BURLINGTON – The Northeastern Huskies took down the Vermont Catamounts 3-0 on Tuesday at Gutterson Field House in Burlington, VT. NU snapped Vermont’s winning streak at 5 games, and is now 4-0-2 in its last 6 games. The Huskies’ 10 wins overall eclipses last year’s mark of 9. Northeastern controlled play in the first period…
By Zolan Kanno-Youngs (Boston, Mass.) — The game was fast, baskets were traded often but the outcome was common as the Huskies lost to University of Alabama Birmingham, 74-69, pushing their losing streak to five games in the nation’s 26th hardest schedule. “I thought it was a winning effort but we’re not getting the results…
The Northeastern Huskies rallied from a 2 goal, 2nd period deficit, for an upset win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for the Shillelagh Tournament Championship this past weekend, in South Bend, IN. The Huskies found themselves in the championship game after a 1-1 tie and a shootout victory against the Western Michigan Broncos on…
BOSTON – After a rough set of games versus New Hampshire last weekend, the Northeastern Huskies hockey team responded in a big way this weekend. The Huskies pulled in four points against a struggling Merrimack Warriors squad. It was Northeastern’s first four point weekend since sweeping Vermont in Burlington in January of 2012. It was…
By Josh Brown With the first CAA Championship in program history on the line, the second seeded Northeastern Huskies fell short to No. 1 seed College of Charleston Sunday afternoon in the championship game of the 2013 CAA tournament. The Huskies, who lost the match 3-1, would of made their second NCAA tournament appearance in school history…
By Zolan Kanno-Youngs The Northeastern front court continued to impress spectators in San Juan on Friday in the Huskies 86-77 loss to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the semifinal round of the Puerto Rico Tip-off. Junior Reggie Spencer record 11 points and 12 rebounds and redshirt junior Scott Eatherton notched his second straight double…
By Zolan Kanno-Youngs Coach Bill Coen got arguably his most impressive non-conference win of his career on Thursday as the Huskies upset the Hoyas 63-56 at Robert Clemente Coliseum in the quarter-final round of the Puerto Rico Tip-off. The Huskies were able to rally from a 14-point deficit with the help of 30 points and…
BOSTON – The Northeastern Huskies had a rough go of it this past weekend, suffering a sweep at the hands of the University of New Hampshire. On Friday, UNH picked up a 3-0 win over the Huskies. New Hampshire took a 1-0 lead just over four minutes into the first period, when Nick Sorkin put…
By Matt Ferri Newton, MA – On Friday night, the Huskies from Northeastern took on the Boston College Eagles in the first round of the women’s NCAA soccer tournament. The Huskies had earned an automatic bid by winning the CAA tournament and BC had scored an at large selection, hailing from the powerhouse ACC. These…
By Josh Brown Head Coach: Kevin Sneddon (11th season, 147-174-53 career record at UVM) Last season: 11-19-6 (HE: 8-13-6), 7th place Losses: F Ben Albertson, F Brett Bruneteau, D Blake Doerring, G Billy Faust, D Anders Franzon, F Mike Montagna, F RyanRosenthal, F Tobias Nilsson-Ross, G John Vazzano, D Charlie Wemyss Newcomers: F Brendan Bradley, G Pat Feeley, F Tom Forgione, D Rob Hamilton, F Malcolm Mckinney, D Chris Muscoby,…
By Craig White Head Coach: Jim Madigan (22-37-9) (entering 3rd season) Last season: 9-21-4 (5-18-4, 10th in Hockey East) Additions: Mike Szmatula F, Dalen Hedges F, Nathan Ferriero F, Mike Jamieson F, John Stevens F, Zach Aston-Reese F, Tanner Pond F, Will Messa F, Jake Schecter D, Matt Benning D, Gus Harms D. Subtractions: Ludwig…
By Craig White Head Coach: David Quinn (1st season) Last Season: 21-16-2 Overall (15-10-2, 3rd in Hockey East), lost to UML in Hockey East tournament final. Additions: T.J. Ryan (D), Brendan Collier (F), Dillon Lawrence (F), Nick Roberto (F), Kevin Duane (F), Robbie Baillargeon (F), Tommy Kelley (F), Dalton MacAfee (D), Doyle Somerby (D). Subtractions:…
By Craig White Lowell, MA – The Northeastern Huskies men’s hockey team played their best game all season on Saturday night and came out with a well-earned 4-2 victory. The Huskies went into Saturday night’s tilt versus the UMass-Lowell Riverhawks without a point in Hockey East play. They were able to pick up two big…
Coach Bill Coen and the Northeastern Huskies want to accomplish what they were one game away from last year: a CAA tournament championship. “My expectation[s] are the same each and every year, I expect for our teams to compete for a CAA championship,” coach Bill Coen said. “I expect us to go out and play…
By Zolan Kanno-Youngs Sophomore Zach Stahl’s career highs in both points (16) and rebounds (8) weren’t enough to stop the rapid Terriers in Northeastern’s opening day loss in the Coaches vs. Cancer classic at the T.D. Garden on Sunday afternoon. “It just seems each and every year this game comes down to the last possession,”…
By Zolan Kanno-Youngs Last year: 13-17 (7-11) What happened: They were fast, they could shoot and they could light up the scoreboard on all of their CAA opponents. Problem is, they let their CAA opponents do all of the same. William & Mary’s mere 7 league wins doesn’t show the strides they made offensively last…
By Jeremy Leonard Head Coach: Nate Leaman, 3rd season Projected finish: Coaches Poll: 5th Last season: 17-14-7 (12-8-5 in Hockey East, 5th); lost to UMass Lowell in Hockey East semifinals. Losses: G Russ Stein, D Myles Harvey, F Kyle Murphy, F Tim Schaller, D Alex Velischek, F Chris Rooney. Newcomers: F Trevor Mingoia, D Anthony…
BOSTON – The Northeastern Huskies dropped a pair of hard-fought battles to the Boston College Eagles this weekend, losing 4-2 on Friday at Chestnut Hill and 4-3 in overtime at Matthews Arena on Saturday. The Huskies have lost three in a row since their 5-0 start to the season, and now sit at 0-2 in…
By Matt Ferri Head Coach : Norm Bazin, 3rd season, UMass Lowell – ‘94 Projected finish: Coaches Poll: t-1st Media Poll: 1st Last season: 28-11-2 overall (16-9-2 in Hockey East, 1st) Hockey East regular season and tournament champions; NCAA Tournament Northeast Region Champions, first appearance to the Frozen Four in school history Losses: F Riley…
Head Coach : Dick Umile, 24th season Projected finish: Coaches Poll: t-3rd Media Poll: 5th Last season: 20-12-7 (13-8-6 in Hockey East, 4th); lost to Providence in Hockey East quarterfinals; lost to UMass Lowell in second round of NCAA tournament Losses: F Austin Block, F Greg Burke, D Connor Hardowa, F John Henrion, D Brett…
By Jake Fischer Last Year: 10-20 (5-13), 9th in CAA What Happened: Last season wasn’t one of much competition for the UNCW Seahawks. The 2012-13 campaign in Wilmington was more of a farewell tour to one of the CAA’s all-time best rebounders and shot blockers, Keith Rendleman. While the Hawks would not have been a…
By Craig White CANTON, NY – The Northeastern Huskies suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday night in upstate New York. This loss culminated a two-game series against St. Lawrence University. Heading in to Saturday’s tilt, the Huskies were 5-0, which was the first time they had reached that mark since the 1988-1989…
By Ryan Fallon Head Coach – Jerry York, 20th season Projected finish – Coaches Poll: t-1st Media Poll: 2nd Last season – 22-12-4 (17-10-3 in Hockey East, 2nd); lost in conference semifinals to Boston University; lost in first round of NCAA tournament to Union Losses – F Steven Whitney, F Pat Mullane, D Patrick Wey,…
By Emile Bourgeois Last year’s record: 15-17-6; Hockey East 13-11-3 (6th); vs NU 2-11 Projected Finish: Coaches Poll 7th; Media Poll 7th Head Coach: Mark Dennehy Players Lost: D Kyle Bigos (Assistant Captain), F Josh Heffernan, F Brandon Brodhad, G Nick Drew Key Newcomers: F Hampus Gustafsson, F Chris LeBlanc, D Craig Wyszomirski, D Jonathon…
By: David J Kroopnick Last year: 7-25 (4-14 CAA) Last in CAA What Happened: 2012-2013 was a season Hofstra fans are hoping to soon forget. The season started with a number of issues: transfers Jamal Coombs-McDaniel and Taran Buie were suspended four games for violating team rules; the Pride were unable to use their own…
By: Brandon Challener Last year: 24-11 Overall (14-4 Southern Conference) second in SoCon South, Lost to Davidson in the SoCon Championship, Lost to George Mason in the 1st round of the CBl. What Happened: The College of Charleston is the lone school that the CAA added to the conference over the summer after losing Georgia State,…
By Ryan Fallon BOSTON – The Northeastern Huskies hockey team continued their strong start to the season this weekend, sweeping the Holy Cross Crusaders to move to 4-0-0. The Huskies took the first game 3-1 on Friday before winning Saturday 5-2. Northeastern is now 5-2-0 all time versus Holy Cross. On Friday, it was a…
By Joe Nolan Head Coach: John Micheletto Last Season: 12-19-3 Overall (9-16-2, 9th in HE, 1-2 vs. NU) Losses: Rocco Carzo F, Conor Allen D, Kevin Boyle G Additions: Brennan Baxandall D, Ben Gallacher D, Mac Haight G, Marc Hetnik D, Steven Iacobellis F, Ray Pigozzi F, *Frank Vatrano F, Brandon Wahlin F, Alex Wakaluk…
By Craig White Head Coach: Jeff Jackson Career Record: 367-162-58 (.675) (14 Seasons) Record at Notre Dame: 185-110-33 (.614) (8 Seasons) Last Season: 25-13-3 Overall (17-8-3, 2nd in CCHA) Additions: Ben Ostlie D, Vince Hinostroza F, Ali Thomas F, Justin Wade D, Chad Katunar G Subtractions: Sam Calabrese D, Nick Larson F, Kevin Nugent F,…
BOSTON – The Northeastern Huskies grabbed a pair of wins at Matthews Arena this weekend, downing the Alabama-Huntsville Chargers by a score of 9-1 on Friday and 3-2 on Saturday. On Friday, an offensive explosion led the Huskies to their first win at Matthews Arena in eleven months. The team got off to a quick…
BOSTON – Saturday night was an encouraging start for the Northeastern men’s hockey team. While only a preseason exhibition, the Huskies posted a commanding 5-0 win over the Dalhousie University Tigers, a refreshing result after the disappointments that the previous season brought. Perhaps even more impressive for the Huskies was that four of the five…
Head Coach – Red Gendron (first season) Last season – 11-19-8 (HE: 7-12-8), 8th place Losses: F Kyle Beattie, D Mike Cornell, F Joey Diamond, F Klas Leidermark, D Mark Nemec , D Nick Pryor, F Adam Shemansky Newcomers: F Cam Brown, F Blaine Byron, F Brady Campbell, F Zach Glienke, F Josh Henke, F…
By Jake Fischer On Monday, the Northeastern Huskies baseball team descended on Fenway Park in search of the school’s sixth baseball Beanpot championship. Standing in their way was the University of Massachusetts Minutemen, also searching for their sixth Beanpot banner, but the Huskies were able to overcome a two-run deficit and take home the 2013…
While the Huskies missed out on the NCAA tournament, the season is not over as Northeastern will tip-off N.I.T. action tonight against Alabama. It is just the second time the Huskies take on the Crimson Tide in program history and the third time the Huskies play in the N.I.T. Just like the Huskies, Alabama is…
WRBB will not be providing coverage of Northeastern vs. Alabama in the NIT. Please see the following note from WRBB’s Sports Director. At WRBB, we take great pride in the fact that we are the flagship station for Northeastern men’s basketball. I believe that our commitment to bringing you the high-quality coverage you deserve is…
Belief, that is what in the end, helped the Huskies come back from the biggest deficit they had faced all year. Trailing 30-7 with 3:36 left to go in the first half, it looked as if the Huskies just didn’t have it in what was their most important game of the year. Plenty of people…
This is a weekly feature appearing on Thursdays that discusses the four teams in the chase for the last two playoff spots in Hockey East. *Tie-breakers are based on head-to-head records. The second tie-breaker is most in-conference wins.* Vermont Catamounts 7th, 8-12-5, 21 pts Tie-Breaker: lose vs. UMass, win vs. Maine Remaining Schedule: 2 vs.…
Thursday, March 7 8:00 p.m. – Hockey East this Week Friday, March 8 6:45 p.m. – Huskies Pre-Game 7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Hockey: Huskies vs. Boston University with Ben Horner and Jack Thaler from Matthews Arena. Saturday, March 9 2013 WHEA Tournament 3:15 p.m. – Huskies Pre-Game 3:30 p.m. – Northeastern Hockey: Huskies vs. Boston University…
This is a weekly feature appearing on Thursdays that discusses the four teams in the chase for the last two playoff spots in Hockey East. *Tie-breakers are based on head-to-head records. The second tie-breaker is most in-conference wins.* Vermont Catamounts 7th, 7-11-5, 19 pts Tie-Breaker: lose vs. UMass; win vs. Maine, NU Remaining Schedule: 2…
1. Northeastern University: Clinched 1st place, W-L 18–10 (13-3) Last Week: 1-0 Hashtags: #Clinched #BuzzerBeater #bye #TopDogs #JustGettinStarted The Huskies clinched 1st place in the CAA with their 66-64 nail-biter victory against second place James Madison on Wednesday night. It took a team effort as sophomores Quincy Ford and Reggie Spencer scored 14 and 13…
Monday, February 25 7:00 p.m. – CAA Full Court Press Wednesday, February 27 6:45 p.m. – Huskies Pre-Game 7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Basketball: Huskies at Georgia State with David Kroopnick and Zolan Kanno-Youngs from GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta, Ga. Thursday, February 28 8:00 p.m. – Hockey East this Week Friday, March 1 3:00 p.m. – Dog…
The Northeastern Huskies got back ended a two game losing with a win over 2nd place James Madison Dukes. The win for the Huskies, at 13-3 in CAA play, secured at least a share of the Colonial Athletic Association regular season title with two games remaining thanks to the heroics of freshmen guard David Walker’s…
This is a weekly feature appearing on Thursdays that discusses the four teams in the chase for the last two playoff spots in Hockey East. Vermont Catamount 7th place, 7-10-4, 18 points Remaining Schedule: 2 vs. UNH, 2 @ bu, 2 vs. BC The Catamounts came up with a huge performance this weekend, taking all…
1. Northeastern University: 1st place, W-L: 17-10 (12-3); Last Week: 0-2 Hashtags: #roughweek #itaintover #anomaly #OT #endinsight #restfortheweary The Huskies are certainly making the last two weeks of CAA play interesting aren’t they? Following last Monday’s win at William and Mary things seemed to be going Northeastern’s way but came home Wednesday and were knocked-off…
Monday, February 18 7:00 p.m. – CAA Full Court Press Tuesday, February 19 6:45 p.m. – Huskies Pre-Game 7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Hockey: Huskies at UMass with Ben Horner and Jack Thaler from Mullins Center in Amherst, Mass. Wednesday, February 20 6:45 p.m. – Huskies Pre-Game 7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Basketball: Huskies vs. James Madison with…
It’s an action-packed weekend on WRBB Sports as men’s hockey welcomes Vermont to Matthews for two games and men’s basketball heads to Wilmington with a chance to clinch a share of the regular-season CAA title. Stay updated on how to catch all the action with the information below. Thursday, February 14 8:00 p.m. – Hockey East…
This is a weekly feature appearing on Thursdays that discusses the four teams in the chase for the last two playoff spots in Hockey East. Massachusetts Minutemen 7th place, 15 points, 9 conference games remaining On Sunday, the Minutemen ran into the buzzsaw that is Merrimack right now, dropping a contest at Lawler Arena 4-2.…
In a game in which the Huskies were without their co-captain and reigning CAA player of the week, Jarvis Threat stepped up as the hero for Delaware in an overtime thriller. After Northeastern (17-9, 12-2) went up by five with 3:46 left in the game, the Blue Hens went on a 7-0 run, capped off…
1. Northeastern University 1st place, W-L: 16-8 (11-1) Last Week: 2-0 Hashtags: #Topdogs #winsawin #OTreally? #showindown #aintnothaaang The Huskies capped off a sleeper of a week with an overtime 79-74 victory against Old Dominion on Saturday. The Monarchs were fresh off their first CAA win of the season earlier in the week, but Northeastern senior…
Monday, February 11 61st Annual Beanpot 7:15 p.m. – Huskies Pre-Game 7:30 p.m. – Northeastern Hockey: Huskies vs. Boston College with Ben Horner, Jack Thaler and Craig White from TD Garden 6:45 p.m. – Huskies Pre-Game 7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Basketball: Huskies at William & Mary with Brandon Challener and Zolan Kanno-Youngs from Kaplan Arena…
This is a weekly feature appearing on Thursdays that discusses the four teams in the chase for the last two playoff spots in Hockey East. Massachusetts Minutemen 7th place, 15 points, 10 conference games remaining The Minutemen are firing on all cylinders right now. They played their lone game this past weekend on Friday night…
Due to the snow storm expected to bury New England in powder over the weekend, the following changes have been made to our broadcast coverage this weekend. Friday, February 8 6:45 p.m. – Huskies Pre-Game 7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Hockey: Huskies at UMass with Ben Horner and Jack Thaler from Mullins Center in Amherst, Mass. Postponed:…
1. Northeastern University: 1st place, W-L: 14-8 (9-1) Last Week: 1-1 Hashtags: #Imperfect #Hunted #bounceback #homestretch #bottomfeeding The Huskies suffered their first loss of the season on Wednesday night when R.J. Hunter and Georgia State came up to Boston. The Huskies had no answer for Hunter as he dropped 27 points on 10-18 shooting, including…
The Northeastern Huskies got back on track with a win over the vaunted Drexel Dragons to close out their four game homestand with a win, and going 3-1 overall. Many expected this game to be a tightly contested affair, especially because the Dragons were playing without their best player in Damion Lee. This time around…
Monday, February 4 61st Annual Beanpot Hockey Tournament 4:45 p.m. – Huskies Pre-Game 5:00 p.m. – Northeastern Hockey: Huskies vs. Boston University with Ben Horner, Jack Thaler and Craig White from TD Garden Tuesday, February 5 35th Annual Women’s Beanpot Tournament 7:45 p.m. – Huskies Pre-Game 8:00 p.m. – Northeastern Hockey: Huskies vs. Boston University…
This is a weekly feature appearing on Thursdays that discusses the four teams in the chase for the last two playoff spots in Hockey East. Massachusetts Minutemen 7th place, 13 points, 11 conference games remaining Vermont Catamounts 8th place, 12 points, 10 conference games remaining The Minutemen and the Catamounts currently occupy the final two…
This is a weekly feature appearing on Tuesdays that takes a closer look at recent storylines for each of the teams near the top of the CAA standings. Northeastern University: 1st place, W-L: 13-7 (8-0); Last Week: 2-0 Hashtags: #undefeated #2OT #escape #primetime #driversseat If you have not noticed already, the Huskies are a LEGIT…
Monday, January 28 7:00 p.m. – CAA Full Court Press Wednesday, January 30 6:45 p.m. – Huskies Pre-Game 7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Basketball: Huskies vs. Georgia State with David Kroopnick and Zolan Kanno-Youngs from Matthews Arena Thursday, January 31 8:00 p.m. – Hockey East this Week Friday, February 1 3:00 p.m. – Dog Pound Sports Sound 6:45…
This is a weekly feature appearing on Tuesdays that takes a closer look at recent storylines for each of the teams near the top of the CAA standings. Northeastern University: 1st place, W-L: 11-7 (6-0); Last Week: 2-0 Hashtags: #1stplace #undefeated #Quincywatch The Huskies continued their red-hot start to open conference play with two more…
Monday, January 21 7:00 p.m. – CAA Full Court Press (CAA Full Court Press will return next week.) Wednesday, January 23 6:45 p.m. – Huskies Pre-Game 7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Basketball: Huskies vs.William & Mary with David Kroopnick and Coray Runge from Matthews Arena Thursday, January 24 8:00 p.m. – Hockey East this Week Friday, January 25…
The Huskies withstood a second-half surge from Delaware on Saturday to win 74-70 and remain undefeated in the CAA. The 6-0 record of the Huskies is tied with the 08-09 Northeastern team for the best CAA start in program history. Senior co-captain Joel Smith led the way for Northeastern with 18 points on 5 of…
Monday, January 14 7:00 p.m. – CAA Full Court Press Wednesday, January 16 6:45 p.m. – Huskies Pre-Game 7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Basketball: Huskies vs. Hofstra with David Kroopnick and Zolan Kanno-Youngs from Matthews Arena Thursday, January 17 8:00 p.m. – Hockey East this Week Friday, January 18 3:00 p.m. – Dog Pound Sports Sound 6:45 p.m.…
The Huskies looked to earn two big points against fellow cellar-dwellers Maine Friday night, but inconsistencies plagued them once again on the way to an underwhelming tie at Matthews Arena, 1-1. After a bit of a hesitant start on both sides, Northeastern gradually came to life and began to pepper Maine goalie Martin Ouellette. The…
