Thiel will swim at NCAA championships
Sophomore Meghan Thiel of the AU women's swimming team will compete at the NCAA championships March 16-18 in Atlanta.
She will be the Patriot League's lone female representative there after winning conference titles in the 500- and 1,650-yard freestyles.
Thiel, the two-time PL Swimmer of the Year, is the first woman from AU to qualify for the national event since Gabrielle Csepe in 1994.
Women's lacrosse gets first win at La Salle
The AU women's lacrosse team overcame a two-goal first-half deficit to beat La Salle Tuesday, 9-6.
The Explores scored the first two goals of the game in the first five minutes. But the Eagles went on a 5-1 run behind a pair of goals by senior Moriah Linnell to end the half with the lead.
La Salle scored twice in last three minutes of the game, but AU maintained the lead in the second half using a 4-3 scoring advantage.
