BOSTON — Northeastern University women's basketball head coach Daynia La-Force today (July 18) announced the team's 2013-14 non-conference schedule. The schedule features six games against teams that ranked in the RPI top 100 a season ago.
The Huskies will face a number of new foes, as only four of the 13 non-conference opponents appeared on last season's schedule.
"Our non-conference schedule allows our team to prepare for the level of competition in the CAA," said La-Force. "Also, it gives us an opportunity to continue to establish our program as a force to reckoned with in the Northeast."
As part of the 13-game non-conference schedule, Northeastern will participate in a holiday tournament at Tulane University.
The season tips off on Nov. 8, with a road game against city rival Boston University. The Huskies beat the Terriers 73-62 last November at Solomon Court.
Next, Northeastern will host Rutgers on Nov. 13, in its first match-up against the Scarlet Knights in 13 years. Rutgers is coming off a 16-14 season in the Big East, and finished the season in the RPI top 100.
On Nov. 16, the Huskies will travel north to New Hampshire before heading south to face Rhode Island on Nov. 20, in a series of New England rivalries.
NU then begins a two-game home stand against the New Jersey Institute of Technology on Nov. 23 and Harvard on Nov. 26. The Huskies defeated NJIT 59-45 in their previous meeting last December in Newark.
Northeastern will make a brief road trip west to Worcester to face Holy Cross on Dec. 4. The Huskies defeated the Crusaders 70-48 almost exactly one year prior.
Next, the Maine Black Bears will visit Solomon Court on Dec. 15 for the first time since 2004.
On Dec. 18, the Huskies will travel to Poughkeepsie to face MAAC champion Marist, one of two teams from last season's NCAA tournament that appear on the schedule. The 12th-seeded Red Foxes were ousted in the first round by fifth-seeded Michigan State.
Northeastern will continue its two-game road swing against Massachusetts on Dec. 21. Last December, the Huskies defeated the Minutewomen, 78-51.
NU will then travel to New Orleans to participate in a tournament with Tulane, Indiana State and Northwestern, to be held Dec. 28-29.
The non-conference schedule closes out at Solomon Court against America East champion Albany on Jan. 4. A No. 14 seed in last year's NCAA tournament, the Great Danes were defeated in the first round by third-seeded North Carolina.
The Huskies were 7-5 in non-conference games last year, and 17-13 overall, to mark the most successful season of La-Force's seven-year run on Huntington Avenue. The Huskies finished 17-13 on the year, signifying their highest win total since the 1999-2000 season, six years prior to La-Force's arrival. NU also finished 10-8 in CAA play, garnering a fifth-place league finish, its highest since joining the conference. With a league-leading nine-win turnaround from 2011-12, La-Force became the second women's basketball coach in Northeastern history to earn a coach of the year honor.
All game dates are subject to change.
Northeastern Women's Basketball
2013-14 Non-Conference Schedule |
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Friday, Nov. 8 |
at Boston University |
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Wednesday, Nov. 13 |
Rutgers |
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Saturday, Nov. 16 |
at New Hampshire |
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Wednesday, Nov. 20 |
at Rhode Island |
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Saturday, Nov. 23 |
New Jersey Institute of Technology |
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Tuesday, Nov. 26 |
Harvard |
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Wednesday, Dec. 4 |
at Holy Cross |
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Sunday, Dec. 15 |
Maine |
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Wednesday, Dec. 18 |
at Marist |
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Saturday, Dec. 21 |
at Massachusetts |
Saturday, Dec. 28 -
Sunday, Dec. 29 |
at Tulane tournament
(Indiana State, Northeastern, Northwestern, Tulane) |
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Saturday, Jan. 4 |
Albany |
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