The women's soccer team lost to Manhattan 1-0 Friday night at Parsons Field. Freshman goalkeeper Stephanie Gordon made four saves in her collegiate debut. Sophomore Tinna Nielsen played a solid game on defense while freshman Gabbi Jatkola tried to spark the offense. The Huskies host St. Francis (Pa.) on Sunday at 1 p.m. That game will be on live web video at GoNU.TV.
• Full story & box score (8/29/08)
Volleyball sweeps in opener
The volleyball team defeated Eastern Kentucky in three sets (25-17, 25-23, 25-11) to win its 2008 season opener Friday night at the USF Invitational in Tampa, Fla. Northeastern is back in action Saturday facing Grambling at 11 a.m. and South Florida at 7 p.m.
• Full story coming soon!
Men's hoops defeats Algonquin
Sophomore Vinny Lima had 23 points and senior Eugene Spates had 19 points and 11 rebounds as the men's basketball team defeated Algonquin 84-70 Friday night in Ottawa, Ontario. The Huskies never trailed in the game, improving to 3-1 on their seven-game exhibition schedule in Canada. The Huskies will take a two-day break and resume play on Monday when they meet McGill University in Montreal, Quebec at 7 p.m. Huskies fans can keep track of the trip by reading team manager Matthew Holt's trip update.
• Full story (8/29/08)
• Trip update & photos
Field hockey opens at home Saturday
The field hockey team hosts Northwestern for its first game of the season on Saturday at 3 p.m. at Sweeney Field. The Huskies have a young squad led by senior co-captains Ashley Bascetta and Jillian Wilkes. Bascetta is a preseason All-CAA selection after earning All-CAA second team honors last year. NU was picked third in the CAA coaches poll released last week. Saturday's game will have live web video on GoNU.TV.
Football loses to Ball State
The football team opened the 2008 season with a 48-14 loss to Football Bowl Subdivision opponent Ball State on Thursday night in Muncie, Ind. The Huskies got on the board with a 20-yard rushing touchdown by Greg Abelli and a passing TD from John Sperrazza to Conor Gilmartin-Donohue. Kicker Mat Johnson was successful on both PATs. Defensively, Phil Higgins led NU with nine tackles. Northeastern will be back in action Sept. 13 when the Huskies take on Georgia Southern in Statesboro, Ga. at 6 p.m.
• Full story & box score (8/28/08)
WRBB launches new sports site
WRBB Radio, Northeastern's student radio station, has launched a new web site, WRBBsports.com, which will offer extensive coverage of Northeastern Athletics in addition to the station's current radio coverage. WRBB Sports produces over 300 hours of NU sports coverage each year on 104.9 FM and on the web, and the station is adding new programming and web content this year.
• WRBBsports.com
Three Huskies in the Olympics
Dan Walsh and Marshall Godschalk, both former rowers on the men's crew team, competed in Olympic medal races on Aug. 17 in Beijing. Walsh won a bronze medal after the United States heavyweight eight crew finished third in the A-Final behind winner Canada and runner-up Great Britain. Godschalk, rowing for the Netherlands, finished in sixth in the lightweight four final. Former women's track team member Zara Northover competed in the shot put for Jamaica on Aug. 16, placing 16th in her flight. She was NU's first female representative to the Summer Olympics.
• Rowing: Full story (8/17/08)
• Women's track: Full story (8/16/08)
