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After 10 months without basketball, the American University women’s basketball team (0-1) made a late push against Lehigh (3-0) in the opener, but was ultimately unable to compensate for some early rust as the team fell, 79-70.
Clarification: The headline has been adjusted to better reflect the return of 2021 fall and spring sports.
The American University women’s basketball team had a shaky 2019-20 season, finishing seventh in the conference, yet it nearly snuck away with a win in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament falling 46-44 to the second-seeded Boston University. Throughout the season, the Eagles were riddled with inconsistent offensive performances, poor rebounding and a bevy of underclassmen who still looked a year away.
In the next step of David Nakhid’s discrimination lawsuit against the University, on Tuesday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted his counsel’s request for an employee who works with AU’s Human Relations department and investigated his discrimination complaint to testify in regards to her knowledge of the search and discovery documents.
American University announced Monday that the University received two donations totaling $4.5 million, which will aid the construction of the Center for Athletic Performance (CAP) and revamp the AU Eagles Leadership Academy, according to an email from President Sylvia Burwell.
Correction: This article has been updated since it was first published to include Laura Graytok among the players that are eliglible to play an additional season, due to adjusted NCAA guidelines. The American University women’s basketball team announced its complete 2021 recruiting class last week with the signings of Bailey Garbee and Jordyn Meunier, a pair of lengthy guards who bring a promise of athleticism and shooting ability to the program’s future.
Editor's Note: This article appeared in The Eagle's October 2020 virtual print edition.
Number 4: Christine Fingerhuth and AU Field Hockey run through the regular season - 2010
Number 6: AU swimmer Scott Callander breaks 20-year-old record in the 100 m butterfly - 2018
Number 8: Women's volleyball team makes NCAA sweet 16 for the first time in program history - 2013
It could be the adrenaline rush overtaking a fan in the heat of the moment. Butterflies in the pit of an athlete’s stomach sitting in anticipation waiting for the moment to come. The overwhelming excitement and reaction when it arrives. History shows us that American University athletics has no shortage of those types of moments.
Women’s basketball players across the Patriot League knew they had to step up. Following the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and so many other Black people at the hands of police, the student-athletes knew something had to give. They wanted to push for action, and they wanted their conference to be by their side. But for too long, they were met with near-silence.
Elijah Murphy hovers in the back of the gymnasium with a lump in his throat. He's at a training day for The Grassroot Project, a local nonprofit where D.C. student-athletes teach middle schoolers about sexual, nutritional and mental health through play-based learning.
According to a press release from the Patriot League and a comment from the athletic department, American University athletics will resume in the fall, pending updated safety guidelines.
This article has been updated with corrections since it was first published. Three players have now transfered from the University. Additionally, four out of the five players that received Petrucelli's initial letter on Nov. 25 had scholarships and a quote from Petrucelli has been corrected.
The AU women’s basketball season ended Monday with a 46-44 loss to Boston University inside the Case Gym in Boston. While AU (13-17, 8-10 PL) never trailed by more than six points in the game, it couldn’t get the offense going fast enough to upset the second-seeded Terriers (18-12, 12-6 PL).
This article has been updated with new information about winter sports cancellations.
Two weeks ago, it looked like sophomore guard Emily Fisher would close out her season as a one-way player: a special talent on the defensive end while averaging just six points per game down the stretch.
The American University women’s basketball team defeated Navy (7-23, 2-17 PL) 57-42 in their final game of the regular season in Bender Arena on Wednesday. The Eagles and Midshipmen finished seventh and tenth in the Patriot League standings respectively, meaning that AU will host Navy again on Saturday at 2 p.m. for the first round of the Patriot League tournament.
Senior guard Kaitlyn Marenyi is sitting next to the Bender Arena court with a walking boot on her left foot. Just minutes ago, she switched it over from her right foot. But are both legs injured? Could the university only provide one boot?
