Last week, Northeastern announced that long-time soccer coach Ed Matz was leaving the school. Jared Shafran and Patrick McHugh from WRBB and the Huntington News talked to Ed about his reasons for leaving, future plans, as well as his thoughts about the team.
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Greg Cronin talks to the media after Saturday’s victory.
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It’s our final show in November, so we have a feast of Huskies sports to cover this weekend. Building on the serious, unbiased program from last night, we continue our banter this afternoon beginning at 3:00 p.m. right here at WRBBsports.com:
- Northeastern hockey wraps up their 3-game homestand this Friday against Providence - is this weekend a must-sweep for the Huskies? Will Providence continue their good run of play?
- Hockey East is still tightly-packed, and two of the bottom three teams are NU and BU. What does Northeastern have to do, in order to climb out of the early-season cellar?
- Huskies hoops returns home to face Utah State. What went wrong for NU at Siena on Tuesday, and can it be fixed for this Saturday’s big game? What do you think the turnout will be for the new N-Zone fan section?
- CAA basketball is struggling in out-of-conference play, but there are a few bright spots. Will the rest of the conference follow the good wins for UNC-Wilmington and William & Mary?
- Huskies football wraps up their season, and as strange as it sounds, NU could actually improve their year-to-year win total if they can beat 1-9 Rhode Island.
- The Six Pack (we hope!) and Last Call
Tune in today beginning at 3:00 p.m., and share your opinions on the show. Call (617) 373-2658 or send an e-mail to sports@wrbbradio.org - listen live right here on WRBBsports.com!
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First hour: Women’s soccer and hockey talk, with a football preview thrown in as well:
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Second hour: Men’s basketball head coach Bill Coen joins us for an interview, and we preview the 2009-2010 season
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Greg Cronin announced today that sophomore forward Steve Quailer will be out indefinitely for the 2009-2010 season. As WRBB Sports reported yesterday, Quailer suffered an ACL injury in the third period of the team’s exhibition game last Saturday against St. Thomas.
With the season opening Friday night, this is not the news that the Huskies were hoping for. Nevertheless, it looks like they will have to rely on the other guys to step it up this season.
Below is a piece of the Northeastern release.
“BOSTON - Northeastern men’s hockey coach Greg Cronin announced has that sophomore forward Steve Quailer will be out indefinitely for the 2009-10 season after suffering a lower body injury in the team’s exhibition contest against St. Thomas on Oct. 3, 2009.
Quailer endured the injury in the third period when a member of St. Thomas collided with him in Northeastern’s offensive zone.”
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We sprint into October, where the leaves are changing, the temperature is dropping, and hockey again takes center-stage. On today’s show:
- Football’s woes continue. What is it going to take for them to get a win this season, and who will have to step up to make that a reality?
- WRBB’s Patrick McHugh calls in with his weekly breakdown of Huskies football
- We expand on our pre-season hockey talk as we look back at Hockey East media day, playing more interview clips from Wednesday, and look at tomorrow’s exhibition game
- This week’s Northeastern Insider is USCHO.com senior writer Scott Weighart, who will join us in studio in the third hour of the program.
- We’ll have the six pack, last call, and as always, your opinions on Huskies sports!
Tune in today at 3 p.m. on air (104.9-FM) or online (right here at wrbbsports.com) for the quality educational community program that is the Dog Pound Sports Sound.
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WRBB Sports’ weekly column appears Mondays in the Huntington News. Jared Shafran is the men’s hockey beat writer for the Huntington News. The opinions expressed are solely those of the author.
I cannot wait to be in attendance for the first game of the year at the newly-renovated Matthews Arena. All the news coming out about the project has been positive. Everyone who has seen it has commented to me about its brilliance. The place and the teams that play there are gearing up for a big season and all of the arena’s new features have created a big buzz on campus.
The slogan “Now is the Time” has been repeatedly used by the Athletics Department when referring to its sports, and when athletic director Peter Roby addresses the media, he wants to talk not about just one or two of his teams, but about all 17 of the school’s sports. Now all the talk about the renovation brings up a burning question for fans of Northeastern athletics. Read more…
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During our first full three-hour show of the year, topics ranged from the new basketball recruits, to the football team’s performance, and even a look at the upcoming hockey season.
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*The opinions expressed are solely those of the panelists and not those of WRBB, Northeastern University, sponsors, partners, or affiliates.
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WRBB Sports is confirming that Eugene Spates will be playing basketball next season. Spates will play for a team in Luxembourg. Spates is currently back in the Boston area to train with the team before he takes the trip east. Stay tuned to wrbbsports.com for more information soon. Spates has confirmed via his twitter account, @Genespates
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