeastern Huskies Coaches Caravan, featuring athletics director Peter Roby and various NU head coaches, is set to kick off this August. Northeastern Athletics will visit the cities of Chicago, Washington and New York to give Huskies alumni, fans and supporters the opportunity to hear first-hand accounts of the latest happenings in Northeastern Athletics. Each caravan will feature a cocktail reception and a question and answer session with Peter Roby and the head coaches. • RSVP: Chicago | Washington | New York Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:36:45 EST http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090702-2009_huskies_coaches_caravan_to_kick_off_in_august.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090715-football_2009_tickets_on_sale_now.shtmlFootball Individual game and season tickets for the 2009 football season are now available through the Northeastern ticket office. Fans looking to buy individual game tickets can order them online, and fans looking to purchase full season tickets can download the order form and mail it back to the ticket office. The Huskies will have six home games at Parsons Field this season, starting with a Sept. 12 contest against Maine at 1 p.m. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:12:19 EST http://gonu.com/football/090715-football_2009_tickets_on_sale_now.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/090728-volleyball_announces_2009_recruiting_class.shtmlVolleyball The reigning CAA regular season champion Huskies welcome three newcomers to the program, head coach Ken Nichols announced Tuesday. Joining the Huskies for the 2009 season will be freshmen Nicole Bishop and Lexi Ornell and junior transfer Jessica LaScola. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:13:39 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/090728-volleyball_announces_2009_recruiting_class.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090724-abrams_nominated_for_good_works_team.shtmlFootball Zack Abrams of the Northeastern football team has been named one of 106 nominees for the Allstate American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team, an honor bestowed upon football student-athletes who make outstanding contributions in the areas of volunteerism and civic involvement. Abrams, a long snapper for the Huskies, has donated his time to various organizations and events in Boston, including the Brookline Devotion School, Temple Israel Brotherhood, the Franciscan Hospital for Children and more. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:29:36 EST http://gonu.com/football/090724-abrams_nominated_for_good_works_team.shtml http://gonu.com/wtrack/090724-seri_gordon_wins_bronze_medal_at_maccabiah_games.shtmlWomen's Track & Field Northeastern’s Seri Gordon earned a Bronze medal last week in the open 800-meter at the 18th Maccabiah Games in Ramat Gan, Israel. The 2009 games brought more than 6000 Jewish athletes from around the world to compete for the gold in Ramat Gan stadium. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:30:28 EST http://gonu.com/wtrack/090724-seri_gordon_wins_bronze_medal_at_maccabiah_games.shtml http://gonu.com/swimming/090723-swimming_and_diving_captains_announced.shtmlSwimming & Diving Northeastern swimming and diving head coach Roy Coates has named Jaclyn Dalessandro, Kathrine Fugge and Jennyfer Roberts team captains for the 2009-10 season. The Huskies lost six seniors from last year’s squad but with new leadership, the team will look toward a fourth consecutive winning season in 2009-10. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:42:40 EST http://gonu.com/swimming/090723-swimming_and_diving_captains_announced.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090722-four_huskies_earn_preseason_honors.shtmlFootball Four Huskies have recently earned preseason honors from multiple organizations. Senior punter Ron Conway, senior offensive lineman Kevin Newhall and junior safety Nate Thellen were named to Phil Steele's preseason All-CAA Football second team, and Thellen and senior linebacker Phil Higgins were named Consensus Draft Services preseason All-America honorable mention. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:23:49 EST http://gonu.com/football/090722-four_huskies_earn_preseason_honors.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/090720-huskies_announce_recruiting_class_for_2009.shtmlWomen's Soccer Northeastern women's soccer head coach Ed Matz has announced his recruiting class for the 2009 season. Among the student-athletes joining the defending CAA champion Huskies are All-American forward and 2008 Massachusetts Player of the Year Devin Petta, and Icelandic Full National team member Gretta Samuelsdottir. Also joining the Huskies are Marcela Bedoya, Danielle Gordon, Georgie Kemp, Sandra Magnusdottir, Melissa Menapace, Heidi Mogstad, Megan Penn and Bianca Vecchiarello. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:06:47 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/090720-huskies_announce_recruiting_class_for_2009.shtml http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090717-huskies_2008-09_spring_season_in_review.shtmlAthletics With the end of the 2008-09 athletic year here, GoNU.com is taking a look back at Northeastern's impressive year with a three-part look at the accomplishments of each athletic season. Last is the 2009 spring season, which included a Beanpot championship, the school's third CAA championship and a shot putter dominating all the competition. • 2008-09 season in review video Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:07:41 EST http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090717-huskies_2008-09_spring_season_in_review.shtml http://gonu.com/swimming/090716-swimming_and_diving_2009-10_schedule_released.shtmlSwimming & Diving The Northeastern University swimming and diving team has released its 2009-10 schedule. The Huskies will open their season with three home meets at Barletta Natatorium in October, starting with the Black vs. Red Intrasquad Meet Oct. 3. The team will then play host to Central Connecticut and Maine on Parents’ day, Oct. 17, before battling cross town rival Boston College on Oct. 30. • 2009-10 schedule Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:02:46 EST http://gonu.com/swimming/090716-swimming_and_diving_2009-10_schedule_released.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/090716-david_gustafson_named_to_necbl_all-star_team.shtmlBaseball Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:53:12 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/090716-david_gustafson_named_to_necbl_all-star_team.shtml http://gonu.com/wrowing/090714-glessner_wins_silver_medal_with_us_women_s_eight_team.shtmlWomen's Rowing Former Northeastern rowing star Katherine Glessner earned a silver medal with the U.S. Women’s eight team at the Lucerne Regatta in Switzerland this past weekend. The Seattle, Wash. native, who has never stroked before, was called on to stroke the eight for the U.S. after Susan Francia was sidelined due to illness. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:06:18 EST http://gonu.com/wrowing/090714-glessner_wins_silver_medal_with_us_women_s_eight_team.shtml http://gonu.com/mrowing/090714-bertoldo_named_to_us_under_23_team.shtmlMen's Rowing Brad Bertoldo was named to the 2009 United States Under 23 National team roster Monday and will compete at the World Championships in Racice, Czech Republic July 23-26. The announcement follows Bertoldo’s attendance at the Under 23 National Selection Camp held this summer in Oklahoma City. Fellow Huskies oarsman, Mike Iannazzo, also attended the camp. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:07:42 EST http://gonu.com/mrowing/090714-bertoldo_named_to_us_under_23_team.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/090712-carlos_pena_named_to_al_all-star_team.shtmlBaseball Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:51:52 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/090712-carlos_pena_named_to_al_all-star_team.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090709-thellen_named_preseason_all-america.shtmlFootball Nate Thellen was named to the Sports Network Preseason All-America second team Thursday evening. Thellen, who was a third-team All-CAA Football pick in 2008, is a two-year starter at free safety returning for his junior season. He led the Huskies with five interceptions last season. Thellen and the Huskies will open fall camp on Aug. 8 and will open the 2009 season at Boston College on Sept. 5. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:38:54 EST http://gonu.com/football/090709-thellen_named_preseason_all-america.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/090707-hunter_named_caa_track_field_athlete_of_the_year.shtmlMen's Track & Field Junior Nate Hunter has been named the CAA Track & Field Athlete of the Year for his outstanding outdoor season, the conference office announced Tuesday. Hunter was an All-American in the shot put after placing eighth at the NCAA Championship. He also was named the CAA Championship Most Outstanding Field Performer after winning conference titles in the shot put and discus, including a CAA meet record shot put throw of 60'10.5. In addition, he was the New England shot put champion. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:37:01 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/090707-hunter_named_caa_track_field_athlete_of_the_year.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/090707-leenhouts_named_acbl_all-star.shtmlBaseball Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:28:48 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/090707-leenhouts_named_acbl_all-star.shtml http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090707-huskies_2008-09_winter_season_in_review.shtmlAthletics With the end of the 2008-09 athletic year here, GoNU.com is taking a look back at Northeastern's impressive year with a three-part look at the accomplishments of each athletic season. Next is the 2008-09 winter season, which was an amazing time to watch Northeastern. Huskies fans saw basketball games on national television, hockey goaltenders dominate, record setters in every sport, postseason games deep into March, a pair of All-Americans and the honoring of college hockey's best citizen. • 2008-09 season in review video Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:45:11 EST http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090707-huskies_2008-09_winter_season_in_review.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090706-reynolds-dean_named_assistant_coach.shtmlMen's Basketball Antonio Reynolds-Dean has been named an assistant coach for the Northeastern University men's basketball team, head coach Bill Coen announced Monday. Reynolds-Dean is coming off a stint as the director of basketball operations at Fairfield. Prior to coaching, he spent nine years playing professional basketball in the United States, Europe and Argentina. He was a collegiate star at Rhode Island, where helped lead the Rams to a NCAA Tournament Elite Eight appearance in 1998. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:45:24 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090706-reynolds-dean_named_assistant_coach.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/091023-huskies_2009-10_television_schedule.shtmlMen's Basketball Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:32:18 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/091023-huskies_2009-10_television_schedule.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090701-northeastern_hall_of_famer_walsh_passes.shtmlMen's Basketball Francis X. "Inga" Walsh, Class of 1953 and one of the original six Northeastern Athletics Hall of Fame members, passed away on June 29 at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. A two-sport letterman in men's basketball and baseball, Walsh was the first dominant player in Northeastern men's basketball history, becoming the first Husky to score 1,000 points. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:37:23 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090701-northeastern_hall_of_famer_walsh_passes.shtml http://gonu.com/wtrack/090701-northover_wins_jamaican_shot_put_championship.shtmlWomen's Track & Field Former Northeastern track & field star and current Huskies assistant coach Zara Northover recently won the shot put at the Jamaica National Senior Championship in Kingston, Jamaica. Northover had a season-best throw of 53'4.5 to win the competition. She will next compete at the Central American and Caribbean Track & Field Senior Championship July 3-5 in Havana, Cuba, with the hopes of qualifying for Jamaica's World Championships team. Northover was a five-time NCAA Championship qualifier for Northeastern and became the first alumna in school history to compete in women's track & field in the Olympics. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:23:45 EST http://gonu.com/wtrack/090701-northover_wins_jamaican_shot_put_championship.shtml http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090629-huskies_2008-09_fall_season_in_review.shtmlAthletics With the end of the 2008-09 athletic year here, GoNU.com is taking a look back at Northeastern's impressive year with a three-part look at the accomplishments of each athletic season. First is the 2008 fall season, which saw the Huskies win a CAA Tournament championship and a CAA regular season championship and place 18 players on All-Conference and/or All-Rookie teams. • 2008-09 season in review video Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:40:27 EST http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090629-huskies_2008-09_fall_season_in_review.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/090624-huskies_announce_recruiting_class_for_2009-10.shtmlMen's Hockey Northeastern men's hockey head coach Greg Cronin has announced his recruiting class for the 2009-10 season. Among the nine student-athletes joining the Huskies this season are Drew and Justin Daniels, a pair of NHL draft picks, and Chris Rawlings, the 2009 BCHL Most Valuable Player. Also joining the Huskies are Drew Ellement, Bryan Mountain, Jake Newton, Chris Student, Garrett Vermeersch and Robbie Vrolyk. The nine-player class represents the largest class for head coach Greg Cronin. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:09:23 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/090624-huskies_announce_recruiting_class_for_2009-10.shtml http://gonu.com/mrowing/090622-huskies_complete_strong_09_season.shtmlMen's Rowing The men’s rowing team finished a strong 2009 season under ninth year head coach John Pojednic, posting a 4-3 record and taking fifth and 10th at the Eastern Sprints and IRA Regatta, respectively. Northeastern also had five oarsmen acknowledged for their rowing skill and invited to U.S. National Team Selection Camps this summer. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:45:14 EST http://gonu.com/mrowing/090622-huskies_complete_strong_09_season.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/090618-huskies_announce_2009_schedule.shtmlVolleyball The defending CAA regular season champion Huskies have released their 2009 schedule, head coach Ken Nichols announced Thursday. Northeastern will play a 28-game slate that will include nine home dates at Solomon Court. The Huskies will open the season Aug. 28 against Long Island in the UMBC Tournament in Baltimore. • 2009 schedule Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:14:11 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/090618-huskies_announce_2009_schedule.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/090615-thiessen_wins_stanley_cup_with_penguins.shtmlMen's Hockey Former Northeastern men's hockey goaltender Brad Thiessen recently celebrated winning the Stanley Cup with the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins. After the Penguins came away with a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Friday, he had the opportunity to hoist the Stanley Cup. Thiessen signed with the Penguins on the April 3 and practiced with the team throughout the NHL playoffs. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:45:37 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/090615-thiessen_wins_stanley_cup_with_penguins.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090615-2009_game_times_set.shtmlFootball The Huskies have announced their finalized game times for the upcoming 2009 season. The team will play all their home games at 1 p.m. at Parsons Field, including the home opener against Maine on Sept. 12 and Homecoming Day against Hofstra on Nov. 14. The Huskies will open the season at Boston College on Sept. 5 at 2 p.m., in a game that will broadcast over the web at ESPN360.com. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:39:16 EST http://gonu.com/football/090615-2009_game_times_set.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-24.shtmlMen's Track & Field Nate Hunter finished eighth in the shot put at the NCAA Outdoor Championship in Fayetteville, Ark., to earn All-America honors. Hunter made a throw of 60'5.0 after throwing 59'11.75 Wednesday in the preliminaries. Hunter has now earned All-America status in both the indoor and outdoor seasons this year. On top of All-America honors, Hunter also won the New England and IC4A championships indoors and the CAA and New England championships outdoors. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:15:29 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-24.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/090610-ryan_quigley_drafted_by_oakland_athletics.shtmlBaseball Huskies lefty Ryan Quigley was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft on Wednesday afternoon. Quigley was the 663rd player taken overall in the 22nd round. Quigley is the 30th Husky to be drafted and the 13th in the last 10 years. The Huskies have had at least one player drafted in each of the last four seasons. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:43:16 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/090610-ryan_quigley_drafted_by_oakland_athletics.shtml http://gonu.com/wrowing/090610-learn_to_row_with_the_huskies.shtmlWomen's Rowing Women's rowing coach Joe Wilhelm will run a four-week instructional rowing program at Henderson Boathouse this summer. “Learn to Row” will run from July 6-30, with both morning and evening sessions available. Classes are open to interested rowers of all skill levels. Those interested should complete and return the registration form. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wrowing/090610-learn_to_row_with_the_huskies.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/090609-huskies_add_to_2009-10_recruiting_class.shtmlWomen's Basketball Northeastern women's basketball head coach Daynia La-Force Mann has announced that acclaimed recruit Rachael Pecota of San Francisco will join the Huskies for the upcoming 2009-10 season. Pecota is a 6'1 wing forward from The Urban School in San Francisco and is the 25th-best wing in the nation's 2009 recruiting class, according to ESPN/Hoopgurlz. She joins Deanna Kerkhof and Afreyea Tolbert to complete the Huskies' recruiting for the year. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:23:31 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/090609-huskies_add_to_2009-10_recruiting_class.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/090609-huskies_place_14_on_all-academic_squad.shtmlWomen's Hockey Kate Applin leads a group of 14 Northeastern women's hockey players honored by Hockey East with academic awards. Applin was named one of two Hockey East Top-Scholar Athletes. Along with her, Ali Bielawski, Missy Elumba and Cassie Sperry were honored as Distinguished Scholars. Joining those four, Lori Antflick, Ginny Berg, Lindsay Berman, Stephanie Gavronsky, Annie Hogan, Julia Marty, Erin Reil, Leah Sulyma, Vanessa Tomchik, and Alyssa Wohlfeiler were all named to the All-Academic team. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:39:22 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/090609-huskies_place_14_on_all-academic_squad.shtml http://gonu.com/wrowing/090609-women_s_rowing_inks_ten_recruits.shtmlWomen's Rowing The women’s rowing team has signed 10 recruits for the upcoming regatta season. The Class of 2013 includes rowers Anna Colavecchio, Abigail Crenshaw, Johanna Duff, Johann Evans, Kate Halbig, Lillian Nelson, Nadine Pozzobon and Jenna Stedman and coxswains Sarah McGovern and Marissa Demos. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:44:29 EST http://gonu.com/wrowing/090609-women_s_rowing_inks_ten_recruits.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/090608-huskies_earn_hockey_east_academic_honors.shtmlMen's Hockey Rob Rassey and Denis Chisholm headlined 11 Northeastern players that were named to the Hockey East All-Academic team, the conference announced Monday. Rassey and Chisholm were both honored as Hockey East Distinguished Scholars for finishing their careers with a grade-point average above 3.0 in each of their four seasons as Huskies. Joining Rassey and Chisholm on the All-Academic team are Andrew Linard, Greg Costa, Dylan Wiwchar, Mike Binnington, Mike Hewkin, Dan Nycholat, Matt Lipinski, J.P. Maley and Mike McLaughlin. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:56:24 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/090608-huskies_earn_hockey_east_academic_honors.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/090608-huskies_release_2009-10_non-conference_schedule.shtmlWomen's Basketball The Huskies will open the 2009-10 season against the defending NCAA champion Connecticut Huskies on Nov. 14, head coach Daynia La-Force Mann announced Monday as part of her non-conference schedule release. After Connecticut, the Huskies will play teams from six different conferences, including home games against Rhode Island Nov. 21, Army Nov. 28, Massachusetts Dec. 2 and St. John's Dec. 29. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:59:57 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/090608-huskies_release_2009-10_non-conference_schedule.shtml http://gonu.com/wrowing/090608-huskies_complete_impressive_season.shtmlWomen's Rowing The women’s rowing team finished a remarkable 2009 season under 11th year head coach Joe Wilhelm, posting a 9-4 record and winning the inaugural CAA Championship. The team finished sixth at the EAWRC Sprints, fulfilling coach Wilhelm's preseason goal of reaching the Grand Final, and had seven oarswomen honored by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:07:35 EST http://gonu.com/wrowing/090608-huskies_complete_impressive_season.shtml http://gonu.com/mrowing/2009/mr09-race08.shtmlMen's Rowing The men's rowing team finished 10th overall, fourth in the Petite Final, at the IRA Regatta in Sacramento, Calif. Saturday afternoon. The Huskies covered the 2000-meter course in 6:04.71, finishing behind Wisconsin (5:55.96), Syracuse (5:59.30) and Cornell (6:02.33) but ahead of Columbia (6:07.55) and Dartmouth (6:12.55). For complete coverage and results, check Row2K.com. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:32:17 EST http://gonu.com/mrowing/2009/mr09-race08.shtml http://gonu.com/mrowing/090601-huskies_row_in_ira_regatta.shtmlMen's Rowing The men’s rowing team qualified for the IRA Petite Finals after losing its semifinal heat Friday afternoon in Sacramento, Calif. The Huskies could not move out of sixth place as Washington and Stanford battled for the lead throughout the race. NU covered the course in 6:11.30 behind Washington (5:52.67), Stanford (5:52.20), Brown (6:00.37), Syracuse (6:03.99) and Cornell (6.06.14). The Petite Final will begin tomorrow at 3 p.m., Eastern. Check Row2k.com for a full schedule and complete coverage throughout the weekend. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/mrowing/090601-huskies_row_in_ira_regatta.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/090603-men_s_soccer_2009_schedule_released.shtmlMen's Soccer The 2009 Northeastern University men's soccer schedule has been released, the team announced on Monday. The Huskies open the season with at Albany on Sept.1. NU's first CAA game is at James Madison on Sept. 26 and the CAA Championship is Nov. 10-15. NU is coming off a second-place finish at the CAA Tournament in 2008. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:45:35 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/090603-men_s_soccer_2009_schedule_released.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-23.shtmlMen's Track & Field Nate Hunter threw the shot put 60'8.5, good for fifth place at the NCAA East Regional Friday afternoon in Greensboro, N.C. Hunter will advance to his second NCAA Championship appearance this season June 10-13 in Fayetteville, Ark. In other action Friday, Jonathan Hall placed 23rd in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 53.71. On Saturday, Bamidele Faboyede finished 17th in the hammer with a throw of 181'09, and Jordan Thull did not have a qualifying pole vault. Fri, 29 May 2009 15:00:09 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-23.shtml http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-23.shtmlWomen's Track & Field Northeastern's Porshe Giddings, Brittany Moriarty and Nancy Rowe competed in the NCAA East Regional this weekend in Greensboro, N.C. Giddings placed 24th in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.88. Moriarty ran the 5000-meter in a time of 17:23.44 to finish 38th. Rowe finished 18th in the javelin after a throw of 133'04. Fri, 29 May 2009 15:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-23.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/090528-james_donaldson_named_to_neiba_all-new_england_second_team.shtmlBaseball Huskies senior second baseman James Donaldson has been named to the 2009 NEIBA All-New England second team it was announced Friday morning. Donaldson hit a career high .332 with a team leading .603 slugging percentage. Fri, 29 May 2009 03:45:48 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/090528-james_donaldson_named_to_neiba_all-new_england_second_team.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/090528-women_s_soccer_2009_schedule_released.shtmlWomen's Soccer The 2009 Northeastern University women's soccer schedule has been released, the team announced on Friday. The Huskies open the season with a home game against Longwood on Aug. 28 at Parsons Field. NU's first CAA game is at Drexel on Sept. 24 and the CAA Championship is Nov. 4-9. NU is coming off a CAA Tournament title and NCAA second-round appearance in 2008. Thu, 28 May 2009 10:46:46 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/090528-women_s_soccer_2009_schedule_released.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090526-huskies_invited_to_diamond_head_classic.shtmlMen's Basketball The Huskies will be spending Christmas in Hawai'i as they have been invited to play in the inaugural Diamond Head Classic at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawai’i from Dec. 22-25. Joining NU in the field are College of Charleston, Saint Mary’s, SMU, UNLV, USC, Western Michigan and Hawai’i, which will serve as tournament host. Northeastern, under fourth-year head coach Bill Coen, is coming off a successful 19-13 campaign and its first postseason victory in 25 years. Wed, 27 May 2009 09:11:16 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090526-huskies_invited_to_diamond_head_classic.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090528-rhodes_named_head_coach_at_ohio_northern.shtmlMen's Basketball Northeastern men's basketball assistant coach John Rhodes has been named the head coach of the men's basketball team at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio. Rhodes, who joined the Huskies last season, worked tirelessly with the team's forwards, and helped lead the team to a 19-13 record and its first postseason victory in 25 years. Wed, 27 May 2009 08:40:23 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090528-rhodes_named_head_coach_at_ohio_northern.shtml http://gonu.com/wrowing/090526-four_huskies_named_national_scholar-athletes.shtmlWomen's Rowing The Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) has named four members of the women’s rowing team National Scholar-Athletes for the 2009 season. Receiving the honors are seniors Diana Bernstein, Jillise Ketcham and Svenja Sanders and sophomore Rachel Buff. More information, and the complete list of National Scholar-Athletes, can be found on the CRCA website. Tue, 26 May 2009 15:25:28 EST http://gonu.com/wrowing/090526-four_huskies_named_national_scholar-athletes.shtml http://gonu.com/wrowing/090526-huskies_named_to_all-new_england_teams.shtmlWomen's Rowing Three Husky oarswomen have earned All-Region honors from the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association. Sophomore Veronica Townsend was selected to the 2009 All-New England First Team, while seniors Svenja Sanders and Colleen Saville made Second Team All-New England. For more information, and the entire list of All-Region Athletes, go to Row2k.com. Tue, 26 May 2009 09:07:16 EST http://gonu.com/wrowing/090526-huskies_named_to_all-new_england_teams.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/090521-flint_named_assistant_for_u_s_women_s_olympic_team.shtmlWomen's Hockey Women's hockey head coach Dave Flint was named an assistant coach for the 2010 U.S. Olympic Women's Hockey Team Thursday. Flint joins Jodi McKenna as an assistant under head coach Mark Johnson. Flint, McKenna and Johnson comprised the coaching staff at the 2009 IIHF World Championships, where Team USA won gold. Thu, 21 May 2009 17:50:06 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/090521-flint_named_assistant_for_u_s_women_s_olympic_team.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-55.shtmlBaseball The Huskies bowed out of the CAA Tournament on Thursday afternoon falling to the Delaware Blue Hens 9-5 in Wilmington, N.C. The Huskies were led by David Gustafson and James Donaldson, each with a pair of RBI. JT Ross pitched well in his three innings for work striking out three and allowing no hits. Northeastern's completes their season with a 28-25 record, 13-11 in the CAA. The Huskies graduate nine seniors. Thu, 21 May 2009 12:00:07 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-55.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/090521-liotti_signs_with_worcester_sharks.shtmlMen's Hockey Northeastern senior Louis Liotti has signed an AHL contract with the Worcester Sharks, the team announced on Wednesday. Liotti helped turn around the Huskies program over his four seasons, serving as assistant captain on NU's NCAA Tournament team in 2008-09. Liotti set the NU career record by playing in 146 games and was named Hockey East's Best Defensive Defenseman. Thu, 21 May 2009 10:45:24 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/090521-liotti_signs_with_worcester_sharks.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-54.shtmlBaseball The Huskies fell in game one of the CAA tournament by a score of 6-5 on Wednesday afternoon as the Georgia State Panthers walked off against the Huskies. NU had a lead going into the bottom of the eighth but were not able to hold on for the victory. Frank Compagnone gave the Huskies the lead with a two-out two-RBI single in the top of the eighth. NU will face Delaware at 12 p.m. on Thursday. Wed, 20 May 2009 15:40:30 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-54.shtml http://gonu.com/mrowing/090520-oarsmen_invited_to_u_s_national_team_camps.shtmlMen's Rowing Five Husky rowers, junior Brad Bertoldo, sophomore Mike Iannazzo, and graduates Bill Benjamin (Class of ’08), Will Miller (’07) and Dan Walsh (’02), have been invited to U.S. National Team Selection Camps this summer. If they make the team, Bertoldo and Iannazzo would compete at the 2009 FISA World Rowing Under 23 Championships July 23-26 in Racice, Czech Republic, while Benjamin, Miller and Walsh would compete at the 2009 World Rowing Championship in Poznan, Poland August 23-30. For more information check with USRowing. Wed, 20 May 2009 12:57:52 EST http://gonu.com/mrowing/090520-oarsmen_invited_to_u_s_national_team_camps.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/090519-trevor_smith_and_matt_miller_selected_to_all-caa_teams.shtmlBaseball At the end of season banquet held Tuesday evening two Huskies were honored by a vote of the coaches. Trevor Smith was voted to the All-CAA second team as a relief pitcher and Matt Miller was named to the All-Rookie squad. The Huskies are making their first post-season appearance since the 2006 season starting with Wednesday's game against Georgia State. Tue, 19 May 2009 19:55:11 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/090519-trevor_smith_and_matt_miller_selected_to_all-caa_teams.shtml http://gonu.com/wrowing/2009/wr09-race08.shtmlWomen's Rowing Northeastern came in sixth overall at the EAWRC Championship on the Cooper River in Camden, N.J. on Sunday. The Huskies finished with a time of 6:40.85, behind Yale (6:21.95), Radcliffe (6:22.86), Princeton (6:23.53), Brown (6:26.94) and Dartmouth (6:27.56). Last year, NU took sixth in the Petite Final, taking 12th overall. The second varsity crew placed second in the Petite Final and the novice and varsity 4 boats each finished fourth in their Petite Finals. Sun, 17 May 2009 16:45:00 EST http://gonu.com/wrowing/2009/wr09-race08.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-22.shtmlMen's Track & Field Northeastern placed 23rd in the IC4A Championship on Saturday and Sunday in Princeton, N.J. The Huskies' top finisher was junior Nate Hunter, who placed second in the shot put with a throw of 61'1.5. Bamidele Faboyede placed fifth in the hammer with a throw of 197'11 and Jonathan Hall took 10th in the 400-meter hurdles in 52.59. Sun, 17 May 2009 10:00:21 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-22.shtml http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-22.shtmlWomen's Track & Field Porshe Giddings placed third in the 100-meter dash to lead Northeastern University at the ECAC Championship this weekend in Princeton, N.J. She scored six points and Nancy Rowe scored one in the javelin to propel the Huskies to a 35th-place finish. Sun, 17 May 2009 10:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-22.shtml http://gonu.com/wrowing/wr09-sprints_preview.shtmlWomen's Rowing The women's crew team will row against Dartmouth, Princeton, Brown, Yale and Radcliffe in the Grand Final this afternoon. The Huskies, looking to improve on last year's 12th place finish, qualified for the final with a second-place finish in the morning trials. The Grand Final race will begin at 4:45 p.m. Check in with Row2k.com for complete coverage. Sun, 17 May 2009 08:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wrowing/wr09-sprints_preview.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-53.shtmlBaseball The Huskies will advance to the CAA playoffs for the first time since 2006 thanks to their 12-8 victory over Towson on Saturday afternoon. The Huskies scored five runs in the top of the ninth inning including home runs by Frank Pesanello and David Gustafson. Trevor Smith sat the Tigers 1-2-3 in the bottom of the ninth to close the game. Northeastern will be seeded fifth and play Georgia State in their first game at CAA playoffs starting on Wednesday in Wilmington, N.C. Sat, 16 May 2009 13:00:52 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-53.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-52.shtmlBaseball The Huskies picked up a huge 13-11 victory on Friday afternoon taking down Towson University. After falling in an early 6-0 hole the Huskies battled back to take the lead in the seventh and held on the rest of the ball game. Mike Tamsin had four RBI for the Huskies and JT Ross picked up the win. The rubber match between the two teams will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in Towson, Md. Fri, 15 May 2009 15:00:01 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-52.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-51.shtmlBaseball The Huskies fell 13-10 to the Towson Tigers Thursday afternoon as the two teams slugged it out in an eleven inning affair. The Huskies and Tigers traded runs back and forth with neither team able to hold a lead for more than an inning. The Huskies had four homers in the game, Frank Pesanello, Ryan Maguire, James Donaldson and Matt Miller all went yard for NU. The two teams play game two at 3 p.m. on Friday. Thu, 14 May 2009 15:00:37 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-51.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-18.shtmlBaseball Northeastern fell to the URI Rams 4-0 on Tuesday afternoon. The Huskies were held to just four hits all ball game. Brandon McNelis pitched well for the Huskies allowing only five hits and three runs to score while striking out six in his five innings of work. Northeastern returns to the diamond on Thursday in the final CAA series of the season. The Huskies must win the series to move onto the CAA playoffs. Tue, 12 May 2009 15:00:04 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-18.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-49.shtmlBaseball The Huskies put up a valiant rally in the top of the ninth but Bryant would return the favor in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Huskies for the second time this season 5-4. Frank Pesanello hit a three-run homer in the top of the ninth but Bryant rallied for two runs in the bottom half of the frame to walk off. The Huskies return to the diamond on Tuesday to face Rhode Island at 3:30 p.m. Mon, 11 May 2009 15:00:48 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-49.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/090511-jeff_thomson_named_caa_pitcher_of_the_week_for_a_second_time.shtmlBaseball Northeastern senior Jeff Thomson has been named the CAA Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season. Thomson pitched a complete game five-hitter in the Huskies 3-1 victory on Sunday against Delaware. Thomson struck out a career high 11 batters on senior day. Mon, 11 May 2009 14:21:46 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/090511-jeff_thomson_named_caa_pitcher_of_the_week_for_a_second_time.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-48.shtmlBaseball The Huskies finished their three-sweep of Delaware Sunday afternoon, winning game three 3-1. In the fourth inning, Frank Pesanello slammed a home run ball that cleared the right field bleachers. It was Pesanello's 38th career home run, passing the career home run mark of 37 set by Tim Daley in 1998. Jeff Thomson pitched a complete game for the win. Northeastern returns to the diamond on Monday afternoon as the Huskies travel to Bryant at 3 p.m. Sun, 10 May 2009 13:00:47 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-48.shtml http://gonu.com/mrowing/2009/mr09-race07.shtmlMen's Rowing Northeastern came in fifth overall at the Eastern Sprints on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass., on Sunday. NU finished with a time of 5:50.84, beating BU (5:52.83) and falling to Brown (5:41.36), Harvard (5:42.62), Wisconsin (5:44.45) and Cornell (5:48.04). By finishing in the top-nine, Northeastern qualified to compete in the IRA Championship June 4-6. Sun, 10 May 2009 08:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/mrowing/2009/mr09-race07.shtml http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-21.shtmlWomen's Track & Field Northeastern placed third with 57.5 points at the New England Championship on Friday and Saturday in Amherst, Mass. Sophomore Porshe Giddings won the 100-meter dash and NU's 4x100-meter relay of Giddings, Consandria Walker, Sarah Trotman and Serena Allen was victorious. Nancy Rowe took second in the javelin and Walker also placed in the long jump, triple jump and 100. Sat, 09 May 2009 14:00:02 EST http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-21.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-21.shtmlMen's Track & Field Northeastern had a pair of champions on Saturday en route to a seventh-place finish at the New England Championship on Friday and Saturday in Amherst, Mass. Jonathan Hall won the 400-meter hurdles and Nate Hunter won the shot put on Saturday. Rhode Island won the meet and host Massachusetts came in second. On Friday, Bamidele Faboyede placed second in the hammer. Sat, 09 May 2009 14:00:01 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-21.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-47.shtmlBaseball The Huskies took game two from the Delaware Blue Hens Saturday afternoon by a score of 8-5. Ryan Quigley struck out a career high 12 batters in the ball game and James Donaldson has four RBI. Jeff Dunlap hit his first career home run to right field as well. Northeastern returns to the diamond on Sunday in game three as they look for the sweep. First pitch is at 1 p.m. Sat, 09 May 2009 12:00:01 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-47.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-46.shtmlBaseball The Huskies took game one of a critical CAA series on Friday afternoon beating Delaware 5-3. Trevor Smith pitched a phenomenal seven innings of two-run ball. Leading the Huskies with the bats was Jeff Dunlap who had a two RBI single in the fifth inning. Mike Tamsin went 2-3 and scored two runs. The Huskies return to the diamond on Saturday at 12 p.m. for game two against the Blue Hens. Fri, 08 May 2009 14:00:01 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-46.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/090507-former_women_s_soccer_player_spellman_passes.shtmlWomen's Soccer Former Northeastern women's soccer player Jackie Spellman passed away on April 28 after a battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Spellman was a standout midfielder and defender for the Huskies, she was an excellent student and had a budding career in sports marketing. She was just 25 years old. Thu, 07 May 2009 13:24:21 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/090507-former_women_s_soccer_player_spellman_passes.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/090507-two_baseball_players_named_academic_all-district.shtmlBaseball Two Northeastern baseball players have been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District I baseball team. Dan Zehr earned first team honors with a 3.41 GPA as a Business Administration major and Mike Tamsin was elected to the second team with a 3.34 GPA as an Engineering major. Both Zehr and Tamsin have been instrumental to the Huskies success on the field as well as Zehr has six saves this season and Tamsin leads the team in batting average, hits, and RBI. Thu, 07 May 2009 11:18:52 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/090507-two_baseball_players_named_academic_all-district.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-45.shtmlBaseball The Huskies broke a five-game losing streak Wednesday afternoon taking care of the Massachusetts Minutemen 5-3. The Huskies broke away in the sixth inning scoring a trio of runs. Dan Zehr became the all-time leader in saves at Northeastern after picking up his 10th career save. Zehr now has six this season. Northeastern returns to the diamond this Friday to face Delaware in a crucial CAA series. First pitch on Friday is at 2 p.m. Wed, 06 May 2009 15:00:53 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-45.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/090506-huskies_add_two_recruits_for_2009-10.shtmlWomen's Hockey The women's hockey team announced today that Lindsay Domaas (Minnetonka, Minn.) and Brittany Esposito (Edmonton, Alberta) will join Northeastern for the 2009-10 season. The addition of Domaas and Esposito brings Northeastern's 2009-10 recruiting class to seven. Wed, 06 May 2009 10:13:08 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/090506-huskies_add_two_recruits_for_2009-10.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-43.shtmlBaseball The Huskies were swept at the hands of the George Mason Patriots culminating with a 8-3 loss in the second of two games on Saturday. The Huskies received home runs from Brendan Stokes and Ryan Maguire. Trevor Smith pitched well in relief for the Huskies striking out six in five and two-thirds. Next up for NU is a non-conference game with Massachusetts on Wednesday. First pitch from Friedman Diamond is 3 p.m. Sat, 02 May 2009 14:00:04 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-43.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-42.shtmlBaseball The Huskies fell to George Mason in the second game of a three-game series, 12-5, in a seven inning game on Saturday in Fairfax, Va. It was the first game of a doubleheader. David Gustafson and James Donaldson both went deep for the Huskies but it was not enough as the hard hitting Patriots put more than enough runs on the board. Sat, 02 May 2009 11:00:25 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-42.shtml http://gonu.com/wrowing/2009/wr09-race07.shtmlWomen's Rowing For the second year in a row, the Northeastern women’s crew team finished second to Radcliffe in the Beanpot. Radcliffe rowed the 2000-meter Charles River course in 7:00.6 to NU’s 7:21.4. BU came in third, as it did last year, in 7:12.4, followed by Columbia at 7:30.4, BC at 7:32.7 and MIT at 7:34.5. The Huskies will have off next weekend before traveling to Camden, N.J. to compete in the EAWRC Championships where they hope to improve on last year’s 12th place finish. Sat, 02 May 2009 09:48:00 EST http://gonu.com/wrowing/2009/wr09-race07.shtml http://gonu.com/mrowing/2009/mr09-race06.shtmlMen's Rowing The Harvard men’s crew team won their 12th straight Smith Cup defeating Northeastern by three lengths. The Crimson covered the 2000-meter course of the Charles River in 6:10.7 to the Huskies 6:21.2. Both crews will compete next Sunday in the Eastern Sprints on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester. Sat, 02 May 2009 09:36:00 EST http://gonu.com/mrowing/2009/mr09-race06.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-41.shtmlBaseball The Huskies fell to George Mason on Friday afternoon 9-6 despite a valiant comeback effort. The Huskies got roughed up in the first two innings falling behind 8-0 but battled back to get back in the game. James Donaldson had two hits and two RBI. David Gustafson hit his second home run of the season in the fourth inning. The Huskies return to the diamond on Saturday afternoon as they will try and beat the rain with a double header starting at 11 a.m. Fri, 01 May 2009 15:00:34 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-41.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090428-mckanas_elected_to_hall_of_fame.shtmlFootball Leon J. “LJ” McKanas, a native of Saugus, Mass., has been elected to the Northeastern University Hall of Fame for excellence in the sport of football. McKanas, Class of 2002, will be inducted along with six others in formal ceremonies at Northeastern’s Curry Student Center in Boston, Mass., on May 21. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:09:14 EST http://gonu.com/football/090428-mckanas_elected_to_hall_of_fame.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/090428-white_elected_to_hall_of_fame.shtmlField Hockey Jen White-Richardson, a native of Essex, Mass., has been elected to the Northeastern University Hall of Fame for excellence in the sport of field hockey. White, Class of 2000, will be inducted along with six others in formal ceremonies at Northeastern’s Curry Student Center in Boston, Mass., on May 21. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:06:45 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/090428-white_elected_to_hall_of_fame.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/090429-klemic_elected_to_hall_of_fame.shtmlMen's Track & Field Dave Klemic, a native of Somers Point, N.J., has been elected to the Northeastern University Hall of Fame for excellence in the sports of football and track. Klemic, Class of 2001, will be inducted along with six others in formal ceremonies at Northeastern’s Curry Student Center in Boston, Mass., on May 21. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:03:47 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/090429-klemic_elected_to_hall_of_fame.shtml http://gonu.com/mrowing/090428-walsh_elected_to_hall_of_fame.shtmlMen's Rowing Daniel Walsh, a native of Norwalk, Conn., has been elected to the Northeastern University Hall of Fame for excellence in the sport of rowing. Walsh, Class of 2003, will be inducted along with six others in formal ceremonies at Northeastern’s Curry Student Center in Boston, Mass., on May 21. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:57:47 EST http://gonu.com/mrowing/090428-walsh_elected_to_hall_of_fame.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/090428-rosa_elected_to_hall_of_fame.shtmlWomen's Hockey Donna-Lynn Rosa, a native of Mississauga, Ontario, has been elected to the Northeastern University Hall of Fame for excellence in the sport of hockey. Rosa, Class of 1990, will be inducted along with six others in formal ceremonies at Northeastern’s Curry Student Center in Boston, Mass., on May 21. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:51:29 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/090428-rosa_elected_to_hall_of_fame.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/090428-mcgillis_elected_to_hall_of_fame.shtmlMen's Hockey Dan McGillis, a native of Hawkesbury, Ontario, has been elected to the Northeastern University Hall of Fame for excellence in the sport of hockey. McGillis, Class of 1997, will be inducted along with six others in formal ceremonies at Northeastern’s Curry Student Center in Boston, Mass., on May 21. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:41:51 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/090428-mcgillis_elected_to_hall_of_fame.shtml http://gonu.com/swimming/090428-kelso_elected_to_hall_of_fame.shtmlSwimming & Diving Laura Kelso-Shiman, a native of Pine Bush, N.Y., has been elected to the Northeastern University Hall of Fame for excellence in the sport of swimming. Kelso, Class of 1984, will be inducted along with six others in formal ceremonies at Northeastern’s Curry Student Center in Boston, Mass., on May 21. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:38:50 EST http://gonu.com/swimming/090428-kelso_elected_to_hall_of_fame.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090428-klemic_elected_to_hall_of_fame.shtmlFootball Dave Klemic, a native of Somers Point, N.J., has been elected to the Northeastern University Hall of Fame for excellence in the sports of football and track. Klemic, Class of 2001, will be inducted along with six others in formal ceremonies at Northeastern’s Curry Student Center in Boston, Mass., on May 21. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:32:59 EST http://gonu.com/football/090428-klemic_elected_to_hall_of_fame.shtml http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090429-husky_wish_gift_winners_announced.shtmlAthletics Northeastern's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee has announced the winners of the first-annual Husky Wish Gift, a philanthropic program that awards small grants to Boston-area individuals, teams and organizations that work with youth opportunities in sports and exercise. Gifts in amounts ranging from $500-1,200 will be given to six local organizations, and will help provide greater opportunities for youth to participate in sports. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:40:07 EST http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090429-husky_wish_gift_winners_announced.shtml http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090429-northeastern_elects_seven_to_hall_of_fame.shtmlAthletics Northeastern University has announced its Hall of Fame Class of 2009, and the honorees will be inducted at Northeastern’s Curry Student Center in Boston on Thursday, May 21. The seven inductees include Laura Kelso-Shiman (women’s swimming & diving), Dave Klemic (football & track & field), Dan McGillis (ice hockey), Leon J. McKanas (football), Donna-Lynn Rosa (women’s ice hockey), Daniel Walsh (rowing) and Jen White-Richardson (field hockey). Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:32:19 EST http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090429-northeastern_elects_seven_to_hall_of_fame.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-40.shtmlBaseball The Huskies fell to Harvard 16-13 Tuesday afternoon in one of the highest scoring contests of the season. Ryan Maguire hit a first inning grand slam for the Huskies, and Ryan Kemp added a two-run shot of his own, the first of his career. The Huskies return to league play on Friday when they are at George Mason at 3 p.m. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:30:13 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-40.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090428-parks_signs_with_st_louis_rams.shtmlFootball Former Northeastern defensive back Cord Parks has signed with the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent, the team announced Monday night. Parks was a four-year letterman for the Huskies, starting at cornerback for two seasons. He made 171 tackles and four interceptions in 45 career games. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:50:25 EST http://gonu.com/football/090428-parks_signs_with_st_louis_rams.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/090428-jt_ross_named_ncbwa_pitcher_of_the_week.shtmlBaseball Northeastern lefty JT Ross continues to collect awards, as he has been named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Pro-Line National Pitcher of the Week. Ross pitched a one-hitter against URI last Monday and earned CAA Pitcher of the Week honors because of the performance as well. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:20:14 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/090428-jt_ross_named_ncbwa_pitcher_of_the_week.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-17.shtmlBaseball Northeastern fell to the Connecticut Huskies 6-4 at Friedman Diamond on Monday afternoon. The game was tied going into the ninth inning but UConn brought two runs across in the top of the frame to get the win. James Donaldson went 3-4 with a RBI. Senior catcher Frank Pesanello added a RBI of his own as well. Northeastern returns to the diamond Tuesday when they travel to Harvard, first pitch will be at 3:30 p.m. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:00:13 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-17.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/090427-jt_ross_named_caa_pitcher_of_the_week.shtmlBaseball Huskies pitcher JT Ross was named the CAA Pitcher of the Week the conference announced on Monday. Ross pitched a complete game one-hitter against Rhode Island on April 20. Ross struck out 12 batters and issued no walks. The lone Rams hit came in the second inning as Ross retired the final 23 batters in order. Ross is the third Huskies pitcher to be named pitcher of the week this season. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:29:02 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/090427-jt_ross_named_caa_pitcher_of_the_week.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090427-orio_named_to_nff_hampshire_honor_society.shtmlFootball Former Northeastern quarterback Anthony Orio was recently named to the National Football Foundation's 2009 Hampshire Honor Society, which honors college football players for their outstanding achievement in the classroom. Orio, who finished his collegiate career as Northeastern's third all-time leading passer, graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Biochemistry and will next attend the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:08:57 EST http://gonu.com/football/090427-orio_named_to_nff_hampshire_honor_society.shtml http://gonu.com/mrowing/2009/mr09-race05.shtmlMen's Rowing The Northeastern men’s crew won its eighth-straight Burk Cup defeating Pennsylvania by nearly 5 lengths Sunday. The Huskies covered the 2000-meter Schuylkill River course in 5:39.4 to the Quakers 5:52.4. For the Huskies it was a sweep of the Schuylkill, with the 2nd varsity and freshman boats victorious. NU will be back on the Charles next weekend as they row against Harvard for the Smith Cup Saturday, May 2. Races begin at 7:24 a.m., with the varsity race at 9:48 a.m. Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/mrowing/2009/mr09-race05.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-39.shtmlBaseball Northeastern won a huge game over the Virginia Commonwealth Rams 6-5 on Sunday afternoon. The Huskies escaped a scary ninth inning in which Dan Zehr would eventually pick up his fifth save of the season. Andrew Leenhouts got his first collegiate victory and moves to 1-1. The Huskies received a home run from Ryan Maguire and Matt Miller scored two runs for NU. The Huskies are back in action Monday at 3 p.m. hosting UConn at Friedman Diamond. Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:00:30 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-39.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-38.shtmlBaseball Northeastern rallied to win game two 8-6 against Virginia Commonwealth Saturday afternoon. The Huskies scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning including back-to-back home runs from James Donaldson and Frank Pesanello. Trevor Smith pitched seven innings in relief and moved to 3-2 on the season with the win. The Huskies even their CAA record to 7-7 with the win and will face VCU on Sunday in the rubber game of the three game series. Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:00:48 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-38.shtml http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-20.shtmlWomen's Track & Field Northeastern finished 15th in the 4x800-meter relay and 31st in the 4x100-meter relay at the Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. NU's 4x800 team of Angelique Marcus, Seri Gordon, Christina Izzicupo and Brittany Moriarty ran 9:05.81. The 4x100 relay team of Consandria Walker, Porshe Giddings, Sarah Trotman and Serena Allen ran a time of 47.35. Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-20.shtml http://gonu.com/wrowing/2009/wr09-race04.shtmlWomen's Rowing The women’s crew team went 2-1 at the Charles River Challenge Saturday. In the morning race, the Huskies finished in 7:06.9, coming in second to Virginia (6:58.3) but besting Gonzaga (7:21.6). In the afternoon, NU topped Tennessee, covering the 2000-meter Charles River course in 7:27.9 to the Lady Vols' 7:32.1. The Huskies will be back on the Charles next weekend when they take on Boston College, Boston University, Columbia, MIT and Radcliffe in the Beanpot. Sat, 25 Apr 2009 08:20:00 EST http://gonu.com/wrowing/2009/wr09-race04.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-37.shtmlBaseball The Huskies fell to CAA foe Virginia Commonwealth 7-2 on Friday afternoon. Frank Pesanello hit his 36th home run of his career in the second bringing Pesanello only one shy from the all-time Northeastern mark. Ryan Quigley pitched six and two-thirds for NU striking out seven. Northeastern returns to the diamond Saturday at 2 p.m when they face VCU in game two. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:00:54 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-37.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/090421-applin_hogan_marty_named_captains_for_2009-10.shtmlWomen's Hockey Katy Applin, Annie Hogan, and Julia Marty were named tri-captains for the 2009-10 season, the team announced at its end-of-season banquet. The Huskies also honored Sydney Arbelbide, Missy Elumba, and Florence Schelling with team awards, and recognized Marty, Schelling, Kristi Kehoe and Stephanie Gavronsky for receiving Hockey East honors. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:03:52 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/090421-applin_hogan_marty_named_captains_for_2009-10.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-36.shtmlBaseball The Huskies secured their 20th win of the season as JT Ross tossed a complete game one hitter to lead Northeastern to a 12-1 victory against Rhode Island on Monday. Ross struck out 12, issued no walks and moves to 3-1 on the season. Chipping in on offense, James Donaldson launched two home runs, and Ryan Maguire added a two-run shot of his own. Northeastern's next game is Friday against Virginia Commonwealth at Friedman Diamond at 2 p.m. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:00:56 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-36.shtml http://gonu.com/swimming/sd09-caaaward.shtmlSwimming & Diving Freshman Jill Kearns has earned All-CAA accolades for her performance at the CAA Championship. Kearns was honored for her third place finish in the 400 IM, which broke an NU record. The Huskies placed eighth at the championship, which was held in Fairfax, Va., Feb. 25-28. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:26:22 EST http://gonu.com/swimming/sd09-caaaward.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-35.shtmlBaseball The Huskies fell to the Georgia State Panthers 7-3 in the rubber game on Sunday afternoon. The Huskies received two home runs by Frank Pesanello but it would not be enough as Georgia State poured in the runs. Mike Tamsin went 2-3 for the Huskies including a run scored. Les Williams went five and two-thirds allowing nine hits and one earned run. The Huskies will face Rhode Island on Monday at 3 p.m. at Friedman Diamond. Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:30:04 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-35.shtml http://gonu.com/mrowing/2009/mr09-race04.shtmlMen's Rowing Brown won its fourth straight Dreissigacker Cup by defeating Northeastern by five seats over the 2000-meter Seekonk River course. The Bears crossed the finish line in 5:30.4 to the Huskies 5:32.7. The Huskies will take on Pennsylvania in the Burke Cup next Sunday, April 26 on the Schuylkill River. Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:30:00 EST http://gonu.com/mrowing/2009/mr09-race04.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-34.shtmlBaseball The Huskies earned the split of their doubleheader against Georgia State winning the second game by a score of 4-1. Northeastern was paced by Jeff Thomson who pitched a beautiful seven and a third allowing only six hits and one run to score. James Donladson and Frank Pesanello both went 2-3 for the Huskies while Dan Zehr earned his fourth save of the season. The Huskies next game is Sunday at 12:15 p.m. Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:45:16 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-34.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-33.shtmlBaseball In game one of the doubleheader against Georgia State the Huskies fell to the Panthers 5-3. Georgia State took the lead in the seventh and would hold on the rest of the ball game. The Huskies were led by Frank Compagnone who went 2-4 with a run and RBI. Game one will be followed by game two twenty minutes after. Jeff Thomson is expected to get the start for the Huskies. Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:00:51 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-33.shtml http://gonu.com/wrowing/2009/wr09-race03.shtmlWomen's Rowing The Huskies won the inaugural CAA Championship Regatta Saturday, taking first in two of the three races held on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, PA. In the varsity race, NU covered the 2000-meter course in 6:43.18, besting second place Buffalo (6:48.08) by 4.9 seconds. The Huskies will be back on the Charles next weekend as they take part in the two-day Charles River Challenge Saturday, April 25-26. Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:00:35 EST http://gonu.com/wrowing/2009/wr09-race03.shtml http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-19.shtmlWomen's Track & Field Northeastern placed fourth in the 2009 CAA Championship at Towson's Johnny Unitas Stadium on Friday and Saturday in Towson, Md. On Friday, Kristen Martin won the 10,000 in an NU-record 36:35.57 and Nancy Rowe won the javelin. On Saturday, Porshe Giddings set an NU and CAA record in the 100 winning with a time of 11.57. Brittany Moriarty placed second in the 5,000 and Jessica Barton took second in the steeplechase. • Meet photo gallery Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:00:01 EST http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-19.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-19.shtmlMen's Track & Field Northeastern won titles in five individual events and placed sixth at the CAA Championship on Friday and Saturday at Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson, Md. Nate Hunter was the meet's Most Outstanding Field Performer after winning the shot put and discus, including a meet record in the shot put. Jonathan Hall won the 400 hurdles, Jordan Thull won the pole vault and Bamidele Faboyede won the hammer. • Meet photo gallery Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-19.shtml http://gonu.com/wtrack/090419-women_caa_championship_photos.shtmlWomen's Track & Field Northeastern won three events and had a pair of runner-up finishes to place fourth as a team in the 2009 CAA Championship on Friday and Saturday at Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson, Md. Meet photos are available for both days of the championship event. Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:03:00 EST http://gonu.com/wtrack/090419-women_caa_championship_photos.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/090419-caa_championship_photos.shtmlMen's Track & Field Northeastern won five events and placed sixth as a team at the 2009 CAA Championship April 17-18 at Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson, Md. Junior Nate Hunter was Most Outstanding Field Performer after winning the shot put and discus. Meet photos are available from both days of the event. Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:01:39 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/090419-caa_championship_photos.shtml http://gonu.com/swimming/091704-09_season.shtmlSwimming & Diving Coming off of the program’s second-ever undefeated season, expectations were high for the Huskies. While NU was unable to repeat, the team showed great promise, breaking 13 records on route to a 7-6 season (2-3 in the CAA) and an eighth-place finish at the CAA Championship. Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:04:08 EST http://gonu.com/swimming/091704-09_season.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/090417-huskies_hand_out_post_season_awards.shtmlMen's Hockey On Thursday evening the Huskies held their year end banquet at Matthews Arena. Among the post-season honorees were goalie Brad Thiessen who won the Team MVP award and Denis Chisholm who won the Don McKenny Coach's Award. The Huskies finished the season with a record of 25-12-4, one of the best records ever for a Northeastern hockey team. Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:58:31 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/090417-huskies_hand_out_post_season_awards.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-32.shtmlBaseball The Huskies fell to the Bryant Bulldogs 8-4 on Tuesday afternoon. Frank Compagnone led the Huskies going 4-5 with his first home run of the season and a double. Northeastern scored the first run of the game when Matt Miller scored his team leading 24th run of the year. Next up for the Huskies is a three-game set against Georgia State starting with a doubleheader on Saturday, first pitch at 11 a.m. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:00:58 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-32.shtml http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090414-elumba_and_orio_named_top_scholar-athletes.shtmlAthletics Missy Elumba of the women's hockey team received the Jeanne Rowlands Award and Anthony Orio of the football team received the Herbert Gallagher Award as Northeastern's top senior scholar-athletes at NU's senior-athlete banquet on Tuesday night at Matthews Arena. Elumba won the Hockey Humanitarian Award as college hockey's finest citizen last Friday in Washington, D.C. Orio was a four-year starting quarterback and a four-time league All-Academic selection. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:00:55 EST http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090414-elumba_and_orio_named_top_scholar-athletes.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-31.shtmlBaseball Northeastern captured its fifth Beanpot title with a 5-3 victory over Massachusetts at Fenway Park. The Huskies spread the offense around with seven players getting hits and five different players scoring runs. Les Williams moves to 1-0 with the win, pitching five shutout innings for the Huskies. Dan Zehr earned his third save of the season closing out the Minutemen. Northeastern plays Bryant at Friedman Diamond at 3 p.m. on Tuesday. Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:05:00 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-31.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/090413-flint_behind_the_bench_as_team_usa_wins_worlds_gold.shtmlWomen's Hockey Northeastern women's hockey head coach Dave Flint served as an assistant coach with the U.S. Women's National Team that won the IIHF World Women's Championship Sunday in Hameenlinna Finland with a 4-1 victory over Canada. The U.S. now holds the No. 1 world ranking. Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:00:50 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/090413-flint_behind_the_bench_as_team_usa_wins_worlds_gold.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-30.shtmlBaseball The Huskies won their second game in a row against Dallas Baptist winning 7-4 in Dallas, Texas. Trevor Smith pitched eight strong innings for the Huskies while earning the victory and Russ Lloyd did not allow a hit in the ninth for the save. Frank Compagnone paced the Huskies with three RBI. Matt Miller and Ryan Maguire both scored two runs. The Huskies next game in Monday in the Beanpot Championship at 5:05 p.m. versus UMass at Fenway Park. Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:00:15 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-30.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-18.shtmlMen's Track & Field Northeastern hosted the Solomon Husky Invitational in rainy conditions on Saturday at Solomon Track in Dedham, Mass. Northeastern got a pair of wins in the meet – junior Nate Hunter won the shot put with a throw of 60'2.5 and sophomore Dan Brooks won the triple jump with a leap of 39'9.75. Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:00:16 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-18.shtml http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-18.shtmlWomen's Track & Field Northeastern got four wins as it hosted the Solomon Husky Invitational – NU's final home meet of the season – on Saturday at Solomon Track in Dedham, Mass. Katie Sherman won high jump with a height of 5'0.25. In the throws, Patricia Harrison won the shot put and Kamilah Rowe won the javelin. The Huskies also won the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 47.99. Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-18.shtml http://gonu.com/mrowing/2009/mr09-race03.shtmlMen's Rowing The Northeastern men’s crew won the 32nd annual Arlett Cup with a half-length victory over Boston University. The Huskies, with the aid of a tailwind, sped over the 2000-meter Charles River course in 5:50.3 to the Terriers 5:50.9. Next week, the Huskies will travel to the Seekonk River to engage Brown, who lost to Harvard 5:47.5 to 5:48.5 just minutes before NU/BU. • Watch Arlett Cup races (GoNU.TV) Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:24:00 EST http://gonu.com/mrowing/2009/mr09-race03.shtml http://gonu.com/wrowing/2009/wr09-race02.shtmlWomen's Rowing The Northeastern women’s crew placed second to Syracuse while besting Pennsylvania in the 28th rowing of the Orange up. Syracuse covered the 2000-meter course of Onondaga Lake in 7:03.8 to Northeastern’s 7:06.3 and Pennsylvania’s 7:08.1. Next weekend, the Huskies will row in the first-ever CAA Championship Regatta on Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River. Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wrowing/2009/wr09-race02.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/090410-elumba_wins_hockey_humanitarian_award.shtmlWomen's Hockey Northeastern University senior Missy Elumba was named the 2009 recipient of the BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award on Friday in a ceremony at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. The Hockey Humanitarian Award is given to college hockey's finest citizen, and recognizes accomplishments of personal character, scholarship, and the giving of oneself off the ice to the larger community. Elumba has done extensive community service work in the Boston area and around the globe while playing in 122 games over four seasons and majoring in Health Science. Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:09:49 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/090410-elumba_wins_hockey_humanitarian_award.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/090410-thiessen_named_all-american.shtmlMen's Hockey Goaltender Brad Thiessen was named a first-team All-American in a ceremony Friday night at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Thiessen, a Hobey Hat Trick finalist as one of the top three players in the nation, is the Huskies’ first All-American since forward Jason Guerriero in 2005. Boston University defenseman Matt Gilroy won the Hobey Baker Award. Thiessen, a junior, signed a two-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins last week after leading Northeastern to one of the best seasons in program history. Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:56:21 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/090410-thiessen_named_all-american.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-29.shtmlBaseball Northeastern head coach Neil McPhee won his 600th game as the Huskies baseball coach in the second game of the doubleheader against Dallas Baptist. The Huskies scored six runs in the top of the sixth inning to break open the game and were able to hold on for the 7-4 victory. Jeff Thomson moved to 4-3 on the season and Dan Zehr earned his second save of the year. The Huskies face the Patriots again tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Patriot Field. Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:00:36 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-29.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-28.shtmlBaseball The Huskies fell in game one to the Dallas Baptist Patriots by a score of 12-2 in Dallas, Texas. The Huskies took a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning but the Patriots erupted for 10 runs over two innings scoring five in both the sixth and seventh. Frank Compagnone drove in two runs for the Huskies, both times scoring Mike Tamsin from second base. Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:00:09 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-28.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090409-huskies_hold_bone_marrow_drive.shtmlFootball The football team hosted its second annual Bone Marrow Registration Drive Wednesday at Solomon Court, and the Huskies successfully had over 400 people register to become potential bone marrow donors. Northeastern is one of 26 schools on the east coast helping this cause. The drive hopes to provide growth to a small pool of bone marrow donors, who could potentially save the life of someone suffering from leukemia, lymphoma or other life-threatening diseases. Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:07:46 EST http://gonu.com/football/090409-huskies_hold_bone_marrow_drive.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-27.shtmlBaseball The baseball team posted its highest run total in two seasons, beating Harvard 16-5 in the Beanpot opener on Tuesday in Brockton, Mass. Four Huskies homered in the victory: James Donaldson, Frank Pesanello, Brendan Stokes and Mike Tamsin. On the mound, JT Ross earned the win. NU will play in the championship on Monday, April 13 at Fenway Park. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:00:36 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-27.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090407-nu_enjoys_a_remarkable_2008-09_season.shtmlMen's Basketball The Huskies, under third-year head coach Bill Coen, continued their ascent up the CAA ranks in the 2008-09 season. They saw a five-win improvement from the previous season, matched their best-ever CAA record with 12 wins, tied for second in all of Division I in true road victories with 11 and reached postseason for just the second time over the last 18 seasons. Add in historic non-conference victories at Providence and Indiana and the Huskies clearly are on the rise. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:23:59 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090407-nu_enjoys_a_remarkable_2008-09_season.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/090408-thiessen_named_goalie_of_the_month.shtmlMen's Hockey Goaltender Brad Thiessen was named a Hockey East ITECH Goalie of the Month for March. Thiessen posted a 3-4-0 record with a 2.21 goals against average and .927 save percentage in seven games in March, including five playoff games. He is a Hobey Hat Trick finalist and signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins last Saturday. The Hobey Baker Award winner will be announced live on ESPNU on Friday at 7 p.m. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:30:45 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/090408-thiessen_named_goalie_of_the_month.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/090407-hunter_named_caa_field_co-athlete_of_the_week.shtmlMen's Track & Field Northeastern junior Nate Hunter was named CAA Field Co-Athlete of the Week, the conference announced on Monday. Hunter won the shot put at the prestigious Clyde Little Texas Relays last Saturday in Austin, Texas, with a career-best throw of 61'6.75. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:00:44 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/090407-hunter_named_caa_field_co-athlete_of_the_week.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-25.shtmlBaseball The Huskies went to extra inning for the sixth time this season but were defeated by the William & Mary Tribe on Sunday 5-4. Northeastern had the lead going into the top of the ninth but could not hold on. Frank Pesanello hit a home run in the eighth inning which gave the Huskies the temporary lead. Northeastern is back at it tomorrow against Marist at 3 p.m. at Friedman Diamond. Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:00:55 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-25.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090404-huskies_hold_spring_game.shtmlFootball The Huskies held their annual spring scrimmage at Parsons Field on Saturday. The team got strong performances on offense from Matt Carroll, TJ Strunk and Elijah Harris. On defense, Phil Higgins, Nate Thellen and Craig Kenney made a big impact. Throughout the scrimmage, awards from the 2008 season were handed out. Higgins was named Defensive MVP, Alex Broomfield was named offensive MVP and John Sperrazza won the Zabilski Award for dedication to Northeastern football. Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:00:16 EST http://gonu.com/football/090404-huskies_hold_spring_game.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-24.shtmlBaseball The Northeastern Huskies won their second straight game, part of a sweep over William & Mary. Northeastern scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning and never looked back picking up the 9-3 win. Jeff Thomson earned the win and moved to 3-3 on the season. Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:15:09 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-24.shtml http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/mt09-16a.shtmlWomen's Track & Field Northeastern competed in the Pepsi Florida Relays on Friday and Saturday in Gainesville, Fla. NU's 4x800 team of Christina Izzicupo, Brittany Moriarty, Angelique Marcus and Laura McCloskey placed fifth in a time of 9:03.27. That was the third-best time in NU history. The Huskies' 4x100 relay team took 20th in 47.01 and the 4x400 relay team placed 33rd in 3:55.39. Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:00:05 EST http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/mt09-16a.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-16.shtmlMen's Track & Field Junior Nate Hunter won the shot put at the 82nd annual Texas Relays on Friday and Saturday in Austin, Texas. He heaved the shot 61'6.75. Jordan Thull placed sixth in his section of the pole vault, clearing 16'0.75, Adrian Li cleared 6'6.75 to place 12th in the high jump and Bamidele Faboyede took 14th in the hammer. Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:00:03 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-16.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-23.shtmlBaseball It took eleven innings but the Huskies came away winners over William & Mary in their home CAA opener. Mike Tamsin scored the game winning run off of a Frank Pesanello single to win the game. Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:00:57 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-23.shtml http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-17.shtmlWomen's Track & Field Northeastern sent a handful of athletes to the Skyhawk Invitaitonal at Stonehill College and placed sixth on Saturday in North Easton, Mass. The Huskies got a pair of wins in the meet. Sophomore Althea Charles won the hammer with a throw of 167'7 and also placed fifth in the discus at 114'4. Senior Lauren DeTurk won the javelin with a throw of 118'4. Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-17.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-17.shtmlMen's Track & Field Competing with a handful of athletes on Saturday, Northeastern placed fifth in the Skyhawk Invitational at Stonehill College in North Easton, Mass. Two Huskies were victorious in their events: Jonathan Hall won the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 54.90 and Pablo Rodriguez cleared 15'0 to win the pole vault. Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:00:26 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-17.shtml http://gonu.com/wrowing/2009/wr09-race01.shtmlWomen's Rowing The Northeastern women’s crew team dropped the opening race of the 2009 regatta season to Dartmouth while besting Rhode Island and Boston College on the Charles River Saturday. Dartmouth covered the Charles 2000-meter course in 7:38.7 to NU’s 7:43.7. Rhode Island was third at 7:57.0 and Boston College finished in 7:57.6. NU will next row in the Orange Cup vs. Pennsylvania and Syracuse on Lake Onondaga on Sat., April 11. Races will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude at 11 a.m. Sat, 04 Apr 2009 08:48:00 EST http://gonu.com/wrowing/2009/wr09-race01.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/090404-thiessen_signs_with_nhl_s_penguins.shtmlMen's Hockey Goalie Brad Thiessen of the men's hockey team has signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins, the team announced on Friday. Thiessen is Northeastern's second-ever Hobey Hat Trick finalist and led Northeastern to one of its greatest seasons, with his 25-12-4 record, 2.12 goals against average and .931 save percentage in 2008-09. He will forgo his senior season to pursue his professional career. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:28:34 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/090404-thiessen_signs_with_nhl_s_penguins.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/090402-thiessen_named_hobey_hat_trick_finalist_new_england_mvp.shtmlMen's Hockey Goaltender Brad Thiessen was named a Hobey Hat Trick finalist as a top-three selection for the 2009 Hobey Baker Memorial Award, honoring college hockey's top player on Thursday. Thiessen was also named New England MVP and a New England All-Star on Thursday. This year's Hobey Baker Award winner will be announced Friday, April 10, from Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., during the NCAA Frozen Four. It will be aired live on ESPNU at 7 p.m. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:58:03 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/090402-thiessen_named_hobey_hat_trick_finalist_new_england_mvp.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/090402-cronin_named_new_england_coach_of_the_year.shtmlMen's Hockey Head coach Greg Cronin has been named New England Hockey Writers Coach of the Year and a finalist for the Spencer Penrose Award as NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Coach of the Year. Cronin led Northeastern to 25 wins and its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1994 this season. Cronin was already named Hockey East Coach of the Year. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:56:15 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/090402-cronin_named_new_england_coach_of_the_year.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/090402-vitale_signs_with_wilkes-barre_scranton_penguins.shtmlMen's Hockey Senior Joe Vitale of the signed with the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins of the AHL on Thursday, the same day he was named New England's Best Defensive Forward. Vitale, a seventh-round draftee of the Pittsburgh Penguins, finished his four years on Huntington Avenue with 34 goals and 60 assists for 94 points. He helped NU go from three wins his freshman year to 25 this season. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:52:43 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/090402-vitale_signs_with_wilkes-barre_scranton_penguins.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-22.shtmlBaseball The baseball team fell to Boston College 11-2 on Tuesday afternoon. James Donaldson led the Huskies with three hits. Ryan Maguire also had two hits for the Huskies. The Eagle pitching staff held the Huskies batters to only eight hits, three in the first three innings. The Huskies host William & Mary for three games this weekend starting Friday at 2 p.m. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:00:44 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-22.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-21.shtmlBaseball The baseball team was leading 4-3 going into the bottom of the ninth but the Huskies were unable to hold the lead as the Hofstra Pride scored two in the bottom of the tenth to walk-off. Mike Tamsin knocked two hits during the game which brings his career total to 229, the most ever for any player at Northeastern. Tamsin passed Chris Emanuele who set the record of 227 in 2006. The next game for Northeastern is Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Boston College Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:00:57 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-21.shtml http://gonu.com/mrowing/2009/mr09-race02.shtmlMen's Rowing Northeastern completed competition in the Redwood Shores Rowing Classic with a resounding eight-length win over Orange Coast College Sunday afternoon. NU completed the race in 6:00.3 to Orange Coast's 6:23.7. The Huskies next race will be on the Charles River Saturday, April 11 as they take on Boston University in the Arlett Cup. The varsity race will begin at 9:24 a.m. Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/mrowing/2009/mr09-race02.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-41.shtmlMen's Hockey Northeastern held a 2-1 lead going into the third period but Cornell came back with a pair of late goals to beat Northeastern 3-2 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich. Louis Liotti and Steve Silva scored for the Huskies and goaltender Brad Thiessen made 29 saves. Evan Barlow scored the game-winner for Cornell with 17.2 seconds left in regulation. Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:00:11 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-41.shtml http://gonu.com/mrowing/2009/mr09-race01.shtmlMen's Rowing Northeastern opened the racing season by going 1-1 on the first day of the Redwood Shores Rowing Classic in Redwood City, CA. In the first race, NU suffered a five-second loss to Stanford, but pulled out a four length victory later in the day against Gonzaga. The Redwood Shores Rowing Classic concludes tomorrow, with the Huskies racing a yet to be determined opponent at 1 p.m. EST. Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:48:00 EST http://gonu.com/mrowing/2009/mr09-race01.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-15.shtmlMen's Track & Field The Huskies competed in the USF Quad Meet against South Florida, Michigan State and Miami (OH) Saturday in Tampa, Fla. Nate Hunter won the shot put, throwing it a personal-best 61'6.25, eclipsing his mark of 61'4.75 that he set at the indoor NCAA Championship a few weeks ago. Pablo Rodriguez also had a big day, finishing second in the pole vault with a personal-best 15'9. Bamidele Faboyede won the hammer, becoming just the ninth Husky to ever throw it over 200 feet by tossing it 201'3. Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:00:21 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-15.shtml http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-15.shtmlWomen's Track & Field Northeastern competed in the USF Quad Meet against South Florida, Michigan State and Miami (OH) Saturday in Tampa, Fla. Senior Brittany Moriarty broke her own NU record in the 1,500 with a time of 4:31.81 while placing second. Jessica Barton took third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in an NU-record time of 11:07.47. Porshe Giddings secured victories in the 100 and 200. She ran a wind-aided 11.61 in the 100 and a 24.18 into the wind in the 200. The Huskies also came up with a win in the 4x100 relay. Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-15.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-20.shtmlBaseball The baseball team swept the first two games against Hofstra University bringing the Huskies CAA record to 3-2. James Donaldson hit a home run in each game for a team leading three long balls. Northeastern won game one of the double-header 1-0 and won game two 14-3. Ryan Quigley pitched eight strong innings in game one, striking out seven batters. In the second game the Huskies erupted for 14 runs including hitting four home runs. Mike Tamsin has now tied the all-time hits record at Northeastern with 227 hits in his career as a Husky. The Huskies play the final game tomorrow at 12 p.m. against Hofstra. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:00:12 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-20.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-19.shtmlBaseball The Northeastern Huskies took game one of a double-header against Hofstra Friday afternoon, winning a pitchers duel 1-0. Ryan Quigley pitched eight shut out innings for the Huskies striking out seven batters. Quigley was hard to hit all game only allowing seven hits scatterd across the eight innings. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:00:51 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-19.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090326-forcucci_named_defensive_coordinator.shtmlFootball Frank Forcucci has been named the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach of the Northeastern University football team, head coach Rocky Hager announced today. Forcucci brings nine years of experience as a Division I assistant coach, five years of experience as a defensive coordinator, to Northeastern. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:44:18 EST http://gonu.com/football/090326-forcucci_named_defensive_coordinator.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090326-hetherman_joins_coaching_staff.shtmlFootball Corey Hetherman has been named an assistant football coach for the Northeastern University football team in charge of outside linebackers, head coach Rocky Hager announced today. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:45:46 EST http://gonu.com/football/090326-hetherman_joins_coaching_staff.shtml http://gonu.com/wrowing/wr09-caa032609.shtmlWomen's Rowing The Huskies will take part in the first-ever CAA Championship Regatta on Saturday, April 18, on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. Competitors will be full-time CAA members Delaware, Drexel, George Mason, Northeastern and Old Dominion. Joining as an associate member is Buffalo. The event begins at 10 a.m. and will feature races in the Varsity 8, Varsity 4 and 2nd Varsity 8. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:41:31 EST http://gonu.com/wrowing/wr09-caa032609.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090407-higgins_on_the_caasports_com_blog.shtmlFootball Senior linebacker Phil Higgins has a blog at CAAsports.com, as part of the conference's look at each of the 12 teams during spring practice. This week, Higgins talked about his current co-op at Harvard Law School. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:02:40 EST http://gonu.com/football/090407-higgins_on_the_caasports_com_blog.shtml http://gonu.com/wrowing/wr09-news_schedule032509.shtmlWomen's Rowing The Huskies have announced their schedule for the 2009 season, in which they will row in seven races, including the first ever CAA Championship Regatta. Four of the seven races will be on the Charles, including the season opener against Dartmouth, Boston College, and Rhode Island on April 4. Northeastern will also host the two-day Charles River Challenge April 25-26. NU will take part in the annual Orange Cup vs. Pennsylvania and Syracuse, and will race for four titles on May 2 before traveling to Camden, N.J. for the EAWRC and NCAA Championships. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:26:00 EST http://gonu.com/wrowing/wr09-news_schedule032509.shtml http://gonu.com/mrowing/mr09-news_schedule032409.shtmlMen's Rowing The Huskies have announced their 2009 schedule, which includes six races before the Eastern Sprints and IRA Regatta. The Huskies will open the season in California March 28-29 against Stanford and California in the Redwood Shores Rowing Classic. The team will then come back to the Charles River for the Arlett Cup against Boston University to commence the regular regatta season. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:31:33 EST http://gonu.com/mrowing/mr09-news_schedule032409.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-32.shtmlMen's Basketball Chaisson Allen scored a career-high 26 points, but the Huskies took a 75-66 loss to UTEP in the quarterfinals of the College Basketball Invitational, Monday night in El Paso, Texas. Allen was 10-for-18 from the field and added a team-high seven rebounds. Matt Janning added 16 points and Nkem Ojougboh chipped in 13. The Huskies end the season with a successful 19-13 record that included wins over Providence, Indiana and VCU as well as their first postseason victory since 1984. Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:00:28 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-32.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-16.shtmlBaseball The baseball team snapped their three game losing streak Sunday defeating the James Madison Dukes 2-1. During their first conference win the Huskies got a home run from James Donaldson, his first of the year, and stellar pitching from Les Williams and Trevor Smith. Smith picked up the win and moved to 1-1. The Huskies host Connecticut tomorrow at Friedman Diamond at 3 p.m. Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:00:22 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-16.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-15.shtmlBaseball The Huskies ran into trouble with the hard-hitting James Madison Dukes in the bottom of the sixth inning Saturday afternoon. The Dukes put up 11 runs which was enough to defeat the Huskies 11-1. Northeastern was lead by Brendan Stokes who went 2-3 with a double. The Huskies will try and avoid the sweep when they play game three against James Madison Sunday at 1 p.m. Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:00:37 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-15.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-14.shtmlMen's Track & Field Northeastern hosted the Husky Spring Invitational on Saturday at Solomon Track in Dedham, Mass. The Huskies got a 1-2 finish in the pole vault - Pablo Rodriguez cleared 15'6 for the win and Jordan Thull took second at 15'0. Bamidele Faboyede won the hammer with a toss of 193'0 and Konrad Stefanek took second in the 100-meter dash at 11.64. Sat, 21 Mar 2009 10:00:26 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-14.shtml http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-14.shtmlWomen's Track & Field Northeastern had a pair of double winners at the Husky Spring Invitational on Saturday at Solomon Track in Dedham, Mass. Katie Sherman won the 100 hurdles (15.25) and 400 hurdles (1:06.19) and Nancy Rowe won the high jump (4'11.75) and javelin (133'1). Jessica Barton won the 5,000 in 17:48.64, Lauren Bennett won the pole vault in 10'3 and Celeste Holder won the long jump with a leap of 17'2.75. Sat, 21 Mar 2009 10:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-14.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-40.shtmlMen's Hockey The Huskies had a 2-1 lead late in the third period, but eventually lost in overtime to UMass Lowell 3-2 in the semifinal round of the Hockey East Tournament at the TD Banknorth Garden. The Huskies move on to the NCAA Tournament and will find out where they are headed on Sunday's selection show, which will air on ESPN2 at 11:30 a.m. Kyle Kraemer and Rob Rassey both scored for Northeastern, and Brad Thiessen made 41 saves in net. Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:00:53 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-40.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-14.shtmlBaseball The Huskies dropped their 2009 CAA opener to the James Madison Dukes 7-2. Ryan Quigley pitched seven strong innings for Northeastern striking out nine batters but two home runs by the Dukes and great pitching by Turner Phelps who moves to 12-0 in his career was to much. The Huskies will face the Dukes again at tomorrow in game two of the three game set at 1 p.m. Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:00:07 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-14.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/090319-four_players_honored_in_hockey_east_s_initial_awards.shtmlMen's Hockey Northeastern had four players were honored in Hockey East's first round of award announcements on Wednesday. Freshman Steve Quailer was named to the All-Rookie team. Senior Louis Liotti was named Old Time Hockey Best Defensive Defenseman, senior Joe Vitale was named Best Defensive Foward and junior Brad Thiessen was named ITECH Goaltending Champion and received the Three Stars Award. Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:17:13 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/090319-four_players_honored_in_hockey_east_s_initial_awards.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/wb09-wrapup.shtmlWomen's Basketball The young Northeastern women’s basketball team that is compiled of seven freshmen and four sophomores proved that it could compete with the best in the Colonial Athletic Association and against any team in division I basketball. The Huskies had a challenging non-conference schedule to go along with their rigorous CAA schedule but they managed to silence the critics by finishing 8-10 in the CAA, good for sixth place for the second straight year. The Huskies were also 12-19 overall. Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:21:13 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/wb09-wrapup.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-31.shtmlMen's Basketball The Huskies got 20 points from Matt Janning and 16 points and six assists from Chaisson Allen in a 64-62 win over Wyoming in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational, Tuesday night in Laramie, Wyo. The Huskies held the high-scoring Cowboys to just 40.4 percent shooting. It is Northeastern's first postseason victory since 1984. The Huskies will advance to the quarterfinals against UTEP next Monday night in El Paso, Texas at 10 p.m., Eastern. Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-31.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-14a.shtmlBaseball The Huskies fell to Boston College 6-5 on Tuesday afternoon in twelve innings, it was the second extra inning game in a row for the Huskies. Northeastern received two RBI from James Donaldson as part of a four-run first inning which gave the Huskies the early lead. During the game went 3-4. JT Ross went seven strong innings on the mound for the Huskies and did not factor in the decision. Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:25:17 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-14a.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/090316-tuckerman_named_hockey_east_rookie_of_the_week.shtmlMen's Hockey Freshman Alex Tuckerman was named Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week on Monday. Tuckerman scored twice, including the game-winner in overtime, in Northeastern's 3-2 win over UMass in the deciding third game of the Hockey East quarterfinal series Sunday. He also had a goal and an assist in NU's 4-1 win on Saturday. It was Tuckerman's second Rookie of the Week honor. Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:59:25 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/090316-tuckerman_named_hockey_east_rookie_of_the_week.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090315-huskies_selected_to_cbi.shtmlMen's Basketball The Huskies have been invited to participate in the second annual College Basketball Invitational, their first postseason appearance since a trip to the NIT in 2005. Northeastern will play Wyoming Tuesday night in Laramie, Wyo. The game will be televised on HDNet. Northeastern is 18-12 on the season and finished third in the CAA. Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:29:10 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090315-huskies_selected_to_cbi.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-39.shtmlMen's Hockey Alex Tuckerman's goal at 10:26 in overtime lifted the Huskies to a 3-2 victory over Massachusetts, clinching the Hockey East quarterfinal series 2-1. Tuckerman also scored the Huskies' first goal of the game in the second period. Ryan Ginand also netted a goal, and Brad Thiessen made 35 saves. Northeastern is now 25-10-4 and tied the school record for most wins in a season. The Huskies advance to the Hockey East Semifinals against UMass Lowell Friday night at the TD Banknorth Garden at 5 p.m. Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:00:44 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-39.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-13.shtmlBaseball The Huskies won a four-hour, 14 inning, marathon game over NJIT Sunday morning, 5-4.Matt Miller scored the game winning run for the Huskies in the bottom of the 14th. On the day Miller went 4-6 and reached base six times, drawing two walks. Dan Zehr picked up the win for the Huskies pitching 5-2/3 to close the game out. The Huskies begin conference play against James Madison this coming weekend starting Friday at 3 p.m. Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:00:16 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-13.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-38.shtmlMen's Hockey Northeastern evened its playoff series with seventh-seeded Massachusetts Saturday night with a 4-1 win at Matthews Arena. Steve Quailer's second-period goal stood up as the game-winner, and third-period tallies from Alex Tuckerman and Greg Costa sealed the win for NU. Kyle Kraemer also scored. Brad Thiessen had 32 saves in his 24th win. The third and deciding game of the quarterfinal series is Sunday at 7 p.m. at Matthews Arena. Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:30:29 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-38.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-12.shtmlBaseball The Huskies were silenced by the Seton Hall Pirates 6-0 as Seton Hall pitcher Keith Cantwell pitched a one-hitter. Jeff Dunlap got the lone Huskies hit in the fifth inning. The Huskies will try and bounce back tomorrow against NJIT at 10 a.m. in the final game of the Strike Out Cancer Baseball Tournament. Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:00:17 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-12.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-13.shtmlMen's Track & Field Northeastern took three wins as it placed third at the Seahawk Invitational on Friday and Saturday at UNC Wilmington. Teddy Vrountas won the 5,000 in 15:17.96, Bamidele Faboyede took the hammer with a throw of 186'4 and Adrian Li won the high jump at 6'4.75. NU also had two runner-up finishers in Jonathan Hall (400 hurdles) and Pablo Rodriguez (pole vault). Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:00:18 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-13.shtml http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-13.shtmlWomen's Track & Field Northeastern had a pair of winners and a pair of runner-up finishers as it finished third at the Seahawk Invitational in Wilmington, N.C. on Friday and Saturday. Sophomore Porshe Giddings won the 100 in 11.81 and Brittany Moriarty won the 5,000 in 17:35.63. Katie Sherman placed in three events, including a runner-up finish in the 400 hurdles (1:06.15) and sophomore Althea Charles took second in the hammer with a throw of 156'1. Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-13.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-12.shtmlMen's Track & Field Northeastern junior Nate Hunter earned All-America status on Friday when he placed seventh in the shot put at the NCAA Championship in College Station, Texas. Hunter threw the shot put a career-best 61'4.75 to score two points in the meet. He won the New England and IC4A championships this season. Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:30:02 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-12.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-31.shtmlWomen's Basketball The Huskies came up just short at the CAA Tournament quarterfinals falling to the No. 3-seed James Madison 51-49 Friday night at the JMU Convocation Center in Harrisonburg, Va. Kim Carr led the way for NU with 14 points and seven rebounds. Jasmine Crew added 10 points and nine boards, while Brittany Wilson contributed with eight points and eight rebounds. Northeastern finishes the season with a 12-19 overall record and 8-10 in the CAA. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:30:51 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-31.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-37.shtmlMen's Hockey NU's Wade MacLeod scored the first goal of the game but Massachusetts came back with a pair to beat the Huskies 2-1 in the first game of the Hockey East Quarterfinals on Friday at Matthews Arena. Huskies goalie Brad Thiessen made 23 saves while UMass's Paul Dainton made 26. The series resumes Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Matthews Arena. The game will be televised live on NESN and broadcast on 890 ESPN Boston and WRBB Radio. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:00:59 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-37.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-11.shtmlBaseball The Huskies got back to their winning ways defeating Iona College 7-2. Ryan Quigley pitched seven dominant innings striking out ten batters and only allowed three hits. Matt Miller and David Gustafson both had two RBI in the win. Baseball is back in action tomorrow at 2 p.m. when they play Seton Hall in South Orange, N.J. Jeff Thomson will start for the Huskies. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:00:15 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-11.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-30.shtmlWomen's Basketball The sixth-seeded Huskies shot 51.1 percent from the field to defeat the Georgia State Panthers, 68-45 in the First Round of the CAA Tournament in Harrisonburg, Va. Brittany Wilson led all scores with a career-high 19 points. Kim Carr posted her second-career double-double (13 points, 12 rebounds), while Ashlee Feldman (14) and Kendra Walton (10) each scored in double figures. The Huskies advance to the CAA Quarterfinals for the third time in four years since joining the league. NU will play the No. 3-seed James Madison Dukes Friday night at 7:30. Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:30:37 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-30.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/wb09-caa031109.shtmlWomen's Basketball Sophomore Jasmine Crew and freshman Brittany Wilson were honored at the CAA Awards Banquet, Wednesday night at the Festival Student & Conference Center on the campus of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va. Crew was earned second team All-CAA honors while Wilson was named to the All-Rookie Team. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:14:55 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/wb09-caa031109.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/090311-field_hockey_places_ten_on_national_academic_squad.shtmlField Hockey Ten members of the field hockey team were named to the NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad recently. Pam Aldridge, Kaela Barker, Annie Clayman, Beth Cobby, Montana Hewlett, Katrina Murray, Sam Roach, Sam Sewell, Anne-Reike Stuhlmann and Jillian Wilkes were recognized for achieving a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher through the first semester of the 2008-09 academic year. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:11:59 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/090311-field_hockey_places_ten_on_national_academic_squad.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/090310-ottavino_to_pitch_in_world_baseball_classic.shtmlBaseball Former Northeastern ace Adam Ottavino will make his 2009 World Baseball Classic debut as the Italians take on Venezuela in an elimination game. Ottavino pitched three years for the Huskies and became 27th Husky baseball player to be drafted into the majors. Ottavino was a first round selection of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2006. The game between Italy and Venezuela will be shown live on ESPN2 at 5 p.m with the winner to face the United States on Thursday. Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:21:55 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/090310-ottavino_to_pitch_in_world_baseball_classic.shtml http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-11.shtmlWomen's Track & Field Sophomore Porshe Giddings placed second in the 60-meter dash and fourth in the 200-meter to lead Northeastern to a 23rd-place finish at the ECAC Championship on Saturday and Sunday at the Reggie Lewis Center. She tied Jordine Kimbrel's NU record of 7.49 in the 60-meter. Two other Huskies placed 11th - Olivia Kalinowska (pole vault) and Althea Charles (weight throw). Sun, 08 Mar 2009 13:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-11.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-11.shtmlMen's Track & Field Junior Nate Hunter won the shot put with a career-best throw of 61'1.25 at the IC4A Championship on Sunday at Boston University's Track & Tennis Center. His 10 points placed NU 25th in the meet. Hunter's distance puts him in good position to qualify for the NCAA Championship March 13-14 at Texas A&M. Competing in his final collegiate meet, Jack Sherman took 20th in the 55-meter hurdles. Sun, 08 Mar 2009 11:30:53 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-11.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-30.shtmlMen's Basketball The third-seeded Huskies lost to No. 11 Towson 58-54 in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament Saturday night in Richmond, Va. Towson moves on to play George Mason in the semifinals. The Huskies were led by Manny Adako, who scored 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting. Free throws hurt the Huskies' chances as they went just 12-for-24 from the line. Sat, 07 Mar 2009 20:30:47 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-30.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-36.shtmlMen's Hockey Defenseman David Strathman scored the first goal of the game but Northeastern couldn't hold back host Boston College in a 4-1 loss on Saturday night at Conte Forum. The Eagles scored once in the first period and three times in the second for the victory. Northeastern will have to wait for the result of Sunday's game between Providence and Boston University to find out who they will host in the Hockey East Quarterfinals, a best-of-three series at Matthews Arena starting next Friday. Sat, 07 Mar 2009 19:00:44 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-36.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-10.shtmlBaseball The Huskies dropped their final game in Florida to the No. 25 Ohio State Buckeyes 11-8. The Buckeyes were hitting well all game, scoring a run in every inning except one, but the Huskies kept pace through much of the game and in the ninth received back-to-back home-runs from David Gustafson and Mike Tamsin. Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:00:43 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-10.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-09.shtmlBaseball The Northeastern Huskies dropped their first game since late February as they were downed by Miami (Ohio). Miami put up three runs in the first but the Huskies battled back keeping the game tight through out. The Huskies play Ohio State immediately following as part of a two game set. Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:30:54 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-09.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-35.shtmlMen's Hockey The fourth-ranked men's hockey team trailed Boston College for most of the game, but got a goal from Randy Guzior with 23 seconds left in the third to force overtime. Steve Quailer potted the game-winner with 1:05 left in the extra frame to give Northeastern the win. Brad Thiessen had 22 saves in the win. Northeastern can claim the Hockey East regular season title with a win Saturday at the Eagles' Conte Forum. Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:30:33 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-35.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/090306-four_huskies_earn_hockey_east_accolades.shtmlWomen's Hockey Four Huskies took home Hockey East accolades Friday at the league's annual awards banquet. Kristi Kehoe and Julia Marty were named All-Hockey East honorable mention, and freshmen Stephanie Gavronsky and Florence Schelling were named to the Hockey East All-Rookie team. Northeastern has had two players make the All-Rookie team two years running, after Kehoe and Leah Sulyma made the squad in 2007-08. Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:09:37 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/090306-four_huskies_earn_hockey_east_accolades.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-08.shtmlBaseball The Huskies swept Central Michigan behind two great pitching performances by Jeff Thomson who pitched a complete game in the first game an Les Williams who pitched strong in the second game. The Huskies walked-off in game one behind David Gustafson's game winning hit. In the second game the Huskies scored two early runs and added three more in the sixth to put CMU away and win 6-3. Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:30:54 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-08.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-07.shtmlBaseball The Huskies won game one Central Michigan behind a stellar pitching performance by Jeff Thomson who pitched a complete seven-inning game. David Gustafson came to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning and hit a blooper which drove Ryan Kemp home to give the Huskies their sixth straight win. Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:00:15 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-07.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090305-five_huskies_honored_at_caa_awards_banquet.shtmlMen's Basketball Five Huskies were honored at the CAA Awards Banquet Thursday night at the Richmond Marriott in Richmond, Va. Headlining the NU honorees is Matt Janning, who was named first-team All-CAA and second-team CAA All-Academic. Manny Adako was named to the All-CAA third team and Chaisson Allen was named to the All-Defensive team. Baptiste Bataille and Nkem Ojougboh were both named to the CAA All-Academic first team. Northeastern was the only CAA school to place three student-athletes on the All-Academic teams. Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:03:29 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090305-five_huskies_honored_at_caa_awards_banquet.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-06.shtmlBaseball The baseball team moved to 5-1 after a 3-2 win over Duquesne on Thursday in Winter Haven, Fla. Charly Bashara improved to 3-0 for the Huskies pitching seven innings while giving up no earned runs. The Huskies put up two runs in the top of the fifth and got a third run in the seventh. Next up is a double-header with Central Michigan tomorrow starting at 9 a.m at Chain of Lakes Park. Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:30:06 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-06.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090305-janning_named_nabc_all-district.shtmlMen's Basketball Junior captain Matt Janning of the men's basketball team was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District 10 first team, the organization announced Thursday. Janning, who was a District 1 second team selection last season, is now eligible for the State Farm Coaches’ Division I All-America teams, which will be announced April 4. Janning averaged a team-high 14.3 points, leading the Huskies to the No. 3 seed in the CAA Tournament. Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:22:44 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090305-janning_named_nabc_all-district.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-29.shtmlWomen's Basketball The women’s basketball team defeated Hofstra 55-51 Wednesday night at Solomon Court. Jasmine Crew led all Huskies with 15 points, and also chipped in six rebounds, three assists, and three steals. Kendra Walton scored 10 for NU, adding eight rebounds and two assists. With the victory the Huskies clinch the sixth-seed in next week's CAA Tournament, and will take on the No. 11 seed Georgia State Panthers in Harrisonburg, Va. Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:00:18 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-29.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/090303-miller_named_rookie_of_the_week.shtmlBaseball Freshman Matt Miller has been named CAA Rookie of the Week, the conference announced on Tuesday. The right fielder went 7-14 with a .650 on-base percentage out of the leadoff spot over four games, helping the Huskies to a 3-1 record. Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:46:59 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/090303-miller_named_rookie_of_the_week.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-05.shtmlBaseball Northeastern beat Fairfield, 5-4, on Tuesday afternoon in Winter Haven, Fla. to extend its winning streak to four games. JT Ross pitched six scoreless innings, striking out five, for the win. Matt Miller scored twice and added an RBI. The Huskies have an off-day Wednesday and get back in action Thursday with a 2:30 p.m. game against Duquesne in Winter Haven. Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:30:14 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-05.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-04.shtmlBaseball The Huskies continued their winning ways, taking down Duquesne 10-9 with a walk-off run by Sam Berg in the 11th inning on Monday in Winter Haven, Fla. Brendan Stokes capped off a six run first inning for the Huskies with a two run homer. The Dukes would battle back and in the eigth tied the game at nine and the game would extend to extra innings. The Huskies face Fairfield Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. at Chain of Lakes Park in Winter Haven, Fla. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:30:37 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-04.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/090305-schelling_named_defensive_player_of_the_week.shtmlWomen's Hockey Florence Schelling was named Hockey East Pure Hockey Co-Defensive Player of the Week Monday by the league office. Schelling earned the award by making 35 saves on 37 shots in Northeastern's 2-1 loss to Boston University in the Hockey East quarterfinals. The accolade is Schelling's fourth weekly honor of the season. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:33:04 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/090305-schelling_named_defensive_player_of_the_week.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/090305-northeastern_launches_theissen39_com.shtmlMen's Hockey Northeastern University has launched Thiessen39.com, a web site dedicated to goaltender Brad Thiessen of the fourth-ranked Huskies men's hockey team. Thiessen is a candidate for Hockey East Player of the Year, All-America and the Hobey Baker Award. He set the Northeastern single-season record with his 22nd win on Saturday, a 3-1 win over UMass Lowell at Tsongas Arena. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:54:32 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/090305-northeastern_launches_theissen39_com.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/090305-mclaughlin_named_rookie_of_the_week.shtmlMen's Hockey Freshman Mike McLaughlin of the fourth-ranked Huskies has been named Hockey East Rookie of the Week, the league announced on Monday. McLaughlin had the game-winning goal in Northeastern's 3-0 win over UMass Lowell on Friday and the 3-1 win on Saturday. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:44:32 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/090305-mclaughlin_named_rookie_of_the_week.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-28.shtmlWomen's Basketball Virginia Commonwealth shot 50 percent from the field to defeat the Huskies, 68-39 Sunday afternoon at the Siegel Center in Richmond, Va. Kim Carr had 10 points and pulled down seven rebounds, while Jasmine Crew scored a team-best 11 points. Northeastern returns home Wednesday night when it hosts Hofstra on senior night at 7 p.m. Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:00:25 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-28.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-02.shtmlBaseball In game two of a doubleheader with Northwestern in Winter Haven, Fla., the Huskies were trailing until the bottom of the ninth when they scored four runs to earn a 4-3 win. The winning run came across as James Donaldson was walked with the bases loaded. Sun, 01 Mar 2009 11:15:44 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-02.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-03.shtmlBaseball Northeastern wasted no time, starting hot out of the gates with three doubles in the top of the first en route to a 3-0 lead and a 6-4 win over Northwestern in game one of a doubleheader in Winter Haven, Fla. on Sunday. Matt Miller, Frank Pesanello, and James Donaldson each stroked a double as the Huskies put up three runs in the first to support Trevor Smith. Sun, 01 Mar 2009 09:30:30 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-03.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-34.shtmlMen's Hockey No. 4 Northeastern completed a season sweep of UMass Lowell with a 3-1 win Saturday night at Tsongas Arena. Mike McLaughlin had the game-winning goal for the second straight night. Dennis McCauley and Joe Vitale also scored for NU, and Brad Thiessen made 32 saves in net. It was NU's 22nd win, which is second-most in program history. Next weekend, NU will face Boston College in a home-and-home series starting Friday at Matthews Arena at 7:30 p.m. Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:00:56 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-34.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-29.shtmlMen's Basketball The Huskies took a 57-54 overtime loss to Old Dominion on Senior Night at Matthews Arena. Matt Janning had given NU a three-point lead late in regulation, but the Monarchs tied it with 11 seconds left and went on to win in overtime. Nkem Ojougboh led NU with 16 points. The team honored seniors Chris Alvarez, Matt Smith and Eugene Spates in a pregame ceremony. The Huskies will play as the No. 3 seed in the CAA Tournament next Saturday night at 8:30 p.m. Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:00:38 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-29.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-35.shtmlWomen's Hockey Northeastern fell to Boston University 2-1 in the Hockey East Quarterfinals Saturday night at the Walter Brown Arena in Boston, Mass. Northeastern got a goal from senior Missy Elumba to tie up the game at 1-1 going into the third. However, BU scored a goal at 12:47 to seal the victory. Florence Schelling registered 35 saves for the Huskies, who finish the 2008-09 season 12-20-3, their best finish since the 2003-04 season. Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-35.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-ex01.shtmlBaseball The Huskies were silenced by the Boston Red Sox on Saturday going down 14-0. David Gustafson hit a triple in the first inning and Ryan Quigley struck out Kevin Youkilis and Jed Lowrie in his one inning of work. The Huskies travel to Winter Haven, Fla. to start a weeklong strech where they will play ten games in six days start on Sunday with a double-header against Northwestern starting at 9:30 a.m. Sat, 28 Feb 2009 13:00:09 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-ex01.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-10.shtmlMen's Track & Field Junior Nate Hunter became the fifth Husky ever to break 60'0 in the shot put while winning the event at the New England Championship on Saturday at the BU Track & Tennis Center. His final distance was 60'1.75. Adrian Li was the Huskies' high scorer with a win in the high jump and third-place finish in the long jump. Northeastern finished eighth in the meet. Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:30:59 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-10.shtml http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-10.shtmlWomen's Track & Field Northeastern placed second to UConn at the New England Championship on Friday and Saturday. Consandria Walker won the long jump and Porshe Giddings took second in the 200 and third in the 55. Kristen Martin lowered her NU record to 17:23.60 while placing second in the 5,000 and Brittany Moriarty took second in the mile in 4:54.45. Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:30:00 EST http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-10.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-33.shtmlMen's Hockey Northeastern got goals from Mike McLaughlin, Steve Silva and Jim Driscoll, and Brad Thiessen notched his third shutout of the season as the Huskies skated to a 3-0 win over UMass Lowell Friday at Matthews Arena. The win keeps Northeastern in first place in Hockey East going into the second game of the home-and-home series Saturday night at Tsongas Arena. During the first intermission, the 12 members of the Hockey East All-Northeastern team were honored in a ceremony at center ice. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:00:52 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-33.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/090227-flint_named_assistant_coach_for_team_usa.shtmlWomen's Hockey Head Coach Dave Flint has been named an assistant coach for the U.S. Women’s National team at the upcoming IIHF world championships in April. Flint has worked as the goalkeeping consultant for the entire U.S. Women’s National Program for two years, and served as an assistant at the 2008 Four Nations Cup. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:47:34 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/090227-flint_named_assistant_coach_for_team_usa.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-27.shtmlWomen's Basketball The women's basketball team fell to Delaware, 64-53 Thursday night at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Del. Kim Carr led the way for the NU with 14 points and five rebounds. Kendra Walton added 10 points and nine rebounds. The Huskies will remain on the road as they head to Richmond, Va. to take on Virginia Commonwealth. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:00:35 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-27.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-28.shtmlMen's Basketball Baptiste Bataille's jumper with 1.3 seconds left on the clock lifted the Huskies to a 47-46 win over Drexel Wednesday at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia. Manny Adako led the Huskies with 17 points. Northeastern improves to 18-10, 12-5 in the CAA and has clinched a first-round bye in next week's CAA Tournament. The Huskies will host Old Dominion in the regular season finale Saturday at Matthews Arena at 6 p.m. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:00:42 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-28.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-1.shtmlBaseball The Huskies dropped their season opener to Eckerd College 6-2 Wednesday evening in Sarasota, Fla. The Huskies could not overcome a four-run second inning by the Tritons which gave them a lead they would never relinquish. Catcher Devin Barry went 2-2 in his first collegiate game. Next up for the Huskies is an exhibition game against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Fort Myers, Fla. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:00:14 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/2009/ba09-1.shtml http://gonu.com/swimming/2009/sd09-caachampionship.shtmlSwimming & Diving The Huskies finished the 2009 season coming in eighth at the CAA Championship Feb. 25-28 at the Jim McKay Natatorium at George Mason University. Northeastern saw numerous school records fall during the four-day competition. Nine NU records were broken in total, two by freshman Jill Kearns, one each by senior Elena Alvarez and juniors Emily Sutliff, Natalia Snegour and Erica Smotrycz, and three by NU relay teams. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/swimming/2009/sd09-caachampionship.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/wb09-wilson022309.shtmlWomen's Basketball Brittany Wilson was named CAA Rookie of the Week for the third time this season after averaging 17.0 points and 4.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals last week, the conference announced Monday. Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:40:12 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/wb09-wilson022309.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-34.shtmlWomen's Hockey Northeastern got a goal from Lindsay Berman but could not recover from a four-goal BU first period, and lost 8-1 at the Terriers' Walter Brown Arena Sunday. The Huskies play BU again at 3 p.m. on Sat., Feb. 28 at Walter Brown Arena in the Quarterfinals of the Hockey East tournament. Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-34.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-26.shtmlWomen's Basketball The Huskies lost a heartbreaker to the league-leading Drexel Dragons, 58-53 in overtime Sunday afternoon on Solomon Court. It was the third time in four games that Northeastern have gone into overtime and it was the third straight time at home. NU heads to Delaware Thursday night to take on the Fighting Blue Hens. Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:00:30 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-26.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-32.shtmlMen's Hockey Northeastern skated to a 1-1 tie with top-ranked Boston University before a sellout crowd of 5,407 on Saturday at Matthews Arena. The game was scoreless through two periods, and BU's Matt Gilroy scored a shorthanded goal to give BU a lead, but Steve Quailer scored the equalizer for NU late in the third. Goalie Brad Thiessen made 25 saves for NU. Northeastern remained atop the Hockey East standings and will face UMass Lowell next Friday at Matthews Arena at 7 p.m. Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:00:39 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-32.shtml http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-9.shtmlWomen's Track & Field Northeastern competed in the Colonial Invitational on Saturday at the University of Delaware. The Huskies got a pair of wins from Althea Charles in the shot put (43'10) and weight throw (58'3.25). Senior Olivia Kalinowska won the pole vault. On the track, Porshe Giddings won the 60 in 7.61 seconds and Brittany Moriarty won the 1,000 in 2:57.14. The Huskies are back in action with the New England Championship Feb. 27-28 at Boston University. Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:46:46 EST http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-9.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-33.shtmlWomen's Hockey Florence Schelling made 38 saves to keep the Huskies in the game, but Northeastern took a 3-0 loss to Boston University at Matthews Arena Saturday. Northeastern has already clinched a playoff spot, and the loss does not affect its standing. The Huskies take on BU again Sunday at Walter Brown Arena. Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-33.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-27.shtmlMen's Basketball The Huskies shot 45.8 percent from the field and 50 percent from three-point range against the second-best defense in the nation in a 69-57 win over Wright State Saturday at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio. On national television as part of ESPNU BracketBusters, the Huskies beat a Raiders team that came in allowing an average of just 56.1 points a game. Eugene Spates scored a career-high 22 points and Chaisson Allen added 20. The Huskies improve to 17-10 and will face Drexel Wednesday in Philadelphia at 7 p.m. Sat, 21 Feb 2009 11:00:40 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-27.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-9.shtmlMen's Track & Field Northeastern competed in the Colonial Invitational at Delaware on Saturday. The Huskies were led in scoring by Adrian Li, who won the high jump and long jump. Junior Nate Hunter won the shot put with a throw of 59'11, the second time he came within an inch of 60'0. Bamidele Faboyede won the weight throw and Pablo Rodriguez won the pole vault. On the track, Jack Sherman was NU's top finisher, taking second in the 60 hurdles. Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:30:15 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-9.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-31.shtmlMen's Hockey Northeastern came back from a two-goal deficit to tie No. 1 Boston University 2-2 on Friday night at Agganis Arena. Steve Silva and Wade MacLeod scored for the Huskies while goaltender Brad Thiessen made 22 saves. The teams face off at Matthews Arena on Saturday at 8 p.m. The game will be broadcast on 890 ESPN Boston and WRBB Radio and will have live video on GoNU.TV. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:00:26 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-31.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-25.shtmlWomen's Basketball The Northeastern women’s basketball team defeated William & Mary 68-58 Thursday night at Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, Va. Four Huskies scored in double figures led by rookie Brittany Wilson who posted a career- and team-high 17 points. NU improves to 10-15 overall and 7-7 in the CAA. Northeastern returns to Huntington Ave Sunday afternoon when it takes on Drexel at 2 p.m. on Solomon Court. Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:00:08 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-25.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-26.shtmlMen's Basketball Ousman Krubally's buzzer-beating layup in a tie game sent Georgia State to a 70-68 victory over the Huskies Wednesday night at Matthews Arena. The Huskies had been down three before Baptiste Bataille hit a three-pointer with eight seconds left to tie it up at 68-68. With under two seconds left, Krubally took an inbound pass next to the basket and put the ball in for the win. Matt Janning led the Huskies with 15 points. Northeastern plays at Wright State Saturday at 11 a.m. in a game televised on ESPN2 and streamed online at ESPN360. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:00:15 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-26.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-24.shtmlWomen's Basketball The women’s basketball team fell to Towson, 62-58, in overtime Sunday afternoon at Solomon Court. The Tigers hit every shot they took in overtime prevailing to victory. Kim Carr led the Huskies with 16 points and eight rebounds. Jasmine Crew and Kendra Walton scored 14 and 12 points respectively. NU will play at William & Mary Thursday at 7 p.m. Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:00:39 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-24.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-32.shtmlWomen's Hockey Northeastern got goals from four different scorers to clinch the sixth seed in the Hockey East tournament with a 4-3 win over the Vermont Catamounts Sunday at Matthews Arena. Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-32.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-8.shtmlMen's Track & Field Junior Nate Hunter led five Huskies who competed in the Valentine Invitational at Boston University on Feb. 14. He placed second in the shot put with a distance of 58'7.25. Bamidele Faboyede took third in the weight throw with a toss of 59'4 and behind him was Alex Iannetta, who took 10th in the weight with a throw of 51'10.5. Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:23:45 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-8.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-30.shtmlMen's Hockey Northeastern got a third-period goal from Chris Donovan, but could not overcome a four-goal deficit, and took a 4-1 loss to Massachusetts Saturday night at Matthews Arena. Brad Thiessen made 24 saves in the loss. Next up, the Huskies take on Boston University on Friday at 7 p.m. at Agganis Arena. NU hosts BU at Matthews Arena on Saturday at 8 p.m. Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:15:13 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-30.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-31.shtmlWomen's Hockey Northeastern got goals from three different scorers, but struggled to overcome 35 penalty minutes, and lost to the Vermont Catamounts 4-3 at Matthews Arena Saturday. Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-31.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-25.shtmlMen's Basketball The Huskies fell to George Mason 64-53 Saturday afternoon at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va. The Patriots used an 18-to-9 run to start the second half, erasing a first-half deficit and didn’t look back. Matt Janning led the Huskies with 13 points along with four rebounds. NU, now 16-9, 11-4 in the CAA, returns home Wednesday to host the Georgia State Panthers at Matthews Arena at 7 p.m. Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:00:31 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-25.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-29.shtmlMen's Hockey Northeastern got a pair of goals from Greg Costa and posted a 5-3 win over Massachusetts on Friday night at the Mullins Center. NU improved to 20-7-2 with the win, the first time Northeastern has reached 20 wins since 1997-98. Wade MacLeod, Joe Vitale and Ryan Ginand also scored. Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:00:33 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-29.shtml http://gonu.com/swimming/2009/sd09-10.shtmlSwimming & Diving The Huskies closed the regular season with a non-scoring meet against Harvard Friday night. NU competed in 11 events, nine of which were relays, and won and the 150-yard freestyle relay with a team of Erica Smotrycz, Rachel Mondello, and Kathrine Fugge. Northeastern will compete at the CAA Championship next Wednesday, Feb. 25-28. Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/swimming/2009/sd09-10.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-23.shtmlWomen's Basketball The Huskies defeated Georgia State 68-66 in overtime Thursday night at Solomon Court. Up by one point with 10 seconds remaining in overtime, the Huskies hit three straight free-throw shots and made a key defensive stop to solidify the win. Jasmine Crew poured in a career- and game-high 27 points. Junior Kim Carr added 16 points and nine rebounds, while Ashlee Feldman chipped in with 11 points. NU returns to the hardwood Sunday when it hosts Towson at 2 p.m. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:00:49 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-23.shtml http://gonu.com/football/fb090212.shtmlFootball The Huskies have announced their schedule for the 2009 season, and they will play an 11-game slate with six home games at Parsons Field. The Huskies will also spend most of their time in New England, playing 10 of their 11 games in the region. Northeastern will open the 2009 campaign on Saturday, Sept. 5 against Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Mass. The Huskies' home opener comes the following week, Sept. 12, against Maine. The Huskies will also welcome Youngstown State, Holy Cross, William & Mary, Towson and Hofstra to Parsons Field. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:03:25 EST http://gonu.com/football/fb090212.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-24.shtmlMen's Basketball Drexel held the Huskies to 38.5 percent shooting en route to a 62-58 victory over the Huskies Wednesday at Matthews Arena. Baptiste Bataille led Northeastern with a career-high 19 points. The Huskies drop to 16-8, 11-3 in the CAA. They will play at George Mason Saturday at 12 p.m. The game will be televised on Comcast SportsNet. Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:00:03 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-24.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-30.shtmlWomen's Hockey Northeastern lost a close game to Boston University by a score of 2-1 Tuesday in the consolation round of the 31st annual Women's Beanpot tournament. The Huskies drop to 11-16-3 with the loss, but stay at 6-10-1 in Hockey East, as the Beanpot contest does not count towards Hockey East standings. Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:00:50 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-30.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090210-ten_huskies_named_caa_football_academic_all-conference.shtmlFootball Ten Huskies have been named to the CAA Football Academic All-Conference team, the league announced this week. To be eligible, student-athletes have to have at least a 3.0 GPA and be a starter or an important reserve. The honored Huskies include Zach Abrams, David Akinniyi, Jay Bornstein, Ron Conway, Kevin Newhall, Greg Niland, Anthony Orio, John Sperrazza, Nate Thellen and Jason Vega. Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:22:56 EST http://gonu.com/football/090210-ten_huskies_named_caa_football_academic_all-conference.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-28.shtmlMen's Hockey No. 2/3 Northeastern was within one goal and on a power play 13:00 into the third period but gave up a pair of short-handed goals and lost 5-2 to No. 1 Boston University in the championship game of the 57th Annual Beanpot tournament Monday night at the TD Banknorth Garden. Mike McLaughlin and Tyler McNeely scored for the Huskies and Brad Thiessen won the Eberly Award as the Beanpot's top goalie. Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:00:14 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-28.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090209-northeastern_to_play_wright_state_in_espnu_bracketbusters.shtmlMen's Basketball The Huskies have drawn the Wright State Raiders in this year's ESPNU BracketBusters event to take place Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio at 11 a.m. The game will be televised on ESPN2 and streamed on the internet at ESPN360. This will be Northeastern's first televised BracketBuster game. Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:50:20 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090209-northeastern_to_play_wright_state_in_espnu_bracketbusters.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090209-mandeville_invited_to_nfl_scouting_combine.shtmlFootball Senior tight end Brian Mandeville has been invited to participate in the 2009 NFL Scouting Combine Feb. 18-24 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. The combine is the annual job fair for prospective new NFL players. For six days, players are put through a series of drills, tests and interviews with more than 600 NFL personnel including head coaches, general managers and scouts. A two-time All-CAA Football and All-New England selection from Walpole, Mass., Mandeville finished his Northeastern career with 63 receptions for 863 yards and seven touchdowns. Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:24:29 EST http://gonu.com/football/090209-mandeville_invited_to_nfl_scouting_combine.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-22.shtmlWomen's Basketball Northeastern fell to James Madison, 74-66 Sunday afternoon at JMU Convocation Center in Harrisonburg, Va. The Huskies outscored the Dukes 39-28 and shot 50 percent from the field in the second half but it wasn’t enough as James Madison prevailed to a narrow victory. Rookie Brittany Wilson tailed her first-career double-double (11 points, 12 rebounds). Jasmine Crew had a team-high 17 points, while Ashlee Feldman went 4-of-8 from downtown for 16 points. NU returns home Thursday when it hosts Georgia State at 7 p.m. on Solomon Court. Sun, 08 Feb 2009 14:00:08 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-22.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-29.shtmlWomen's Hockey Northeastern came from behind to take a 3-2 win over Providence, and clinch the season series over the Friars at Matthews Arena Saturday night. Northeastern improves to 11-15-3 (6-10-1 HEA) Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-29.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-23.shtmlMen's Basketball Chaisson Allen scored a career-high 21 points, and Baptiste Bataille scored a career-high 14 poins to lead the Huskies to a 77-65 victory over UNC Wilmington Saturday at Matthews Arena. The Huskies, who improved to 16-7, 11-2 in the CAA, shot a season-best 56.3 percent from the field and had a season high in points scored. The Huskies will host Drexel this Wednesday at Matthews Arena at 7 p.m. Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:00:14 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-23.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-7.shtmlMen's Track & Field Northeastern had the lead going into the 4x400 relay but Harvard came up with a victory in the event to win the 2009 Battle of Beantown on Saturday at Gordon Track in Allston, Mass. The Huskies got wins in the high jump and long jump from Adrian Li and 18 points in the sprints from Jesse Sparks. Junior Nate Hunter threw the shot put 59'9.5 for the victory and Bamidele Faboyede won the weight throw. Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:00:37 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-7.shtml http://gonu.com/swimming/2009/sd09-09.shtmlSwimming & Diving Despite winning eight of the 16 events held Saturday afternoon, the Huskies lost to Dartmouth 165-135. NU received major contributions from Elena Alvarez and Kathrine Fugge, who each won two events, but the team fell to 7-6 on the season. The Huskies will travel to Harvard to face the Crimson in the last meet of the regular season Friday, Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/swimming/2009/sd09-09.shtml http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-7.shtmlWomen's Track & Field Northeastern took third in the second annual Battle of Beantown on Saturday at Harvard's Gordon Track. Boston College won the meet followed by Harvard, NU and Boston University. The Huskies got a pair of wins from Porshe Giddings in the 60 and 200. The Huskies also got victories from Olivia Kalinowska (pole vault), Patricia Harrison (shot put) and Althea Charles (weight throw). Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-7.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-27.shtmlMen's Hockey Joe Vitale scored the game-winning goal with under three minutes to go to lift Northeastern to a 4-3 victory over Merrimack on Friday night at Matthews Arena. After Merrimack's Chris Barton scored to give the Warriors a 3-2 lead, freshman J.P. Maley scored his first career goal to tie it up. Wade MacLeod had a goal and two assists and goaltender Brad Thiessen made 22 saves for the win. Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:00:53 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-27.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-28.shtmlWomen's Hockey Northeastern played Providence to overtime, but gave up the game-winner, and fell to 10-15-3 (5-10-1 HEA) with the loss. Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-28.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-21.shtmlWomen's Basketball The women's basketball team fell to Old Dominion 70-54 Thursday night at the Ted Convocation Center in Norfolk, Va. Jasmine Crew posted a career-high 23 points along with four steals. Rookie Brittany Wilson contributed with six points and pulled down seven boards. Northeastern is back in action Sunday at James Madison at 3:30. That game can be seen on tape delay on Comcast SportsNet at 4 p.m. Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:00:43 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-21.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-22.shtmlMen's Basketball The Northeastern University men's basketball team dropped a 68-63 decision at William & Mary Wednesday night in Williamsburg, Va., after the Tribe shot 47.8 percent for the game. The Huskies fall to 15-7, 10-2 in the CAA as their four-game winning streak was snapped. The Huskies have still won 12 of their last 15 games, and with VCU's loss tonight, they still hold a one-game lead in the CAA. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:05:39 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-22.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090204-huskies_announce_2009_recruiting_class.shtmlFootball Head coach Rocky Hager has announced the Huskies' recuriting class of 2009, and it includes seven players on defense and five on offense. The Huskies have stocked up on defensive linemen, bringing in three. The Huskies have three local athletes joining the team: Chad and Kyle Hunte from Brookline, Mass., and CJ Parsons from Dover, Mass. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:25:22 EST http://gonu.com/football/090204-huskies_announce_2009_recruiting_class.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-27.shtmlWomen's Hockey Northeastern took a 3-1 loss to No. 7 Boston College in the semifinals of the Beanpot on Tuesday night at Matthews Arena. Senior Ali Bielawski scored and sophomore goaltender Leah Sulyma made 27 saves. In the other semifinal, Harvard beat Boston University, 8-0. The Huskies take on Providence in a home-and-home series on Friday and Saturday before facing BU in the Beanpot consolation game on Monday at 5 p.m. at Matthews Arena. Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:00:51 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-27.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-26.shtmlMen's Hockey The Huskies defeated Boston College 6-1 in the first round of the 57th Annual Beanpot Tournament at the TD Banknorth Garden. Six different Huskies scored goals, including Chris Donovan, who also tallied three assists, and Ryan Ginand, who had his seventh goal in the last four games. Goalie Brad Thiessen tied a career high with 45 saves. The Huskies will host Merrimack this Friday at 7 p.m. and then will play Boston University next Monday night for the Beanpot championship at the TD Banknorth Garden at 8 p.m. Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:00:13 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-26.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-20.shtmlWomen's Basketball The Northeastern women’s basketball team earned a 57-47 victory over George Mason Sunday afternoon at Solomon Court. The Huskies halted a late Patriot run to solidify the victory. NU’s defense held Mason to 32.1 percent shooting and forced 18 turnovers. Kim Carr led NU with 15 points, seven rebounds and two steals. The Huskies head to Norfolk, Va. Thursday night. Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:00:47 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-20.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-26.shtmlWomen's Hockey Northeastern played to a 2-2 tie with Maine Saturday night at the Black Bears' Alfond Arena. Maine won the shootout to earn an extra point in the Hockey East standings. Northeastern now sits at 10-13-3 (5-9-1 HEA) and Maine at 5(1)-19-3 (3(1)-11-1 HEA). Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:00:13 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-26.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-21.shtmlMen's Basketball Matt Janning and Manny Adako scored 19 and 17 points, respectively, to lead the Northeastern men's basketball team to a 73-59 win over Delaware Saturday at Matthews Arena. The win improves Northeastern's record to 15-6, 10-1 in the CAA as the Huskies maintain a one-game lead in the conference. The win was the Huskies' ninth straight over the Blue Hens, all coming since the start of the 2005-06 season. The Huskies also completed January with a record of 9-1, their best calendar month since going 11-0 in January of 1987. Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:00:02 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-21.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-25.shtmlMen's Hockey Northeastern got two goals and an assist from senior Ryan Ginand, but it wasn't enough as the third-ranked Huskies took a 6-4 loss to Massachusetts on Friday night at the Mullins Center in Amherst, Mass. Wade MacLeod had a goal and an assist and Rob Rassey also scored. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:00:04 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-25.shtml http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-6.shtmlWomen's Track & Field Northeastern placed third in the collegiate division of the Reebok Boston Indoor Games on Friday at the Reggie Lewis Center. Boston College won the meet. Consandria Walker won the 55 dash, long jump and took fourth in the 200 to lead the Huskies Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:00:59 EST http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-6.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-6.shtmlMen's Track & Field Northeastern won its final home meet of the indoor season, the collegiate division of the Reebok Boston Indoor Games on Friday at the Reggie Lewis Center. The Huskies took five wins in the meet, led by junior Adrian Li, who won the high jump and long jump. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:00:17 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-6.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-25.shtmlWomen's Hockey Despite goals from Alyssa Wohlfeiler and Katy Applin, Northeastern lost to Maine 4-2 at the Black Bears' Alfond Arena Friday. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-25.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-19.shtmlWomen's Basketball The women’s basketball team fell to Delaware, 65-58, Thursday night at Solomon Court. It was a back-and-forth contest with both teams shooting over 40 percent from the field for the game. Delaware went on a last second half splurge to solidify the victory. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:00:10 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-19.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-20.shtmlMen's Basketball The Northeastern University men's basketball team took over sole possession of first place in the CAA with a 68-63 win over VCU Tuesday night in front of a wild Siegel Center crowd in Richmond, Va. The Huskies, who tied a season high with nine three-pointers, survived a late VCU rally and a 30-point effort from All-CAA performer Eric Maynor to improve to 14-6 overall, 9-1 in the conference. This was the only meeting between the two teams this season, and Northeastern now holds the head-to-head tiebreaker. VCU falls to 15-6 overall, 8-2 in the CAA. Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:00:25 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-20.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090126-janning_named_caa_co-player_of_the_week.shtmlMen's Basketball Matt Janning was named Co-CAA Player of the Week after averaging 22.0 points in a pair of Husky wins last week, the conference office announced Monday. This is Janning’s second player of the week honor. He earned the accolade on Nov. 24 after scoring 27 points against Holy Cross. He and the Huskies battle VCU for first place Tuesday night at 9 p.m. Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:59:28 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090126-janning_named_caa_co-player_of_the_week.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-18.shtmlWomen's Basketball Northeastern overcame an 11-point first-half deficit to defeat William & Mary 59-55 Sunday afternoon at Solomon Court. Northeastern’s Brittany Wilson hit a pair of free throws with four seconds left to secure the victory for the Huskies. NU scored 40 of its 59 points in the paint and shot 46.2 percent from the field. Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:00:08 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-18.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-24.shtmlMen's Hockey Senior Ryan Ginand netted his second career hat trick as the Northeastern University men's hockey team beat Providence College, 6-3, on Saturday at Matthews Arena. Wade MacLeod, Dennis McCauley and Rob Rassey also scored for the Huskies, while Ian O'Connor and Matt Germain each had a goal and an assist for the Friars. Goaltender Brad Thiessen made 23 saves in his 17th win of the season. Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-24.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-24.shtmlWomen's Hockey Northeastern took a 1-0 loss to eighth-ranked Connecticut Saturday at Matthews Arena. NU drops to 10-12-2 with the loss. Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-24.shtml http://gonu.com/swimming/2009/sd09-08.shtmlSwimming & Diving Celebrating Senior Day at their last home meet of the season, the Huskies defeated Vermont 172-128. NU got major contributions from the six graduating members as the seniors combined for 71 points and senior diver Courtney Flanagan won the 3-meter dive and came in second in the 1 meter dive. Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:00:19 EST http://gonu.com/swimming/2009/sd09-08.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-19.shtmlMen's Basketball The Northeastern men's basketball team recovered from a 15-point, first-half deficit to end the game on a 51-20 run and knock off Old Dominion 58-42 Saturday night at the Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Va. The win keeps the Huskies in a first-place tie with Virginia Commonwealth at 8-1. Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-19.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-23.shtmlMen's Hockey Freshman Mike McLaughlin scored twice and sophomore Wade MacLeod had three assists as Northeastern beat Providence, 3-1, in the first game of a home-and-home series on Friday night at Schneider Arena. Ryan Ginand also scored for the Huskies and goaltender Brad Thiessen made 32 saves on 33 shots, the 10th time this season he allowed a goal or less. Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-23.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-23.shtmlWomen's Hockey Northeastern took a 4-0 loss to eighth-ranked Connecticut Friday night at Connecticut's Freitas Ice forum. Northeastern drops to 10-11-2 (5-7-0 HEA) with the loss. Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-23.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-5.shtmlMen's Track & Field Northeastern placed seventh in the Great Dane Classic on Friday at the Armory Track in New York City. The Huskies were led by junior co-captain Nate Hunter, won the shot put with a career-best 59'11.75, just short of becoming the fifth Husky ever to toss the 16-pounder 60'0 during the indoor season. Junior Adrian Li high jumped a personal-record 6'9 to place second. Albany won the meet. Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:00:40 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-5.shtml http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-5.shtmlWomen's Track & Field Northeastern placed third in the Great Dane Classic on Friday in New York, N.Y. The Huskies got wins from Porshe Giddings (6.99 in the 55 dash) and Consandria Walker (18'11.75 in the long jump). Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:00:25 EST http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-5.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-17.shtmlWomen's Basketball Northeastern fell to Drexel, 61-51, Thursday night at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pa. Jasmine Crew scored 16 of her career-high 21 points in the second half. Brittany Wilson added nine points and a team-high eight rebounds for the Huskies. Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:00:36 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-17.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-18.shtmlMen's Basketball Manny Adako’s layup with 25 seconds remaining in the game put the Northeastern men’s basketball team up for good as the Huskies knocked off first-place George Mason 58-57 Wednesday night at Matthews Arena. The final two minutes of the game became chaotic after Patriots senior guard John Vaughan sustained an injury and was taken to a local hospital. There was a 20-minute delay before the teams resumed play with 2:12 left in the second half. Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:00:29 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-18.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-22.shtmlWomen's Hockey Northeastern led briefly in the third period, but surrendered three unanswered goals in the third in a 4-2 loss to seventh-ranked New Hampshire Tuesday night at Matthews Arena. Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:15:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-22.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/wb090120.shtmlWomen's Basketball Freshmen guard Brittany Wilson was named CAA Rookie of the Week for the second time this season the conference announced Monday. Wilson averaged 10 points, five boards and two steals last week for the Huskies as they went 2-0 in the conference. Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:38:19 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/wb090120.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-16.shtmlWomen's Basketball Northeastern defeated George Mason 59-43 Sunday afternoon at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va. The Huskies went on a 24-4 run to start the second half and never looked back. NU outscored the Patriots 42-19 in the second half after scoring just 17 points in the first half. Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:00:16 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-16.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-22.shtmlMen's Hockey Northeastern University freshman Mike McLaughlin tied the game at 2-2 in the third period but Vermont's Peter Lenes scored the game-winner at 10:28 and the Catamounts won, 4-2, on Saturday night at Matthews Arena. The teams split the weekend series after Northeastern topped Vermont, 3-1, on Friday night. Rob Rassey also scored for Northeastern and Vermont junior Viktor Stalberg had two goals and an assist. Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:00:58 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-22.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-17.shtmlMen's Basketball Charles Jenkins scored a game-high 23 points to lead Hofstra to a 57-52 win over the Northeastern men's basketball team Saturday afternoon at the Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, N.Y. The loss is Northeastern's first in CAA competition this season, snapping a six-game conference winning streak and five-game overall winning streak. Nevertheless, Northeastern has still won eight of its last 10 games. The Huskies are now 11-6, 6-1 in the CAA. Hofstra improves to 11-7, 3-4 in the CAA. Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:00:55 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-17.shtml http://gonu.com/swimming/2009/sd09-07.shtmlSwimming & Diving The Huskies defeated New Hampshire 171-128, but lost to Boston University 202-97 in a tri-meet Saturday. NU was led by Jill Kearns, who won the 200-yard butterfly in 2:08.37, and the 200 medley and 400 freestyle relay teams, which both took second. The Huskies, now 6-5 overall, will celebrate Senior Day at their next meet when they host Vermont at Barletta Natatorium Saturday Jan. 24 at 1 p.m. Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/swimming/2009/sd09-07.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-21.shtmlMen's Hockey No. 3 Northeastern got goals from three different players, including the game-winner from Wade MacLeod, en route to a 3-1 win over No. 7/8 Vermont on Friday night at Matthews Arena. Steve Quailer and Joe Vitale also scored for the Huskies while goalie Brad Thiessen made 32 saves. Viktor Stalberg scored for the Catamounts. Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:00:49 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-21.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-21.shtmlWomen's Hockey Northeastern played close with Boston College, and the two teams were tied at one point, but Boston College pulled away, and handed Northeastern a 4-2 loss at Matthews Arena. Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:30:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-21.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-16.shtmlMen's Basketball The Huskies had four players score in double digits, and the defense once again kept its opponent at bay by holding Delaware to 30.9 percent shooting as the Huskies came away with a 67-47 victory Thursday night at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Del. Northeastern (11-5, 6-0 CAA) has now won five straight and eight of its last nine games to remain undefeated in the conference. Northeastern will play again in less than 48 hours as the Huskies meet the Hofstra Pride Saturday in Hempstead, N.Y., at 12 p.m. The game will be televised in the tri-state area on MSG+. Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:00:23 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-16.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-15.shtmlWomen's Basketball Jasmine Crew nailed a fade-away jumper and made two key free throws with 28 seconds left, to lift Northeastern to a 54-50 victory over UNC Wilmington Thursday night at Solomon Court. The Huskies were a force in the middle scoring 28 points in the paint. While the Seahawks bench produced half (25) of the team’s total point production. Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:00:19 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-15.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090112-adako_named_caa_player_of_the_week.shtmlMen's Basketball Junior forward Manny Adako of the Northeastern University men’s basketball team was one of three players to be named CAA Player of the Week for helping lead the Huskies to a perfect 3-0 week in CAA play, the league office announced Monday. Adako, a native of Decatur, Ga., averaged 17.7 points and 5.7 rebounds while shooting 71.4 percent (25-for-35) from the field, as the Huskies posted double-digit wins over Hofstra, Georgia State and Towson. Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:03:38 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090112-adako_named_caa_player_of_the_week.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-20.shtmlWomen's Hockey Northeastern extended its winning streak to three games, and improved to 10-8-2 with a 4-1 win over Niagara Sunday at Matthews Arena. Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-20.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-14.shtmlWomen's Basketball Old Dominion slipped by Northeastern, 66-56 Sunday afternoon in a highly competitive contest at Solomon Court. Northeastern’s Kim Carr had a game-high 18 points to go along with four rebounds. Kendra Walton added 17 points while Brittany Wilson posted nine points and 10 boards. Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-14.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-4.shtmlMen's Track & Field Three Huskies competed in the Dartmouth Relays Jan. 9-11 at Leverone Field House in Hanover, N.H. Junior Justin Benjaminsen placed second in the seven-event heptathlon with a score of 4466. Senior Jack Sherman placed second and was the top collegiate finisher in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.42. Junior Jonathan Hall placed sixth in the 800-meter with a time of 1:57.50. Northeastern is back in action at the Great Dane Classic on Friday, Jan. 23. Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:00:27 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-4.shtml http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-4.shtmlWomen's Track & Field Northeastern got wins from Consandria Walker and Porshe Giddings and placed third as a team at the Dartmouth Relays on Sunday in Hanover, N.H. Walker won the long jump and took second in the 60-meter dash and triple jump. Giddings won the 60-meter dash and led the 4x200 relay team with Serena Allen, Sarah Trotman and Celeste Holder to a win. Sun, 11 Jan 2009 11:00:28 EST http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-4.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-20.shtmlMen's Hockey Rob Rassey had a goal and an assist, Randy Guzior scored and goaltender Brad Thiessen made 30 saves as Northeastern beat Merrimack, 2-1, to sweep the weekend series on Saturday night at Lawler Arena. The Huskies topped Merrimack by the same score on Friday night at Matthews Arena. Chris Barton scored for Merrimack in the third period. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:00:10 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-20.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-19.shtmlWomen's Hockey Northeastern climbed back above .500 with a 3-2 overtime win over Niagara Saturday night at Matthews Arena. The Huskies are now 9-8-2, 5-4-0 HEA. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-19.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-15.shtmlMen's Basketball Manny Adako posted his second career double-double with 24 points and a career-high 12 rebounds as the Huskies rolled over Towson 68-53 Saturday afternoon at Matthews Arena. Adako was 12-for-15 from the field. The win is Northeastern's seventh in its last eight games and improves the Huskies' record to 10-5, 5-0 in the CAA. The Huskies now get a five-day rest before playing at Delaware next Thursday in Newark, Del., at 7 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPNU. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:00:48 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-15.shtml http://gonu.com/swimming/2009/sd09-06.shtmlSwimming & Diving The Huskies won their fifth meet of the season, defeating James Madison 150.5-149.5 Saturday afternoon in their first home meet of the year. Co-captain Elena Alvarez had another strong showing winning the 100-yard breaststroke, while Emily Sutliff contributed 18 points. The Huskies will face Boston University and New Hampshire in a tri-meet next Saturday, Jan. 17 at 12 p.m. at Barletta Natatorium. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/swimming/2009/sd09-06.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-19.shtmlMen's Hockey No. 4 Northeastern topped Merrimack, 2-1, behind goals from Steve Quailer and Ryan Ginand on Friday night at Matthews Arena in the first game of a home-and-home series. NU got a 31-save performance from goaltender Brad Thiessen in the hard-fought contest. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:00:11 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-19.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-18.shtmlWomen's Hockey Northeastern improved to 8-8-2 (5-4-0 HEA) with a 2-0 win over the No. 9 Boston University Terriers Thursday night at the Terriers' Walter Brown Arena. The win is Northeastern's second victory over a top-10 team, after downing then-number 10 Connecticut Oct 19. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-18.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-13.shtmlWomen's Basketball Northeastern fell to Georgia State, 71-51, Thursday night at GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta Ga. The Panthers shot 54.5 percent from the field and forced 20 Northeastern turnovers. Jasmine Crew led the way for the Huskies with 16 points and five rebounds. Kendra Walton chipped in with eight points and eight boards. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-13.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/ms08-news_vidarsson010809.shtmlMen's Soccer Sophomore Petur Vidarsson was recently named to the NSCAA All-South Atlantic region third team. Vidarsson was one of thirteen CAA players to earn All-Region honors, and was part of a Husky defensive unit that set program records in several defensive categories. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:00:54 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/ms08-news_vidarsson010809.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-14.shtmlMen's Basketball The Huskies had four players score in double digits and held Georgia State to 39 percent shooting as they remained undefeated in conference play with a 68-54 win over the Panthers Wednesday night at the GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta. Matt Janning led the Huskies with 11 points and a career-high 14 rebounds for his first-ever double-double. Northeastern returns home for a Saturday afternoon tilt against Towson at Matthews Arena at 3 p.m. The game will be televised on Comcast SportsNet New England. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:00:16 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-14.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-13.shtmlMen's Basketball The Northeastern defense put up another stellar effort, forcing 25 Hofstra turnovers and holding the Pride to 38 percent shooting as the Huskies cruised to a 73-50 win Monday night at Matthews Arena. The Huskies never trailed as they got off to a quick start, capitalizing on seven Hofstra turnovers in the first 4:09 of the game. NU had an 11-0 run to begin the game. Manny Adako led the team with 16 points. The Huskies will head to Atlanta to play the Georgia State Panthers Wednesday night at the Georgia State Sports Arena at 7 p.m. The game will air on tape delay on Comcast SportsNet New England at 11 p.m. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:00:08 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-13.shtml http://gonu.com/football/090105-mandeville_to_play_in_east-west_shrine_game.shtmlFootball Senior tight end Brian Mandeville has accepted an invitation to play in the 84th annual East-West Shrine Game on Saturday, Jan. 17 in Houston, Texas. Mandeville will play for the East team under former NFL and college head coach Bobby Ross. A two-time All-CAA Football and All-New England selection from Walpole, Mass., Mandeville finished his Northeastern career with 63 receptions for 863 yards and seven touchdowns. The game will air on ESPN2 on Jan. 17 at 4 p.m. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:27:26 EST http://gonu.com/football/090105-mandeville_to_play_in_east-west_shrine_game.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-12.shtmlWomen's Basketball Northeastern snapped Hofstra's seven-game win streak and gave the Pride their first home loss of the season with a 57-52 victory Sunday afternoon at Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, N.Y. Jasmine Crew hit four free-throws down the stretch to secure a NU victory. The Huskies forced a season 24 turnovers and collected 16 steals in the win. NU scored 21 points off of turnovers and got 19 points from the bench. Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:00:02 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-12.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-18.shtmlMen's Hockey No. 6 Northeastern advanced to the final of the Dodge Holiday Classic and held a 2-1 lead but took a 3-2 overtime loss to No. 4 Minnesota on Saturday at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis, Minn. Patrick White scored the game-winner for the Gophers seven seconds into a power play in overtime. Wade MacLeod and Tyler McNeely scored for Northeastern. Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:00:04 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-18.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-17.shtmlWomen's Hockey Northeastern took a 2-1 setback to the Brown Bears Saturday, Jan. 3, falling to 7-8-2 on the season. Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-17.shtml http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-3.shtmlWomen's Track & Field Northeastern competed in the RCC Tigers All-Comers meet on Jan. 3, hosted by Roxbury Community College at the Reggie Lewis Center. The Huskies had several good performances, including wins by Consandria Walker in the 55-meter dash (7.31) and long jump (18'4.25). Walker led a 1-2-3 finish in the 55 and was followed by freshmen Sarah Trotman and Kelly Madigan. Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:00:39 EST http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-3.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-12.shtmlMen's Basketball Matt Janning scored 22 points on a blistering 7-of-9 shooting and the Northeastern defense limited William & Mary to a season-low 44 points as the Huskies routed the Tribe 60-44 Saturday afternoon at Matthews Arena. For Janning, it was his fifth 20-point game of the season, 16th of his career. Playing four conference games in seven days, the Huskies will be back on the court Monday to face Hofstra Monday night at Matthews Arena at 7 p.m. Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:00:29 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-12.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-3.shtmlMen's Track & Field Northeastern competed in the RCC Tigers All-Comers meet on Jan. 3, hosted by Roxbury Community College at the Reggie Lewis Center. The Huskies had a pair of wins in the meet - Jonathan Hall won the 800-meter with a time of 1:59.01 and Brendan Bergson won the long jump with a leap of 20'10.75. Northeastern competes in the Dartmouth Relays this weekend in Hanover, N.H. Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:00:12 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-3.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-16.shtmlWomen's Hockey Northeastern fell to 7-7-2 Friday night after a 2-0 loss to the Yale Bulldogs at Matthews Arena. Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-16.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-17.shtmlMen's Hockey Northeastern advanced to the Dodge Holiday Classic final with a 3-1 win over Western Michigan on Friday at Marriucci Arena in Minneapolis, Minn. Steve Quailer scored the first goal of the game, Chris Donovan put in the game-winner and Wade MacLeod added an insurance goal for the Huskies. Sixth-ranked Northeastern improved to 12-3-2 overall with the victory while Western Michigan dropped to 3-12-4. The Huskies remained 8-2-1 in Hockey East. Northeastern will play either No. 4 Minnesota at 8 p.m. (Eastern) or Brown at 5 p.m. on Saturday in the championship game. Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:00:14 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-17.shtml http://gonu.com/wtrack/090507-northeastern_women_s_track_field_media_links.shtmlWomen's Track & Field Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:37:16 EST http://gonu.com/wtrack/090507-northeastern_women_s_track_field_media_links.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/09010-northeastern_women_s_basketball.shtmlWomen's Basketball Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:30:36 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/09010-northeastern_women_s_basketball.shtml http://gonu.com/mrowing/090501-northeastern_men_s_rowing_media_links.shtmlMen's Rowing Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:28:59 EST http://gonu.com/mrowing/090501-northeastern_men_s_rowing_media_links.shtml http://gonu.com/wrowing/090501-northeastern_women_s_rowing_media_links.shtmlWomen's Rowing Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:20:27 EST http://gonu.com/wrowing/090501-northeastern_women_s_rowing_media_links.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/northeastern_women_s_hockey_media_links.shtmlWomen's Hockey Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:39:11 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/northeastern_women_s_hockey_media_links.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/090101-northeastern_men_s_track_field.shtmlMen's Track & Field Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:14:44 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/090101-northeastern_men_s_track_field.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/090501-northeastern_baseball_media_links.shtmlBaseball Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:56:38 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/090501-northeastern_baseball_media_links.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090501-northeastern_men_s_basketball_media_links.shtmlMen's Basketball Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:52:38 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090501-northeastern_men_s_basketball_media_links.shtml http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090420-athletics_mission_statement_goals.shtmlAthletics Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:32:11 EST http://gonu.com/nuathletics/090420-athletics_mission_statement_goals.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/090501-northeastern_men_s_hockey_media_links.shtmlMen's Hockey Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:13:34 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/090501-northeastern_men_s_hockey_media_links.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-11.shtmlMen's Basketball The Memphis Tigers forced 25 turnovers and received 27 points from Tyreke Evans to defeat the Huskies 80-48 Wednesday afternoon at FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. Manny Adako led the Huskies with 16 points on 7-of-7 shooting. Northeastern as a team shot 36 percent from the field, but did not have many opportunities due to Memphis' forceful full-court press. Northeastern is back on the court Saturday against William & Mary at Matthews Arena at 1 p.m. Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:00:59 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-11.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-11.shtmlWomen's Basketball Harvard started overtime with a 7-0 run and went 6-for-7 from the line to defeat Northeastern 78-72 Wednesday afternoon at Solomon Court. The Huskies shot 47.3 percent from the field and 42.3 percent from beyond the arc but it wasn’t enough as clutch free-throw shooting by the Crimson allowed them to sneak away with a win. Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:00:44 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-11.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-10.shtmlWomen's Basketball Northeastern fell to the visiting Delaware State Lady Hornets, 61-38 Sunday afternoon at Solomon Court. DSU shot 42.6 percent from the field including 50 percent from downtown for the game. Freshman Kashaia Cannon was the lone Husky to score in double digits (10) for Northeastern (3-7). Jasmine Crew added eight points, four rebounds and four assists while Ashlee Feldman contributed nine points, four boards and two steals. Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:00:14 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-10.shtml http://gonu.com/swimming/2009/sd09-ex01.shtmlSwimming & Diving Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:16:55 EST http://gonu.com/swimming/2009/sd09-ex01.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-10.shtmlMen's Basketball The Huskies received 17 points and five steals from Matt Janning and forced 21 Indiana turnovers as they upset the Hoosiers 55-42 Monday night at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind. The Huskies ended the first half on a 25-6 run to take control and win the game. The victory was Northeastern's first over a Big Ten school since 1991 and the team's first win over Indiana in three tries. It was also the fewest points ever scored by the Hoosiers at Assembly Hall. Northeastern will break for the holidays and resume play on Wednesday, Dec. 31 vs. Memphis at FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn., at 2 p.m. Eastern. Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:00:05 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-10.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-09.shtmlWomen's Basketball Northeastern’s defense held Holy Cross to 29.2 percent shooting from the field and forced 21 Crusader turnovers for a 66-47 NU win Monday afternoon at Solomon Court. The Huskies outrebounded Holy Cross 39-22, 18 of which were offensive rebounds. Jasmine Crew connected first from beyond arc followed by an Ashlee Feldman trifecta to start a Northeastern 10-0 run. Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:00:33 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-09.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-08.shtmlWomen's Basketball Massachusetts shot 48.3 percent from beyond the arc giving them the 80-51 edge over Northeastern Saturday afternoon at Mullins Center in Amherst, Mass. Northeastern (2-6) was led by Brittany Wilson who had 10 points, team-high nine boards, and three blocks. Fellow freshman Kashaia Cannon added a team-high 13 points, while Kendra Walton chipped in with seven points and seven rebounds. Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:00:51 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-08.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/vb081219.shtmlVolleyball The Huskies had a stellar 2008 season finishing first in the CAA with a 12-2 record. The team’s 19 overall wins, is the sixth time head coach Ken Nichols has won that many or more games since coming to Northeastern in 2000. The Huskies also advanced to the CAA Finals for the first time since joining the conference and the first time they have reached a conference final since 2001. Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:29:47 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/vb081219.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/ba-081218.shtmlBaseball Former Husky ace Kris Dabrowiecki (2005-08) signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers Wednesday. This week was an important one for Dabrowiecki, he flew to Milwaukee on Monday and conducted his tryout on Tuesday. The Brewers liked what they saw and Dabrowiecki was presented a contract on Wednesday. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:48:57 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/ba-081218.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/ws08-news_121808.shtmlWomen's Soccer Veronica Napoli was named to the NEWISA All-New England first team. Napoli had a standout year as a freshman posting a 12-5-29 line and was recently named a NSCAA All-American. The Huskies won the CAA Championship and made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in what was their best season in program history. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:57:09 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/ws08-news_121808.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/ba-081216.shtmlBaseball The Huskies have announced their schedule for the upcoming 2009 season, and the team will play a 53-game slate that starts on Wed., Feb. 25 against Eckerd College in Sarasota, Fla. The Huskies will then play in their annual exhibition game against the Boston Red Sox on Sat., Feb. 28 at the City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, Fla. Northeastern will play 24 CAA games this season, including home games at Friedman Diamond against William & Mary, Georgia State, VCU and Delaware. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:52:43 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/ba-081216.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/wb09-wilson121508.shtmlWomen's Basketball Freshman guard Brittany Wilson has been named CAA Rookie of the Week, the conference announced Monday. Wilson received the award after an 11 point, six rebound, and two steal performance against non-conference opponent New Hampshire at Lundholm Gym in Durham, N.H. this past Sunday. It’s the first time she has received the weekly honor. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:37:39 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/wb09-wilson121508.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-07.shtmlWomen's Basketball The Huskies fell 70-62 to New Hampshire Sunday afternoon at Lundholm Gymnasium in Durham, N.H. The Wildcats shot 60 percent from the field including 50 percent from behind the arc in the second half to over come an 11-point first-have deficit. Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:00:16 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-07.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-2.shtmlMen's Track & Field Nate Hunter won the championship shot put and Alex Iannetta won the open weight throw at the Harvard Open on Saturday in Allston, Mass. Hunter threw the shot 59'9.25, which ranks him fifth on NU's all-time indoor list. Iannetta tossed the weight 53'0.5. In the championshp weight throw, Bamidele Faboyede took fourth with a throw of 54'4.25. Adrian Li cleared 6'7 to place second in the high jump. Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:00:35 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-2.shtml http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-2.shtmlWomen's Track & Field Northeastern got three wins with a partial squad in the Harvard Open on Saturday in Allston, Mass. On the track, Porshe Giddings won the 400-meter (57.30) and Christina Izzicupo won the 800-meter (2:19.25), and in the field Althea Charles won the championship section of the weight throw (50'0.75). Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:00:38 EST http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-2.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/vb-081211.shtmlVolleyball Senior Lauren DeTurk was named All-East Region Honorable Mention by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) on Dec. 10. The reigning CAA Player of the Year, ranked in the top 10 in several categories in the CAA including second in kills, and guided the Huskies to a first place finish in the conference and an appearance in the CAA Finals. With the selection, DeTurk is now eligible for AVCA’s All-American teams. Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:14:12 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/vb-081211.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-09.shtmlMen's Basketball Manny Adako hit a pair of jumpers to give the Huskies the lead and Chaisson Allen hit a fall-away jumper with 19 seconds left to secure the win as they walked away with a 76-71 double overtime victory over Harvard at Lavietes Pavilion in Cambridge, Mass. Matt Janning led Norheastern with 21 points and became the 28th Husky to score 1,000 career points. Northeastern will break for finals and return to the court on Monday, Dec. 22, when the Huskies battle Indiana at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind., at 9 p.m. Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:00:04 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-09.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-15.shtmlWomen's Hockey The Huskies suffered a 3-0 loss to the No. 7 New Hampshire Wildcats Tuesday at the Whittemore Center in Durham, N.H. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-15.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/ws08-news_12808.shtmlWomen's Soccer Veronica Napoli was named to the All-America third team by the NSCAA/adidas committee. Napoli had a standout year as a freshman with 12 goals, five assists and 29 points and was also named the CAA Rookie of the Year. The Huskies won the CAA Championship and made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in what was their best season in program history. Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:58:44 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/ws08-news_12808.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-14.shtmlWomen's Hockey Northeastern broke a four-game losing streak with a 2-1 over Vermont Saturday in Burlington, Vt. Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-14.shtml http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-1.shtmlMen's Track & Field Sophomore Evan Whetsell won the 800-meter (1:54.74) and junior Nate Hunter won the shot put (59'5.5) in the Husky Winter Carnival, which Northeastern hosted at the Reggie Lewis Center on Saturday. Hunter's throw ranks him seventh on Northeastern's all-time indoor list. NU got runner-up finishes from Jonathan Hall (500-meter), Teddy Vrountas (3000) and Bamidele Faboyede (weight throw). Sat, 06 Dec 2008 14:00:03 EST http://gonu.com/mtrack/2009/mt09-1.shtml http://gonu.com/swimming/2009/sd09-05.shtmlSwimming & Diving The Huskies edged out the Minutewomen 161.6-138.5 Saturday afternoon in Amherst, Mass. The Huskies were led by co-captain Elena Alvarez who won the 100 (1:07.35) and 200 yard (2:24.71) breaststroke events. She also placed third in the 200 yard IM (2:14.56) bringing her total to 21 points. Emily Sutliff also contributed a win in the 500 (5:12.52) and 1000 yard (10:37.43) freestyle events and placed fourth in the 200 yard freestyle, clocking in at 1:58.03. Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/swimming/2009/sd09-05.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-08.shtmlMen's Basketball Chaisson Allen scored 17 points, Matt Janning scored 14 and Manny Adako made a huge layup after a missed free throw to help lead the Huskies to a 60-55 victory over James Madison Saturday at the JMU Convocation Center in Harrisonburg, Va. The Huskies improve to 4-4 on the season and start their CAA slate 1-0. The Huskies will return to the Boston area and return to non-conference action when they take on local rival Harvard on Wednesday at Lavietes Pavilion at 7 p.m. Sat, 06 Dec 2008 11:00:28 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-08.shtml http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-1.shtmlWomen's Track & Field Northeastern got three wins as it hosted the Husky Winter Carnival on Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Center. Brittany Moriarty won the mile in 5:06.84, Consandria Walker won the triple jump with a leap of 39'1.75 and Patricia Harrison won the shot put with a toss of 44'9.5. In addition, Kristen Martin set an NU record while placing third in the 5000-meter, running a time of 17:28.97. Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:00:39 EST http://gonu.com/wtrack/2009/wt09-1.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-06.shtmlWomen's Basketball Defense was the key for NU as the Huskies as a whole had 15 steals prevailing to a 62-51 victory over Stony Brook at Prichard Gymnasium in Stony Brook, N.Y. Northeastern, now 2-4, was lead by senior Ashlee Feldman who had a game-high 17 points while shooting 4-of-8 from beyond the arc. Kendra Walton chipped in with 12 points, five rebounds, and three steals. Stony Brook (0-7) was lead by Misha Horsey's team-high 15 points. Joia Daniels added 13 points, three boards, and three assists for the Seawolves. Sat, 06 Dec 2008 06:31:05 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-06.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-16.shtmlMen's Hockey Senior defenseman Louis Liotti scored two goals, including the game-winner in overtime as the men's hockey team beat Maine 3-2 before a crowd of 4,475 on Friday night at Matthews Arena. Wade MacLeod also had a goal and an assist, Joe Vitale had a pair of assists and netminder Brad Thiessen made 31 saves. Maine got scores from Brian Flynn and Matt Duffy. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:00:27 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-16.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/ws08-news_12508.shtmlWomen's Soccer Veronica Napoli was named to the NSCAA/adidas All-Northeast first team. Napoli had a standout year as a freshman posting a 12-5-29 line and also being named the CAA Rookie of the Year. The Huskies won the CAA Championship and made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in what was their best season in program history. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:55:41 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/ws08-news_12508.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-07.shtmlMen's Basketball Rhode Island shot 68 percent in the second half to overcome a three-point, halftime deficit and defeat the Northeastern men's basketball team 85-72 Wednesday night at Matthews Arena. Vinny Lima led the Huskies with 14 points off the bench on a perfect 6-of-6 shooting. Rhode Island improves to 6-2 on the season while Northeastern falls to 3-4. The Huskies will open CAA play on Saturday, Dec. 3, when they meet James Madison in Harrisonburg, Va., at 11 a.m. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:00:05 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-07.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-05.shtmlWomen's Basketball Northeastern held off a late second half run by Rhode Island to take a 56-53 victory in Kingston, R.I. Northeastern (1-4) was led by junior Kim Carr who had a career-high 22 points along with five rebounds. Kendra Walton chipped in with 10 points and a game-high eight rebounds. Jasmine Crew added 13 points and six assists. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:00:02 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-05.shtml http://gonu.com/football/081203-higgins_mandeville_named_all-new_england.shtmlFootball Senior tight end Brian Mandeville and junior linebacker Phil Higgins were named to the All-New England team, the New England Football Writers announced on Wednesday. The two Huskies will be honored at the annual New England Football Writers Banquet in Wilmington, Mass., on Dec. 11. For Mandeville, this is his second consecutive season earning All-New England honors. This season, he caught 24 passes for 337 yards and two touchdowns. Higgins, a first-time All-New England honoree, led CAA Football in tackles with 122, the fifth-most tackles made in NU single-season history. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:28:38 EST http://gonu.com/football/081203-higgins_mandeville_named_all-new_england.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/ws08-news_12308.shtmlWomen's Soccer The Huskies qualified for the the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the fifth straight season accumulating a team GPA of 3.39. To earn national recognition a team must have a minimum GPA of 3.0. The Huskies are coming off a huge year after winning the CAA Championship and making it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Freshman Veronica Napoli was named CAA Rookie of the Year and was also named to both the All-CAA third team and All-CAA Rookie team along with Gabbi Jatkola. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:54:35 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/ws08-news_12308.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-13.shtmlWomen's Hockey Northeastern (6-5-2, 3-3-0 HEA) suffered a 2-0 loss to the No. 8 Boston College Eagles (9-3-3, 6-2-1 HEA) at Boston College's Conte Forum Sunday. After defeating Northeastern on Nov. 1, Boston College claims the season series victory. Northeastern won the season series between the two schools last year when Boston College was heavily favored. Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-13.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-06.shtmlMen's Basketball South Florida kept the Northeastern offense from getting into a rhythm, holding the Huskies to 24 percent shooting in a 55-37 win Saturday night at the Sun Dome in Tampa, Fla. Manny Adako led the Huskies with 10 points, but he fouled out midway through the second half. Northeastern will regroup and face Rhode Island on Wednesday, Dec. 3 at Matthews Arena. The two teams will tip off at 7 p.m. Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:00:44 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-06.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-15.shtmlMen's Hockey Chris Donovan scored the game-winner, goalie Brad Thiessen made 25 saves, and four other Huskies scored as Northeastern beat Rensselaer, 5-1, in the consolation game of the 58th RPI Holiday Tournament on Saturday at Houston Field House in Troy, N.Y. Ryan Ginand scored for the fourth-straight game, Rob Rassey, Tyler McNeely and Steve Quailer also scored for the Huskies. Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-15.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-14.shtmlMen's Hockey Princeton took a two-goal lead in the first period and the Huskies couldn't catch up as they took a 5-3 loss to the Tigers in the RPI Holiday Tournament on Friday at Houston Field House in Troy, N.Y. Ryan Ginand, Chris Donovan and Alex Tuckerman scored for the Huskies while Marc Hagel led the Tigers with a pair of goals. Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:00:53 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-14.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-12.shtmlWomen's Hockey The Huskies suffered a 2-0 loss to No. 6 New Hampshire Wednesday at the Wildcats' Whittemore Center. The Huskies drop to 6-4-2 (3-2-1 HEA) with the loss. Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-12.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/ba-081126.shtmlBaseball Senior Kris Dabrowiecki as well as freshman Michelle Sopko of the women's soccer team, Athletics Director Peter Roby and Assistant Director of Compliance & Student Athlete Welfare Kelly Scafariello recently represented Northeastern at the 2008 CAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) meeting in Wilmington, N.C. The committee established a new CAA student-athlete mission statement and a sportsmanship statement and discussed current issues. Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:58:09 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/ba-081126.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/ws08-news_saac112608.shtmlWomen's Soccer Freshman Michelle Sopko, senior Kris Dabrowiecki of the baseball team, Athletics Director Peter Roby and Assistant Director of Compliance & Student Athlete Welfare Kelly Scafariello recently represented Northeastern at the 2008 CAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) meeting in Wilmington, N.C. The committee established a new CAA student-athlete mission statement and a sportsmanship statement and discussed current issues. Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:44:58 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/ws08-news_saac112608.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-05.shtmlMen's Basketball Boston University shot 54 percent from the field and tied a school record with 15 three-pointers as the Terriers defeated the Huskies 83-75 Tuesday night at Matthews Arena. Matt Janning led the Huskies with 22 points, extending his double-digit scoring streak to 24 games. Northeastern will resume play on Saturday, Nov. 29 when the Huskies face the University of South Florida at the Sun Dome in Tampa, Fla., at 7 p.m. Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:00:06 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-05.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-04.shtmlWomen's Basketball Northeastern dropped a close game to cross-town rival Boston University, 71-68 Tuesday night at Matthews Arena. Jasmine Crew hit a three-point shot with seconds to go, bringing the Huskies to within one, but BU’s Aly Hinton made two free throws with six seconds left in the game to seal a Terrier victory. Northeastern (0-4) was led by junior Kendra Walton who set career highs in points (20) and rebounds (16). Jasmine Crew added 17 points, eight boards, and five assists. Kim Carr had another stellar game, chipping in nine points and seven rebounds. Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:00:01 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-04.shtml http://gonu.com/wrowing/wr08-news_101508.shtmlWomen's Rowing The Northeastern women's crew raced three varsity 4+ boats at the Foot of the Charles Regatta on Saturday, Nov. 15. The NU varsity "A" boat finished in eighth place at 14:44.6, the "B" boat finished 14th at 15:00.7 and the "C" boat finished 45th at 15:51.3. This was the last race for the fall crew season. Brown won the regatta posting a 14:15.5 time. Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:58:51 EST http://gonu.com/wrowing/wr08-news_101508.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-30.shtmlVolleyball Top-seeded Northeastern came within two points of the CAA title, but lost the fifth set 15-13 and lost the match 3-2 to Delaware in the CAA Championship game on Monday night at Solomon Court. CAA Player of the Year Lauren DeTurk had a career-high 28 kills to go along with 18 digs and was named All-Tournament. Leah Neubeck had 24 digs and was named All-Tournament. Britney Brown had 31 assists, 10 kills and 11 digs. The Huskies won the CAA regular season title with a 12-2 record and finish 19-11 overall. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:00:21 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-30.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/081124-janning_named_caa_co-player_of_the_week.shtmlMen's Basketball Junior captain Matt Janning, of Watertown, Minn., was named CAA Co-Player of the Week after dropping a game-high 27 points in a 61-49 win over Holy Cross last Saturday, the league announced on Monday. The Huskies will host Boston University in the Battle for Boston Tuesday night at Matthews Arena at 8 p.m. The game will be televised live on NESN. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:08:36 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/081124-janning_named_caa_co-player_of_the_week.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/ms08-news_112008.shtmlMen's Soccer The Huskies ended their season with a 1-0 loss to George Mason in the CAA Final game, but finished over .500 (7-5-9) for the first time under head coach Brian Ainscough. The team posted one of the greatest defensive seasons in Husky history as they broke team records in shutouts (10), fewest goals allowed (17) and tied for fewest losses in a season (5). Northeastern loses three starters, but returns an experienced group in 2009 as they make the push for the program's first NCAA Tournament berth since 2002. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:58:17 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/ms08-news_112008.shtml http://gonu.com/football/081124-five_huskies_named_all-caa_football.shtmlFootball Five Huskies were honored on Monday with All-CAA Football selections. Senior captain Brian Mandeville was named to the All-CAA Football second team, and Alex Broomfield, Phil Higgins, Kevin Newhall and Nate Thellen were all named to the All-CAA Football third team. For Mandeville and Newhall, they are now two-time All-Conference selections while Broomfield, Higgins and Thellen were all honored for the first time. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:29:50 EST http://gonu.com/football/081124-five_huskies_named_all-caa_football.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-29.shtmlVolleyball The top-seeded Huskies defeated the fifth-seeded Hofstra Pride, 3-0 in a CAA Semifinals match Sunday night at Solomon Court. With the 28-26, 25-20, 25-17 win, Northeastern advances to the CAA Finals for the first time since joining the league in 2005 and it marks the Huskies first trip to a conference championship match since 2001. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:00:17 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-29.shtml http://gonu.com/swimming/2009/sd09-04.shtmlSwimming & Diving Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:16:39 EST http://gonu.com/swimming/2009/sd09-04.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-13.shtmlMen's Hockey Junior Greg Costa had a hat trick to lift No. 5 Northeastern to a 4-3 win over UMass Lowell on Saturday night at Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Mass. Ryan Ginand had a goal and two assists and was on the ice for all four of the Huskies' goals. Goaltender Brad Thiessen made 36 saves, including 13 in the third period. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:00:50 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-13.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-04.shtmlMen's Basketball Matt Janning scored a game-high 27 points and the Northeastern men's basketball team's defense limited Holy Cross to 36 percent shooting as the Huskies downed Holy Cross 61-49 Saturday night in the home opener at Matthews Arena. Northeastern never trailed in this game, breaking out on a 14-0 run to start the game. ortheastern next hosts Boston University this Tuesday at Matthews Arena at 8 p.m. The game will be televised live on NESN. The game is part of a NU-BU hoops doubleheader at Matthews, with the two women's teams squaring off at 5 p.m. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:00:13 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-04.shtml http://gonu.com/football/2008/fb08-12.shtmlFootball Rhode Island rushed for 211 yards and received three field goals from Louis Feinstein to defeat the Northeastern University football team 29-14 Saturday afternoon on Senior Day at a cold and windy Parsons Field. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:00:40 EST http://gonu.com/football/2008/fb08-12.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-03.shtmlWomen's Basketball The women’s basketball team dropped its home opener to Marist 93-65 Friday night at Solomon Court. Marist shot 55.6 percent from the field and had 26 assists on 35 baskets. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:00:25 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-03.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-12.shtmlMen's Hockey Ryan Ginand scored to put the Huskies ahead and Wade MacLeod added what turned out to be the game-winner as No. 5 Northeastern beat No. 13 New Hampshire before a crowd of 4,788 on Friday night at Matthews Arena. Freshman Alex Tuckerman scored the first goal of the game and UNH's James van Riemsdyk scored twice for the Wildcats. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:00:24 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-12.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/091121-three_huskies_named_nfhca_all-region.shtmlField Hockey Pam Aldridge, Ashley Bascetta, and Jillian Wilkes were named NFHCA All-Northeast Region Nov. 19. Aldridge was named to the first team, while Bascetta and Wilkes were named to the second team. Bascetta was named first team All-Northeast Region in 2007. This is the first All-Region honor for Aldridge and Wilkes. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:21:54 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/091121-three_huskies_named_nfhca_all-region.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/vb08-deturk112108.shtmlVolleyball The Northeastern University Volleyball team saw three receive CAA honors. Senior Lauren DeTurk was named CAA Player of the Year and All-CAA first team, sophomore Britney Brown was named All-CAA first team, while nine-year head coach Ken Nichols was named CAA Co-Coach of the Year, the league announced at Friday's awards banquet. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:24:00 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/vb08-deturk112108.shtml http://gonu.com/football/081120-orio_named_brooks-irvine_fcs_player_of_the_year.shtmlFootball Senior quarterback Anthony Orio of the Northeastern University football team was named the Brooks Irvine Memorial Club South Jersey Football Championship Subdivision Player of the Year, the organization announced earlier this week. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:31:15 EST http://gonu.com/football/081120-orio_named_brooks-irvine_fcs_player_of_the_year.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/ws08-news_112008.shtmlWomen's Soccer The Huskies ended their tremendous season on Nov. 16 when they fell to Boston College in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The team left the field with the best season in program history, including a nine win improvement, a 13-9-2 record for the most wins in program history, its first conference championship and its first NCAA Tournament appearance. NU returns eight starters for next season. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:47:08 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/ws08-news_112008.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/ws08-news_matthews112008.shtmlWomen's Soccer Brenna Matthews was selected to participate in the NEWISA senior bowl which took place on Sunday, Dec. 7. Matthews scored two goals and had two assists for the Huskies this season. Her first goal was a game-winner which she scored on a penalty kick against Creighton on Sept. 5 in the first game of the Regina Moench Tournament. She netted her second goal against Towson on Oct. 3. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:43:31 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/ws08-news_matthews112008.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-02.shtmlWomen's Basketball The Mountaineers shot 43.3 percent from the field to take a 79-42 victory over Northeastern Tuesday night in Morgantown, W. Va. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:00:18 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-02.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-11.shtmlMen's Hockey Northeastern took a 3-0 loss to No. 1 Boston University on Sunday night at Agganis Arena. The seventh-ranked Huskies never got much momentum in the game and the Terriers scored twice in the second period and added a third goal in the third. Huskies goalie Brad Thiessen made 24 saves. Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:00:47 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-11.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-24.shtmlWomen's Soccer The women’s soccer team lost 4-0 on Sunday against Boston College in the second round of the NCAA Tournament held at the Newton Soccer Field. This is the first loss for the Huskies since Oct. 24 when the team fell to James Madison. Stephanie Gordon once again turned in a stellar performance. At 19:56 in the second half she made an outstanding save as the BC shot looked like a sure goal until Gordon dove to her left and managed to deflect the ball away with her finger tips. Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:00:42 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-24.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-21.shtmlMen's Soccer The men's soccer team dropped its final match against George Mason 1-0 in the CAA championship game at Wilmington, N.C. on Sunday afternoon. The Huskies end the season with a record of 7-5-9, 5-2-4 CAA. Keeper Scott Partridge made six saves on the day. The Huskies' Lars Okland, Alexander Volk and Brendan Ennis were named to the All-Tournament team. Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:00:17 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-21.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-28.shtmlVolleyball The volleyball team defeated Virginia Commonwealth Sunday afternoon at Solomon Court. The 3-1 win solidifies a first place finish in the CAA earning the team’s rights to host the CAA Tournament and a first round bye. Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:00:05 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-28.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-03.shtmlMen's Basketball Matt Janning's three-pointer with 1:48 remaining in the game broke a 63-63 tie and sent the Northeastern men's basketball team to a 70-66 victory over Providence Saturday night at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, R.I. Janning scored 24 points on 10-of-14 shooting, including 16 points in the second half. It was Northeastern's first win over Providence since the 1926-27 season. Northeastern resumes play next Saturday, Nov. 22, when the Huskies host Holy Cross in their home opener at Matthews Arena at 7 p.m. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:00:23 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-03.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-11.shtmlWomen's Hockey Northeastern took its second consecutive loss to Wayne State Saturday after a 3-2 setback at the Warriors' City Sports Center in Detroit Mich. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-11.shtml http://gonu.com/football/2008/fb08-11.shtmlFootball Hofstra totaled 523 yards of offense, including 342 rushing yards, as the Pride beat Northeastern 42-14 Saturday at a rainy and windy Shuart Stadium in Hempstead, N.Y. The loss was NU's sixth in a row and left the Huskies at 2-9, 1-6 in CAA Football. The Pride improved to 4-7, 2-5 in CAA Football. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:00:26 EST http://gonu.com/football/2008/fb08-11.shtml http://gonu.com/wcrosscountry/2008/wcc08-7.shtmlWomen's Cross Country The Huskies placed 15th at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship on Saturday at Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, N.Y. The Huskies were led once again by Brittany Moriarty, who placed 41st in a time of 22:35.0 for the 6K course. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:00:59 EST http://gonu.com/wcrosscountry/2008/wcc08-7.shtml http://gonu.com/mcrosscountry/2008/mcc08-6.shtmlMen's Cross Country Two Huskies competed in the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship on Saturday at Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, N.Y. Redshirt freshman Teddy Vrountas took 61st in a time of 33:31.2 and freshman Sebastian Putzeys placed 169th in 35:56.5 for the 10K course. That caps off the cross country season for Northeastern. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:00:30 EST http://gonu.com/mcrosscountry/2008/mcc08-6.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-10.shtmlMen's Hockey No. 7 Northeastern took a 5-3 win over No. 15 Vermont at Gutterson Fieldhouse behind a two-goal performance from Ryan Ginand and multi-point games from four others on Friday night. Alex Tuckerman had a goal and two assists, Tyler McNeely and Steve Silva each had a goal and an assist and Steve Quailer had a pair of assists. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:00:52 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-10.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-10.shtmlWomen's Hockey The Huskies fell to 6-2-2 overall after suffering a 4-3 loss to Wayne State Friday night in Detroit, Mich. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-10.shtml http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-01.shtmlWomen's Basketball Northeastern dropped its first game of the year to St. John's Red Storm Tuesday night at Carnesecca Arena. The Red Storm shot 43.9 percent from the field and shot 10 more free throws than NU. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:30:28 EST http://gonu.com/wbasketball/2009/wb09-01.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-23.shtmlWomen's Soccer Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:36:24 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-23.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-20.shtmlMen's Soccer Huskies advance to CAA finals with win The Huskies beat UNC Wilmington 5-3 in penalty kicks to advance to the CAA Finals Friday night. Captain Brendan Ennis made the winning penalty kick as the Huskies played to their second shootout win in the tournament. Keeper Scott Partridge recorded his tenth shutout of the season, which leads the CAA. The Huskies will next play on Sunday at 1 p.m. against George Mason for the CAA title. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:45:30 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-20.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-27.shtmlVolleyball Northeastern swept William & Mary in convincing fashion Friday night at Solomon court to improve to 17-10, 11-2 CAA. Sophomore Jillian Robinson had a strong game for the Huskies, leading the team with a .429 attack percentage. Briana Seitz was also effective offensively, posting a .375 percentage. Senior captain Lauren DeTurk had a match-high 10 kills and also added a team-high 15 digs, for a double-double. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:19:52 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-27.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/ms08-awards111308.shtmlMen's Soccer Northeastern saw four of its players get honored by the CAA on Thursday night at the CAA awards banquet. Captain Lars Okland and sophomore defender Petur Vidarsson earned All-CAA first team honors, while Alexander Volk and Mike Kennedy earned All-CAA third team honors. Kennedy was also named to the CAA All-Rookie team. The Huskies will play UNC Wilmington in the CAA semifinals at Wilmington, N.C. on Friday, Nov. 14. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:55:06 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/ms08-awards111308.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-02.shtmlMen's Basketball The Michigan Wolverines shot 53.5 percent from the field and made 25 of 26 free throw attempts to solidify a 76-56 victory over the Northeastern men's basketball team in the regional final of the 2kSports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich. The win puts Michigan in the tournament semifinals at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. Manny Adako led the Huskies with 16 points. Northeastern looks to bounce back on Saturday when the Huskies play at Providence at the Dunkin Donuts Center at 7 p.m. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:00:48 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-02.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-01.shtmlMen's Basketball Four Northeastern players scored in double digits, led by senior Eugene Spates' 14 points as the Huskies downed IUPUI 73-50 in the first round of the 2kSports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich. Eugene Spates led NU with 14 points. The Huskies (1-0) move on to face either Michigan or Michigan Tech in the regional final Wednesday night at 8 p.m. on ESPNU. The winner earns a trip to the semifinals at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:00:39 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/2009/mb09-01.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-19.shtmlMen's Soccer The Huskies played to a 0-0 draw against Old Dominion and won 5-4 in penalty kicks in Norfolk, Va. on Tuesday night. The game-winner was netted on a penalty kick by Matt Pentkowski. Goalkeeper Scott Partridge made five saves and two in the penalty kicks to record his CAA-leading ninth shutout of the season, which is a Husky record. The Huskies will now travel to UNC Wilmington for a 5 p.m. match on Friday. The Huskies beat UNCW earlier this season at Parsons Field 2-0. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:40:22 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-19.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-22.shtmlWomen's Soccer Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:32:13 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-22.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-09.shtmlWomen's Hockey Northeastern improved to 6-1-2 overall, and 3-1-0 in Hockey East with a 4-1 win over Maine Sunday at Matthews Arena. Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:06:18 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-09.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-09.shtmlMen's Hockey Northeastern topped Bentley, 4-1, behind goals from four different players and an 18-save performance from goaltender Brad Thiessen. Freshman Steve Quailer scored the first goal of the game and sophomore Tyler McNeely scored the game-winner. Joe Vitale and Wade MacLeod also scored for NU. Bentley's Erik Peterson scored in the third period. Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:00:50 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-09.shtml http://gonu.com/football/2008/fb08-10.shtmlFootball William & Mary had 415 yards of total offense and Derek Cox had a punt return and an interception return for touchdowns as the Tribe handed Northeastern a 38-17 loss Saturday night at Cary Field at Walter J. Zable Stadium in Williamsburg, Va. The loss leaves Northeastern at 2-8, 1-5 in CAA Football while the Tribe improve to 7-2, 5-1 in CAA Football. Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:00:38 EST http://gonu.com/football/2008/fb08-10.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/081108-davis_drafted_in_nba_development_league.shtmlMen's Basketball Former Northeastern University men's basketball forward Bennet Davis was a third-round choice of the Utah Flash in the 2008 NBA Development League Draft. The Flash, located in Provo, Utah, are an affiliate of the Utah Jazz and the Boston Celtics. Davis' first game with the Flash comes on Friday, Nov. 28 as Utah takes on the Austin Toros. Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:10:26 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/081108-davis_drafted_in_nba_development_league.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-26.shtmlVolleyball It went down to the wire but Northeastern came through victorious with a 3-2 win over Towson Saturday night. The Huskies had four players record a double-double including senior Lauren DeTurk who tied a career-high in kills with 25 and also had 19 digs. Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:16:51 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-26.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-21.shtmlWomen's Soccer Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:27:27 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-21.shtml http://gonu.com/baseball/ba-081107.shtmlBaseball Carlos Pena was honored with the AL Gold Glove award for his stellar defensive play at first base for the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2008 season. He boasted a .998 fielding percentage in 1099 total chances and is the first player in Rays' history to receive the award. In 100 career games at Northeastern, Pena slugged .632 and had a .462 on-base percentage, both rank second in Huskies' history. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:59:41 EST http://gonu.com/baseball/ba-081107.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/091108-four_huskies_claim_all-caa_honors.shtmlField Hockey Four Huskies earned All-CAA honors at the conference's annual awards banquet in Virginia Beach, Va. on Nov. 7. Freshman Kaela Barker was named CAA Rookie of the Year, as well as CAA All-Rookie. Pam Aldridge and Jillian Wilkes were named to the All-CAA second team, and Carolyn Malloy joined Barker on the All-Rookie team. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:25:24 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/091108-four_huskies_claim_all-caa_honors.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-25.shtmlVolleyball The Huskies lost its first CAA road match Friday night, falling to Delaware 3-0 at Barbara Viera Court. Lauren DeTurk recorded her ninth double-double of the season (13 kills, 10 digs) while Leah Nuebeck had a team-high 13 digs. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:13:49 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-25.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/081106-red_wins_men_s_basketball_intrasquad_scrimmage.shtmlMen's Basketball The Northeastern men's basketball team held its intrasquad scrimmage Thursday night at Solomon Court. The red team, led by head coach Bill Coen and assistant coach John Rhodes, came back from a 12-point halftime deficit to defeat the white team, led by associate head coach Tom Murphy and assistant coach Jim McCarthy, 61-51. Northeastern will open the 2008-09 season next Tuesday, Nov. 11 at the Ann Arbor Regional of the 2kSports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer. The Huskies will take on IUPUI at Crisler Arena at 4 p.m. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:15:01 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/081106-red_wins_men_s_basketball_intrasquad_scrimmage.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-18.shtmlMen's Soccer The Huskies clinched a playoff berth today with a 1-0 win over VCU in Richmond, Va. Northeastern got a goal from Alexander Volk in the 81st minute, who lofted a shot from midfield. The ball traveled just over the goalkeeper's head and into the net. Northeastern goalie Scott Partridge made eight saves in his league leading eighth shutout of the season. This will be the Huskies' third straight playoff appearance and with a George Mason loss or tie, Northeastern will host its first playoff game since joining the CAA in 2005. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:36:08 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-18.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/ws08-awards110608.shtmlWomen's Soccer Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:41:40 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/ws08-awards110608.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-20.shtmlWomen's Soccer Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:24:21 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-20.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2008/fh08-20.shtmlField Hockey Northeastern surrendered two second-half goals to Virginia Commonwealth and lost 2-0 Sunday in Richmond, Va. The Huskies finish the season 7-13, and tied for seventh in the CAA with a 1-7 conference record. Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:00:31 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2008/fh08-20.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-24.shtmlVolleyball Caitlin Tittl’s five blocks late in the third set boosted the Huskies to a 3-0 win over James Madison Sunday afternoon at Solomon Court. The Huskies improve to 15-9 overall and 9-1 in the CAA. Lauren DeTurk posted eight kills and 13 digs, while senior Sarah Stein had eight kills on a .429 hit percentage and five blocks. Sun, 02 Nov 2008 11:10:55 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-24.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-08.shtmlMen's Hockey No. 9 Northeastern came back from a 2-0 deficit to tie No. 6/7 New Hampshire 2-2 before a crowd of 4,761 on Saturday night at Matthews Arena. Sophomore Tyler McNeely and senior Ryan Ginand scored in the second period for NU while goalie Brad Thiessen made 43 saves. Northeastern's penalty kill held UNH scoreless on 10 power plays. Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:00:19 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-08.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-08.shtmlWomen's Hockey Northeastern suffered a 5-0 loss to the No. 4 Boston College Eagles Saturday at Matthews Arena. Northeastern drops to 5-1-2, 2-1-0 HEA with the loss. Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-08.shtml http://gonu.com/football/2008/fb08-9.shtmlFootball No. 7/10 Villanova totaled 426 yards of offense and held off a late Northeastern rally to top the Huskies 20-14 Saturday afternoon at Parsons Field. The loss drops the Huskies to 2-7, 1-4 in CAA Football while the Wildcats improve to 6-2 overall, 4-1 in CAA Football. Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:00:38 EST http://gonu.com/football/2008/fb08-9.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-17.shtmlMen's Soccer The Huskies got the equalizer in the 89th minute from Alexander Volk to tie William & Mary 1-1 in double overtime at Parsons Field on Saturday night. Volk's goal wass his second on the season and was assisted by Eric Dyer. Northeastern held a 20-9 shot advantage and goalkeeper Scott Partridge made one save in the match. Northeastern now stays tied with the Tribe in the CAA standings with the tie and has one more game against VCU on Thursday at 6 p.m. Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:30:04 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-17.shtml http://gonu.com/swimming/2009/sd09-03.shtmlSwimming & Diving The Huskies lost three out of four in a pod meet this weekend. NU was defeated by James Madison, Old Dominion, and William & Mary, but was able to pull off a 270-77 win over Drexel. Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/swimming/2009/sd09-03.shtml http://gonu.com/mcrosscountry/2008/mcc08-5.shtmlMen's Cross Country Northeastern placed sixth at the CAA Championship on Saturday at Bull Run Park in Centreville, Va. The Huskies were led by Teddy Vrountas, who placed 18th in a time of 25:27. Freshman Sebastian Putzeys was the second Husky to cross the finish line, placing 39th with a time of 26:24. Joe Siravo had one of his best races wearing a Northeastern uniform, taking 47th in 27:06. Sat, 01 Nov 2008 10:00:40 EST http://gonu.com/mcrosscountry/2008/mcc08-5.shtml http://gonu.com/wcrosscountry/2008/wcc08-6.shtmlWomen's Cross Country The Northeastern University women's cross country team posted its highest finish ever at the CAA Championship, placing fourth out of 10 teams on Saturday at Bull Run Park in Centreville, Va. The Huskies were led by Brittany Moriarty, who earned All-CAA honors by placing fifth in a time of 21:30 for the 6K course. Sat, 01 Nov 2008 10:00:32 EST http://gonu.com/wcrosscountry/2008/wcc08-6.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-07.shtmlMen's Hockey Phil DeSimone's goal at 17:05 of the third period broke a 2-2 tie and sent No. 6/7 New Hampshire to a 4-2 win over No. 9 Northeastern Friday night at the Whittemore Center in Durham, N.H. The Huskies had come back from a 2-1 deficit to tie it when Greg Costa scored at 14:56 in the third period. Goalie Brad Thiessen made 33 saves in the defeat. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:00:05 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-07.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2008/fh08-19.shtmlField Hockey Northeastern played even with No. 5 James Madison through 35 minutes Friday night in Harrisonburg, Va., but surrendered five five second-half goals and lost 5-0. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:00:34 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2008/fh08-19.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/ms08-ainscoughhonored.shtmlMen's Soccer Northeastern head coach Brian Ainscough was college coach of the year by the Eastern Massachusetts High School Soccer Coaches Association in February. Ainscough was the guest speaker at the organization's annual banquet in February. He led Northeastern to an 8-10-1 overall record, including a 6-4-1 record in the highly-competitive CAA in 2007. The Huskies went 6-2-1 over their final nine regular season games. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:52:40 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/ms08-ainscoughhonored.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-23.shtmlVolleyball Sophomore Britney Brown recorded her eighth double-double of the season (10 kills, 17 assist) to lift the Huskies past George Mason, 3-0 Friday night at Solomon Court. The close 25-18, 25-21, 25-20 victory improved Northeastern to 14-9 overall recorded and a CAA leading record of 8-1. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:08:00 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-23.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-19.shtmlWomen's Soccer Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:20:30 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-19.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-16.shtmlMen's Soccer Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:27:25 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-16.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-18.shtmlWomen's Soccer Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:16:13 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-18.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2008/fh08-18.shtmlField Hockey Northeastern got a late goal from Pam Aldridge, but it was not enough to overcome a two-goal Hofstra lead, and the Huskies fell to Pride 2-1 at Sweeney Field Sunday. Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:00:52 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2008/fh08-18.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-22.shtmlVolleyball The Huskies fell to non-conference opponent Fairfield, 3-2. Down two games to none, Northeastern brought the match to a deciding fifth set, but fell just short losing the match (19-25, 22-25, 25-20, 25-16, 13-15). NU had three players record a double-double in Britney Brown (13 kills, 22 assists), Lauren DeTurk (17 kills, 22 digs), and Jessica Tkachuk (23 assists, 15 digs). Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:05:11 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-22.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-06.shtmlMen's Hockey The Huskies trailed going into the third period but goals from Rob Rassey and Ryan Ginand lifted Northeastern to a 2-1 win over Maine at Alfond Arena in Orono, Maine, on Saturday night. The Huskies swept the weekend after winning Friday's game, 5-0. Netminder Brad Thiessen was excellent again, making 24 saves in Saturday's victory. Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:00:09 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-06.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-07.shtmlWomen's Hockey Northeastern defeated the Quinnipiac Bobcats 3-1 Saturday at Matthews Arena to improve to 5-0-2 on the season. Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-07.shtml http://gonu.com/swimming/2009/sd09-02.shtmlSwimming & Diving The Huskies defeated both Maine, 152-141, and Central Connecticut, 198-91, in a tri-meet Saturday, Oct. 25. Co-captains Elena Alvarez and Alexandra Doty had strong showings for NU, and CAA Diver of the Week Rachael Peterson continued her success in the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events. The Huskies will travel to James Madison to take on the Dukes, Old Dominion, Drexel, and William & Mary in a pod meet Friday Oct. 31- Nov. 1. Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/swimming/2009/sd09-02.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-15.shtmlMen's Soccer Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:24:16 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-15.shtml http://gonu.com/football/2008/fb08-8.shtmlFootball Northeastern turned the ball over four times and Maine rushed for 246 yards on the day, as the Black Bears defeated the Huskies 20-0 Saturday afternoon at Morse Field at Harold Alfond Stadium. The loss drops the Huskies to 2-6 on the season, 1-3 in CAA Football. Maine improves to 5-3, 3-2 in CAA Football. Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:00:39 EST http://gonu.com/football/2008/fb08-8.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-21.shtmlVolleyball Senior outside hitter Lauren DeTurk had 14 kills and 7 digs while Britney Brown recorded her sixth double-double of the season (15 assists, 10 digs), but it was not enough as Hofstra defeated the Huskies 25-15, 25-18, 27-25 Saturday. The Huskies drops to 13-8 overall and 7-1 in the CAA, suffering their first lost since Sept. 13 and gives them their first lost in the CAA. Hofstra improves to 12-11 overall and 5-3 in the CAA. Sat, 25 Oct 2008 11:02:09 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-21.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-05.shtmlMen's Hockey Five different Huskies scored and Brad Thiessen made 29 saves for his school-record eighth career shutout as Northeastern defeated Maine 5-0 Friday night at Alfond Arena in Orono, Maine. Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:00:28 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-05.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-17.shtmlWomen's Soccer Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:13:17 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-17.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2008/fh08-17.shtmlField Hockey Christina Mastropaolo scored twice in the first 11 minutes for visiting Drexel, and three other Drexel players added goals in the first half. Northeastern held the sixteenth-ranked Dragons scoreless in the second half, but could not mount a comeback, and lost by a score of 5-0. Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:00:49 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2008/fh08-17.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/081022-northeastern_men_s_basketball_picked_second_in_caa.shtmlMen's Basketball Northeastern University men’s basketball junior captain Matt Janning has been named to the CAA Preseason All-Conference first team, the league announced at its annual media day at the ESPNZone in Washington, D.C. The CAA also announced its preseason poll, and the Huskies were picked to finish second behind defending regular season champion Virginia Commonwealth. The Huskies open the 2008-09 season on Tuesday, Nov. 11 against IUPUI in the first round of the Ann Arbor Regional of the 2kSports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer. Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:18:09 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/081022-northeastern_men_s_basketball_picked_second_in_caa.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-14.shtmlMen's Soccer Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:10:06 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-14.shtml http://gonu.com/swimming/sd-081021.shtmlSwimming & Diving Northeastern's Rachael Peterson of the women's swimming & diving team gathered CAA honors for her performance at BC on Friday. Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:16:44 EST http://gonu.com/swimming/sd-081021.shtml http://gonu.com/mrowing/mr08-headofcharles102008.shtmlMen's Rowing The Huskies participated in the 44th rowing of the Head of the Charles Regatta this past weekend. The Huskies finished second in the club eights row with a time of 15:09.352, second only to Harvard. In the championship eights row, Northeastern placed fourth with a time of 14:42.169, 14 seconds behind winner Washington. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:37:42 EST http://gonu.com/mrowing/mr08-headofcharles102008.shtml http://gonu.com/wrowing/wr08-headofcharles102008.shtmlWomen's Rowing Northeastern participated in the 44th rowing of the Head of the Charles Regatta Oct. 18-19. The Huskies finished 13th in the championship eights and 17th in the club eights. In the championship eights race, the Huskies finished with a time of 16:59.902 and was the ninth college crew. The London Training Center boat won the race with a time 16:02.507. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:54:07 EST http://gonu.com/wrowing/wr08-headofcharles102008.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-16.shtmlWomen's Soccer Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:05:14 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-16.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-06.shtmlWomen's Hockey Northeastern topped No. 10 Connecticut 3-0 Sunday in Storrs Connecicut for their second straight Hockey East win. Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-06.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-20.shtmlVolleyball The volleyball team held UNC Wilmington to a .000 hit percentage as NU went on to win the match, 3-0 Sunday afternoon at Solomon Court. The Huskies, 13-7 overall, 7-0 in the CAA, now have won 11 straight matches. Sophomore Britney Brown broke a school service ace record with 10. Jessica Tkachuk had a match-high 17 assists. Lauren DeTurk added a match-high nine kills while Leah Neubeck posted a match-high 11 digs. Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:59:33 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-20.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-04.shtmlMen's Hockey Senior Joe Vitale scored twice, including the game-winner, and goaltender Brad Thiessen made 38 saves as Northeastern beat No. 1 Boston College, 4-3, before a sold-out crowd of 5,407 on Saturday night at Matthews Arena. Chris Donovan and Dennis McCauley also scored for the Huskies. Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:00:14 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-04.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-05.shtmlWomen's Hockey The Huskies skated to a 1-0 victory over the Providence COllege Friars in the Huskies' home opener at Matthews Arena Saturday. The Huskies improve to 3-0-2, 1-0-0 HEA with the win. Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-05.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-13.shtmlMen's Soccer Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:06:31 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-13.shtml http://gonu.com/football/2008/fb08-7.shtmlFootball R.J. Toman passed for 277 yards and three touchdowns as No. 11 New Hampshire scored 30 unanswered points to defeat the Northeastern football team 33-21 Saturday afternoon on Homecoming Day in front of 6,109 fans at Parsons Field. The Huskies fall to 2-5, 1-2 in CAA Football. New Hampshire improves to 5-1, 2-1 in CAA Football. Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:00:18 EST http://gonu.com/football/2008/fb08-7.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-03.shtmlMen's Hockey Tyler McNeely scored twice, Steve Silva notched three assists and goalie Brad Thiessen posted his NU-record tying seventh shutout as Northeastern beat Providence, 4-0, in its Hockey East opener on Friday night at Schneider Arena. The Huskies posted a pair of goals in both the second and third periods. Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:00:18 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-03.shtml http://gonu.com/swimming/2009/sd09-01.shtmlSwimming & Diving Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/swimming/2009/sd09-01.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-15.shtmlWomen's Soccer Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:02:14 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-15.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2008/fh08-16.shtmlField Hockey Sophomore Pam Aldridge scored twice for Northeastern, and Jillian Wilkes added a third goal for the Huskies, but Northeastern could overcome a four-goal performance from Boston College's Chelsea Feole, and took a 4-3 loss to the Eagles in Newton Friday. Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:00:49 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2008/fh08-16.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-19.shtmlVolleyball In their first home CAA match, the Huskies defeated Georgia State in straight sets in front of a rowdy crowd at Solomon Court Friday night. The volleyball team improves to 12-7 overall and a perfect 6-0 in the CAA. CAA Player of the Week Britney Brown had a match-high 13 assists giving her 1000 in her career. Captain Lauren DeTurk had a match-high 11 kills and nine digs. Junior Leah Neubeck chipped in with a match-high 12 digs. Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:55:15 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-19.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2008/fh08-15.shtmlField Hockey Northeastern found itself outshot 13-3, and wound up on the short end of a 3-0 decision at Connecticut Wednesday in Storrs, CT. NU drops to 7-8 with the loss, falling below .500 for the first time since Sept 7. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:00:14 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2008/fh08-15.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-12.shtmlMen's Soccer Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:02:56 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-12.shtml http://gonu.com/wcrosscountry/wcc-081014.shtmlWomen's Cross Country Northeastern University senior Brittany Moriarty of the women's cross country team was named CAA Runner of the Week for the second consecutive week. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:49:16 EST http://gonu.com/wcrosscountry/wcc-081014.shtml http://gonu.com/mcrosscountry/mcc-081014.shtmlMen's Cross Country Northeastern University's Teddy Vrountas has been named CAA Cross Country Runner of the Week for the second time this season, the league announced on Tuesday. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:16:50 EST http://gonu.com/mcrosscountry/mcc-081014.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/ms08-news_kennedy101308.shtmlMen's Soccer Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:08:19 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/ms08-news_kennedy101308.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/vb-brown101308.shtmlVolleyball Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:47:59 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/vb-brown101308.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-14.shtmlWomen's Soccer Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:43:28 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-14.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2008/fh08-14.shtmlField Hockey The Huskies took a 4-2 loss to Towson at the Tigers' Johnny Unitas Stadium Sunday, dropping Northeastern to 7-7 overall and 1-3 in the CAA. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2008/fh08-14.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-02.shtmlMen's Hockey Northeastern defeated Alaska Anchorage, 4-2, Saturday night to go 1-0-1 in the Kendall Hockey Classic at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska. The Huskies tied Alaska Fairbanks, 0-0, on Friday night. In Saturday's game, Ryan Ginand had a pair of goals and Wade MacLeod and Dennis McCauley scored. Ginand and goalie Brad Thiessen (21 saves) were named to the All-Tournament team. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:00:24 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-02.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-04.shtmlWomen's Hockey The Huskies skated to a 2-2 tie with Bemidji State Saturday at Bemidji's Glas Fieldhouse Saturday. Northeastern is 2-0-2 through four non-conference games this season. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-04.shtml http://gonu.com/football/2008/fb08-6.shtmlFootball Liam Coen's three-yard touchdown run with 6:42 in the game coupled with two Northeastern fumbles on its final two drives gave the Massachusetts Minutemen a 28-24 victory over the Huskies Saturday in front of 4,155 fans at Parsons Field. The loss puts Northeastern at 2-4 on the season, 1-1 in CAA Football. UMass improves to 4-2, 2-1 in CAA Football. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:00:49 EST http://gonu.com/football/2008/fb08-6.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-11.shtmlMen's Soccer Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:58:44 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-11.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-18.shtmlVolleyball The volleyball team gave William & Mary (14-4 overall, 4-1 CAA) its first CAA lost with a 3-1 win Saturday night at Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, Va. The win marks the Huskies ninth straight, which is tied for the fourth most all-time. Northeastern, now 11-7 overall, 5-0 CAA, was lead by sophomore Britney Brown who recorded a triple-double posting a career-high 15 kills, 30 assist, and 13 digs. NU also saw two players record double-doubles in Brianna Seitz (13 kills and 12 digs) and Jessica Tkachuk (19 assist and 15 digs). The Huskies now take the lone spot on top the CAA. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:52:04 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-18.shtml http://gonu.com/wcrosscountry/2008/wcc08-5.shtmlWomen's Cross Country Northeastern placed eighth at the New England Championship, the team's highest placing in several years. The Huskies were led by ninth-place finisher Brittany Moriarty, who ran a time of 18:04. Behind Moriarty, sophomore transfer Jessica Barton placed 18th in 18:25 and and sophomore Kristen Martin took 30th in 18:31. Senior Kristie Gagnon placed 75th in 19:08 and sophomore Jillian Buck took 97th in 19:25. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:00:27 EST http://gonu.com/wcrosscountry/2008/wcc08-5.shtml http://gonu.com/mcrosscountry/2008/mcc08-4.shtmlMen's Cross Country Northeastern took 26th at the New England Championship on Saturday at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass. The Huskies' top finisher was Teddy Vrountas, who took 23rd in 25:16. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:00:17 EST http://gonu.com/mcrosscountry/2008/mcc08-4.shtml http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-01.shtmlMen's Hockey Northeastern tied Alaska Fairbanks, 2-2, to open the season on Friday night at the Kendall Hockey Classic at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska. The Huskies got goals from senior Dennis McCauley and freshman Steve Quailer as well as 29 saves from goalie Brad Thiessen. Although the game counts as a tie, the Nanooks won a shootout, which counts for the tournament standings. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:00:23 EST http://gonu.com/mhockey/2009/mh09-01.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-03.shtmlWomen's Hockey The Huskies played the Bemidji State Beavers to a 0-0 tie through regulation and overtime Friday at Bemidji's Glas Field House before falling 2-1 in a shootout. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-03.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-13.shtmlWomen's Soccer Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:39:33 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-13.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-17.shtmlVolleyball The return of sophomore Britney Brown boosted the Huskies past the Rams in straight sets (25-21, 25-18, 26-24) on Friday night in Richmond, Va. Northeastern now has an eight game winning streak. Brown had 18 assist, 10 kills, six digs, one block, and a hit percentage of .421. Captain Lauren DeTurk had another double-double with a match-high 12 kills and a match-high 15 digs. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:48:38 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-17.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2008/fh08-13.shtmlField Hockey Huskies head coach Cheryl Murtagh won her 300th career game and Northeastern improved to 7-6 with a 2-0 win over Delaware at the Blue Hens' Rullo Field Friday. In 21 seasons at Northeastern, Murtagh is 300-148-10. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2008/fh08-13.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2008/fh08-12.shtmlField Hockey Down three goals to Harvard in the second half, Northeastern got two late tallies from Ashley Bascetta, but could not complete the comeback, losing 4-3. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2008/fh08-12.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-10.shtmlMen's Soccer Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:55:21 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-10.shtml http://gonu.com/wcrosscountry/wcc-081007.shtmlWomen's Cross Country Northeastern University senior Brittany Moriarty of the women's cross country team was named CAA Co-Runner of the Week along with Towson’s Liya Kasimova, the conference announced Tuesday. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:54:25 EST http://gonu.com/wcrosscountry/wcc-081007.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2008/fh08-11.shtmlField Hockey Northeastern suffered a 4-1 loss to New Hampshire Sunday at UNH's Memorial Field in Durham, NH. The Huskies drop to 6-5 with the loss. Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2008/fh08-11.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-12.shtmlWomen's Soccer Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:36:38 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-12.shtml http://gonu.com/football/081005-orio_named_semifinalist_for_draddy_trophy.shtmlFootball Northeastern football's senior quarterback Anthony Orio was named a semifinalist for the Draddy Trophy, given to the nation's best player both athletically and academically, the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame announced last week. Orio, who graduated from Northeastern summa cum laude with a degree in Biochemistry this past May, is currently pursuing a master's degree in Applied Nutrition. Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:32:46 EST http://gonu.com/football/081005-orio_named_semifinalist_for_draddy_trophy.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-02.shtmlWomen's Hockey The Huskies improved to 2-0 with a strong 6-0 win over the Union Dutchwomen Saturday at Union's Frank L. Messa Rink. Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-02.shtml http://gonu.com/football/2008/fb08-5.shtmlFootball The Northeastern football team scored 28 unanswered points after trailing in the first half 17-7 to defeat Towson, 35-17, Saturday afternoon at Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson, Md. The win is Northeastern’s second in a row and its first CAA Football victory in its conference opener. Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:00:09 EST http://gonu.com/football/2008/fb08-5.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-09.shtmlMen's Soccer Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:50:01 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-09.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-16.shtmlVolleyball The volleyball team swept George Mason 3-0 on Saturday. NU was without setter Britney Brown, but the team rallied together earning its seventh straight victory. Captain Lauren DeTurk posted another double-double with a match-high16 kills with a hit percentage of .393 and 11 digs. Jessica Tkachuk had a match-high 40 assist and also recorded eight digs. Sophomore Caitlin Tittl had a solid match with six kills and a match-high five blocks. The Huskies are now 9-7 overall and 3-0 in the CAA. Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:45:09 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-16.shtml http://gonu.com/wcrosscountry/2008/wcc08-4.shtmlWomen's Cross Country Brittany Moriarty placed 10th overall to lead Northeastern to a fourth place finish in the George Mason Invitational on Saturday at Bull Run Park in Centreville, Va. Virginia won the meet and Northeastern was the top CAA team on the day. Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:00:50 EST http://gonu.com/wcrosscountry/2008/wcc08-4.shtml http://gonu.com/mcrosscountry/2008/mcc08-3.shtmlMen's Cross Country Northeastern placed sixth and was the second CAA team at the George Mason Invitational on Saturday at Bull Run Park in Centreville, Va. Redshirt freshman Teddy Vrountas was the Huskies' top runner in 18th with a time of 25:32. He was the first runner from any CAA school to cross the line. Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:00:46 EST http://gonu.com/mcrosscountry/2008/mcc08-3.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-01.shtmlWomen's Hockey Northeastern earned a 3-2 win in their season opener at Rensselaer's Troy Field House Friday, getting goals from Alyssa Wohlfeiler and Kristi Kehoe. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-01.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2008/fh08-10.shtmlField Hockey The Huskies improved to 6-4 with a 3-2 win over the Stanford Cardinal Saturday at Sweeney Field. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2008/fh08-10.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-11.shtmlWomen's Soccer Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:33:52 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-11.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-15.shtmlVolleyball The volleyball team defeated James Madison 3-1 on Friday. The Huskies improve to 8-7 overall and 2-0 CAA. Junior Jessica Tkachuk who recoreded a career-high 41 assist in the match led Northeastern. NU had saw two players in who recorded double-doubles in Lauren DeTurk (12 kills, 13 digs) and Brianna Seitz (17 kills, 10 digs). Junior Leah Neubeck chipped in with a match-high 17 digs. The win marks the sixth straight for the Huskies. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:42:10 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-15.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/081002-northeastern_to_play_in_2ksports_classic_benefiting_coaches_vs_cancer.shtmlMen's Basketball The Northeastern men’s basketball team will open up the 2008-09 season with a trip to Ann Arbor, Mich., to play in the 2kSports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer. The 16-team tournament is broken up into four regionals with the winners of each regional advancing to the semifinals and championship/consolation rounds at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. Northeastern has been placed in the Michigan Regional and will play IUPUI in the first round on Tue., Nov. 11 at Crisler Arena at 4 p.m. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:20:08 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/081002-northeastern_to_play_in_2ksports_classic_benefiting_coaches_vs_cancer.shtml http://gonu.com/football/081001-thellen_honored_again.shtmlFootball Northeastern football’s Nate Thellen continues to rack up awards after his great performance against UC Davis last Saturday, On Wednesday, the New England Football Writers him this week’s recipient of the Boston Globe Gold Helmet Award, and the ECAC named him this week's Co-Defensive Player of the Week. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:34:28 EST http://gonu.com/football/081001-thellen_honored_again.shtml http://gonu.com/football/080929-thellen_earns_conference_and_national_honors.shtmlFootball Northeastern football’s Nate Thellen has earned praise from around the country for his performance last weekend. He has been named the CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week, the Sports Network National Defensive Player of the Week and one of this week's Boston Herald "Herald Heroes." Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:36:11 EST http://gonu.com/football/080929-thellen_earns_conference_and_national_honors.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-10.shtmlWomen's Soccer Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:28:27 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-10.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2008/fh08-09.shtmlField Hockey Northeastern played a great 70 minutes of field hockey against Old Dominion, but the Lady Monarchs were able to put in the game-winner less than a minute into overtime and take a 1-0 victory over the Huskies on Sunday at Sweeney Field. Old Dominion's Kathleen Shea scored the only goal of the game, breaking up NU goalkeeper Colleen Duffy's perfect day. She made eight saves. Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2008/fh08-09.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-08.shtmlMen's Soccer Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:46:17 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-08.shtml http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-ex01.shtmlWomen's Hockey The Huskies lost their pre-season exhibition matchup against the Dawson College Blues by a score of 2-1 at Matthews Arena Saturday. Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/whockey/2009/wh09-ex01.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-09.shtmlWomen's Soccer Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:24:39 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-09.shtml http://gonu.com/football/2008/fb08-4.shtmlFootball Sophomore Nate Thellen made three interceptions and returned one for a 92-yard touchdown to lead a Northeastern defense that forced six turnovers in a 27-10 win over UC Davis Saturday at a rainy Parsons Field. Thellen's three interceptions is second-most by a Husky player in a single game. It has been done seven times previously in Northeastern history. His interception return for a TD is the first for an NU player since Neil Anderson had a 90-yard return for a score against Villanova on Nov. 9, 2002. Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:00:57 EST http://gonu.com/football/2008/fb08-4.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-14.shtmlVolleyball The volleyball team earned its first CAA win of the season by defeating Hofstra 3-2 on Saturday at Adelphi, Garden City, N.Y. The match saw two Huskies get double-doubles in sophomore Britney Brown and captain Lauren DeTurk. Brown recorded 13 kills and 24 assists. DeTurk had a season and match-high 21 kills along with 14 digs. The win now improves NU to 7-7 overall and 1-0 in the CAA. Sat, 27 Sep 2008 10:38:40 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-14.shtml http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2008/fh08-08.shtmlField Hockey Northeastern dropped its first conference game of the season with a 2-1 loss to William & Mary Friday. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:00:00 EST http://gonu.com/fieldhockey/2008/fh08-08.shtml http://gonu.com/mcrosscountry/mcc-080923.shtmlMen's Cross Country Northeastern University's Teddy Vrountas has been named CAA Cross Country Runner of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday. Vrountas won the UMass Dartmouth Invitational last Saturday. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:25:46 EST http://gonu.com/mcrosscountry/mcc-080923.shtml http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090218-northeastern_men_s_basketball_releases_2008-09_schedule.shtmlMen's Basketball The Northeastern men’s basketball team has announced its schedule for the upcoming 2008-09 season, and the Huskies once again will play a rigorous slate that will feature at least eight games against teams that advanced to postseason play last year, including a game against the NCAA Tournament national runner-up. The Huskies will open their campaign Nov. 11-12 by playing in the 2kSports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer in Ann Arbor, Mich., hosted by the University of Michigan. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:21:44 EST http://gonu.com/mbasketball/090218-northeastern_men_s_basketball_releases_2008-09_schedule.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-07.shtmlMen's Soccer Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:41:37 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-07.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-13.shtmlVolleyball The Huskies take down the Wildcats in straight sets Tuesday night in Durham, N.H. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:31:39 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-13.shtml http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-08.shtmlWomen's Soccer Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:21:34 EST http://gonu.com/wsoccer/2008/ws08-08.shtml http://gonu.com/football/2008/fb08-3.shtmlFootball Senior quarterback Anthony Orio threw for a career-high 293 yards and tossed two touchdowns, but the Northeastern University football team took a 30-21 loss at Syracuse Saturday at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. Orio was 23-for-37 on the day, completing many long passes to his receivers. However, the Huskies were outdone by the Syracuse rushing attack, which had two 100-yard rushers. Curtis Brinkley had 145 yards on 24 attempts with a touchdown. Doug Hogue had 100 yards on 16 tries with a score. In total, Syracuse outgained Northeastern on the ground 271-90. Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:35:21 EST http://gonu.com/football/2008/fb08-3.shtml http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-06.shtmlMen's Soccer Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:38:27 EST http://gonu.com/msoccer/2008/ms08-06.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-12.shtmlVolleyball The volleyball team cruised their way to a 3-0 win over Holy Cross and the Mass. Challenge Saturday at Solomon Court. Senior Sarah Stein was named tournament MVP while Lauren DeTurk and Brianna Seitz were named to the All-Tournament team. Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:28:38 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-12.shtml http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-11.shtmlVolleyball The volleyball team swept Boston College in its first match at the Mass. Challenge Saturday afternoon at Solomon Court. Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:24:50 EST http://gonu.com/volleyball/2008/vb08-11.shtml http://gonu.com/mcrosscountry/2008/mcc08-2.shtmlMen's Cross Country Redshirt freshman Teddy Vrountas was the overall champion as Northeastern placed eighth as a team at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational on Saturday in Dartmouth, Mass. Keene State won the meet with 85 points, Coast Guard was second with 115 and Amherst College came in third with 121. Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:00:09 EST http://gonu.com/mcrosscountry/2008/mcc08-2.shtml