The Huskies' 2008-09 non-conference schedule has been released and it includes five games at home, two games at Big East opponents and three games at other New England schools. The Huskies will open the season on Friday, Nov. 14 at St. John's, and then they will travel to West Virginia on Tuesday, Nov. 21 to play a Mountaineers team that is coming off an NCAA Tournament appearance. The Huskies open their home slate on Friday, Nov. 21 against Marist. Other home games include matchups with Boston University, Holy Cross, Delaware State and Harvard. The Huskies will also travel to Rhode Island, Stony Brook, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
• Full story (6/12/08)
Chelsea Perry joins coaching staff
Chelsea Perry has been named an assistant coach of the women’s basketball team, head coach Daynia La-Force Mann announced Thursday. Perry comes to Northeastern after spending four years as an assistant coach at Union County College in Cranford, N.J., where she helped lead her team to consecutive Region XIX and Garden State Athletic Conference championships.
• Full story (5/22/08)
La-Force Mann featured in St. Lucia newspapers
Huskies' head coach Daynia La-Force Mann was recently featured in two newspapers in her native St. Lucia in the caribbean. La-Force Mann was first profiled in the St. Lucia Mirror, followed by a profile in the St. Lucia Star. La-Force Mann was also the subject of a sit-down interview on a St. Lucia TV show, where she described her upbringings and current success at Northeastern.
Robinson added to recruiting class
Head coach Danyia La-Force Mann has announced the addition of Chanez Robinson (Newark, N.J./Malcolm X Shabazz) to her 2008 recruiting class, bolstering an already strong group of incoming freshmen. A 6’2 center, Robinson led Shabazz to the New Jersey Tournament of Champions title in 2006 and 2008.
• Full story (5/1/08)
Huskies fourth most improved in Division I
The Huskies were the fourth most improved team in Division I women’s basketball in 2007-08, according to the NCAA. Northeastern won just four games in 2006-07, but turned things around this past season by earning 14 wins overall and eight in the CAA. The Huskies’ season featured a seven-game winning streak and a trip to the CAA quarterfinals. Northeastern comes in behind Winthrop, Syracuse, and Dayton on the list.
• Full story (4/28/08)
• Division I Most Improved
Feldman, Walton named 2008-09 co-captains
Ashlee Feldman and Kendra Walton will serve as the Huskies’ co-captains for the 2008-09 season, head coach Daynia La-Force Mann announced Wednesday. Feldman, a senior next year, is averaging 11.3 points per game for her career and has started 63 games. Walton, a junior next season, tied for the team lead in rebounds last year and was the Huskies’ third leading scorer.
• Full story (4/16/08)
La-Force Mann announces 2008 recruits
Head coach Daynia La-Force Mann has announced the Huskies’ 2008 recruiting class. Kashaia Cannon (Providence, R.I./Bay View HS) Jamie Conroy (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Ford), Kristina Coppolino (Holmdel, N.J./Red Bank Catholic), Jayne Cox (Princeton, Ohio/Princeton), Daniela Iervolino (Manhasset, N.Y./St. John’s the Baptist), and Brittany Wilson (Providence, R.I./Bay View HS) will make up the class of 2012 for the Huskies.
• Full story (11/26/07)
