BOSTON – After a double-digit rally on Thursday night to defeat Charleston, 79-76, the Northeastern Huskies (10-8, 4-2 CAA) will take on UNCW (5-15, 0-7 CAA) this Saturday night inside Trask Arena. The Huskies are riding a four-game road winning streak.
ROAD STREAKING
Northeastern has won five consecutive league games on the road, dating back to last season. The Huskies won a program-best seven straight road league games during the 2012-13 season, before falling at UNCW, 73-67, on Feb. 16, 2013. NU is 6-2 away from home.
COEN SPARKS COMEBACK
Head Coach
Bill Coen is not known for getting technical fouls, in fact the one he earned on Thursday night was just his second in his 14-year career. That was exactly what the Huskies needed, outscoring the Cougars 29-13 after the technical foul and rallied from 15 points down in the second half.
KEEP ROLAND!
Senior sharpshooter
Jordan Roland put on another spectacular performance on Thursday night, scoring 33 points and making 5-of-9 shots from beyond the arc. Roland now has a league-best four 30-point games, and ranks eighth in the country by scoring 22.3 points per game.
DOUBLE-TROUBLE
Senior
Bolden Brace recorded his second straight double-double at Charleston with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Brace leads the team with three on the season and 12 for his career. He became the 39
th player in school history to reach 1,000 points and currently ranks tied for 34
th all-time with 1,030.
UP NEXT
The Huskies will return to Matthews Arena next week to host Drexel on Thursday night at 7 p.m. on NESN and Delaware on Saturday at Noon on NESN plus. For tickets, please go to
NUhuskies.com/tickets.
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