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(02/26/16 4:28am)
Surrounded by Navy defenders, senior guard Jesse
Reed fired off a step-back three-pointer with one second left on the shot
clock. As the ball sailed through the air, the sound of the shot clock buzzer
was drowned out by the roar of the crowd as the ball swished in, giving the
Eagles their first lead in the second half with 4:37 to play. The Eagles
wouldn’t look back, going on a 17-0 en route to winning the game 72-65.
(02/22/16 4:43am)
The AU men’s basketball team picked up its
second straight win against Holy Cross Sunday afternoon, defeating the
Crusaders 71-70. Now 7-9 in conference play, the Eagles have assured they will
at least host a play-in game for the conference tournament in March. Here are
some major takeaways from AU’s win.
(02/21/16 4:44pm)
Correction appended.
(02/20/16 5:33am)
As AU honored its four graduating seniors on
Friday night, the Eagles failed to overcome their strong opponents from No. 21
Ohio University, losing 18-16. AU seniors David Terao, John Boyle, Tyler
Scotton and Mitchell Wightman were honored before the match and all secured
victories in their final appearances at Bender Arena.
(02/19/16 3:14pm)
The AU men’s basketball team squeaked out a win
against the last place Lafayette Leopards in a rematch of last year’s
championship game, prevailing 60-59 in overtime.
(02/14/16 12:09pm)
After a 4-0 victory from AU sophomore Jeric
Kasunic in the 197-pound bout, AU pulled within two points of Bucknell in the
team score during Saturday morning’s dual. However, a pin by Bucknell senior
captain heavyweight Joe Stolfi, ranked 8th in the country, over freshman Jake
Scanlan gave Bucknell the 24-16 victory over the Eagles.
(02/14/16 4:22pm)
Every afternoon in Bender Arena, Mike Brennan’s sharp, hard voice cuts through the air, demanding perfect execution and flawless technique from his athletes in his heavy New Jersey accent. He paces back and forth across the gym floor, frantically following the plays and actions of his athletes.
(02/13/16 3:47pm)
For months, the AU club sailing team has boasted all the bells and whistles one would expect from a sports club: custom sweatshirts, stickers with their logo, and even a flag. Everything, that is, except for boats.
(02/12/16 3:26pm)
Mark Davin and assistant coach Beth O'Connor Baker watch their swimmers compete in a dual meet against Georgetown.
(02/12/16 7:30pm)
At the crack of dawn, the collegiate swimmer’s alarm clock blares, signaling the call to wake for a grueling morning workout. The swimmer crawls out of bed and trudges to the pool to prepare for a mentally and physically taxing day of training. The swimmer rises before the sun and travels more yards in the pool before breakfast than most people walk in a day. The regimen requires immense sacrifice on the part of the athlete, but often overlooked in the pathway to success is the role played by the unwavering support system found in a college program’s head coach.
(02/11/16 4:20pm)
When Ari Booth took the court on Wednesday night
as the only senior in AU’s starting line-up, she faced the expectation of
leading her team to a victory and snapping a two-game losing streak. With
confidence and precision, Booth succeeded, pushing the Eagles past the Boston
University Terriers 79-33 and bringing the team its sixth conference win.
(02/08/16 6:36pm)
After an unexpected five game win streak, AU reverted back to the underperforming team they were early in the season against the Lehigh Mountain Hawks in a game plagued by missed easy shots, long scoring droughts and flat defense. AU’s sixth game and third on the road in 11 days took a toll on the team, as the Eagles (7-16, 5-7 PL) played out-of-sync from the start. Lehigh raced out to a 10-0 advantage in the first four minutes, and the Eagles never recovered, eventually losing 72-49.
(02/07/16 5:20pm)
On National Girls and Women in Sports Day, the
AU women’s basketball team suffered its second straight single-digit loss when
they fell to Lehigh University. The Patriot League foe distinguished themselves
early on with superior three-point shooting preventing an Eagle comeback.
(02/04/16 7:15pm)
The last time AU faced off against Bucknell, in early January in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, the game wasn’t much of a contest. The Bison cruised to a 72-54 victory, and all but two Eagles were held to single-digit scoring while four Bison starters posted double-figure scoring performances. Last night, however, AU played like a completely different team, beating Bucknell 69-55 in Bender Arena.
(02/03/16 5:50pm)
After the first month of conference play, the AU men’s basketball team could not have looked any worse. The Eagles went 0-6 with an average margin of defeat of 15 points. However, this young team has come together over the past week and a half, putting together four straight wins. After three straight road wins against Lafayette, Navy and Colgate, the Eagles returned home and defeated Holy Cross 58-45 on Monday night. After sitting in dead last in the conference for more than a month, the Eagles have now climbed up to seventh place and are just two games out of third place. So what has been the reason for this turnaround? Here are some of the biggest reasons AU has been able to salvage their season and push themselves into Patriot League contention.
(02/02/16 3:50pm)
The AU Eagles got their fourth straight win on head coach Mike Brennan bobblehead night, beating the College of the Holy Cross 58-45 on Monday night. The Eagles came into Monday’s game on the heels of a three-game win streak after losing their previous 11 games.
(01/21/16 6:41pm)
Still in search of its first Patriot League home win of the season, the AU women’s basketball team came away Wednesday night empty handed, encountering many of the same execution and defensive issues that plagued the team earlier in the season.
(01/21/16 4:30pm)
Junior forward Lauren Crisler shoots a free throw in the first quarter of AU's game against Lafayette on Jan. 20.
(01/21/16 4:30pm)
Sophomore guard Maria Liddane drives to the basket in AU's game against Lafayette on Jan. 20.
(01/18/16 4:21am)
In the second meet in as many days, the AU wrestling team was narrowly edged out by Drexel University 21-16. After a powerful start, AU lost its final five matches of the day, marking the second meet in the row that the final weight classes have under-performed.
