Men’s basketball falls in season opener to Rhode Island
The AU men’s basketball team opened its season with a loss to the University of Rhode Island 65-42 on Friday night.
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The AU men’s basketball team opened its season with a loss to the University of Rhode Island 65-42 on Friday night.
The American University men’s basketball team starts its game schedule in less than a month. With key pieces from last year’s team gone and many new components to work with, here are five major questions head coach Mike Brennan and his staff must address this season if they hope to repeat previous success.
For the second straight season, the Men’s Basketball team suffered a loss at the hands of Bucknell University on the Eagles senior day.
The men’s basketball team regained their rhythm with a 68-49 win against Navy on Wed. Feb. 25. After losing four of their last five games, the Eagles came out strong and demolished a Navy team that had beaten AU earlier in the season by ten points. Here are some observations from AU’s victory that was essentially a must-win to keep their title hopes alive.
The Patriot League is coming down to the wire, and the AU men’s basketball team remains in the middle of the pack. With a 7-7 record, the Eagles are tied with Boston University for fourth place, and they sit a game behind third place Lehigh University. In addition, the Eagles remain three games back of first place Bucknell. With four games left, including three at Bender Arena where the Eagles are 7-1, AU has plenty of time to make a move in the standings and climb to the top of the league. Here are five suggestions for the Eagles to see success in the last remaining Patriot League matchups:
After two consecutive road losses, the AU men’s basketball team returned to Bender Arena to outrun the Lafayette Leopards 88-77.
After losing three straight games, the American University men’s basketball team are starting to play like the team that was projected to win the Patriot League. On Monday night, they used a big second half to take down Holy Cross. Wednesday night, the Eagles soared past Loyola for their most assertive win in conference play, 64-59. The Eagles dominated on both sides of the ball and featured a balanced scoring effort led by Jesse Reed’s 17 points. Here are some observations from the win.
After embarrassing Boston University on their own court in the Patriot League Championship game last season, AU fell at the hands of the Terriers 59-54 on Jan. 21. The Eagles came out sluggish and never led the entire game. After a Charlie Jones layup with 2:03 left in the in the first half, the Eagles cut their deficit to just one point with a score of 25-24. However, that is as close as they would get. With inconsistent play throughout, the Eagles dropped to 4-3 in Patriot League play and 11-8 overall. Here are some observations from the game:
The AU men’s basketball team faced Lehigh University after coming off of two straight overtime games. Senior guard Darius “Pee Wee” Gardner was not interested in making it three. With nine seconds left in regulation against the Mountain Hawks, Gardner hit a game winning three-pointer with eight tenths of a second remaining to give the Eagles the win 62-59. The Eagles are now in a five-way tie for second place in the Patriot League at 3-2 and 10-7 overall. Here are five observations after another nail-biting AU win.
After a disappointing loss against Loyola Maryland, the Eagles bounced back against the previously undefeated Colgate Raiders 71-69 in double overtime on Jan. 10. AU fought through a nail-biting thriller where the lead went back and forth 13 times in 50 minutes. The game marked the first time the Eagles surmounted 70 points in a single game this season.
The men’s basketball team fell just short in its opening game on Nov. 14 in Philadelphia, losing a defensive battle against Temple University, 40-37.
The AU Men’s Basketball team held their annual chalk talk and open practice at Bender Arena on Oct. 18. The open practice gave fans the opportunity to see the new Eagles in action for the first time in the 2014-15 season.
I predict that the New York Mets will surprise everyone and finish above .500. Their rotation is very solid with Zack Wheeler, Dillon Gee and Bartolo Colon fronting a rotation that also has a lot of potential stored in the minors. Reports say that ace Matt Harvey looks to return to action in August or September, providing a potential shot in the arm for them. Also, even though the lineup is usually criticized, if players such as Ike Davis and Chris Young can flash some of the potential they have shown in the past and if Curtis Granderson can return to form, the Mets will have a solid, if not great lineup. If Atlanta’s injury troubles continue, I can even see the Mets making a run at second place and a wild-card spot. -Adrian Cruz
The AU women’s lacrosse team fell at the hands of the Bucknell University Bisons in Lewisburg, Pa. on March 29, losing 11-10, despite an early first-half lead and two attempts to tie the Bisons in the second half.
The AU Men’s basketball team offense could not get in rhythm and ultimately fell to the Bucknell Bison 56-51 March 1 at Bender Arena.
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The Eagles defeated the Lehigh Mountain Hawks 64-44 at Bender Arena on Feb. 12, snapping the team’s two-game losing streak.
The AU women’s basketball took care of business at Colgate Feb. 8, beating the Raiders 75-57. The game was knotted at 36 at halftime, but AU used a huge second half outscoring Colgate 39-21 to secure the victory.
The AU women’s basketball team took the hardwood and dominated the Loyola Maryland Greyhounds by a score of 63-38 on Feb. 5.
The AU men’s basketball team extended their winning streak to 10 consecutive games by defeating the Navy Midshipmen 74-52 on Jan. 29 at Bender Arena.