Drexel steps out to an early lead, and despite a comeback effort, the Dragons pulled away late to secure the win, 71-53.
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The Huskies won their fourth straight game, their longest streak of the season, with a 60-57 victory at home against the Georgia State Panthers, who entered the game tied for first place in the CAA.
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Panthers head coach Ron Hunter addressed the media following a 60-57 loss at Northeastern. He discussed his team’s recent success, and how this season has been an adjustment for both him and his team.
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Bill Coen talked about a solid team effort that led NU to a home victory against a tough, defensive team that had been tied for first in the conference standings.
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Monday, January 167:00 p.m. – CAA Full Court Press
6:45 p.m. – Huskies Basketball Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Basketball: Huskies vs. Georgia State Panthers
from Matthews Arena
with Andy Towne, Chris Tramontozzi, and David Kroopnick
Thursday, January 198:00 p.m. – Hockey East This Week
Frozen Fenway recap & more
Friday, January 203:00 p.m. – Dog Pound Sports Sound
6:45 p.m. – Huskies Hockey Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Hockey: Huskies at #11 UMass-Lowell Riverhawks
from Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Mass.
with Alex Faust and Ben Horner
2:00 p.m. – Northeastern Women’s Hockey: Huskies vs. UNH Wildcats
from Matthews Arena
with Andy Towne and Craig White
WRBB Sports Extra
3:45 p.m. – Huskies Basketball Pre-Game
4:00 p.m. – Northeastern Basketball: Huskies at Drexel Dragons
from the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pa.
with Patrick McHugh and Brandon Challener
6:00 p.m. – TBA
6:45 p.m. – Huskies Hockey Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Hockey: Huskies vs. #11 UMass-Lowell Riverhawks
from Matthews Arena
with Alex Faust, Ben Horner, and David Kroopnick
What happened?
The Huskies got off to a less than desirable start Wednesday night at Hofstra, and that’s putting it kindly. An 0 for 8 start from the floor, combined with a 4 for 6 start from Hofstra, put the visiting Huskies in an early 9-0 hole and forced NU head coach Bill Coen to go to his bench immediately to try and light a spark. The jump start instead came courtesy of Joel Smith, who ran off eight points of his own as Northeastern responded with a 12-0 run to take a 12-9 lead just prior to the second media timeout of the half. From that point on both clubs exchanged leads, four times to be exact, and entered the locker room knotted up at 24.
The scoring picked up in the second half as the Pride’s Nathaniel Lester began to establish himself down low. The Pride held a lead for the majority of the stanza, but the Huskies never fell behind by any more than seven points as Jonathan Lee, who only had two points in the first half, began to heat up as the contest wore on. Lee kept the Huskies in the game, at one point scoring 13 of his team’s 15 points in a seven minute stretch. Much like the his teammate Lee, Husky freshman Quincy Ford came to life when his team needed him, scoring all nine of his points in the second half, scoring six straight points for his team at one juncture. Lee and Smith led Northeastern down the stretch as a Lee jumper tied the score at 56 with 2:45 to go.
After the Pride went back up by three, Smith converted on a three-point play to again make things even with 1:47 on the clock. Ford gave Northeastern a 62-60 lead with two free throws with 48 ticks remaining, but a Lester layup immediately after tied it at 62 with 41 seconds to go. On the ensuing possession, NU used the majority of the shot clock until Lee calmly drilled a mid-range jump shot with 9.7 seconds remaining to push the visitors ahead 64-62. Hofstra looked to Lester on the next trip up the floor, but the senior stepped out of bounds near his bench and gave the ball back to Northeastern. Lee had a chance to ice the game with free throws with 4.6 remaining, but could not convert on the one-and-one try. Hofstra grabbed the missed shot and sent a last second heave from half court, but the heave fell short and the Huskies escaped with a 64-62 victory.
Player of the Game:
Give it up for the captains, Lee and Smith. Quite simply, without these two Northeastern leaves Long Island as losers. Smith finished with 19 points on 6 of 13 shooting and doing most of his damage in the first half while his teammates struggled to get going. Smith’s scoring punch helped prevent the Pride from blowing the doors open in the first 10 minutes of the game. Lee, meanwhile, saved his best for last as he poured in 19 of his 21 points in the second half to finish as the game’s leading scorer. Lee shot 9 of 13 from the floor and only turned the ball over once all game. When Husky fans envisioned success this season they drew it up this way, with Lee and Smith leading the charge. It says a lot about these two – both as players and leaders – that they individually shouldered the load at different points in the game when their team really needed them. Read more…
Huskies head man Bill Coen comments on the contributions of Jonathan Lee and Joel Smith in his team’s 64-62 win at Hofstra.
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A frustrated Mo Cassara, joined by Pride players Dwan McMillan, Nathaniel Lester and Stephen Nwaukoni, talk about the Pride’s narrow defeat.
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Monday, January 97:00 p.m. – CAA Full Court Press
6:45 p.m. – Huskies Basketbll Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Basketball – Huskies at Hofstra Pride
from the Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, N.Y.
with Patrick McHugh and Chris Tramontozzi
Thursday, January 129:00 p.m. – Hockey East This Week
3:00 p.m. – Dog Pound Sports Sound
Winter break recap; Rivalry weekend preview
7:15 p.m. – Huskies Hockey Pre-Game
7:30 p.m. – Northeastern Hockey: Huskies vs. #6 Boston University Terriers
from Matthews Arena
with Alex Faust, Ben Horner, and Jack Thaler
12:45 p.m. – Huskies Basketball Pre-Game
1:00 p.m. – Northeastern Basketball: Huskies vs. William & Mary Tribe
with Patrick McHugh and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
from Matthews Arena
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3:45 p.m. – Huskies Hockey Pre-Game
4:00 p.m. – Northeastern Hockey: Huskies vs. #4 Boston College Eagles
from Fenway Park
with Alex Faust, Ben Horner, and Craig White
In the first edition of the CAA Full Court Press in 2012, we talked about the surprises in the standings through four league games, and we discussed who we think would be on mid-season All-CAA and CAA All-Rookie teams.
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After a back and forth first half Jonathan Lee and Quincy Ford deliver in crunch time to lead the Huskies to a 68-56 road win at James Madison.
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