BOSTON— The Northeastern women's soccer team is set for another important week of CAA competition, beginning with a match against Charleston on Thursday, Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. at Parsons Field. The Huskies will then travel to face Monmouth on Sunday, Oct. 8 at 1 p.m. Both games will stream on FloFC and Thursday's match is also available on NESN+.
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Thursday's match against the Cougars is the Huskies' annual Mental Health Awareness game in partnership with Morgan's Message. A fan bus will leave from Forsyth Street at 5:30 p.m. and the first 100 students at Parsons will receive a free Northeastern women's soccer t-shirt.
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THREE THINGS TO KNOW:
- IN THE HUNT: Jessie Hunt has a CAA-leading eight assists so far this season. Her eight assists rank tied for the seventh-best mark in the NCAA. Hunt has 21 assists in her career in 32 games played for the Huskies, which ranks second all-time in program history. The Edina, Minnesota native is just four assists away from tying the program record of 25 (Kayla Cappuzzo). Hunt leads the team with 16 points (4 goals, 8 assists).
- SCOUTING THE COUGARS: The Cougars are making their first trip to Parsons Field since the 2019 season and enter the game at 2-7-3 and 2-3-2 in conference play. Charleston most recently tied Delaware 0-0. The Cougars are still searching for their first road win of the season, going 0-5-1 on the road. Northeastern owns an 8-1-0 record all-time against the Cougars.
- A LOOK AT MONMOUTH: Monmouth sits tied for second in the conference standing currently and own a 6-3-1 overall record and 5-0-1 record in CAA play. The Hawks are riding a five-game winning streak and will face the top of the table Towson Tigers on Thursday before taking on NU. Northeastern and Monmouth met for the first time in program history last season, with the Hawks narrowly earning a 2-1 victory.Â
Northeastern will next return to Parsons Field for its penultimate home game of the season against Towson on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 12 p.m. The match is the team's pride game.
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