by Joe Barbito PROVIDENCE, RI – It was one of the roughest possible endings for an enchanted season for the Huskies. Northeastern surrendered five goals to the Big Red and will be watching the rest of the NCAA tournament from home. Cornell got off to a hot start with a goal just about four minutes…
By Milton Posner Northeastern’s men’s basketball team is having a pretty bad week. It began last Thursday, when Kansas eviscerated the Huskies, 87–53, in the NCAA Tournament. It was a gut punch for a Northeastern team that believed, with some justification, that they had a solid chance at an upset. But this Thursday’s punch might…
Sophomore forward Zach Solow celebrates with the Lou Lamoriello trophy (Getty Images) by Joe Barbito BOSTON, MA – The success keeps on coming for the Northeastern Huskies. On Sunday night, the NCAA announced the men’s hockey team would be competing in the national tournament in the East Regional, as a two-seed against the three-seed Cornell Big Red. This…
by Joe Barbito BOSTON, MA – For the first time since 1988, the Huskies will have two banners hanging in TD Garden. The Northeastern University men’s hockey team defeated Boston College 3-2 on Saturday night. Northeastern won their first Hockey East Championship since 2016, and the Eagles season ended as they will not qualify for…
by Christian Skroce Déjà vu. That’s what it must have felt like for the Northeastern bench as they stormed the ice to celebrate with overtime hero Zach Solow. For the second time this season, the Northeastern Huskies (27-10-1) defeated the Boston University Terriers (16-19-4) by a score of 2-1 after overtime at TD Garden, and…
by Matthew MacCormack SALT LAKE CITY — It wasn’t the effort that Northeastern hoped for. The Huskies’ men’s basketball team made for a trendy upset pick prior to Thursday’s tip-off of the NCAA Tournament. Thanks to their experience, depth, and blistering three-point shooting, the 13-seeded Huskies looked like they might be a handful for 4-seed Kansas,…
by Matthew MacCormack BOSTON — Curry Student Center erupted as Northeastern’s name flashed on the screen during CBS’ Selection Sunday broadcast. The Husky fans, coaches and players were excited just to get the chance to join the field of 68 teams in the NCAA Tournament. But the news delivered at Sunday’s watch party — the…
by Joe Barbito BOSTON, MA – They held on by the skin of their teeth, but the Northeastern men’s hockey team narrowly defeated the Maine Black Bears 2-1 on Saturday night. A full team effort was required to punch their ticket to TD Garden, but key contributors like sophomore goaltender Cayden Primeau and junior defenseman…
by Joe Barbito BOSTON, MA – It was a dramatic conclusion to one of the best season’s in program history. Cornell freshman forward Gillis Frechette scored an overtime breakaway goal to end Northeastern’s bid for an NCAA title. In the Husky’s first ever home NCAA tournament game, the Cornell Big Red came down from Ithaca…
by Joe Barbito BOSTON, MA – In true Northeastern fashion, it would take about five minutes of extra hockey for the Huskies to defeat the Black Bears when sophomore forward Austin Goldstein scored his first of the season to end things with a 2-1 victory. Sophomore goaltender Cayden Primeau made 36 saves, including 16 in…
Relive the #CAAChamps final with highlights from @gonumbasketball's 82-74 win over @hofstrambb pic.twitter.com/X3R3N3Pbjr — CAA Basketball (@CAABasketball) March 13, 2019 by Matthew MacCormack NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — All season long, the Northeastern men’s basketball team relied on three-point proficiency, a deep roster and a veteran point guard that made it all go. All three of…
by Matthew MacCormack NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — If there’s anyone that knows resilience on the Northeastern men’s basketball team, it’s Shawn Occeus. The junior guard missed 19 games this season. He suffered an ankle injury just before Northeastern’s opener against BU, and suffered another setback just as he was reaching full health mid-season. But in Monday…
RAPID REACTION: Hear what Vasa Pusica (16 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds) and Coach Coen had to say after today's victory over UNCW! #HowlinHuskies pic.twitter.com/QWsWJBLJtg — Northeastern Men’s Basketball (@GoNUmbasketball) March 10, 2019 by Matthew MacCormack NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — For the Northeastern men’s basketball team, the formula is simple; make threes, and make sure…
by Joe Barbito PROVIDENCE, RI – For the second time in as many years, Northeastern won the Women’s Hockey East Championship, defeating Boston College 3-2 in overtime. A controversial conclusion of the third period ended with senior defender Kali Flanagan scoring an equalizer with 4.8 seconds remaining to tie the game up. In the extra…
Northeastern begins CAA Tournament play on Sunday at 6 PM ET against UNCW. Matt MacCormack, Justin Littman and Michael Petillo will have the call, with pregame coverage beginning at 5:30 PM ET. To listen, click here. by Matthew MacCormack NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — If you’ve followed the Northeastern men’s basketball team over the past twelve…
by Joe Barbito BOSTON, MA – On the back of another immaculate performance from sophomore goaltender Cayden Primeau, Northeastern defeated the New Hampshire Wildcats 4-0 to end the season and secure home ice in the Hockey East playoffs. Junior forward Biagio Lerario scored two goals early in the second period to set the tone of…
By Milton Posner Reminder: Northeastern begins CAA Tournament play on Sunday at 6 PM ET against the winner of Saturday’s Elon–UNCW game. Matt MacCormack, Justin Littman and Michael Petillo will have the call, with pregame coverage beginning at 5:30 PM ET. Vasa Pusica and Jordan Roland have a lot in common. They’re both versatile upperclassmen…
Those CAA Postseason Voting Ballots went out today — so we figured we would help out the voters with some suggestions! In the words of Bill Coen…. pic.twitter.com/cEIzA4L8l6 — Northeastern Men’s Basketball (@GoNUmbasketball) February 28, 2019 by Milton Posner On the Feb. 26 CAA coaches teleconference, Northeastern head coach Bill Coen was asked if he…
by Joe Barbito BOSTON, MA – After a crippling defeat in Chestnut Hill on Friday, the Huskies rebounded with a huge performance highlighted by 41 saves from sophomore goaltender Cayden Primeau. Going into the third period up 1-0, Northeastern exploded for three goals to seal the envelope on Saturday night’s game. Senior defenseman Eric Williams…
Coach Coen shares his postgame thoughts following a 90-66 win at Drexel #HowlinHuskies pic.twitter.com/6sdv1QLpKl — Northeastern Men’s Basketball (@GoNUmbasketball) March 2, 2019 by Matthew MacCormack PHILADELPHIA — Drexel scored the opening points in Saturday afternoon’s matchup with the Northeastern men’s basketball team. Senior walk-on guard Kevin Doi hit a free-throw less than a minute into…
by Joe Barbito BOSTON, MA – The Huskies broke out the brooms as they completed the two-game sweep of the Catamounts on Saturday afternoon; Aerin Frankel recorded a 22-save shutout and senior forward Kasidy Anderson scored the lone Northeastern goal for her 100th career point. A team effort pushed Northeastern over the finish line and…
by Milton Posner After retaining every starter from their 17-18 squad, Northeastern is finally seeing some of its key talent walk the stage. CAA Player of the Year runner-up Vasa Pusica, bruising big man Anthony Green, and stretch center Jeremy Miller are graduating this spring. Head coach Bill Coen’s newest recruit may go a long…
by Joe Barbito BOSTON, MA – In a Beanpot final rematch at Conte Forum, it was head coach Jerry York and the Eagles who laughed last, defeating the Huskies 3-1 on Senior Night at Conte Forum. It was one of the roughest games Northeastern played this half of the season, and certainly their worst post-Beanpot…
