Rugby will lose four starters to graduation
With the end of the spring rugby season, the AU Men's rugby team will be losing four players to graduation.
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With the end of the spring rugby season, the AU Men's rugby team will be losing four players to graduation.
Led by Lauren Aksionoff and Jackie Lane, the Eagles were able to put on an offensive barrage Wednesday afternoon against Longwood, defeating the Lancers 20-8 at Jacobs Field. The win was the third-straight for AU, who finished with a 5-1 record at home this season.
Playing in her last home Patriot League game, Caithlin Gorman took advantage of the Senior Day festivities by scoring three goals and one assist to help the Eagles to a 17-6 win over Bucknell on Saturday. The victory improves AU's record to 3-1 in PL play and 7-6 overall.
The AU women's lacrosse team defeated Lafayette 19-8 on Saturday, paced by senior Lauren Aksionoff's career-high six goals. With the win, the Eagles improve to 6-6 on the season and 2-1 in Patriot League play.
The distance medley team finished second while Conor Lanz placed ninth in the 1500 meters to cap AU's participation in the Texas Relays held in Austin, Texas this past weekend.
The AU women's lacrosse team lost its second straight match Wednesday afternoon, falling to the UMBC Retrievers 15-9 in Baltimore, Md. The loss drops the Eagles below the .500 mark on the season at 5-6.
The AU women's lacrosse team lost to Holy Cross at Worcester, Mass., on Saturday, 15-5, ending their four-game winning streak. The defeat drops the Eagles to 5-5 on the season and 1-1 in Patriot League play.
Although there are championships held in every NCAA sanctioned sport, from field hockey to water polo, the Division I Men's Basketball tournament is the most famous and most prestigious.
This past weekend at the Navy Invitational, the AU men's and women's track teams set numerous personal best times, including three Eagles qualifying for the NCAA regional meet at the end of the season.
March Madness, the Big Dance, Tourney Time. Whatever term you want to use, it's that time of the year again. Where people across the country cheer for teams they have never cared about before and support players they have never heard of before.
Like the Florida Marlins in 1997 and the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2001, the AU Women's Club Ice Hockey team completed the journey from creation to champion in a few short years, winning its first DVCHC Spikes Cup with a 5-4 victory over the University of Delaware. The crown comes exactly 100 games after the team was created six seasons ago in 2000.
The clock struck midnight on the Eagles' Cinderella season, changing a potential victory bus into the proverbial pumpkin on Wednesday night as AU lost to Holy Cross in the Patriot League Championship game 56-48. The loss prevents the team from reaching its first NCAA tournament.
The AU women's basketball team swept both games they played this weekend to advance to the Patriot League championship game. The Eagles will travel on the road to take on Holy Cross Wednesday night for the right to go to the Women's NCAA tournament.
The dawn of a new season often brings about a lot of pressure for both players and coaches. During training camp, players are worried about playing up to their full potential while coaches often strive to find that perfect mix of individual talent and team unity that will make for a successful campaign. For head coach Katie Woods of the American University women's lacrosse team, this challenge is magnified by the fact that the 2007 season is her inaugural campaign at the helm of the Eagles.
The AU women's basketball team led from the opening whistle to the final buzzer on Saturday, defeating Lafayette 60-46 in the final home game of the season. With the victory, the Eagles clinched the fourth seed in the Patriot League tournament and will face Navy in Annapolis, Md., this Saturday.
Despite a career-high 24 points from Nicole Ryan, the AU women's basketball team fell to Navy on Wednesday night, 65-58. The loss drops the Eagles into a three-way tie for fourth place with Navy and Lafayette.
First-half struggles plagued the Eagles once again on Saturday as the team fell behind early in their loss to Holy Cross, 61-54. The defeat gives the Crusaders sole possession of third place in the Patriot League and drops AU into a tie with Lafayette for fourth at 5-7 in the league.
The AU women's basketball team broke a four-game losing streak in dramatic fashion, upsetting second-place Army 58-54 Tuesday night at Bender Arena. The victory puts the Eagles in a third-place tie in the PL with Holy Cross, while the loss is only the fifth of the season for the Black Knights.
The AU women's basketball team fell again on Saturday afternoon, losing to Colgate 66-53 in Hamilton, N.Y. The defeat was the fourth straight for the Eagles, who have not won since a Jan. 24 victory at home against Navy.
The AU women's basketball team lost its third game in a row Tuesday night, falling behind early in an eventual 70-57 loss to the Bucknell Bison. The defeat drops the Eagles to 4-5 in the Patriot League and 9-15 overall.