BOSTON -- Coming off a road win at crosstown rival Boston University, the Northeastern women's basketball team (1-1) travels to Fairfield, Conn., on Wednesday, Nov. 11, to meet Sacred Heart (1-1) at the William H. Pitt Center. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m., and the game will stream on ESPN+.
THREE THINGS TO KNOW:
1. LAST TIME OUT: The Huskies pulled away late for a 71-61 win at Case Gym on Friday night, their first victory of the season and first over BU since Nov. 7, 2022. Camryn Collins led four players in double figures with 16 points and five rebounds, and Justice Tramble added 12 points, 10 of them in the first half. Morgan Matthews scored 11 and graduate guard Summer Bostock added 10. Northeastern carried a 41-30 lead into halftime after a Yirsy Quéliz three-pointer with three seconds left in the second quarter. BU cut the margin to 56-53 after three quarters, but the Huskies closed on a 15-0 run, holding the Terriers without a point for more than seven minutes. BU missed all nine of its three-point attempts in the fourth quarter. Northeastern shot 51.8 percent from the field and won the rebounding battle 34-21, including a 13-6 edge on the offensive glass. Maya Summerville set a career high with six assists to go with four rebounds, and Kailee Beaudion-Foliaki added eight points and six rebounds off the bench.
2. SCOUTING SACRED HEART: The Pioneers went 13-18 overall and 10-10 in MAAC play last season under Jessica Mannetti, who begins her 14th year at the helm. Sacred Heart beat Saint Peter's, 47-34, in the first round of the conference tournament before falling to eventual champion Fairfield, 69-53, in the quarterfinals. Scoring was a struggle, as the Pioneers averaged 56.9 points per game, tied for 322nd nationally. Their defense was among the league's best at 61.4 points allowed per game, fourth fewest in the conference. Leading scorer Amelia Wood (12.9 points, 6.5 rebounds) is gone, but seven players return, including frontcourt mates Nalyce Dudley and Emma Kirby, who combined for 21.4 points and 12.2 rebounds per game. Sophomore guard Sophie Nascimento, a MAAC All-Rookie Team selection, averaged 7.6 points and dished out 62 assists. Sacred Heart opened the season with a 75-48 loss at Syracuse on Nov. 3, when Nascimento's 14 points led the team. The Pioneers bounced back with a 71-47 win over Division II Mercy in their home opener on Friday. Nascimento scored 19 points, going 13-of-18 at the free-throw line, and added nine rebounds and three steals. Kirby (11 points, 10 rebounds) and reserve Oralye Kiefer (10 points, 10 rebounds) both recorded double-doubles. Sacred Heart outrebounded Mercy 44-32, outscored it 42-10 in the paint and turned 18 Mercy turnovers into 24 points.
3. SERIES HISTORY: Northeastern has played Sacred Heart only once, a Husky victory in the Cabot Center last season. Collins scored 19 points, which at the time was a new career-high, in a 68-60 victory at Cabot Center on Nov. 22, 2025, going 11-of-13 at the free-throw line, another career best. Quéliz added 15 points and five rebounds. The Huskies made 30 of 42 free throws as a team, including 18 of 21 in the fourth quarter, to hold off the Pioneers down the stretch. Wednesday's game will be the first meeting of the two teams in Fairfield.
