Husky Sports Update Week 10: 11/7-11/13

Northeastern opened up the much-awaited basketball season Friday with a matchup against local rival Boston University. TJ Williams scored a career-high 30 points for the Huskies in an 87-77 victory. He and Alex Murphy came up huge, combining for 50 points, with Murphy’s 20 also representing a career high. The Huskies set the tone early

Huskies bounce BU in season opener

By: Matthew MacCormack The Northeastern Huskies were forced to replace 70% of their scoring from a season ago. New faces speckled the roster in Tuesday’s season-opening bout with Boston University at Matthews Arena, and the question loomed: where are the points going to come from? After one game, it looks like head coach Bill Coen’s

CAA Preview: Northeastern Huskies

Coach: Bill Coen (11th season) Last Season: 18-15 (6th in CAA) Additions: F Alex Murphy (Florida/Southborough, Mass.) G Shawn Occeus (Grandview Prep/Boynton Beach, Fla.) G Bolden Brace (Santa Barbara High/Santa Barbara Calif.) G/F Maxime Boursiquot (Kent School/Ottawa, Ontario) Losses: G David Walker (17.9 ppg, 4.0 apg, 3.6 rpg, First Team All-CAA) F Quincy Ford (16.4

CAA Preview: UNCW Seahawks

Coach: Kevin Keatts (3rd season) Last Season: 25-8 (T-1st, CAA Tournament champs) Additions: G Ambrose Mosley (Old Dominion/Jacksonville, Fla.) F Matt Elmore (Dixon/Jacksonville, N.C.) G Jaylen Fornes (Word of God/Pamlico County, N.C.) Losses: G Craig Ponder (11.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg) C C.J. Gettys (5.3 ppg, 5.1 rpg) F Dylan Sherwood (4.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg) G

Husky Sports Update Week 9: 10/31-11/6

By: Patrick Milne Men’s Hockey Over the weekend, the men’s hockey team had two highly anticipated showdowns against their cross-town rivals, the Boston University Terriers. BU came into the weekend ranked No. 4 in the nation, after beating Sacred Heart 7-0 and Quinnipiac 3-0. However, the injured Huskies, missing both John and Nolan Stevens, came

CAA Preview: Hofstra Pride

Coach: Joe Mihalich (4th Year) Last Season: 24-10 (14-4, 1st in CAA) Additions: G Deron Powers (Hampton/Williamsburg, VA) G Elijah Pemberton (Cheshire Academy/Middletown, CT) F Ty Greer (Daytona State/ Chicago, IL) F Stafford Trueheart II (Canisius HS/Lancaster, NY) Losses: G Juan’ya Green  (17.8 ppg, 7.1 apg, 4.4 rpg, CAA Player of the Year) G Ameen

CAA Preview: Elon Phoenix

Head Coach: Matt Matheny Last Season: 16-16 (CAA 7-11) Departures: G Tanner Samson (11.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg) G Sam Hershberger C Tony Sabato   Additions: G Seth Fuller (Dublin Coffman/Dublin, OH) By: Mack Krell Elon ended last season with a disappointing one-point loss to Drexel in the first round of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament.