Game 19 // William & Mary // Jan. 23, 2013 Northeastern7 NCAA TOURNAMENT Men’s Basketball APPEARANCES Northeastern 10 CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON TITLES 2012-13 Men’s Basketball 7 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT TITLES Media contact: Matt McDonald // [email protected] // 617-373-4154 // @GoNUmatt // 238 St. Botolph St., 111 Matthews Arena, Boston, Mass. GAME 19 Jan. 23, 2013 // 7 p.m. // Matthews arena (5,066) // Boston, Mass. Series vs. W&M Last 10 vs. W&M Streak vs. W&M Northeastern 6-6 5-5 W1 William & Mary Last NU win First game Coen vs. W&M Huskies 3/2/12, 57-49 2/2/06, 84-69, W 5-6 Tribe 11-7 (6-0 Caa) Last W&M win Last game Shaver vs. NU 7-10 (1-5 Caa) 2/11/12, 79-54 3/2/12, 57-49, W 6-6 2012-13 Schedule Media Center Overall: 11-7 Home: 3-5 ON THE AIR LIVE VIDEO CAA: 6-0 Away: 6-1 Television GoNU.com/xstream Streak: W6 Neutral: 2-1 None November (4-3, 0-0 CAA) LIVE STATS Fri., Nov. 9 Boston University Matthews Arena 65-64, W Radio GoNU.com/LiveStats Tue., Nov. 13 at Princeton Princeton, N.J. 67-66, W WRBB Sports Sat., Nov. 17 Vermont Matthews Arena 55-66, L 104.9 FM, WRBBsports.com TWITTER Wed., Nov. 21 vs. UC Riverside ! Anchorage, Alaska 61-52, W PxP: David Kroopnick Follow @GoNUathletics and @GoNUmbasketball Fri., Nov. 23 vs. Belmont ! Anchorage, Alaska 74-71, W TV: CBS Sports Network Analyst: Zolan Kanno-Youngs Join the conversation using #GoNU Sat., Nov. 24 vs. Charlotte ! Anchorage, Alaska 59-67, L TV: CBS Sports Network Wed., Nov. 28 Maine Matthew Arena 73-76, L December (1-4, 0-0 CAA) Tue., Dec. 4 Massachusetts Matthews Arena 66-72, L Sat., Dec. 8 La Salle Matthews Arena 64-66, L Storylines Tue., Dec. 18 UNC Asheville Matthews Arena 73-79, L Fri., Dec. 21 at Central Conn. New Britain, Conn. 82-63, W > Northeastern is 6-0 in CAA play for just the second time, equaling the program’s best-ever CAA start (6-0 in Sat., Dec. 29 at UAB Birmingham, Ala. 63-83, L 2008-09); the Huskies have won seven of their last eight games January (6-0, 6-0 CAA) > NU tied a season high with 10 3-pointers at Delaware on Saturday and shot 67 percent (10-15) from long Thurs., Jan. 3 at George Mason * Fairfax, Va. 84-74, W TV: NBC Sports Network range in the contest Sat., Jan. 5 UNCW * Matthews Arena 68-64, W Tue., Jan. 8 at Drexel * Philadelphia, Pa. 63-58 (OT), W > The Huskies have tallied at least 15 assists in five of six conference games this season TV: CSN-MA, CSN-NE, CSS, TCN-P Sat., Jan. 12 at Towson * Towson, Md. 70-59, W > Quincy Ford, the reigning CAA Co-Player of the Week, poured in a game-high 24 points against Hofstra Wed., Jan. 16 Hofstra * Matthews Arena 65-60, W Sat., Jan. 19 at Delaware * Newark, Del. 74-70, W and 17 points at Delaware; Ford has scored in double figures in four straight games and 14 times this season Wed., Jan. 23 William & Mary * Matthews Arena 7 p.m. Sun., Jan. 27 George Mason * Matthews Arena 8 p.m. > NU and W&M will meet for the 13th time in series history; the series is tied, 6-6, and NU owns a perfect 5-0 TV: CSN-MA, CSN-P, CSN-NE, CSS record against the Tribe in Boston Wed., Jan. 30 Georgia State * Matthews Arena 7 p.m. February (0-0, 0-0 CAA) > The game pits the CAA’s top 3FG shooting team (NU, .361) against the best 3FG defense (W&M, .277) Sat., Feb. 2 Drexel * Matthews Arena 6 p.m. TV: CSN-MA, CSN-NE, CSS, TCN-P Wed., Feb. 6 at Hofstra * Hempstead, N.Y. 7 p.m. Scouting the Teams Sat., Feb. 9 at Old Dominion * Norfolk, Va. 4 p.m. TV: CSN-MA, CSN-NE, CSS, TCN-P Mon., Feb. 11 at William & Mary * Williamsburg, Va. 7 p.m. Wed., Feb. 13 Delaware * Matthews Arena 7 p.m. NORTHEASTERN WILLIAM & MARY Sat., Feb. 16 at UNCW * Wilmington, N.C. 7 p.m. Northeastern has won six straight games and William & Mary, which opened the season 3-0, has Wed., Feb. 20 James Madison * Matthews Arena 7 p.m. seven of its last eight. The Huskies defeated the top lost its last seven games. The Tribe was defeated TV: CSN-MA, CSN-NE three CAA preseason picks on the road in George at Georgia State (74-58) and at home by Drexel Wed., Feb. 27 at Georgia State * Atlanta, Ga. 7 p.m. Mason, Drexel and Delaware. NU also collected (59-48) last week. Marcus Thornton leads three March (0-0, 0-0 CAA) a road win over Towson and home victories over Tribe players in double figures, averaging 17.8 ppg, Sat., March 2 Old Dominion * Matthews Arena 12 p.m. UNCW and Hofstra. Senior guard Joel Smith leads which is third-best in the CAA. Tim Rusthoven, who TV: CSN-MA, CSN-P, CSN-NE, CSS NU with 16.0 ppg. Joining Smith in double figures posted a double-double against Georgia State and Virginia 529 College Savings Plan CAA Championship Sat., March 9-Mon., March 11 are Quincy Ford (13.4), Jonathan Lee (12.8), and a game-high 19 points against Drexel, is second vs. TBA Richmond, Va. TBA Reggie Spencer (10.8). Sophomores Spencer on the team at 14.4 ppg. Brandon Britt is chipping and Ford lead the team in rebounds (6.3 and 6.1, in 13.7 ppg. Rusthoven leads W&M in rebounding respectively). As a team, the Huskies rank in the at 7.1 rpg. W&M leads the conference in FG * Colonial Athletic Association game ! Great Alaska Shootout top three in the CAA in 11 statistical categories, percentage (44.5), but has cooled to 40 percent in All times local to site including a first-place rank in 3FG percentage, CAA play. Dates and times subject to change assists, steals, assist/turnover ratio, and 3FG made. facebook.com/GoNUathletics @GoNUathletics facebook.com/GoNUmbasketball GoNU.com @GoNUmbasketball 1 Northeastern Men’s Basketball Game 19 // William & Mary // Jan. 23, 2013 Last Time Out LEE NAMED NATIONAL FINALIST COEN COLLECTS CAREER WIN 100 FOR SENIOR CLASS AWARD Bill Coen, who arrived on Huntington Avenue in NORTHEASTERN - 74 Northeastern men’s basketball senior Jonathan Lee 2006, continues to lead a basketball renaissance in DELAWARE - 70 has been selected as a candidate for the 2012-13 Boston. Last Saturday, with a 70-59 win at Towson, Jan. 19, 2013 // Newark, Del. Senior CLASS Award in collegiate basketball. Lee, a Coen became just the fourth coach in 93 years of Northeastern basketball to win 100 career games The Northeastern men’s basketball team continued its graphic design major from Flint, Mich., is one of just impressive play on Saturday, defeating Delaware, 74-70, 30 candidates nationally. To be eligible for the award, at NU, joining Dick Dukeshire, Jim Calhoun and Karl at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark. The Huskies shot a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Fogel. a blistering 67 percent from 3-point range to improve to Division I senior and have notable achievements in 6-0 in Colonial Athletic Association play, equaling the best four areas of excellence—community, classroom, NU’s 100-game winners CAA start in program history. character and competition. An acronym for Dick Dukeshire - 204-100 (.671) - 1958-71, 13 years Jim Calhoun - 250-137 (.646) - 1972-86, 14 years NU (11-7, 6-0 CAA) played a near-perfect first half, Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in Karl Fogel - 131-103 (.560) - 1986-94, 8 years shooting 61 percent from the floor and 78 percent from School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the long range while committing just three turnovers, to take total student-athlete and encourages students to use Bill Coen - 102-106 (.490) - 2006-present, 7 years a 45-33 lead at the break. The Huskies, who never trailed their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as in the contest, pushed the advantage to a game-high leaders in their communities. DEMETRIUS DIALING IN 17 points just minutes into the second half. Delaware, See full story on page 9 of these notes Sophomore guard Demetrius Pollard is finding his though, stormed back to within four with just over eight range in conference play. The Virginia Beach, Va., minutes to play. The battle-tested Huskies, who now are 6-1 in true road games, regained their composure and NU OPENS CAA PLAY AT 6-0 FOR SECOND TIME native is shooting 58 percent (11-19) from 3-point twice pushed the margin back to nine to keep the Blue Northeastern is 6-0 in CAA play for the first time since range in CAA play after hitting just 28 percent (8-29) Hens out of fighting distance. 2008-09, equaling the best CAA start in program in non-conference action. One of his non-conference history. The Huskies posted wins at George Mason makes, though, will be long-remembered by Huskies Joel Smith (Leander Texas) scored 18 points to lead (84-74), vs. UNCW (68-64), at Drexel (63-58 OT), at fans. Pollard nailed a 3-pointer from the top of the key four NU players in double figures. The senior co-captain with one second remaining to lift NU to a thrilling 65- shot 50 percent (5-10) from the field and 75 percent Towson (70-59), vs.