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Colin Smalls, a graduate student guard hailing from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, said that being a homegrown talent playing in Washington, D.C. meant everything to him. His goal was to represent his home, while also solidifying American as a championship-winning basketball program in the District.
It was a “pigtail Monday” practice, 16 days before her team was leaving for the biggest competition of the season, and junior Meliann Niangne sat on the bleachers with a boot on her foot watching her team find out they’ll be re-working their routine around her absence.
Last March, construction began on a new multimillion dollar athletic facility named the Alan and Amy Meltzer Center for Athletic Performance. It promises to be a “state-of-the-art” facility for all students, not just varsity athletes.
From the Newsstands: This story appeared in The Eagle's April 2025 print edition. You can find the digital version here.
The American University lacrosse team (5-11) lost to the No. 22 Navy Midshipmen (13-5) on April 24 by a score of 17-5 at Jacobs Field. It was the team’s final game of the regular season, as they failed to qualify for the Patriot League Championship Tournament.
From the Newsstands: This story appeared in The Eagle's April 2025 print edition. You can find the digital version here.
The American University lacrosse team (5-11) lost 12-5 against Boston University (8-8) on April 19 — the team’s annual senior day, where they honored 12 graduating players.
As we near the end of the academic year, the American University lacrosse team is preparing for the end of their season, as well. This season has been disappointing, with many close games getting away from the team.
On a Thursday afternoon this spring, Elliot Gerson and Jessica Herzstein sat in the conservatory of their multi-million-dollar Spring Valley home, discussing the upcoming wedding of their daughter. “I’m really hoping there’s no game that day,” Herzstein said, gazing out the window toward Jacobs Field, and beyond that, American University. As of April 2024, you can’t see either, because there’s a 15-foot-tall highway-grade noise barrier separating the couple from the University across the way.
From the Newsstands: This story appeared in The Eagle's April 2025 print edition. You can find the digital version here.
I come from a high school with lots of school spirit, so I was excited when I went to my first sporting event on campus this year — a volleyball match against Big Ten opponent Maryland — and the arena was packed with students for the Bender Blue Out.
The American University lacrosse team (5-8) lost 16-13 against NCAA No. 25 Army West Point (9-2) in their annual Hispanic Heritage game on April 5 on Jacobs Field.
On April 2, American University Director of Athletics and Recreation JM Caparro announced that Kelly Killion would be the next head coach of the women’s basketball team. She succeeds Tiffany Coll, whom Caparro announced last month would not return next season following a one-win 2024-25 campaign.
For some American University students, sports betting is not just a hobby, but a way of life. As the wins pile up, so do the losses, and a survey of 50 AU sports bettors reveals that not everyone is keeping track.
Duane Simpkins has signed a contract extension to serve as American University’s men’s basketball coach through the 2029-2030 season, the University’s athletics department announced Friday. Simpkins’ signing comes after he was suggested for the head coaching job at his alma mater, the University of Maryland.
American University announced the hiring of Kelly Killion as the new women’s basketball head coach on April 2. Killion previously served as the associate head coach and recruiting director for the University of Pennsylvania women’s basketball team.
The American University lacrosse team (5-7) fell to the Lafayette Leopards (5-6) 10-8 on March 26 at Jacobs Field in its annual Pride celebration game.
Before the buzzer-beater, before the sold-out crowds at Bender Arena, before the championship run to March Madness, Lincoln Ball made a choice to do whatever it took to help his team win.
The American University men’s basketball team (22-13) was eliminated in the First Four round of the NCAA Tournament after being defeated 83-72 by the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (23-12) on March 19.
After winning the Patriot League title, the American University men’s basketball team is headed to Dayton, Ohio to face off against the Mount Saint Mary’s Mountaineers on Wednesday, March 19 at 6:40 p.m. in the First Four round of the NCAA tournament.
Solutions by The State News