Huskies Journey To Providence Tuesday

BOSTON — The Northeastern ladies’s basketball crew (1-3, 0-0 CAA) travels to Providence to tackle the Friars (2-1, 0-0 Big East) on Tuesday, November 18 at 11 a.m. The recreation shall be performed at Alumni Hall and streamed on ESPN+.

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

1. DYNAMIC DUO: Junior guard Yirsy Quéliz and sophomore guard Camryn Collins each rank within the prime 10 of all CAA scorers by way of the primary two weeks of the season. Quéliz leads the Huskies with 16.0 factors per recreation and has reached double figures in all 4 video games this season, together with a career-high 22 factors at Merrimack the place she knocked down six three-pointers. Collins is averaging 14.0 factors per recreation and has additionally scored in double figures in all 4 contests. The Foxboro, Massachusetts native is taking pictures a formidable 43.8% from the sphere and 46.7% from three-point vary, offering a constant scoring risk alongside Quéliz within the backcourt.
2. SCOUTING PROVIDENCE: The Friars lead the all-time collection 17-3 towards Northeastern, with the final assembly happening on December 15, 2018 in Providence. It was Northeastern’s third win of the collection, 65-59. Providence enters Tuesday’s matchup with a 2-1 report after defeating Central Connecticut State 65-40 on Monday. The Friars opened their season with a loss to Howard (68-56) earlier than bouncing again with their two consecutive victories. Head coach Erin Batth is in her third season at Providence and has reloaded the roster after dropping 10 gamers to commencement. Only three returning gamers have seen recreation motion in a Friar uniform, with the rest of the roster made up of 5 transfers and 6 freshmen.
3. DOMINATING THE GLASS: Despite their 1-3 report to start out the season, the Huskies have persistently managed play on the boards. Northeastern is averaging 38.0 rebounds per recreation whereas holding opponents to 33.8 boards per contest, good for a +4.3 rebounding margin. The Huskies have been significantly dominant on the offensive glass, knocking down 56 offensive rebounds in comparison with simply 42 for opponents by way of 4 video games. Taylor Holohan leads the crew with 6.5 rebounds per recreation, adopted by Nariyah Simmons (4.3) and Yirsy Quéliz (4.8). That benefit on the glass has led to beneficial second-chance alternatives for the Huskies.

Following Tuesday’s recreation at Providence, the Huskies will return dwelling to host Sacred Heart on Saturday, November 22 at 1 p.m. within the Cabot Center. Tickets will be bought at NUHuskies.com/tickets, and all Husky dwelling video games and CAA video games will stream on FloCollege.