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Setting the Stage
The Huskies remain in search of their first CAA win of 2011 when they welcome William & Mary to Solomon Court on Sunday, Jan. 9 for a 2 p.m. match-up.

Last Time Out
Jan. 6 • Northeastern 51, Delaware 61
Northeastern fell 61-51 to Delaware on Thursday night at Solomon Court in the Huskies first home CAA contest of 2011. The loss moves the Huskies to 5-8 (0-2 CAA) while the Blue Hens improved to 9-4 (2-0 CAA). Sophomore Deanna Kerkhof led the Huskies with 18 points, including four made three-pointers, while junior Jamie Conroy contributed 13 points and tied for the team-high with five assists. Freshman Jewel Tunstull scored eight points and grabbed a team-high five rebounds and sophomore Christine Huber dished out a career-high five assists while pulling down four boards and tallying four points. Junior Dani Iervolino got on the board with six points and senior Tiffany Crews grabbed five rebounds and two steals for the Huskies. Northeastern shot 39.9 percent from the field, which was bested by Delaware's 43.6 percent. Northeastern was limited to a 31.8 percent mark from beyond the arc (7-for-22) while Delaware only attempted to shots from three-point range, converting on one.

Tell Me About the Tribe
William & Mary arrives in Boston with an 1-11 record and an 0-2 mark in the CAA. On Thursday, the Tribe was dealt a 89-75 loss by James Madison. Sophomore forward Emily Correal scored a career-best 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for a double-double. Fellow sophomore Taylor Hilton notched her fifth-straight double-digit game with 15 points. Junior Tasha Pye also scored 15 points for the Tribe to go along with five rebounds. Pye has been the most prolific offensive threat for William & Mary, averaging 16.7 points per game coupled with 5.4 rebounds per game. Kaitlyn Mathieu also averages in double-digits with 11.3 points per game while Correal averages 10.1 ppg.

History Against William & Mary
Northeastern owns a 4-3 all-time advantage over William & Mary in a series that started in the 2005-06 season when the Huskies joined the CAA. The Tribe proved to be victorious in the first two meetings between the programs before Northeastern rattled off four-straight wins. Last season, the Tribe prevailed, 74-65, on Jan. 14, 2010.

Huskies Versus Virginia
The Huskies are 13-37 all-time against teams from the state of Virginia. Northeastern annually faces five teams from Virginia in conference play (James Madison, George Mason, Old Dominion, William & Mary and VCU). Last season, the Huskies went 2-6 against their Virginia counterparts with a 100-94 victory over Old Dominion in triple overtime and a 70-57 defeat of George Mason. Northeastern is 0-1 thus far in 2010-11 against Virgina teams, with a 84-61 loss to James Madison to open CAA play on Jan. 2.

Conclusion of Non-Conference Competition
The Huskies' game against Boston College on Dec. 30 was the final non-conference contest for the Huskies of the 2010-11 season. Northeastern completed the non-conference slate with a 5-6 record. The Huskies tallied five wins against non-conference opponents for the third time in head coach Daynia La-Force Mann 's five seasons.

Tough Slate
Northeastern faces a challenging schedule in the 2010-11 campaign, as 11 of the Huskies' opponents reached postseason play last season. Iowa and CAA-member James Madison qualified for the NCAA Tournament last March, while eight foes participated in the WNIT (Syracuse, Kent State, Boston University, Old Dominion, VCU, Delaware, Hofstra and Drexel). Towson also played in the postseason, as the Tigers were participants in the WBI.

Poll Position
Northeastern was picked to finish 12th in the CAA preseason poll at CAA Media Day held at Champps-Pentagon Row in Arlington, Va. In three of the four seasons under La-Force Mann, Northeastern has finished higher than its predicted finish, including last season when the Huskies were picked 10th and finished 8th in the conference.

Up Next
The Huskies will travel to Hempstead, N.Y. on Thursday, Jan. 13 for a mid-day match-up with Hofstra. The Huskies and the Pride will take to the court at 12 p.m.

Field Goal Frenzy
Northeastern's 29 field goals against Boston College were the most field goals made by the Huskies this season, besting the previous high of 25 set against Holy Cross and Boston University. The Huskies attempted 77 field goals against the Eagles, which was also a season-high.

Canadian Comeback
Sophomore Deanna Kerkhof, a Wallaceburg, Ontario native, appeared in her first game of the season against Holy Cross after missing the first nine contests while recovering from off-season surgery. The guard scored a career-high 25 points, including 5-of-7 from beyond the arc, in her season debut. Kerkhof added four rebounds, two assists and two steals in a team-high 36 minutes of action against the Crusaders. She was also the teams leading scorer with 18 points against Delaware on Thursday, Jan. 6.

Huber's Husky Debut
Sophomore forward Christine Huber recorded a double-double in her first game in a Huskies' uniform on Dec. 19 against Miami (Ohio). Huber was eligible to suit up for Northeastern for the first time after transferring from Rutgers in the spring semester of the 2009-10 season. The 6'4 forward made her presence immediately felt for Northeastern, as she tallied 12 points and grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds. The North Babylon, N.Y. native also added two blocks, a steal and an assist in 10 minutes of action. Huber scored in double-digits for the second-straight game, pouring in 11 points against Holy Cross. The sophomore then grabbed a team-high 13 rebounds against Boston College.

Career Highs All Around
Seven different Huskies have registered a career-high in points so far in the 2010-11 season. Sophomore Rachael Pecota (25 points at Syracuse), senior Mia Mayberry (13 points vs. Northern Colorado), sophomore Afreyea Tolbert (16 points vs. Boston University), junior Kashaia Cannon (24 points at Army), senior Tiffany Crews (11 points at Dartmouth), sophomore Christine Huber (12 points vs. Miami (Ohio)) and sophomore Deanna Kerkhof (25 points vs. Holy Cross).

Four Double-Digit Scorers on the Floor
In Northeastern's 76-65 win over Holy Cross, four Huskies notched double-digit scoring performances. Sophomore Deanna Kerkhof led the team with 25 points while junior Kashaia Cannon added 20 points. Junior Jamie Conroy and sophomore Christine Huber each chipped in 11 points. It was the second-consecutive game that four Huskies scored in double-digits. The Huskies also had four-double digit scorers in Northeastern's 67-55 victory over Boston University on Dec. 6.

Balancing Act
Northeastern has four players averaging 10 or more points per game so far this season. Five different Huskies have led the team in scoring through the first 13 games of the season. Kashaia Cannon and Rachael Pecota both boast a team-best five games as the Huskies leading scorer.

Dishing it Out
Junior Jamie Conroy leads the team with 60 assists on the season. The Brooklyn native matched her career-high with eight assists against Holy Cross. Conroy's 4.6 assists per game average ranks second in the CAA.

Conroy in Control
Junior Jamie Conroy leads the Huskies in playing time, averaging 37.2 minutes per game this season, which leads the CAA. The guard is the only Husky to start all 13 contests for Northeastern this year.

Block Party
Northeastern blocked a season-high five shots against Kent State on Nov. 16, with sophomore Rachael Pecota leading the way with two blocks. Senior Tiffany Crews (1) and freshmen Sierra Mendenhall (1) and Jewel Tunstull (1) also got in on the action against the Golden Flashes. The Huskies nearly matched their season-high with four blocked shots against the Crusaders on Dec. 21 and again at Boston College on Dec. 30.

Break Out Performance
Freshman Jewel Tunstul scored a season-high nine points for the Huskies against Miami (Ohio). The Brooklyn native came off the bench 15 minutes of action and shot 3-of-4 from the field and a perfect 3-of-3 from the charity stripe.

Kash Money
Junior Kashaia Cannon has scored in double-digits in nine of the Huskies' 12 games this season, including a career-high 24 points, connecting on 5-of-9 shots from beyond the arc, to lead the Huskies to a victory over Army on Nov. 29. She has been the team leader in points scored in five of the Huskies games this year. Cannon ranks second on the team with a 14.3 points per game average.

Pecota Performs
Sophomore forward Rachael Pecota has led the Huskies in scoring in five of their 11 games so far this season. The San Francisco native posted a team-high 17 points for the Huskies at Dartmouth on Dec. 1. In the Huskies' season opener, the forward had a standout performance against Syracuse, as the sophomore registered a career-high 25 points, including a career-high seven made three-pointers.

Mayberry Makes her Mark
Senior Mia Mayberry enjoyed a successful weekend at the Hawkeye Classic in Iowa City, playing less than an hour away from her hometown of Rock Island, Ill. The forward grabbed a team-high nine rebounds while posting eight points on Saturday against Iowa before breaking out for a career-day on Sunday. In the Huskies victory over Northern Colorado, Mayberry notched the first double-double of her career with 13 points and a team-high 11 rebounds. Mayberry was named to the Hawkeye Challenge All-Tournament Team for her efforts.

Making it Rain
The Huskies have connected on 89 shots from beyond the arc this season, averaging 6.8 three-pointers per game, which ranks second in the CAA. Northeastern shot a season-high 60.0 percent from beyond the arc (12-of-20) against Holy Cross on Dec. 21. The Huskies connected on a season-high 14 shots from beyond the arc at Syracuse on Nov. 12.

Picking Pockets
Northeastern grabbed 16 steals against Syracuse, the most steals the Huskies have recorded since they tallied 15 at Hofstra on Feb. 28, 2010. This season, the Huskies have grabbed 108 steals through their first 11 games, including 13 against Holy Cross on Dec. 21.

Tournament Time
The Huskies participated in the Hawkeye Challenge hosted by the University of Iowa on Nov. 20-21. Northeastern faced No. 22/24 Iowa in the first day of action then defeated Northern Colorado in the consolation game on day two of the tournament.

Huskies Ink Two
Head coach Daynia La-Force Mann has announced the signings of 5'7 point guard A'lece Mark (Central High School/Loomis Chaffee Academy) and 5'10 guard/forward Tanisha Hopewell (Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart). Both will join the Huskies for the 2011-12 season. Mark was named first team All-Western Massachusetts her senior year after averaging 15 points, five assists, six steals and four rebounds per game. Hopewell will come to Northeastern after playing varsity basketball for four years and being selected to the All-Independent School League first-team as a sophomore and junior.

Blake Comes to Boston
Tom Blake joins the Huskies coaching staff in 2010-11 as the Associate Head Coach. Blake comes to the Huskies with over 30 years of experience as a basketball coach, including 17 seasons at the collegiate level. He was most recently was an assistant coach with the Quinnipiac women's basketball team for two seasons and also served three seasons as an assistant men's basketball coach at Quinnipiac from 1997-2000. Blake also has head coaching experience at the collegiate level, having led the men's basketball programs at Wheaton (Mass.) College (1994-97) and Albertus Magnus College (1989-94).

Community Caring
Despite being in the middle of the busy season, the Huskies continue to serve the community. On Sunday, Dec. 28, members of the team visited the Franciscan Hospital for Children in Brighton, Mass. The Huskies spent time with the patients engaging in fun activities such as playing basketball, polishing nails and playing cards.

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