BOSTON – The Northeastern women's basketball team (8-13, 4-7 CAA) is set host Elon (8-16, 4-7 CAA) in its Black History Month game on Friday, February 16 at 7 p.m., and then travel to Long Island to face Hofstra (8-13, 2-8 CAA) on Sunday, February 18 at 2 p.m. Friday's game will be on NESN+ & FloHoops. Sunday's will be on FloHoops.
For Friday's Black History Month game, there will be a sticker giveaway designed by
Jaelyn Batts for early arriving fans!
THREE THINGS TO KNOW
- LAST TIME OUT VS. ELON – The Huskies and Phoenix last met on February 2 in Elon, with Northeastern winning by a score of 51-46. Derin Erdogan (11 points, five rebounds) was one of four Huskies that finished with double-digits, and tallied a clutch layup with 4:42 to go in the fourth quarter to give Northeastern the lead for good in the victory.
- LAST TIME OUT VS. HOFSTRA – Northeastern and Hofstra last met on January 14 in Boston, with the Huskies winning by a score of 66-53. Deja Bristol tallied her second double-double of the season with 15 points and 12 rebounds, and tallied eight of her points and seven rebounds in the second half.
- DOUBLE-TROUBLE – Erdogan has notched double-digit points in 18 games this season, and leads the Huskies in scoring, averaging 15.0 points per game. The senior also is first on the squad in three-pointers (47), assists (88), and steals (33).
After Elon and Hofstra, the Huskies will head to Stony Brook on Sunday, February 25. Tip-off is slated for 4 p.m. on FloHoops.
