Huskies fail to make Division 1-A Navy blue
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- In recent years, Division 1-AA teams that have lost close games to lower-echelon 1-A programs have scoffed at talk of moral victories. Therefore, it wasn't surprising yesterday to see Northeastern players disappointed after losing to Navy, 28-24.
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Since taking over as football coach at the University of Massachusetts in the spring, Don Brown has placed his mark on the team he helped lead to the 1998 Division 1-AA national championship as defensive coordinator. Imagine how difficult it will be for the Minutemen to play today's season opener at Delaware State as if their charismatic mentor doesn't exist.
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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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Jasmine Crew scored a team-high 16 points and Northeastern survived a late surge from Drexel as the host Huskies defeated the Dragons, 59-54, last night for their first Colonial Athletic Association victory.
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Cornell Brockington rushed for 73 yards for the Huskies (8-4), who were playing in their first-ever bowl game since moving to Division IA in 2002.
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With the Huskies reeling at 0-4 - the only member of a Bowl Championship Series conference left without a win â-an Jose State suddenly looms as the only team left on the schedule that UW will be favored to beat.
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When the day began, he was the nation's leading scorer. When it was over, he was trying to regain his scoring touch. Jose Juan Barea was held to a season-low 12 points last night as Wright State subdued Northeastern, 59-53, in the Huskies' home opener.
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One might assume there was little reason for optimism. The University of New Hampshire, a once-mighty Division 1-AA program that has posted just one winning record since 1997, entered last night's game against defending Division 1-AA national champion and top-ranked Delaware battling staph infections that sidelined many of its players.
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Washington didn't just beat rugged UCLA. The Huskies beat up the big, bad Bruins - literally socked one of them in the nose.
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Navy's injury-depleted defense is struggling, having only forced six punts this season and allowing opponents to average 30.1 points and five yards per carry.
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In its previous game, Northeastern rallied from a 9-point deficit late in the second half and beat Harvard in overtime. Yesterday, the Huskies made certain late-game drama wouldn't be necessary.
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Neither the Washington Huskies nor their fans enjoyed the slow, grind-it-own style run by their cross-state rival. Nate Robinson scored 13 points and the No. 10 Huskies moved into a tie for the Pac-10 lead with a 66-48 victory over Washington State on Sunday.
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The WAC is better than the Big East. I became convinced of that this past weekend after watching Boise State dismantle Oregon State and Fresno State pummel then-No.
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American fails to earn the school's first bid to the NCAA Tournament with Wednesday's 56-48 loss to Holy Cross in the Patriot League title game.
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The Huskies opened conference play on a high note Thursday night at the Prudential Center, in a game that turned into a mismatch in the second half.
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The loss did not sit well with Northeastern quarterback Anthony Orio and his teammates. But what ate at Orio more was his offense's inability to finish what it started in last Saturday's 27-0 loss at Northwestern.
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The Washington Huskies pay a visit to Notre Dame Stadium for the first time since 1996. The Fighting Irish (2-1) will look to extend their winning streak to three games while the Huskies