Men’s basketball upends Drexel in CAA opener

WITH EMPHASIS! Green now has a career-high 18 after this beaut. #SCTop10 ALERT! #HowlinHuskies pic.twitter.com/CLqgz8Fopk — Northeastern Men’s Basketball (@GoNUmbasketball) December 29, 2018 by Matthew MacCormack For as up-and-down as their non-conference schedule was, the Northeastern men’s basketball started off conference play on a high note, taking down Drexel, 93-83, at Matthews Arena on Friday night

Men’s Basketball Tops Oakland, 92-83 as Occeus Returns

by Milton Posner LETS GO!! #HowlinHuskies pic.twitter.com/8Ub9hH0Sor — Northeastern Men’s Basketball (@GoNUmbasketball) December 8, 2018 Northeastern’s non-conference schedule has tested the skill, cohesion and mettle of an overwhelming conference favorite. After toppling Alabama, it ran into a dual stone wall of Virginia Tech and Davidson. After winning back-to-back games against Bucknell and Eastern Michigan, Syracuse emphatically

No. 4 Women’s Hockey takes down No. 5 BC

Mia oh my. #HowlinHuskies pic.twitter.com/emr8Ka7mPN — Northeastern Women’s Hockey (@GoNUwhockey) November 28, 2018 by Matthew MacCormack Make no mistake about it; the Northeastern women’s hockey team is a contender in Hockey East. The No. 5 Huskies improved to 12-1-2 on Tuesday night at Matthews Arena, upending bitter rival No. 4 Boston College with a thrilling

Men’s basketball rolls over ‘Bama

by Milton Posner When Northeastern last visited Charleston, they limped out after the season’s toughest loss. A 17-point lead over the College of Charleston Cougars evaporated last March, taking the Huskies’ hopes of a NCAA Tournament berth with it. On Thursday, Northeastern returned for the first game of the Charleston Classic. Their opponent wasn’t the

MHock tops Lowell, 5-4 in OT

by Alex Bensley In a game that the Northeastern Huskies (6-3-1, 3-1-1) were down two goals in the third period, it was grit and determination that proved to be the difference in a 5-4 overtime victory in a Hockey East matchup against UMass Lowell. The Riverhawks (4-5-1, 1-3-1) began the scoring early in the first

Hawkins lifts MHOCK past UConn, 3-2

by Matthew MacCormack The Northeastern men’s hockey team has gotten scoring contributions from nearly everyone on the roster in the early part of the 2018-19 season. It was redshirt senior Brandon Hawkins who played hero at Matthews Arena on Saturday night, deflecting a shot from freshman Tyler Madden past UConn goalie Adam Huska with 1:14 left in

MBB drops opener to BU, 77-74

by Matt MacCormack The last time the Northeastern men’s basketball was in action prior to Tuesday’s season opener against Boston University, the Huskies blew a 17-point second-half lead and lost out on an NCAA tournament berth to the College of Charleston. You’d have to forgive a Husky fan for having a little deja vu after

CAA Preview: Towson Tigers

By: Justin Littman Head Coach: Pat Skerry (8th season) Last Season: 18-14 (8-10, 5th in CAA); lost to William & Mary in CAA Quarterfinals Losses: G Zane Martin (20 ppg; transferred to New Mexico) F Justin Gorham (transferred to Houston) F Mike Morsell F Eddie Keith G Brian Starr G Deshaun Morman G Jordan McNeil

CAA Preview: Drexel Dragons

By: Matthew Neiser Head Coach: Zach Spiker (3rd season) Last Season: 13-20 (6-12, 7th in CAA); lost to Charleston in CAA Quarterfinals Losses: G Tramaine Isabell (21 ppg; transferred to Saint Louis) F Miles Overton F Austin Williams G Kris Alford G Sammy Mojica F Tyshawn Miles Newcomers: G Trevor John (Transferred from Cal Poly)

CAA Preview: Elon Phoenix

By: Rachel Santo Head Coach: Matt Matheny (9th season) Last Season: 14-18 (6-12, 7th in CAA) Losses: F Brian Dawkins (12.2 ppg) G Dmitri Thompson (12.3 ppg) G/F Collin Luther (0.4 ppg) F Jack Anton (1.2 ppg, ) F Jack George (1.3 ppg) Newcomers: G Kris Wooten (Kinston, N.C. / Arendell Parrott Academy) F Chuck Hannah (Boston, Mass. / Northfield

Northeastern falls 4-1 to Boston U.

Boston,MA. The Northeastern Huskies took on the Boston University Terriers at Agganis Arena Saturday evening. Boston University defeated Northeastern 4-1 with three third period goals. Scoring opened up at 14:02 in the first period when Patrick Curry fed Dante Fabbro with a stretch pass to split the defense, and rifle one past Cayden Primeau. The

CAA Preview: Delaware Blue Hens

By: Milton Posner Head Coach: Martin Inglesby (3rd season, 27-39) Last Season: 14-19 (6-12, tied for 7th in CAA); lost to Northeastern in CAA quarterfinals Projected Finish: 7th Losses Ryan Daly (transferred) Anthony Mosley (graduated) Skye Johnson (graduated) Newcomers Nate Darling (transferred from University of Alabama at Birmingham) Ryan Johnson (transferred from Mercer University) Justyn

CAA Preview: UNCW Seahawks

By: Michael Petillo Coach: C.B. McGrath (2nd season) Last Season: 11-21 (7-11), 6th place CAA Newcomers: G Ty Gadsden (Charlotte, N.C./Believe Prep/Vincennes) F Shawn O’Connell (Roswell, GA./Milton/Georgia Southern) G Kai Toews (Tokyo, Japan/Northfield Mount Hermon Mass.) G Jaylen Sims (Charlotte N.C./United Faith Christian) Departures: G Jordon Talley (16.9 ppg) F Marcus Bryan (5.7 ppg) G

CAA Preview: William & Mary Tribe

By: Michael Petillo Coach: Tony Shaver (16th season) Last Season: 19-12 (11-7), 4th place CAA Newcomers: G Chase Audige (Coram, N.Y./The Hill School Pa.) G/F Quinn Blair (Livonia, Mich./Dearborn Divine Child) F Mehkel Harvey (Huntington Beach, Calif./Ocean View) G L.J. Owens (Annapolis, Md/Severn School) G Thornton Scott (Glen Cove, N.Y/Holy Trinity/Vermont Academy)   Departures: G David

CAA Preview: Hofstra Pride

CAA Preview: Hofstra Pride Head Coach: Joe Mihalich (6th season) Last Season: 19-12 (12-6, 3rd in CAA); lost to UNCW in CAA quarterfinals Projected Finish: 3rd Key Departures: C Rokas Gustys Key Returnees: G Justin Wright-Foreman, G Eli Pemberton by Justin Littman After a single-season rebuild, the Hofstra Pride returned to CAA relevance last year. The Pride finished third in the CAA regular

CAA Preview: Charleston Cougars

Head Coach: Earl Grant (5th season) Last Season: 26-8 (14-4, 1st in CAA); defeated Northeastern in CAA finals Projected Finish: 2nd Key Departures: G Joe Chealey, G Cam Johnson Key Returnees: F Jarrell Brantley, G Grant Riller by Matthew MacCormack While only five of the 40 polled media members chose Charleston as the favorite to repeat as CAA champions, head coach Earl Grant and

CAA Preview: Northeastern Huskies

Head Coach: Bill Coen (13th season) Last Season: 23-10 (14-4, 2nd in CAA); lost to Charleston in CAA Finals Projected Finish: 1st Key Departures: G Devon Begley Key Returnees: G Vasa Pusica, G Shawn Occeus, F Bolden Brace   by Matthew MacCormack Northeastern was 20 minutes away from a trip to the Big Dance. Then everything came crashing down. In last year’s CAA

Northeastern Falls 3-1 to Union

By: Joe Barbito BOSTON, MA – Union College completed the weekend sweep of Northeastern with a 3-1 victory over the Huskies in Historic Matthews Arena. Scoring opened up just over 6 minutes into the first period when Sebastian Vidmar slipped home a power play goal for his third tally of the season. Just five minutes

Hockey East Preview: Vermont Catamounts

Coach: Kevin Sneddon (16th Season) Last Season: 10-20-7 (6-12-6 Hockey East, 9th) Additions: D Carter Long, D Andrew Petrillo, F Nic Hamre, F Joey Cipollone, F Johnny DeRoche, F Dallas Comeau Losses: F Travis Blanleil, F Jarrid Privitera, F Rob Darrar, F Anthony Petruzzelli, F Drew Best, F Ross Colton, D Trey Phillips Projected Finish: 10th By Patrick Milne

Hockey East Preview: Providence Friars

Coach: Nate Leaman (8th Season) Last Season: 24-12-4 (13-7-4 Hockey East, 3rd Regular Season, 2nd Hockey East Championship), Frozen Four Quarterfinalists Additions: D Michael Callahan, D Carl Ehrnberg, D Luke Johnson, D Luke Perunovich, F Matthew Allen, F Ryan Brushett, F Jack Dugan, F Parker Ford, F Mikael Hakkarainen, F Jerry Harding, F Matt Koopman, F

Hockey East Preview: UNH Wildcats

Head Coach: Mike Souza (1st season) Last Season: 10-20-6 (5-14-5 Hockey East); Lost to Maine in the Hockey East Tournament First Round Key Losses: G Danny Tirone, F Michael McNicholas, D Cameron Marks Newcomers: F Joseph Cipollone (Purchase, NY), F Angus Crookshank (North Vancouver, BC), F Filip Engaras (Stockholm, Sweden), F Eric Esposito (West Haven, Conn.),

Hockey East Preview: Merrimack Warriors

Coach: Scott Borek–1st season (0-0-0) Last Season: 12-21-4 (7-15-2 in Hockey East, 10th place); lost to top-seeded Boston College in quarterfinals of Hockey East Tournament Losses: Aaron Titcomb (D), Marc Biega (D), Jace Hennig (F), Ludvig Larsson (F), Brett Seney (F), Jared Kolquist (D), Mathieu Tibbet (F) Additions: Ethan DeStefani (F), Jordan Seyfert (F), Chase Gresock (F), Chase Olsen (F), Logan

Hockey East Preview: UMass Lowell

Coach: Norm Bazin–8th season (168-87-21) Last Season: 17-19-0 (11-13-0 in Hockey East, 7th place); lost to 10th-seeded Merrimack in first round of Hockey East Tournament Losses: Tommy Panico (D), Chris Forney (D), Tyler Mueller (D), Jake Kamrass (F), Ryan Collins (F), John Edwardh (F) Additions: Dominick Procopio (D), Sam Knoblauch (F), Chase Blackmun (D), Jon

Hockey East Preview: UMass Minutemen

Head Coach: Greg Carvel – 3rd season (22-49-4) Last Season: 17-20-2 (9-13-2 in HE, 8th); Lost to Northeastern in HE Quarterfinals Losses: Austin Albrecht (F), Josh Couturier (D), Jake Horton (D), Griff Jeszka (F), Austin Plevy (F), Niko Rufo (F), Jack Suter (F), Eetu Torpstrom (D), Ryan Wischow (G), Additions: Anthony Del Gaizo (F), Marc Del Gaizo (D), Ty Farmer (D),

Hockey East Preview: UConn Huskies

Head Coach: Mike Cavanaugh; 6th season Last Season: 15-19-2 (11-12-1 in HE, 5th); Lost in Hockey East Quarterfinals to Boston University Losses: F Max Letunov, F Spencer Naas, F Corey Ronan, F Jesse Schwartz, F Jeff Wight, F Kasperi Ojantakanen, D Derek Pratt, D, David Drake, D Johnny Austin, D Joe Masonius Additions: F Ruslan

Hockey East Preview: Maine Black Bears

Head Coach: Red Gendron – 6th season (67-87-21) Last Season: 18-16-4 (10-11-3 in HE, tied for 5th); Lost to Providence in HE Quarterfinals Losses: Nolan Vesey (F); Cedric Lacroix (F); Malcolm Hayes (F); Mark Hamilton (D) Additions: Adam Dawe (F); Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup (F); Edward Lindelow (F); A.J. Drobot (F); Dallas Farrell (F); Kyle Kawamura (F);

Hockey East Preview: Boston College Eagles

Coach: Jerry York (24th season) Last Season: 20-14-3 (18-6-0 in Conference, 1st) Lost Conference semifinal to Boston University Losses: D Kevin Lohan, F Casey Carreau Additions: F Jack McBain, F Oliver Wahlstrom, D Adam Samuelsson, F Patrick Giles, F Marc McLaughlin Projected Finish: 1st by Joe Barbito With an 18-6-0 Hockey East record, the Boston

Adam Gaudette wins 2018 Hobey Baker Award

By: Josh Brown For the first time in Northeastern history, the best player in college hockey played his home games at Matthews Arena. A historic season for alternate captain Adam Gaudette officially concluded on Friday evening when he was presented with the Hobey Baker Award at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul, Minnesota. Gaudette beat out Harvard

Gaudette named Hobey Hat Trick finalist

By: Josh Brown For the second consecutive season, one of the three best players in college hockey played his home games at Matthews Arena. The Hobey Baker Memorial Award named forward Adam Gaudette to the Hobey Hat Trick on Thursday afternoon. Gaudette is joined by University of Denver forward Henrik Borgstrom and Harvard University forward Ryan

PREGAME PRIMER: Huskies face No. 1 seed Charleston with tourney bid at stake

by Matthew MacCormack and Justin Littman NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — It’s the matchup everyone wanted to see. The North Charleston Coliseum will play host to Tuesday night’s Colonial Athletic Association tournament championship, with the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament on the line. Top-seeded Charleston (25-7) takes on the No. 2 seed Northeastern Huskies

Men’s baseball splits four-game series with Mizzou

By: Alexander Tsipis

On Friday, the Huskies began a four-game series against the University of Missouri Tigers at City of Palms Park in Fort Myers.  Led by 2017 freshman All-American Kameron Misner, the Tigers boast one of the most powerful lineups in the country (9.3 runs per game). The Huskies sent senior right hander Brian Christian to the mound in game one. The Tigers jumped on him early after a two-out double plated two in the first. But, Christian kept the Huskies in the game, allowing three runs on four hits in four innings of work while also tallying three strikeouts. Andrew Misiaszek threw three scoreless innings in relief for Northeastern before Mizzou was able to collect three, two-out hits in the bottom of the 8th, adding two late insurance runs. Across the diamond, Mizzou started Bryce Montes De Oca, a 6-foot-7 redshirt junior right hander who tops out at 99 mph. He kept the Huskies at bay, going 6 1/3 innings allowing four hits and a run while striking out eight as the Tigers beat the Huskies, 5-2.

Saturday featured a doubleheader between the Huskies and Tigers. Northeastern jumped out to an early 3-0 lead thanks to a pair of first inning doubles by senior shortstop Max Burt and junior infielder Ryan Solomon. The Tigers answered with a run in each of the next two innings. Huskies starting pitcher Tyler Brown was brilliant on the mound, allowing just those runs (one earned) before settling in and throwing six masterful innings. Huskies head coach Mike Glavine decided to go to the bullpen after a 6th inning home run by junior Jake Farrell gave the Huskies a 4-2 lead. Mizzou stormed back by putting a five-spot on the board in the bottom of the 7th, but the Huskies answered right back with three of their own in the top of the 8th. The Tigers scored one more in their half of the inning when an aggressive takeout slide broke up what would have been an inning ending double play.  Two quick outs in the top of the 9th left the Huskies trailing 8-6 and down to their final strike when sophomore Kyle Peterson walked, sparking a Huskies rally.  Junior Mason Koppens slapped a two-strike single through the left side and junior Charlie McConnell doubled down the left field line, securing a 10-8 comeback Huskies win. This was the program’s first victory over an SEC school.