It's been a while.

Sorry for not posting the past week. My lack of posts certainly doesn't reflect the lack of news in Northeastern athletics. The men's hockey team tied both games in a home-and-home series with Boston University. I was at Agganis and Matthews both nights and the atmosphere was amazing. Agganis may be the newer facility, but the fans at Matthews were unbelievable Saturday night. With the ties, Northeastern is still one point ahead of Boston University for the top spot in Hockey East.

The men's basketball team got back on track, winning its BracketBuster game with Wright State Saturday. The game was on ESPN2 and it was pretty cool to see Northeastern on national TV, especially since they emerged with a win against a pretty solid Raider team. Overall the CAA went 8-4 in BracketBusters. It's highly unlikely the conferences gets two bids this year, but this strong showing can only help down the road.

A bit of sad news this weekend too. Senior tight end Brian Mandeville, who was invited the NFL combine had barely gotten to Indianapolis when combine doctors found a problem during his routine physical. It turns out he has a problem with one of his heart valves and his playing career is likely over. Yahoo! Sports and the Huntington News have the story. By all accounts it sounds like Mandeville is strong character guy, so while this is definately a shame, he'll hopefully be able to move on with his life. It's fortunate this was found before it surfaced on the field.

The baseball team starts it season tomorrow, taking on Division II Eckerd at 7 p.m., before scrimmaging the Boston Red Sox Saturday at 1 p.m. I'll be in Florida starting Friday and will be sure to post pictures and updates from the game.

The swimming and diving team ended the season 7-6 (2-3 CAA) and will compete at the conference championship from Feb. 23-28 in Fairfax Va. NU finished fifth in the championship last season.

Women's hockey wrapped up the regular season this weekend, getting swept by BU. The Huskies will have a quick turn around, as they will face the Terriers 3 p.m. this Saturday at Walter Brown arena.


The women's basketball team split a pair of games, topping William & Mary on the road and giving first place Drexel all they could handle before falling in overtime. Guard Brittany Wilson was named CAA Rookie of the Week for the third time this season.