BOSTON – The Northeastern women's basketball team returns to Cabot for a two-game home slate. The Huskies kick off the weekend hosting Drexel on Friday, January 31, for a 3 p.m. tip-off before welcoming Delaware on Sunday, February 1, for its Alumni/NGWSD Day game, starting at 1 p.m. Both contests will be available to stream on FloCollege, with Friday's also being shown on NESN.
Fans attending Athletic events at Solomon Court can park in the Columbus Avenue Garage during the event free of charge. The garage is open to fans two (2) hours prior to game time. From Columbus Garage, fans can access Solomon Court by taking the footbridge over the MBTA tracks. Fans that park in Columbus Garage are asked to exit the garage no later than one (1) hour following the conclusion of the game.
THREE THINGS TO KNOW
1. SCOUTING THE DRAGONS AND BLUE HENS – Drexel and Northeastern matched up earlier this season in Philadelphia, where the Dragons took a 70-55 victory. The trio of redshirt sophomore Abby Jegede, sophomore Yirsy Quéliz, and junior Natalie Larrañaga combined for 39 points and nine rebounds, while Alyssa Staten tallied a career-high 14 rebounds, five of which came off the offensive glass.
Sunday's game will be the first time Delaware and Northeastern have faced each other this season. In the most recent meeting, the Huskies took a 73-66 road win, where Quéliz dropped ten points, four rebounds, and three assists in Newark, Delaware. Both teams have split wins in the last two seasons.
2. GREENE LIGHT – Freshman
Samia Greene was a key player off the bench for the Huskies in their most recent game, providing scoring and lockdown defense. The Washington, D.C. native averaged 15 minutes, recording six points, three rebounds and two assists. She also recorded her first career basket in Friday's road game against Stony Brook.
3. LOOKING AROUND THE LEAGUE –
Abby Jegede continues to showcase her offensive ability, ranking first in the conference in field goal (44.3%) and third in points per game (16.1). She also averages 1.4 steals per game, tied for 18th in the CAA. Looking at the rest of the team,
Alyssa Staten is tied for tenth in rebounds per game (7.3) and Yirsy Quéliz has logged the ninth most minutes per game (33.7) and is tied for 11th in assists per game (2.9).