In their first regular season game of the 2015-16 campaign, the Wildcats played horribly in the first half and incredibly well in the second half, leading to a relatively easy 79-57 win over the UMass Lowell River Hawks. Chris Collins, Alex Olah and Aaron Falzon spoke about the victory:
Chris Collins
- On how well NU's opponent played: "I want to give UMass Lowell a lot of credit. They had a good gameplan and are just a scrappy team."
- On the difficulty of a season opener: "It ceases to amaze me. Every year you battle jitters in your first game.