Northeastern Huskies women's basketball

The Northeastern Huskies women's basketball team represents Northeastern University, located in Boston, Massachusetts, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They compete in the Colonial Athletic Association.

Northeastern Huskies
2019–20 Northeastern Huskies women's basketball team
UniversityNortheastern University
Head coachKelly Cole (6th season)
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
LocationBoston, Massachusetts
ArenaMatthews Arena
(Capacity: 6,000)
NicknameHuskies
ColorsRed and Black[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1999
Conference Tournament Champions
1985, 1986, 1987, 1999
(America East Conference)
Conference Regular Season Champions
1985, 1986, 1987

History

Northeastern began play in 1966. They formerly played in the America East Conference (formerly known as the Seaboard Conference) until 2005. They participated in seven of the first 15 America East Conference Women's Basketball Tournament finals, winning four of them, though only the last one resulted in an NCAA bid. In their only NCAA appearance, they lost to North Carolina 64-55.[2]

Roster

2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster[3]
Player No. Pos. Height Year Hometown High School
Mide Oriyomi 0 F 5'10 SO Hamilton, ON Kings Christian Collegiate
Kendall Currence 1 G 5'7 JR Bourne, MA Falmouth Academy
Mossi Staples 3 G 5'6 SO Fort Washington, MD Oxon Hill
Alexis Hill 4 F 5'11 JR Lebanon, PA Lebanon Catholic
Century McCartney 5 G 5'11 SO Bronx, NY Holy Cross High School

The Ogburn School

Stella Clark 11 G 5'4 SR Sea Girt, NJ Manasquan High School
Ayanna Dublin 12 F 5'10 GS Brooklyn, NY Grace Church School
Katie May 13 G 5'11 JR Rydal, PA Archbishop Wood High School
Anna Boruta 15 F 5'10 SO Vienna, Austria BG & BRG Boerhaaregasse
Sammie Martin 30 F 6'1 SO Sudbury, ON La Salle Secondary School

Southwest Academy

Leyla Oeztuerk F 6'1 FR Berlin, Germany Schiller-Gymnasium
Izzy Larsen F 6'1 FR Hatfield, PA Wesleyan School

Archbishop Wood High School

Maddie Vizza G 5'6 FR Southampton, PA Germantown Academy

Women's Basketball Coaching Staff

As of September 8, 2020:[3]

Name Title Years
Kelly Cole Head Coach 2014–present
Mandy Pennewell Assistant Coach 2018–present
D'Nay Daniels Assistant Coach 2019–present
Lauren Tebsherany Coordinator of Operations

References

  1. "Northeastern Athletics Logo Sheet". August 13, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  2. "Northeastern Huskies - Women's Basketball - All Time Results".
  3. "Women's Basketball". Northeastern University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-09-08.


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