The Northeastern University Women’s Ultimate Frisbee team, affectionately known as the Valkyries, has greeted the start of 2010 with a great deal of excitement. For two years running Northeastern Women's Ultimate Frisbee has finished among the top 20 teams out of approximately 300 registered teams in the nation. The Valkyries look to continue their recent success in 2010.
In addition to their anticipated successes on the field the team has decided to exert more effort off the field as a resolution for 2010 and become more involved in the community.
The Valkyries ran a week-long camp for inner city girls, on their Spring Break, encouraging them to lead more active lives. The camp included participation of over 20 Boston youth and approximately 15 of our players.
One of the biggest initiatives the team has taken on has been volunteering at the Greater Boston Food Bank. They did their first volunteer session in early December and had such a good experience that they have decided to make it a monthly event. Seven Ultimate players, out of a total of twenty six volunteers, sorted almost 6,000lbs of food, which amounted to 208 lbs of food sorted per person (the average food sorted per person during one session is 150lbs.) Each person made 160 meals possible as a team they made over 1,160 meals possible!
The Northeastern University Women’s Ultimate Frisbee team is very proud of their accomplishments on the field and in the community and hope to continue to improve upon our frisbee record and our community service as the year continues.
Club Baseball Ranked Eighth in Preseason Poll. The Northeastern University Club Baseball team has achieved a Preseason Ranking of #8 in the National Club Baseball Association (NCBA) Division II poll. The NCBA ranks the Top 15 teams in DII. Penn State is ranked #1 followed by Wyoming, Virginia Commonwealth, Maryland, Hofstra, Denver, Illinois, Northeastern at #8 with SUNY-Binghamton and SIU-Carbondale rounding out the Top Ten. Men's and Women's Alpine Skiing Both Currently In Second Place. The below is an excerpt taken from the USCSA release on January 19, 2010. The summary recaps the division as well as the first races of the season.
Thompson Division: After a weekend off, ECSC Thompson Division eager to resume action at Bromley on January 23 and 24
After a weekend off from divisional competition, the ECSC Thompson Division of the USCSA picks back up, as teams will travel to Bromley Mountain in Peru, VT for two slalom races. Headed into the weekend at Bromley, Castleton State College stands in first place in both the men’s and women’s team standings. Northeastern University and Boston University are tied for second in the women’s field, while the men from Northeastern and Worcester Polytechnic Institute are deadlocked in second.
Earlier in the month on January 9 and 10, the ECSC Thompson Division opened its season with two giant slalom races at Sunday River Resort in Newry, ME. Northeastern University’s Robert Visconti blew away the field in the opening giant slalom of the season, as he posted a two-run time of 1:52.82. Visconti’s closest competitor was Worcester Polytechnic’s Bradley Merrill, who raced to a time of 1:57.79 for second. Tufts University’s Brian Bresee placed third at 2:00.18. Despite not finishing with anyone on the winner’s podium, Castleton took home the team victory. Visconti’s Northeastern team finished second, while Worcester Polytechnic Institute placed third in the ten-team competition. Day two of the men’s giant slalom action saw Castleton’s Gregory Towle take top honors with a time of 1:54.09 to lead his team to victory, while Merrill came close at 1:54.51. Towle’s teammate Steven Zotter picked up his first career podium at 1:54.71. Worcester Polytechnic Institute finished runner-up, as Northeastern held on for third.
In the women’s opening giant slalom, Castleton State College’s Michelle Podnecky snagged the victory with a time of 2:09.43 to lead her team to a first place finish. Marina Vornle from the College of the Holy Cross placed second with a time of 2:13.21, while Brianna Kullberg of Castleton finished third at 2:13.42. Northeastern University and Boston University finished second and third. Day two of the women’s giant slalom resulted in Kullberg winning her first collegiate race with a time of 2:02.51, while Podnecky finished second at 2:07.16. Rebecca Steinhauer of Green Mountain College placed third with a two-run time of 2:09.05 to pick up her first career podium result. Castleton finished first ahead of Boston University (2nd) and Northeastern (3rd).
Women's Hockey Ranked First in Latest Poll. The Northeastern Women's Club Hockey is currently ranked #1 in the East for Division 2 with 5 first place votes in the ranking period. Tied for second place behind the Huskies second are league rival University of Vermont and DVCHL leader University of Delaware. The Huskies achieved their top ranking with strong play on offense, defense and in goal. The next ranking period is December 18th.
Overall the Huskies are undefeated currently sporting a record of 11-0 overall and 9-0 in the NEWCHL. The Huskies have 92 goals for and 1 goal against so far on the year and they have five players in the Top 10 points scored. Christine Fuchs (18), McKenzie Powers (18), Lauren Mormino (15) and both Megan Winters and Hannah Berry tied (14) are all amongst the league leaders.
Husky First as Women's Ice Hockey Beats NCAA DIII Program! The Northeastern University Women's Ice Hockey team opened up their season with two victories this past weekend. They scored wins over NEWCHL league foe University of Connecticut and Plymouth State University; an NCAA Division III varsity program.
The Huskies dominated UCONN from the start scoring six goals in the first period of the game. In the final two frames the Huskies scored seven more times getting a decisive 13-0 victory on home ice. In goal Chelsea Dietz and Kelly Morris teamed up to record the shutout while Mckenzie Powers scored a team high five points (3 goals and 2 assists) keeping pace with her impressive totals from 2008-2009.
Halloween marked a Northeastern Club Hockey first when the Huskies faced off against ECAC East member Plymouth State University. It was the first time in club history that the Huskies have played an NCAA Varsity program. After a scoreless first period, the Huskies exploded in the second scoring 5 goals and finished the game off in the third period earning a 7-0 final. Chelsea Dietz gained her second shutout in as many games and the scoring was led by Karoline Perdios with a goal and three assists, Meredith Harclerode with two goals, freshman Lauren Mormino with two assists, defenseman Christina Pagano with two assists, and Mckenzie Powers adding two more assists. Excellent efforts on the penalty kill from Mandy LaPorta and Shannon Kelleher kept Plymouth State's power play at bay.
On Saturday November 7th the Huskies continue league play with a huge game at 2:30pm against defending league champion University of Vermont, who crushed the Huskies championship hopes in the 8th round of a shootout last season, at Matthews Arena. Sunday the Huskies travel out to Smith College to finish off the weekend.
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