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The last time junior forward Eric Michaels played a game at Bender Arena, American University was cutting down the nets as the 2025 Patriot League champions. His season ended days later in Dayton, Ohio, in a First Four loss to Mount St. Mary’s in March Madness. After an offseason injury, he ...
In a tightly contested crosstown showdown, the American University field hockey team (9-7) dominated midfield as they defeated the Georgetown Hoyas (6-11) by a score of 3-1 at the Jacobs Recreational Complex on Oct. 18. After a close win in their match against the Boston University Terriers (8-8) on ...
The American University’s men’s soccer team (3-6-4) tied the Loyola Maryland Greyhounds (3-9-2) in their Patriot League home opener on Sep. 19. The Eagles entered the game off the back of a split two-game road trip, defeating Patriot League opponent Colgate 1-0 and falling 2-0 against the University ...
The American University men’s soccer team (3-6-4) was defeated 1-0 by the William & Mary Tribe (7-5-2) at Reeves Field on Sep. 29. The Eagles entered the game coming off a 1-1 tie vs Loyola Maryland. The Tribe entered the game coming off a 2-1 home victory versus Campbell University. After ...
The American University Eagles (11-4) defeated their crosstown opponents, the Howard University Bison (4-11), on Sept. 8. The victory marked the Eagles’ first since the Best Western Invitational, where they went 1-2, the lone win versus Northern Kentucky. The Eagles banked on excellent play ...
The American University volleyball team (13-4, 8-0) continues to dominate the Patriot League with their recent victory against the Navy Midshipmen (7-9, 5-3) giving the team its third sweep of the season. Senior opposite Carly Sciborski landed the first kill of the match for the Eagles. American ...
The American University Field Hockey Team (6-6) defeated the Appalachian State Mountaineers (6-5) by a score of 2-1 in front of an ample crowd at the Jacobs Recreational Complex on Sept. 6. The Eagles opened their season with a slow start, losing their first home game against the Richmond Spiders ...
The American University volleyball team (8-4) split their opening weekend doubleheader at home, losing to the Georgetown Hoyas (8-4) by a score of 3-1 on Aug. 28 and defeating the Northwestern Wildcats (7-5) on Aug. 29 in five sets, winning 3-2. In a day that marked new beginnings for American’s ...
On Sunday, Sept. 6, the American University men’s soccer team (1-4-3) welcomed Liberty University (2-4-2) to a raucous Reeves Field crowd of 293. The Eagles entered the game on the back of a 0-0 draw at home versus Delaware and a 4-0 loss at Virginia. The Flames were also looking for their first win ...
In an emotional final home game of the season, the American University lacrosse team (4-12) staged a furious second-half comeback but ultimately fell just short in a 12-11 loss to the Bucknell Bison (10-6) on April 15. The Eagles erased a 5-goal deficit to tie the game late in the third quarter, igniting ...
On March 25, the American University lacrosse team (3-11) struggled to contain the Loyola Maryland Greyhounds (10-5) in a 16-5 loss. Coming into the game, the Eagles knew that it would be challenging. Loyola, ranked 22nd in the country at the time, is a tough, physical team that can apply a lot ...
The American University track and field team completed a record-breaking performance at the Patriot League Championships at Boston University on March 1. The Eagles took home two titles, with senior Carver Morgan winning his third consecutive conference 800 meter title — his second indoors — in ...
The American University track and field team opened its season with a bang at the Richmond Fred Hardy Invitational on March 20. Sophomore Daniel Messer triumphed in the men’s 3000 meter steeplechase with a huge 31-second personal record of 9:15:45 to win by a margin of nearly 20 seconds. The ...
The American University swimming and diving team broke six school records and brought home two silver medals, concluding the Patriot League Swimming and Diving Championships hosted by the United States Naval Academy. The competition lasted from Feb. 18-21, with multiple Eagles having successful races ...
The American University women’s basketball team (7-23) lost to the Boston University Terriers (11-20) at the Case Gym by a score of 69-58 on March 7. This marks the third consecutive year the team has been eliminated in the first round of the Patriot League tournament. Under first year head ...
The American University women’s basketball team (6-22) lost in its final home game of the season on Feb. 21, 56-41, to Lafayette University (10-18). American celebrated seniors Anna Rescifina and Laura Nogues in an exciting pink-out game that ultimately ended in a difficult loss. Twenty ...
The American University men’s basketball team (16-15) fell to the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (15-16) on Feb. 25, 73-78 and to the Boston University Terriers (15-16) by a score of 68-65 at Bender Arena on Feb. 28. The Eagles, who came into the weekend as the third seed, dropped down to the fifth seed in ...
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