Huskies Go Cold In Florida

The trip to Florida did not turn out the way the Huskies had planned, from beginning to end.

After arriving in the airport, the team loaded their bags on the bus. The only problem was, the battery on the bus was dead. So the Huskies were stuck in the parking lot of the Tampa Airport. The shoot around time was approaching fast, so the team got dressed and taped for practice right in the parking lot. About a half an hour later, the team was picked up by a small shuttle bus and taken to the Sun Dome. It was not the way they wanted to start their trip.

At the hotel, the atmosphere was great. The team was greeted by Chris Alvarez’s family. Alvarez, a native of Miami, FL was happy to be back in his home state and with his family. Everyone was excited to get back on the floor after Tuesday night’s loss, and the Huskies had a good shot of coming away with a victory.

For the Huskies, Saturday night was just one of those nights. Nothing could go in the basket for Northeastern, scoring only 11 points at the half on 13.8 percent shooting (4-29). But the Bulls only scored 22 themselves in the first half.

The second half was more of the same for the Huskies. Shots just simply would not fall, and the Huskies lost 55-37. Manny Adako scored 10 points, before fouling out, out, while Matt Janning scored only 3 points for the Huskies, who have now lost the last two games.

Head coach Bill Coen expressed to the team that these nights happen. He was extremely pleased with the defensive effort, but you just can’t explain shooting 24 percent for the game. The Huskies did what they wanted to do on defense, and the low scoring game suited their style, but they just could not score.

It does not get any easier for the Huskies, as the Rhode Island Rams come into Matthew’s Arena on Wednesday night. The Rams played the Duke Blue Devils down to the final possession at Cameron Indoor Stadium earlier this season, and just lost a close game tonight with Villanova. The Huskies will be glad to get home, hopefully the rims at Matthew’s Arena will be a little friendlier.