NORTHEASTERN 2020-21 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAMEDAY INFORMATION GAME NORTHEASTERN (4-11, 3-9 CAA) at UNCW (3-10, 0-7 CAA) TV NESN 16 FEB. 20, 2021 // 1 p.m. // WILMINGTON, N.C. // TRASK COLISEUM STREAM FloHoops LIVE STATS NUHuskies.com/stats HUSKIES vs. SEAHAWKS featured seven or more 3-point field goals. TWITTER @GoNUwbasketball • Northeastern sports the favorable 17-11 lead in the INSTAGRAM @gonuwbasketball all-time series against UNCW, though has only triumphed CAA WEEKLY STANDOUTS once during its last four trips to Trask Coliseum. • Both Stella Clark and Maddie Vizza shared in CAA weekly honors on Feb. 15: Clark garnered Honorable Mention SCHEDULE & RESULTS • Feb. 2 vs. UNCW (W, 63-61): The Huskies staged one Player of the Week while Vizza was named the league’s Rookie of the Week. DECEMBER of their most dramatic wins of the 2019-20 season as Wed 16 at UMass Lowell L, 59-69 senior Shannon Todd drained the go-ahead 3-pointer with 23.4 seconds to go in regulation. Todd’s jumper sent RED-HOT HUSKIES Sun 20 MAINE NESN L, 62-63 Northeastern on its way to the 63-61 victory at Cabot • With two anticipated weeks remaining in the CAA Center, allowing NU to set the program record for best regular season calendar, Northeastern is turning up the JANUARY nine-game CAA start (6-3). heat at the right time. Sat 2 at Elon * FLOHOOPS PPD Sun 3 at Elon * FLOHOOPS PPD • Feb. 28 at UNCW (L, 61-48): NU received three dou- • After shooting 38% from the field across their first Mon 4 DELAWARE * NESN L, 59-86 ble-digit scoring outings from Mossi Staples (12 points), eight games of the season, the Huskies have shot 46% Tue 5 DELAWARE * NESN L, 61-68 Kendall Currence (10) and Ayanna Dublin (10), but was during their last seven outings. The same can be said Thu 7 HOFSTRA * NESN L, 57-68 unable to flip its five-point halftime deficit, settling for about Northeastern’s 3-point shooting, where NU has Sat 9 at Hofstra * FLOHOOPS W, 54-53 the 61-48 defeat in late February. witnessed a jump from 26% to 38% across the same Sat 16 CHARLESTON * FLOHOOPS PPD respective intervals. Sun 17 CHARLESTON * FLOHOOPS PPD QUITE THE SENIOR DAY Tue 19 at Manhattan ESPN+ W, 62-50 • Northeastern sent off the two members of its 2021 DUBLIN GOES OFF Mon 25 at James Madison * FLOHOOPS L, 49-67 senior class – Stella Clark and Ayanna Dublin – with the • Senior Ayanna Dublin recorded one of the best outings Tue 26 at James Madison * FLOHOOPS W, 77-69 stirring 72-62 victory on Feb. 14 against Towson that was of her five-year Northeastern career on Feb. 13 against Sat 30 DREXEL * FLOHOOPS L, 64-79 accented by a number of high points. Towson. Sun 31 DREXEL * FLOHOOPS L, 56-58 • With 0.4 seconds remaining in regulation, Clark hit • Dublin nearly produced the first triple-double under FEBRUARY two free throws to notch her team leading 26th and Kelly Cole’s seven-year head coaching tenure, pairing 13 27th points of the afternoon, bringing her career total points with her career highs in rebounds (13) and assists Sat 6 at Delaware * FLOHOOPS L, 47-59 dead even at 1,000 career points. The four-year guard (seven). Sun 7 at Delaware * FLOHOOPS L, 59-65 became the 23rd member to join the Huskies’ four-digit Sat 13 TOWSON * FLOHOOPS L, 69-90 scoring club, including the fourth such player to compete NORTHEASTERN TO Play4Kay Sun 14 TOWSON * FLOHOOPS W, 72-62 exclusively under the leadership of seventh-year head • Northeastern proudly hosted its annual Play4Kay Game Sat 20 at UNCW * FLOHOOPS 1 p.m. coach Kelly Cole. on Feb. 14, during which NU drew awareness to and fund- Sun 21 at UNCW * FLOHOOPS 1 p.m. raising for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund, as named after the Sun 28 HOFSTRA * FLOHOOPS 2 p.m. • Freshman guard Maddie Vizza also stole the Senior Day late North Carolina State women’s basketball head coach. spotlight, setting the program’s freshman single-game MARCH 3-point record courtesy of her seven perimeter baskets. • The Huskies picked up their first Play4Kay home victory Tue 3 at Hofstra * FLOHOOPS 7 p.m. The NU rookie elevated her first-year scoring high to 23 since the 2017-18 season, collecting the 72-62 win Wed 10 CAA first round ^ TBD points, achieving the program’s 11th performance that against Towson. Thu 11 CAA quarterfinals ^ TBD Fri 12 CAA semifinals ^ TBD CAA STANDINGS Sat 13 CAA championship ^ TBD CONFERENCE OVERALL Home games in BOLD CAPS (Cabot Center) RK TEAM W-L PCT H A W-L PCT H A N L10 STK All times EST and subject to change 1 Delaware 13-1 .929 7-0 6-1 16-2 .889 9-0 7-2 0-0 9-1 W4 * CAA game 2 Towson 6-2 .750 5-0 1-2 11-4 .733 8-1 3-3 0-0 7-3 L1 ^ CAA Women’s Basketball Championship (Elon, N.C.) 3 James Madison 7-4 .636 5-1 2-3 11-7 .611 8-2 3-5 0-0 6-4 W1 4 Drexel 6-4 .600 1-2 5-2 9-6 .600 2-2 7-4 0-0 5-5 L2 5 Hofstra 4-6 .400 2-3 2-3 6-10 .375 3-4 3-6 0-0 4-6 W2 6 Elon 3-5 .375 2-2 1-3 7-7 .500 4-2 3-5 0-0 4-6 L2 7 College of Charleston 2-4 .333 2-2 0-2 6-6 .500 5-2 1-4 0-0 5-5 L2 8 Northeastern 3-9 .250 1-6 2-3 4-11 .267 1-7 3-4 0-0 4-6 W1 9 UNCW 0-7 .000 0-2 0-5 3-10 .231 2-4 1-6 0-0 1-9 L9 -- William & Mary * 3-5 .375 2-2 1-3 6-7 .462 3-3 3-4 0-0 5-5 L1 * Opted out from remainder of 2020-21 season on Feb. 12 QUICK FACTS CLARK’S CHASE FOR 1,000 wins list after the Huskies’ Jan. 19 victory at Manhattan. GENERAL INFORMATION • Senior point guard Stella Clark became the 23rd mem- • She enters Saturday’s game four wins shy of tying Location ...................................................................... Boston, Mass. ber to join Northeastern’s 1,000-point scoring club when Founded ....................................................................................... 1898 she hit two free throws on Feb. 14 against Towson with Daynia La-Force for second place all-time: Enrollment ............................................................................... 19,055 0.4 seconds remaining in regulation. Nickname ............................................................................... Huskies Rk Player Years Wins Mascot ......................................................................................... Paws • Clark - who made her 100th career Northeastern 1 Joy Malchodi 1980-2000 280 Alignment ......................................................................... NCAA Div. I appearance that same Senior Day - finished the game 2 Daynia La-Force 2006-14 88 Conference ................................... Colonial Athletic Association averaging a clean mark of 10.0 points per game across 3 Kelly Cole 2014-pres. 84 Home facility .............................................. Cabot Center (1,800) her NU tenure. 4 Jeanne Rowlands 1968-78 81 Alternate ........................................... Matthews Arena (5,066) President ................................................................ Dr. Joseph Aoun • The veteran point guard has registered seven career • With Cole at the helm, Northeastern has turned into a Athletic director ........................................................... Jeff Konya 20-point scoring games, topping out twice at 28 points routine postseason contender, earning national tourna- Athletic department phone ............................ (617) 373-2672 - including once this season during the Huskies’ Jan. 26 ment berths during 2018 (WBI) and 2019 (WNIT). win at James Madison. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS • Along the way, Cole has led the Huskies to two of their Associate ath. dir., comm. .......................... Scott MacDonald FOUR AGAINST THE FIRST-PLACE HENS deepest CAA tournament runs (2016, 2019 semifinals), Senior assistant director .................................... Sky Kerstein • Northeastern competed in its third and fourth season to setting the program record for CAA regular season Assistant director ................................................ Jessi Longtine outings against Delaware, marking the first time the Hus- victories (11, 2017-18) and to achieving the program’s first Assistant director & WBB contact ................... Mike Skovan kies had played an opponent four or more times within a 20-win campaign (2018-19) in two decades. Cell ......................................................................... (845) 204-1777 single season across program history. Email .......................................... [email protected] ROOKIE BLOCK PARTY Jack Grinold Ath. Comm. Intern ..................... Jackie Ireland • Feb. 6 at Delaware (L, 59-47): Northeastern held the • Freshman forward Leyla Öztürk leads the Huskies with Ath. comm. assistant .................................... Christine Bronski red-hot scoring offense of Delaware to 19 first half 12 blocks, breaking out for three blocks during North- Ath. comm. assistant ........................................ Rebecca Gaddy points with Mossi Staples contributing the buzzer-beat- eastern’s Jan. 19 win at Manhattan. Ath. comm. assistant ................................................. Matt Levin ing 3-pointer that put NU ahead, 22-19, at the break. Ath. comm. office ....................................... 360 Huntington Ave The Huskies were doubled up in offensive rebounds, .............................................................................. 215 Cabot Center • As of Feb. 12, Öztürk ranks seventh among CAA players ........................................................................ Boston, Mass. 02115 18-9, allowing Delaware to sport the +15 edge in second in blocks per game (0.9). chance points. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL OFFICE DOWN GO THE DUKES Head coach ........................................................................ Kelly Cole • Feb. 7 at Delaware (L, 65-59): Facing as large as a • Northeastern’s 77-69 win at James Madison on Jan. 26 Alma mater ................................................... Northwestern ’91 12-point deficit during the third quarter, Northeastern marked the program’s first-ever true road victory during Career record ....................... 84-114 (.424), seventh season rallied to hit five 3-pointers during the opening six min- series history (15th opportunity).