On Saturday night, the Northeastern volleyball team accomplished something they were not able to complete last year: sweeping the season series against Hofstra University.
Northeastern’s men’s hockey team is off to a phenomenal start this season. They are ranked 14th in the country by the latest USCHO poll after beating the defending NCAA champion and then-No. 1 Boston College and then-No. 19 Merrimack last week.
Sophomore midfielder Caroline Judge netted her third goal in as many games and senior forward Nicky Graham earned the game-winning, overtime goal against the then-No. 25 University of Maine as the Huskies split the weekend.
After an 8-1 combined weekend record, the Huskies found themselves sitting nationally ranked and recognized with Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and Hockey East weekly awards.
The men’s hockey team’s 3-1 victory over reigning national champions and United States College Hockey Online No. 1 Boston College tonight at Matthews Arena headlined Homecoming Weekend.
For much of Wednesday night’s Hockey East season-opener, the men’s hockey team gave the 1,350 fans at Matthews Arena a glimpse of the future, and began to rectify previous seasons’ woes by winning their first season-opener since 2007 with a 4-2 win over Merrimack College.
With two victories over the weekend against James Madison and George Mason Universities, the Northeastern volleyball team moved to a perfect 5-0 this season in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).
Freshman forward Deirdre Duke tallied two second-half goals and sophomore midfielder Caroline Judge netted two goals in her home state as the Huskies put up a 5-0 shutout over the University of Delaware Blue Hens on Friday.
Two proved to be the magic number for the women’s hockey team this weekend. In two games, the Huskies picked up two wins on the road and had two players recognized by the Women’s Hockey East Association (WHEA).
Northeastern women’s swimming and diving held its preseason Red vs. Black meet Saturday in preparation for its first match on Oct. 27 at home against the University of New Hampshire.
With fall varsity sports now in full swing, the cross country team made the trek to Westfield on Sunday to compete in the New England Championships. The men’s team placed ninth in a field of 37 teams and the women’s team placed 29th.