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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 ...
Glenn comes to American after decade, national championship at Division II MSU Denver
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 ...
The American University women’s basketball team (6-22) came up short in their home game against the Bucknell Bison (11-17) on Feb. 18. This was the Bison’s second win against American this season, marking a sweep over the Eagles. The Eagles started on a hot streak with junior forward Grace ...
The American University women’s basketball team (6-21) lost a home matchup to the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (15-11) by a score of 79-51 on Feb. 11 at Bender Arena. This marks the Eagles’ third loss in a row. The Eagles looked to get back in the winning column after a tough loss to Navy on Feb. ...
The American University lacrosse team (1-3) fell 13-9 to Temple (5-0) on Saturday in a competitive home matchup filled with momentum swings, physical defense and quite a few eight-meter opportunities on both ends. Temple struck first just two minutes into the opening quarter after an early Eagles turnover, ...
Years before becoming general manager of the Golden State Valkyries, Ohemaa Nyanin (SIS-SOC/BA ’09, SPA/MS ’11) was a student trying to make her dreams come true. She embraced what it means to be a student at American University. From being a walk-on athlete, engaging in tough conversations ...
Moving to another country, starting a new life surrounded by strangers speaking a foreign language, navigating a different school system and trying to excel in class — all while making friends and socializing — are just a few of the challenges faced by exchange students undertaking the difficult ...
The American University wrestling team (6-9) took on the Morgan State Bears (1-16) on Feb. 8 as the Eagles attempted to get back into the win column following back-to-back losses to Army and Navy. Last week,10 individual Eagles wrestlers competed in the Edinboro Open, with their 125-pound wrestler ...
The American University’s women’s basketball team (6-197) fell once again to the Navy Midshipmen (186-6) by a score of 86-58 on Feb. 7 in Bender Arena. American celebrated National Girls and Women in Sports Day throughout and after the game. The Eagles last faced the Midshipmen on Jan. 14, having ...
The American University lacrosse team (0-1) lost its first game of the 2026 season to the Georgetown Hoyas (1-0) on Feb. 6 by a score of 14-3. This marked the eighth matchup all-time between the Eagles and Hoyas, with Georgetown winning all the previous games. American lost to Georgetown on Feb. 7, ...
The American University wrestling team (5-7) faced the Navy Midshipmen (4-4) on Jan. 24. The Eagles competed in their fourth EIWA match after a 22-17 loss to Army on Jan. 18. The Eagles were 1-2 in EIWA play and had won only one of their last four matches. The Midshipmen were on a two-match win ...
The American University women’s basketball team (5-15) fell to the Loyola Maryland Greyhounds (9-11) at home in Bender Arena by a score of 63-53 on Jan. 28. The Eagles looked to bounce back after a loss to Holy Cross on Jan. 24. American last faced Loyola on Dec. 31, 2025, where the team lost ...
The American University women’s basketball team (5-14) was defeated by the Holy Cross Crusaders (11-8) by a score of 70-58 at Bender Arena. This was the Crusaders’ second win over American this season, completing a sweep over the Eagles. American came into this game fresh off a win against ...
The American University wrestling team (5-7) took on the Long Island University Sharks (1-11) in a historic wrestling event, as the Eagles played the first-ever match in the new Meltzer Center. There was a special charm to the center as President Jonathan Alger started the night with quick remarks to ...
After losing at home against the Holy Cross Crusaders (3-2) 84-73 on Jan. 10, the American University men’s basketball team (3-2) snapped a two game skid by defeating the rival Navy Midshipmen (4-1) 65-51 in a rematch of the 2025 Patriot League Championship game on Jan. 12. Despite the Eagles jumping ...
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