Huskies hold off Orange
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Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun said he was quite scared entering last night's big showdown with Syracuse and longtime rival and friend Jim Boeheim.
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After nearly a four-year absence, Connecticut is back at No. 1. The Huskies received 49 of the 50 first-place votes Monday in The Associated Press poll after being ranked second all season. Tennessee had been No. 1 since the preseason poll, but lost to Stanford 73-69 in overtime Saturday night.
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Shawn Brady threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Shane Hopkins in the second overtime to give Northeastern a 37-34 victory over Hofstra yesterday in Hempstead, N.Y., snapping the Huskies' four-game losing streak. Brady finished 17 of 31 for 237yards for the Huskies (4-6, 3-4 Atlantic 10). He also caught a 40-yard TD pass on a flea-flicker from running back Cory ...
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When Syracuse&#39;s offense struggled, the seventh-ranked Orange stepped up their perimeter defense. Hakim Warrick had 22 points and 14 rebounds and Syracuse held Albany to 6-of-25 shooting on 3-pointers in a 72-55 victory on Tuesday night.
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Northeastern and Binghamton were locked in a back-and-forth struggle before Jose Juan Barea took charge. The junior guard scored 15 of his game-high 28 points in the final five minutes to lead the Huskies to a 75-68 victory at Solomon Court yesterday.
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Washington's Brandon Roy blocks Julius Hodge's game-tying field goal attempt in the final seconds as the Huskies beat N.C. State, 68-64.
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Jessica Moore scored 19 points and led a 15-0 run late in the first half that broke open a tight game and led No. 9 Connecticut past Pittsburgh, 89-53, last night, for the visiting Huskies' fifth consecutive victory.
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Paul Harris scored 22 points and freshman Donte Greene added 18 to lead Syracuse to a 77-70 victory over No. 8 Georgetown on Saturday, a huge win in terms of keeping the Orange's postseason hopes alive.
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Syracuse wasn&#39;t able to follow Boston College to the Atlantic Coast Conference or stop the Eagles from leaving the Big East. The one thing the Orange could do was deprive
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NORTHEASTERN (2-1) vs. WILLIAM &amp; MARY (2-1) When/where: Tomorrow, 1 p.m., Williamsburg, Va. Radio: WJIB (740 AM). Last season: NU won, 48-14. Comments: The Huskies crushed Towson last Saturday, 27-3. Senior FS Gavin Potter was named Atlantic 10 defensive player of the week for his 10-tackle, 2-interception, 1-sack game. Junior TB Anthony Riley had 117 rushing yards. William &amp; Mary ...
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Prior to last night, the last time Northeastern faced Boston University was when the Huskies were throttled in the opening round of the Beanpot Feb. 5. Since then, NU had struggled with a 2-3-1 record, while BU had gone 4-1-1, including a victory for the Beanpot title.
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The eighth-ranked Connecticut Huskies narrowly avoided their first two-game losing streak in 12 seasons, beating South Florida, 75-65, last night with Barbara Turner getting 8 of her 23 points in overtime.
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Northeastern quarterback Shawn Brady engaged in an aerial duel with Villanova's Marvin Burroughs, but the Huskies held on to win, 34-30, at Parsons Field yesterday because their defense took advantage of the lone turnover in the game.
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The 22nd-ranked Washington Huskies (3-0) conclude their treacherous run through the Great Alaska Shootout bracket, meeting No. 19 Alabama (4-0) in the championship game on Saturday, Nov. 27.
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BLACKSBURG, Va. -- The Northeastern football squad is accustomed to making trips to Virginia to play the likes of James Madison, Richmond, and William &amp; Mary, but the Huskies got a taste of the best Virginia has to offer in their season opener yesterday.
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With an 82-71 victory over North Carolina, the Huskies answered questions about whether they could hold their own against an elite team after losing two key starters to season-ending injuries.
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Northeastern has developed an outstanding first line, and the Huskies were able to hold off the University of Massachusetts, 2-1, at Matthews Arena last night on the strength of a power-play goal by top-line center Jason Guerriero and a shorthanded score by linemate Mike Morris. Jared Mudryk, the third member of the line, assisted on Guerriero's goal.