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RICHMOND, VA. — Another season, another agonizing defeat in the CAA Tournament. Anyone will tell you that this one hurt the most. Five seniors leading the way for Northeastern were stopped short in their quest to play for a chance at the NCAA Tournament. Last night at the Richmond Coliseum, the Huskies lost a nailbiter to the William & Mary Tribe, 47-45, after mounting an inspired comeback to take a 1-point lead in the final minute Read more…
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Pardon us for the lack of updates, but the travel and lack of wireless internet in our immediate hotel has been a minor roadblock in reaching out to you, the readers. On our second full day here in Santa Clara, California, we got to take in a lot of basketball. First, a Huskies practice at the Leavey Center, home of the Santa Clara Broncos, and then we watched the local Golden State Warriors take down the powerhouse Boston Celtics. Don’t worry, we also were able to fit in tons of game prep for tomorrow night’s match up between the Huskies and the Broncos in the first round of the Cable Car Classic. The Huskies will be taking the court at 9 PM EST followed by the Kent St./Wofford match up immediately following. Northeastern will look to continue their winning ways coming off a victory in the 7th place game v. SMU in the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic where they shot 56% from the field and deployed some ferocious defensive tactics.
Make sure to catch all the action starting at 8:50 PM EST on your home for Huskies sports 104.9 WRBB on WRBBSPORTS.com and also on your radio dials in the Boston area on 104.9 FM.
From not-so-sunny Santa Clara, Farewell.
P.S. I miss saying Aloha.
- Will Klaynman
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On our final full day in Hawaii the Huskies get there first victory of the holiday road trip with a statement victory against Southern Methodist University. After a 6 a.m. wake up call we boarded the bus and headed over to the stadium. From the time this team entered the stadium for warm-ups, to the opening tip all the way through the rest of the game this team had some extra hop in there step.
This was a critical game for the Huskies to get back on top and the whole team stepped up. Terrific unselfish play by the Huskies, coupled with awful fundamentals by SMU led to a Husky victory. They controlled the game from the opening tip and now we enjoy our final rays of sun while in Hawaii before heading to California. We fly out tomorrow afternoon, for a 6-hour flight to the San Francisco area and then we will bus it down to Santa Clara for the tournament.
The team will have two full days to prepare for their first game against the host team for the Cable Car Classic, Santa Clara University. It should be a lot of fun and myself and Will are going to take you through all the action. Look out for more blog posts and tweets as we still have 6 days left on this holiday road trip as the Huskies still have an opportunity to come out of this trip with winning record. Merry Christmas to everybody as myself and Will would like to give a special happy holidays to our families back home. Aloha and talk to you all soon.
Jason and Willie
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Another 7 A.M. HST wake up call was on the schedule for us radio announcers and the Northeastern Men’s Basketball team. This early wake up time was earned through a first round loss to the St. Mary’s Gaels. Unfortunately, we’ll be starting even earlier on Friday after the Huskies lost to the Western Michigan University Broncos.
The same issues that plagued them in Game 1 were recurring early this morning. The Huskies allowed 10+ 3-pointers for the 3rd consecutive game on the way to a 75-60 loss at the hands of the Broncos. An ugly game to call from start to finish led to every Husky player touching the floor; even freshman Dinko Marshavelski seeing his first action of the year. Now the Huskies will go on to face the loser of SMU/Charleston in the final game of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic on Christmas Day at 2 P.M. EST with pregame coverage starting at 1:50 P.M. EST. We will be the only broadcast team covering the game on 104.9 WRBB and WRBBSPORTS.com. Make sure to tune in to hear the Huskies try and bounce back while you’re opening your presents under the tree.
Myself and Jason will be taking in the sun and surroundings on our day off tomorrow. Look out for another post choc full of pictures detailing our travels.
Aloha!
- Will Klaynman
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And another tough loss for the Northeastern Husky basketball team. After an early wake up for the basketball team along with myself and Will we headed over to the stadium for our 10 a.m. (HST) tip against St. Mary’s. In what was another tough battle for the Huskies they could not get that one big stop or that one big play to get them over the hump to drop there record to 2-6.
Janning continues to improve his game on the inside and Adako had arguably his best game of the year but in the end it was not enough. The Huskies did not hit a 3 pt FG and the Gaels hit ten and that was it for the NU men’s team. Western Michigan is the next opponent for Bill Coens squad tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. HST and 3 pm back home in Boston. Myself and Will are continuing our coverage at 2:50 tomorrow and until then we will continue to enjoy the beautiful weather out here in Honolulu, Hawaii. Aloha means good-bye.
– Jason Lavine and Will Klaynman
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Aloha! Yes, it’s a tad cliche, but what else is there to say. Will and Jason here at the beautiful Waikiki Sheraton on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii. We arrived late last night after an arduous 11 hour flight and after quickly checking out our surroundings, our hotel beds beckoned. It is about 8:40 A.M. Hawaii time and we are just getting set to head over to the Stan Sheriff Center for some early morning shoot around and practice. This will be the team’s first practice in Hawaii as they get set to take on the St. Mary’s Gaels in the first round of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic. Make sure to tune in to WRBBSPORTS.com tomorrow at 3 P.M. ET to hear your Northeastern Huskies try and take down the high-scoring Gaels in what is sure to be an exciting matchup. Myself and Jason will be bringing you all the action live on the mic and with blog posts chronicling our days in the sun following the team. Some may even be accompanied with photo proof that, yes, we are in Hawaii.
Don’t forget to tune in tomorrow at 3 P.M. on your flagship station for Huskies Basketball, 104.9 WRBB and WRBBSPORTS.com
Aloha!
–Will Klaynman
- Sheraton Waikiki
willieklaynman The Dog Pound Holiday Road Trip
