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Eagles slip and slide past Loyola, 2-0

By Ian Quillen · Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004

On a damp and dreary afternoon at Reeves Field Wednesday, the AU Men's Soccer controlled play through most of their clash with Loyola. But it took a single flash of brilliance from sophomore midfielder Salvatore Caccavale to ensure that the match ended brightly for the Eagles. Caccavale scored what proved to be the game-winner in the 72nd minute on a world-class 25-yard strike that swerved inside the left post and past Loyola 'keeper Justin Chelland.

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Golf falls 40 off par

By David Bergman · Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004

The AU Men's Golf team completed its second tournament of the fall season in 12th place at the Pirate Fall Intercollegiate at the Bradford Creek Golf Club. The Eagles finished with a combined score of 904 (300-306-298) to finish 39 shots off the pace, 40 strokes over par. The men were led by sophomore Todd Shagin, who carded a 2-over 218 (76-71-71) to finish in a tie for 12th place overall, eight strokes off the lead. Shagin closed with matching rounds under par for the first time this season. Afterward, he talked about being able to come back after a tough first day.

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Again, PL is no match

By Phil Turner · Monday, Oct. 18, 2004

After seeing its seven-game winning streak dissolve in a grueling match against Georgetown last week, the AU volleyball squad rebounded quickly with two Patriot League road victories at Lehigh and Lafayette. The victories extended the Eagles PL wins to 55 games over the past four seasons. Eagles coach Barry Goldberg, however, said conference foes have been gearing up to play their best against his team making every game more difficult.

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Sideline Scholars: How Beantown can cure the curse of the Bambino

By Ryan Sherwin | October 18

Dear Boston, Start from scratch. Get rid of Pedro, rebuild Fenway (keep the monster), and finally trade for the Babe. Pay whatever they want, just get him back in white and red. In all seriousness, you can win the championship without the Babe, but until you are willing to totally let the notion that you are cursed go, you will never win.

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Swimming is bigger than AU believes

By Marjorie Korn | October 18

Olympic swimmers Michael Phelps, Lenny Krayzelburg, and Ian Crocker appeared Sept. 10 as part of the Disney "Swim With the Stars" event at the University of Maryland. "Swimming has gotten more attention than it has ever gotten before," Krayzelburg said. He said this event will "revolutionize the sport."

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Women are victorious in homecoming

By Ian Quillen | October 18

The strike pair of junior Marcella Ricupero and sophomore Jana Lee has scored so many clutch goals for the AU Women's Soccer team, it's almost getting redundant. But as long as the Eagles keep winning Patriot League matches, no one will be complaining. Both helped save the day in a crucial 2-1 comeback win over PL foes Lehigh on homecoming Saturday at Reeves Field.

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Eagles strike blow to Colgate and fly to top in league standings

By Ian Quillen | October 18

While the field hockey and Women's soccer teams have dazzled AU fans with their superb seasons, the Men's Soccer team has quietly been building momentum and a Patriot League lead. In Hamilton, N.Y., on Saturday night, the Eagles kept on building, riding junior midfielder Ryan Boyd's first goal of the year to a 1-0 away win over PL rivals Colgate.

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Sideline Scholars: Eagles are a little more than No. 7

By Phil Turner | October 14

By the time you wake up, they have practiced for close to three hours, spent time in the training room and probably already made it in and out of TDR. They are AU's seventh-ranked Field Hockey team. Not No. 7 on the East Coast or in the region - in the nation. To make that more real, Florida State is the No. 7 football team in the nation and Duke is the preseason men's basketball No. 7.

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AU destroys Davidson

By Ian Quillen | October 14

The No. 7 AU Field Hockey team dominated its opponents in terms of shots and offensive pressure this weekend. But while the Eagles outplayed both Davidson and Lehigh, the 5-0 and 3-1 wins showed signs of a team that is heading toward greatness, but hasn't yet arrived.

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AU scores first-ever win on Crusaders

By Ian Quillen | October 14

David Marut probably didn't think he'd have to wait until mid-October to score his first two goals of the season. But after Saturday's performance, the senior forward probably won't complain. Marut's first two goals couldn't have come at a better time, sparking the AU Men's Soccer team's 5-1 rout of Patriot League rival Holy Cross, who, until Saturday, had never lost to AU. The Crusaders now lead the series, 3-1-1.

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Volleyball goes 2-1 on week after close loss to Georgetown

By Ian Quillen | October 14

AU volleyball dominated two Patriot Leage opponents over the weekend, only to fall to hometown rival Georgetown in five games last night. Despite not playing what coach Barry Goldberg said was his team's sharpest volleyball, the Eagles managed to remain unbeaten (5-0) in the Patriot League and extend their PL win streak to an astounding 53 matches.

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Sports Briefs

October 7

Two briefs from the wide world of AU sports: Rugby's first loss of the season, and multiple honors for the Equestrian team.

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Eagles net another PL victory

By Ian Quillen | October 7

After falling from the clouds last weekend with its first loss in nine games, the AU Women's Soccer team wasted little time in returning to flight. The Eagles (8-2-1, 2-1-0 PL) resumed their winning ways Tuesday in vital fashion, snatching a 1-0 win over preseason Patriot League favorites Navy (6-5-1, 0-3-0) on a clinical free-kick goal from sophomore midfielder Meg Runeari.

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AU sweep again for 5th straight

By Phil Turner | October 7

Led by junior Cutrina Biddulph's career-high 19 kills, the AU Volleyball team continued to roll on Tuesday night with a 3-0 victory over Howard University. Dating back to Sept. 18, the Eagles have swept their last five matches. Coach Barry Goldberg is pleased to see his team coming together for the bulk of the upcoming Patriot League regular season.

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Sports spell inclusion

By Ian Quillen | October 4

Sports writer Ian Quillen laments his ennui with the current status of sports. He concludes that, barring some violent revolution, those sports will be there when he is ready to foolishly plunge his heart, soul and wallet into them again.

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Eagles sweep HC, Army in slam-fest

By Phil Turner | October 4

Coach Barry Goldberg picked up career wins 380 and 381, and the AU Volleyball squad remained unbeaten in Patriot League play with convincing victories over Holy Cross and Army at home Friday and Saturday night.

Section 202’s Niche Sports Review

Section 202 host Gabrielle and friends go over some sports that aren’t in the sports media spotlight often, and review some sports based on their difficulty to play. 


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