BOSTON – Northeastern University Director of Athletics and Recreation Jim Madigan announced the newest members of the Northeastern Athletics Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Kendall Coyne Schofield (women's ice hockey), Christopher Emanuele (baseball), Jim Hennessey (football), Madison Mailey (women's rowing), Jen (Ruggiero) Rowe (field hockey), Joe Vitale (men's ice hockey), the 1987-88 women's ice hockey team and 1980-81 men's basketball team will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Thursday, November 9 on the Northeastern campus.
 
Tickets are now available to the Northeastern Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony, and can be purchased by visiting NUHuskies.com/HOF2023.
 
Kendall Coyne Schofield – Women's Ice Hockey (2011-16)
Kendall Coyne Schofield is one of the best to ever pull on a Northeastern sweater, tallying 141 goals, 108 assists and 249 points in 133 games played for the Huskies. She still owns the program records for career goals (141) and single-season points (84).  
 
The 2016 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winner, which honors the best player in Division I women's hockey, Coyne Schofield led Northeastern to its first-ever NCAA tournament appearance the same season. Her long list of accolades includes Hockey East Player of the Year (2016), four-time First Team Hockey East All-Star, three-time All-American, 2013 Beanpot MVP and USCHO Rookie of the Year (2012). 
 
The captain of the United States' Women's National team, Coyne Schofield has enjoyed a decorated career in the red, white and blue. She has won three Olympic medals, one gold and two silver, and is a nine-time IIHF Women's World Championship medalist with Team USA. 
 
Christopher Emanuele – Baseball (2003-06)
A career .324 hitter in four seasons with the Huskies, Chris Emanuele finished his Northeastern career with 179 appearances, 227 hits, and 118 RBI including 26 home runs. His name appears several times in the Northeastern baseball record book, ranking fourth in program history in runs scored in program history (148) and third in hits (227). During the 2006 season, he set a new program record for doubles in a season with 19.
 
Emanuele helped the Huskies capture an America East Tournament Championship in his rookie season en route to the program's seventh NCAA Tournament appearance. He earned All-Conference honors in his debut season with a spot on the Second Team and the All-Rookie Team. He earned First Team honors his junior season, the Huskies' final season in the America East.
 
The 30th MLB draft pick in program history, Emanuele was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2006 draft. His professional career spanned until 2009, making it up to high-A division where he totaled 163 career RBI, 26 home runs and hit .268.
 
Jim Hennessey – Football (1957-59)
The 60th member of the football program inducted into the Northeastern Athletics Hall of Fame, Jim Hennessey was a three-year letterwinner with the Huskies at quarterback. During his three seasons under center, Hennessey threw for 1461 yards and eight touchdowns, including the 1958 season in which he led all New England quarterbacks in passing percentage. 
 
After being name the team's most valuable player at the conclusion of the 1959 season, Hennessey went on to work as an assistant under three head coaches for the Huskies from 1971 to 1989 and an as administrator supporting the football program from 1990 to 1999.
 
Madison Mailey – Women's Rowing (2015-18)
Mailey rowed with the Huskies from 2015 to 2018 and was a member of the varsity eight all four years, sitting in the stroke seat for her last three years. She was an integral piece to the Huskies' success, as they finished in the top-20 at all four NCAA championships that she appeared in. 
 
The British Columbia native helped the Huskies' to four-straight CAA championships during her tenure, and was named to the All-CAA team her junior and senior season. For her outstanding efforts during her senior season, Mailey earned All-American honors in 2018. 
 
Mailey won back-to-back gold medals while rowing in the women's right for Canada at the 2017 and 2018 Under-23 World Rowing Championships before earning a spot in the women's eight for Canada at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. After the Olympics was delayed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mailey and Team Canada captured the gold medal, her country's first in the event since 1992.
 
Jen (Ruggiero) Rowe – Field Hockey (1994-95)
One of the most decorated goalkeepers in program history, Jen (Ruggiero) Rowe kicked off her first year in style finishing with a 0.80 goals against average, which ranks fourth in single-season history. Rowe then followed up with a senior campaign to remember. She played a vital role on the squad that advanced to the NCAA Final Four for only the second time in program history. 
 
She started in 24 games for the 21-3 Huskies and allowed just 21 goals and posted a 0.90 goals against average. She also had 12 shutouts during the season, including nine of her final 11 games. Rowe was a First Team All-American, First Team All-North Atlantic Conference, America East Female Scholar Athlete of the Year, Wendy Pooler Award recipient, and NAC Tournament Most Valuable Player during the memorable 1995 season, as well as a CoSIDA Academic All-American.
 
In addition, Rowe was the recipient of the Jeanne Rowlands Award, given annually to Northeastern's top female scholar-athlete, the Hodgkinson Award and Northeastern's Presidential Award given to the top 10 graduating students in the class.
 
Away from Huntington Avenue, Rowe was a three-time medal winner at the US Olympic Festival including a gold medal in 1995 on a team coached by fellow Northeastern Hall of Famer Cheryl Murtagh.
 
Following her collegiate playing career, Rowe served as an assistant coach on four Final Four teams (Northeastern in 1996 and Princeton in 1997, 1998 and 2001). She also worked with US Field Hockey as an assistant coach for the Under-16 Team Holland Tour and the US Under-19 Team Canada Tour. She is currently the Deputy Title IX Coordinator at Temple.
 
Joe Vitale – Men's Ice Hockey (2005-09)
Joe Vitale appeared in 143 games for the Huskies, tallying 34 goals and 60 assists for 94 points. He was named an alternate captain as a sophomore before captaining the squad his senior year. He led the Huskies during the 2007-08 season in goals (12), assists (23) and points (35) en route to being named a Hockey East Second Team All-Star and the All-New England Most Improved Player. At the conclusion of his senior year, Vitale became the first-ever Husky to be named Hockey East Best Defensive Forward after a 27-point season.
 
After graduating from Northeastern, Vitale played in the professional ranks for nine seasons, including six seasons in the National Hockey League. He appeared in 234 games in the NHL with Pittsburgh and Arizona, tallying 11 goals and 33 assists. Currently, Vitale serves as a radio color analyst for the St. Louis Blues. 
 
1987-88 Women's Hockey Team
Head coach Don MacLeod's undefeated 1987-88 squad is one of the best in Northeastern women's hockey history. The Huskies went 26-0-1 and won an ECAC Championship and a Beanpot title. 
 
On the road to the team's first-ever ECAC Championship, Northeastern defeated Harvard 6-2 and then took down Providence in the title game, 5-3.  
 
Led by captains Tina Cardinale-Beauchemin and Marge Sanford-Burke, the 1987-88 team remains the only undefeated team in program history. Cardinale-Beauchemin was the Huskies' leading scorer with 59 points and Kelly Dyer Hayes led Northeastern in goal with a 2.16 goals against average and .921 save percentage. 
 
The 1987-88 team has had four members, in addition to Coach MacLeod, individually enshrined in Northeastern's Hall of Fame including, Kelly Dyer Hayes, Tina Cardinale-Beauchemin, Donna-Lynn Rosa and Fiona Rice.
 
1980-81 Men's Basketball Team
As the first team in Northeastern men's basketball history to reach the NCAA Division I Tournament, the 1980-81 team set the tone for what became the most successful run in the history of the program.
 
Under the leadership of Hall of Famer Jim Calhoun, the Huskies began the season 7-0, still tied for the best start to a season in team history, before capturing the ECAC North Championship in thrilling fashion over Holy Cross following a half-court shot from Perry Moss to force overtime. The Huskies would prevail, 81-79, to send Northeastern into the national tournament.
 
The heroics would continue into the NCAA Tournament as the No. 11 Huskies were matched up with No. 6 Fresno State in El Paso, Texas. Tied at 53, the Huskies put the ball in Moss' hands once more as they went for the win against Fresno State. Moss drove, the defense collapsed, and he dished to a streaking Chip Rucker, who collected the pass and laid it in with four seconds remaining to lift Northeastern past the heavily-favored Bulldogs. 
 
Moss and captain Pete Harris would combine for 44 points in the following game against No. 3 Utah, but the hot shooting Utes were too much to handle for Northeastern, ending the Huskies' historic season with a 24-6 overall record.