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Eagle's cross country opens season with first and second place

September 6

The AU cross country teams began their 2007 season on Friday with a great start. Both a first place finish for the women's team, and a second place finish for the men's team at the Mount St. Mary Invitational, put the Eagles in a good starting position for the season.

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Lady Eagle hat trick leads AU to winning soccer record

By Tracy Goldberg | September 6

It was a winning weekend full of first-time goals for the AU women's soccer team. Sophomore Kelsey Brasher's first career hat trick led the Eagles to a season opening 4-1 win on Friday against the Manhattan College Jaspers. First season goals by senior Irene Karistinos and sophomore Mary Riegler led the team to a 3-0 defeat over the University of Richmond Spiders on Sunday as well.

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Volleyball fails to bring home a win this weekend

By Rita Gallina | September 6

The women's volleyball team traveled to Provo, Utah, to participate in the Brigham Young University Molton Classic this past weekend. While the team did not emerge victorious, several players broke personal records. The team, undefeated before the tournament, played three games in two days and finished Saturday with a record of 4-3.

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AU Eagle soccer prepares for new season to come

By Justin Hall | August 30

Men's soccer The AU men's soccer team finished the preseason with a 1-1 record, falling to No. 21 Old Dominion at Reeves Field on Saturday. This loss follows a previous 3-0 victory the Eagles recorded on the road the preceding weekend against Radford. The team opens its regular season in the annual D.

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AU field hockey starts year with win

By Anna Tuman | August 30

The AU Eagles field hockey team kicked off its season with a clean sweep this past weekend at the Spider Classic in Richmond, Va. Beginning with a 5-1 win against the Radford Highlanders on Saturday and finishing off with a final score of 4-0 against the Richmond Spiders on Sunday, the Eagles proved that this season the team mean business on the field.

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Eagles remain strong against Howard

By Rita Gallina | August 30

In a match against Howard University Tuesday night, the women's volleyball team lived up to its coach's expectations of "attacking early" and continuing its flawless record. Winning the match 3-0, the team served aggressively and managed to execute perfect plays.

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Equestrian team bucks up with new barn and a fresh outlook

By Erin Keaveney | April 30

The American University club equestrian team is ponying up for a makeover, making moves to alter the program including hiring a new trainer and finding a new barn to hang their horseshoes next season. The team, which has trained in Maryland since its creation in 2003, has elected to move from its previous facility at Clay Hill Stables in Springdale to Windcrest Farms in Clarksburg, where it hopes improved training conditions and more personal attention will help raise the team's level of competition.

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Track competes at Penn Relays

By Anna Tuman | April 30

This past weekend, the AU men's track team headed to its most competitive meet thus far, the 113th Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa. "We were accepted into all three championship races [DMR, 4 x Mile and 4 x 800m] which is a great honor," head coach Matt Centrowitz said to Aueagles.

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Lacrosse drops Patriot League championship game to Holy Cross

By Justin Hall | April 30

In a scene that has become all too familiar for AU fans during the 2006-2007 sports season, the Eagles lost to Holy Cross in yet another Patriot League tournament game. This time, it was the AU lacrosse team that was defeated by the Crusaders in the PL title game 12-8, preventing the team from reaching the NCAA tournament.

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Lacrosse fails to score big in regular season finale against Drexel

By Justin Hall | April 26

The AU women's lacrosse team scored season-low four goals in its 15-4 defeat at Drexel on Tuesday. The loss ends the Eagles' regular season record at 8-8 overall, 3-2 in the PL, as the team prepares for the league tournament that starts on Friday against Lehigh.

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Wizards fans should forget about miracle run in NBA playoffs

By Michael Hoffman | April 26

So the news today is that Mark Prior will have surgery and miss the entire season. While this is unfortunate for Cubs fans, I'm wondering how Prior "not pitching ever" makes the news. You wouldn't tell me that the sun rose, the earth turned, and that Ryan Seacrest is the world's foremost tool, because these things are already assumed and understood.

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Making the "three-week lull" annulled

By Anna Tuman | April 23

We're almost three full weeks into April and with that said three weeks into baseball season, or as I like to call it, the "three week lull". Few know about the "three week lull", but many experience it. It's that time during baseball season where the excitement of the game is slowly melting away to the realization that, although these match ups count towards the season, they're not as exciting as we often want them to be.

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Despite tough routine, AU Crew loves what they do

By Michael Hoffman | April 23

Picture waking up at least six days a week at 4 AM in the morning. You arrive at your destination at 5:30 AM and for the next two hours you're required to row. Later in the day you spend another two hours at the gym working on the cardio machines and lifting weights.

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Rugby will lose four starters to graduation

By Justin Hall | April 23

With the end of the spring rugby season, the AU Men's rugby team will be losing four players to graduation. Max Kopper, president of the club and starting No. 8, Sven Romberg vice president and starting flanker and Mark Viola starting prop, all forward positions, brought strength, heart, and intensity against every team the Eagles faced.

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Eagle Sports Briefs

April 23

Coach Jones Named to Silver Anniversary All-American Team Men's basketball head coach Jeff Jones was named to the 2007 National Association of Basketball Coaches Silver Anniversary All-American Team, NABC officials announced. Jones, a starting point guard at the University of Virginia, is second in school history in assists, with 598.

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Lacrosse loses heartbreaker in OT, fall to Lehigh 10-9

By Justin Hall | April 23

Juniors Caitlin Bell and Jackie Lane scored last-minute goals to force extra time but it was not enough for AU, as they lost to Lehigh 10-9 in double overtime on the road this past Saturday. The match ends the Eagles' PL season at 3-2, earning them the 3rd seed in the upcoming league tournament and drops their overall record to 8-7.

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Lacrosse crushes Longwood in final home game

By Justin Hall | April 19

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.

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