By: Dan McLoone Orono, ME. – It was another high-scoring affair at Alfond Arena on Saturday night, but Northeastern did not have the answers this time. The Huskies held a one-goal advantage four different times, but Maine fought back to tie it every time and came away with a 5-4 win on senior night. Tanner Pond got…
By: Jeremy Leopold Wilmington, N.C.– For the second time in ten days, the Northeastern Huskies fell way behind at the half to UNCW and again, they made it interesting down the stretch before eventually faltering. After trailing by 23 at the break, the Huskies clawed back and cut the deficit to just four midway thought…
By Josh Brown Orono, ME. – Northeastern had more than one reason to celebrate on Friday night. Not only did Nolan Stevens end a back-and-forth affair against Maine with a goal just 12 seconds into overtime, but the Huskies clinched home-ice advantage for the first round of the Hockey East playoffs as a result of…
By: Matthew MacCormack Elon, N.C — The Northeastern bench looked barren prior to tip-off Thursday night. Junior Devon Begley (wrist) and sophomores Donnell Gresham (wrist) and Jeremy Miller (knee) were all back in Boston with injuries. Senior Alex Murphy (the team’s second leading scorer) was a late scratch from the trip, for what the team…
By: Dan McLoone BOSTON – In the last regular-season home game for Northeastern, the Huskies took a big step in securing at least two more games at Matthews Arena with a 4-1 win over UConn on Saturday night. On Senior Night, the Huskies honored their nine-man senior class of Zach Aston-Reese, Brendan Collier, Mike Jamieson, Sam Kurker,…
By: Matthew MacCormack BOSTON — The Huskies hung around for a while, but Charleston got superstar performances from their top three players and rode hot shooting to a 85-71 victory over Northeastern on Saturday afternoon at Matthews Arena. NU seniors Jimmy Marshall, Alex Murphy and T.J. Williams played their final games at Matthews on Senior…
By Josh Brown HARTFORD – On a night with crucial Hockey East points on the line, the battle of the Huskies went to the boys from Boston for the seventh consecutive time. If Ryan Ruck was Batman, earning his first shutout of the season on a 20-save effort, then Sam Kurker was Robin. The senior…
BOSTON — A herculean 27 point second half effort from T.J. Williams wasn’t enough to overcome a 20-point halftime deficit and the Northeastern Huskies fell at Matthews Arena to the UNCW Seahawks, 66-65 on Thursday night. A 14-14 game at 9:23 in the first half quickly unraveled for the Huskies as a 15-4 Seahawk run…
With just four games remaining, the FCP crew dives into potential tournament seedings, and expectations for Northeastern’s final quartet of contests. Oh, and love is in the air for a special segment: CAA Valentines.
By: Dan McLoone BOSTON – It may not have been in the game they wanted it, but Northeastern picked up a win on the second Monday in February. For the second year in a row, the Huskies (12-12-5) earned a victory in the Beanpot consolation game. Dylan Sikura netted what proved to be the game-winner with just…
BOSTON — It took 12 ties and 12 lead changes to separate Northeastern and Hofstra at Matthews Arena Saturday night, but the Husky offense faded down the stretch and Hofstra escaped with a 74-64 road victory. Northeastern falls to 14-12 overall and 7-7 in the CAA. T.J. Williams led the way with 21 points, six…
By Josh Brown BOSTON- With points at a premium with only a handful of league games remaining, Northeastern received production from a cast of familiar faces en route to a 6-2 win over UMass Amherst on Friday night. Leading the way for the Huskies (12-12-5, 6-9-3) was Nolan Stevens and Zach Aston-Reese, who both netted…
By: Matt MacCormack Freshman swingman Bolden Brace hit a fall-away, put-back jumper at the buzzer to give Northeastern a 73-72 victory over College of Charleston in a thrilling contest at TD Arena on Thursday night. BRACE PUTBACK @GONUMBASKETBALL WINS AT THE BUZZER. HUSKIES WIN AT THE BUZZER pic.twitter.com/VMaEsfvORD — CAA Basketball (@CAABasketball) February 10, 2017…
By: Dan McLoone BOSTON – The Northeastern men’s hockey team will have to wait to end its other championship drought. Seeking their fifth Beanpot title of all time and first since 1988, the Huskies (11-12-5, 5-9-3) saw a late rally fall short, as they fell to Harvard at the TD Garden on Monday, 4-3. There was not…
By: Michael Petillo Without the services of T.J. Williams Northeastern’s road struggles continued Saturday afternoon as they dropped another game away from the friendly confines of Matthews Arena, this time to the James Madison Dukes by a score of 73-69. Williams missed the game with an undisclosed injury which is believed to be minor as…
By Josh Brown BOSTON – Riding a five-game unbeaten streak into Friday night’s game against No. 10 UMass Lowell, Northeastern looked unbeatable for the first 15 minutes courtesy of early goals from Adam Gaudette and Matt Filipe. Not only was the offense putting the puck in the back of the net, but the Huskies did…
By: Mike Petillo WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Northeastern’s road woes continued Thursday night in Kaplan Arena as NU fell to William & Mary 94-69 in a game where the Tribe led wire-to-wire. The loss dropped the Huskies to 13-10 (6-5 CAA) on the year and just 1-4 on the road in CAA play. A high-scoring first…
By: Matt MacCormack Anytime you graduate four seniors and lose 70% of your scoring from the year before, the next season is bound to be rife with uncertainty. That’s just what’s transpired for Bill Coen’s Northeastern Huskies in the 2016-17 season. Calling the Huskies’ season a “roller coaster ride” is an understatement. NU’s 13-9 record…
