Eagles struggle to three-set victory in Patriot League opener
The AU volleyball team earned a hard-fought 25-22, 25-14, 25-23 victory over Loyola, Maryland in its Patriot League opener Friday night in Bender Arena.
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The AU volleyball team earned a hard-fought 25-22, 25-14, 25-23 victory over Loyola, Maryland in its Patriot League opener Friday night in Bender Arena.
AU defeated 2016 NCAA qualifiers Princeton and Howard and fell to Power 5 conference foe Iowa at the AU Volleyball Classic Friday and Saturday at Bender Arena.
A well-worked second half goal by the George Washington University Colonials overshadowed a strong performance by the AU women’s soccer team Sunday, as the Eagles fell 1-0 on Reeves Field.
It’s a new year, and that means new opportunities for AU on the athletic fields. The Eagles’ fall sports teams will begin their seasons in late August. The 2016 fall sports season was one of the most successful for AU since joining the Patriot League at the turn of the century. The field hockey and volleyball team both claimed Patriot League Tournament titles while the men’s soccer team won the regular season Patriot League title and hosted the Patriot League Tournament.
Sean Graham will be the new track and field and cross country coach at American University, Athletic Director Billy Walker announced Thursday. Graham served as an assistant coach for Matt Centrowitz, Sr. from 2009-2011 and 2012-2013 before spending the last four seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Kentucky. Graham also earned his MBA from the Kogod School of Business in 2011 while working as an assistant coach.
2015 alumnus Sarah Katz has joined the AU volleyball coaching staff, the athletics department announced in a tweet Monday.
Heading into the 2017 volleyball season, AU returns the same core of players which delivered a Patriot League championship last fall and an appearance in the NCAA tournament that ended with a loss to Michigan in the first round. The team only graduates one senior, Julita Kurdziuk, and with the team a year older and more experienced, the Eagles hope to reach greater heights in 2017. Here are four things to watch heading into the season.
While AU’s sports teams may receive a good deal of praise from the University, the department that oversees them, Athletics and Sports and Fitness, has for years lacked a specific plan for how it will push its multi-million dollar program to the next level.
On a wet and rainy day at Jacobs Field, the AU women’s lacrosse team honored its seniors before falling to College of the Holy Cross 12-10 in their final regular season game. The Eagles and Crusaders swapped momentum and goals, but Holy Cross scored two goals in the final five minutes to pull away.
The women's lacrosse team scored five second half goals in its game on Saturday at Jacobs Field, but the Eagles' rally fell short and they fell to Bucknell, 9-8. The team remains winless in the Patriot League.
Sophomore forward Lonnie Rivera announced his intent to transfer from AU on Twitter on Thursday, becoming the fourth player in four seasons under head coach Mike Brennan to transfer from the AU men’s basketball program.
The AU women’s basketball team found themselves in another close game as the clock wound down in the fourth quarter on Monday during the Quarterfinal matchup against Boston University in Bender Arena. The Eagles (15-15) once again were able to make the crucial plays to advance in the Patriot League tournament with their 57-51 victory over the Terriers.
For the second time in the span of a week, the AU women’s basketball team saw a large fourth quarter lead evaporate. Unlike on Feb. 18, when the Eagles lost a 16-point lead late against Holy Cross, the Eagles made enough plays on Wednesday night to squeak out a 50-48 win against the Navy Mids at Bender Arena.
The AU women’s basketball team halted its two-game losing streak with a strong, balanced performance Wednesday night at Bender Arena. The Eagles received scoring contributions from nine different players and breezed past the Lafayette Leopards 75-45.
With six minutes left in the fourth quarter Saturday afternoon in Bender Arena, senior forward Lauren Crisler’s lay-up off a pick-and-roll pulled the AU women’s basketball team within two of the Army Black Knights. The Eagles would be outscored 15-6 the rest of the quarter en route to their second straight loss, 68-57.
The height and rebounding ability of the Navy Midshipmen proved too much for AU to overcome at home on Wednesday night as they fell to their opponents 71-53.
Last January’s first annual “Eagle Sports Awards” began with a quote from Olympic champion Mark Spitz about breaking records; this year, as The Eagle honors the best athletes of 2016, it seems only appropriate to quote one of AU’s own Olympians from this past year.
While much has changed on AU’s campus in the past 28 years, one thing has remained constant: Barry Goldberg’s steady presence on the volleyball court. Goldberg’s calm demeanor, arms folded with one leg resting over the other, has become a staple on the sidelines of AU’s volleyball games.
The AU women’s volleyball team trailed Sunday afternoon 18-14 in the fourth set after dropping the third to the Colgate Raiders when head coach Barry Goldberg called a timeout to calm his players down. The Eagles won 11 of the match’s next 14 points to win 25-22, 25-18, 22-25, 25-22 and capture the program’s 14th Patriot League tournament championship, clinching a spot in the 2016 NCAA volleyball tournament.
After claiming the Patriot League regular season title, the AU women’s volleyball team will host the Patriot League volleyball tournament semifinals and finals for the third straight season beginning Saturday, Nov. 19.