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As the Bender Arena buzzers hit double zeroes, the American University women’s basketball team got to experience a rare moment of levity. The Eagles, who had fewer regular-season games played (9) than canceled or postponed (11), earned the chance to play at least one more round.
The American University lacrosse team (0-2, 0-1) was outmatched by No. 14 ranked Loyola Maryland (2-2) Saturday 21-4. AU remains winless on the season, and falls to 0-22 all-time against the Greyhounds.
The 2021 American University men’s basketball season came to a close Saturday, with the Eagles (4-6) losing 89-66 on the road to Army (12-8) in the Patriot League Quarterfinals.
After a season in which she led the Eagles to a 6-3 record, junior women’s basketball guard Jade Edwards was honored Wednesday, bringing home her first First Team All-Patriot League and Patriot League All-Defensive Team awards. Though she entered into the Player of the Year conversation, the nod ultimately went to Lafayette senior forward Natalie Kucowski, who also won Defensive Player of the Year.
When American University women’s soccer takes the field this Saturday, it will be the start of a new chapter for the program. First-year head coach Marsha Harper and first-year assistant coach Katie Greenberg will begin their Eagle careers and start the 2021 season — an event that has been a long time coming.
The American University men’s basketball team (4-5) had three players honored in the Patriot League’s postseason awards announced Tuesday.
Correction: This article has been updated since it was first published to correct that goalie Delaney Oliveira did not start the game.
AU wrestlers Tim Fitzpatrick (174 pounds) and Gage Curry (125 pounds) both finished in third place at the EIWA Championships Friday and will now advance to the NCAA Championships. Fitzpatrick, a redshirt sophomore, went 3-1 before placing third due to Lehigh wrestler Jake Logan’s medical forfeit. Fitzpatrick was seeded seventh to open the day and improved from last year's tournament, where he finished eighth.
With the fewest games played in the Patriot League this season, the American University men’s basketball team was expected to be ineligible for the postseason tournament this year as recently as Wednesday. When the Patriot League announced Thursday that it was expanding the tournament to its usual format with all 10 teams, the Eagles stood last in the standings. But after completing their sweep over Bucknell (4-6) this weekend with a dominant 81-68 victory at Bender Arena, the Eagles (4-5) were able to move all the way up and clinch the fifth seed. For head coach Mike Brennan, the absurdity of the last few days have been a testament to his team's resilience in what has already been a bizarre season for his players.
In a rematch of last year’s Patriot League quarterfinals, American University’s men’s basketball (3-5) snapped a three-game losing streak Saturday afternoon, winning its first road game against Bucknell since 2014 and defeating the short-handed Bison (4-5) 78-71.
After a 27-day layoff from any in-game competition, the American University men’s basketball team (2-5) took the floor in Bender Arena Saturday afternoon against Navy (13-2, 10-1), beginning a two-game series against one of the best teams in the Patriot League. That layoff included a 10-day shutdown due to an increase in the department’s positivity rate.
Staying positive, while testing negative is the American University lacrosse team’s motto this year. The resilient slogan has served the team well, given the roller coaster of the past year, and on Saturday the Eagles will play their first game since March 2020.
Eagle staff writer Zeke Cohen talks to redshirt senior wrestler Elijah Murphy, who is currently awaiting the start of his last season as an AU wrestler. Murphy discusses his wrestling roots, his emergence as a leader with The Grassroot Project, and the role he’s played in forming and becoming the first president of the AU Black Athlete Coalition.
American University’s men’s basketball team (2-5) dropped its third game in a row Wednesday night in a 60-49 loss to Loyola Maryland (4-8) at Loyola’s Reitz Arena.
With the top of the South Division and a home game in the Patriot League Tournament on the line, the American University women’s basketball team (6-3) found the right recipe in the second half and pulled away from Navy (5-7) 65-59, doing enough to clinch a top-3 seed in the Patriot League Tournament.
Nobody thinks more than freshman point guard Kayla Henning. Whether she’s watching game film from American University’s limited schedule, pondering radical thoughts or running through a drill after practice, her mind always seems to be five steps ahead of everyone else.
After a tough loss Saturday, American University’s men’s basketball (2-4, 2-4) fell 69-60 against Navy (13-2, 10-1) Sunday, losing the series and its fourth game of the year to the Midshipmen. These losses come after almost a month off, and an unquestionable lack of experience hurt the Eagles — they have played only six games this season. The differences between the two teams’ experience were clear in the first half of play.
The American University women’s basketball team (5-3) wrapped up their weekend series with Loyola (0-10) on Sunday afternoon with a 62-52 win and completed the season sweep in a nationally-televised game.
After a 27-day pause that saw five postponed games and a 10-day quarantine, American University women’s basketball (4-3) was primed for some growing pains.
After a 27-day break in between games, including a 10-day shutdown within the athletic department, American University’s men’s basketball team (2-3) lost 72-60 to Navy (12-2), dropping their third game of the year to the Midshipmen.
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