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Each week, The Dynasty will highlight the top sports stories in Washington D.C.
Each week, The Dynasty will highlight the top sports stories in Washington D.C.
D.C. United defender Steve Birnbaum and former United midfielder Perry Kitchen were named to the United States Men’s National Team final roster ahead of the Copa America Centenario this summer. Birnbaum has made 54 appearances for United since being selected with the 2nd overall pick in the 2014 MLS Superdraft. Kitchen, a member of D.C. United from 2011-2014, recently signed with Hearts of Midlothian in the Scottish Premier League.
A 4-3 loss in overtime to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Semifinals on Tuesday night marked the end of the Washington Capitals’ landmark season. After leading the rest of the National Hockey League for most of the year, a team that showed so much promise suffered a second-round exit in the playoffs.
Just one month into her final season at AU, senior women’s basketball forward Michelle Holmes suffered a season-ending ACL tear in December 2015.
Dressed in a tye-dye t-shirt and sporting a dark curly beard, WWE star Mick Foley addressed the AU community in the Forman Theater Thursday night and explained how even the most “unlikely” person can become an ally for sexual assault survivors.
Three senior AU wrestlers traveled to New York City to compete for a national title at the 2016 NCAA championships led by head coach Teague Moore. For some, the time spent on the mat at Madison Square Garden ended all too soon. For one wrestler, however, the ride lasted longer than anyone outside of AU’s wrestling program could have expected.
Senior captain David Terao and AU head wrestling coach Teague Moore held back tears on Saturday afternoon as the two men reflected on their five-year journey together, which culminated in a fourth place finish and a standing ovation for Terao in Madison Square Garden.
AU senior captain David Terao competes against Dylan Peters on Saturday morning in the consolation bracket.
David Terao prepares for his match against future 2016 champion Nico Megaludis of Penn State on Friday night.
Lauren Crisler, a finance major and junior forward on the AU women’s basketball team, is having a breakthrough season both as a student and as an athlete.
The AU women's basketball team faces a tough road ahead to repeat last year's championship feat. The reigning Patriot League champions enter the 2016 tournament as the seventh seed and need to win four games in seven days to retain their title.
The AU men's basketball team hadn't beat Boston University since the 2014 Patriot League Tournament final. The four game losing streak ended last night, however, when the Eagles outlasted the Terriers for the 69-64 win to move on to the semifinals of the Patriot League Tournament.
After a loss to Loyola at home over the weekend, AU women’s basketball head coach Megan Gebbia lamented the team’s tough stretch without success and their ineffective offense, often using the word “disjointed” to describe the the five-game losing streak that the Eagles snapped on Wednesday night.
Tournament Time: The Eagle breaks down AU’s chances at a Patriot League Tournament victory
The clocked ticked down, but Maria Liddane kept running. Leading the Eagles down the court on nearly every possession, the sophomore point guard tried desperately to find her teammates and put the ball in the hoop, but AU, a team with only one senior in the starting lineup, came up five points short. Dropping to the Loyola Greyhounds 55-50, the Eagles notched their sixth consecutive loss and ended their final regular season home game with frustration.
Freshman Delante Jones guards a Loyola player during AU's game against the Greyhounds on Saturday afternoon.
When AU and Loyola Maryland last met on Dec. 30, the Eagles were riding a four-game losing streak and held a 2-11 record. Two months later, the Eagles took the court as a completely different team. After a season which included a 10-game losing streak, a winless home game streak stretching three months and 0-6 start to Patriot League play, the Eagles ended with a 67-66 win over the Greyhounds, extending their winning streak to four and notching their ninth wins in the last 12 games.
The AU men’s basketball team extended its winning streak to three games with a 72-65 victory over Navy on Wednesday night. After starting league play 0-6, the Eagles have now won eight of their last 11 games and are right in the thick of things as league play concludes on Saturday. Here are some takeaways from the big win against Navy.
Senior forward Marco Vasic navigates through the Boston University defense during a game on Jan. 13.
Solutions by The State News