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Colleges collide for AU Classic

By Kevin Hilgers | September 18

It's rare that big-money schools send their elite teams to AU's tiny corner in Northwest, D.C. A variety of St. Francises (Pennsylvania and New York) will drop by but nary a St. John's. Heck, Maryland won't even make the jaunt into the city, although maybe that's for the best, lest Terps fans storm Bender Arena while Eagles fans stay in bed to watch "Crossfire" reruns.

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Field Hockey team beats Rutgers, 4-0

By Kevin Hilgers | September 15

AU Field Hockey came out playing flat under an overcast sky Sunday at the Terrapin Invitational in College Park, Md. But sunlight eventually broke through, along with the Eagles' offense. AU (4-1-0) used an explosive second half to complete a 4-0 smacking of Rutgers (3-4-0).

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Runners step in right direction

By Nick Chin | September 15

Sports briefs from the Eagle Sports desk: a winning week for Mens' Cross Country at St. Mary's Invitational

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Doyle drives to defend

By Ryan Sherwin | September 15

Freshman Alison Doyle is the new goalie for the Lady Eagles and she has held her own in her first few games. Since taking over the starting role she has done her best to make the fans forget that former player Jen Liese, who transferred to Penn State, posted a 1.59 goals against average in her two years here at AU.

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Fall is best time of year

By Jesse Epstein | September 15

Sports columnist Jesse Epstein waxes on the excitement of a new Fall season for sports fans.

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Eagles dethrone Layola, 4-1

By Michael Hoffman | September 15

The rainy weather at the beginning of the game between AU and Loyola seemed indicative of both teams' seasons so far. Both AU and Loyola had been early favorites to compete for titles in their respective divisions, but at Saturday's game both teams got off to a lackadaisical start with a record of one win and three losses.

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Kollarova rules court

By Jesse Epstein | September 11

It's a fact of life that accidents happen, and for AU Tennis star Katarina Kollarova, she's most thankful that she "accidentally" picked up a tennis racket and began what is quickly becoming one of the most dominant tennis careers in the Patriot League.

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From The Eagle Sports desk

September 11

Sports briefs on the Men's Golf team's win at the AU Classic and senior Laura Miller being awarded the PL Defensive player of the week.

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Eagles bump it up a notch

By Kevin Hilgers | September 11

AU Volleyball is 32-0 in two seasons of Patriot League play, sweeping all but six of those matches, and has made the NCAA Tournament the past two years. The team returns four players this year who last fall earned all-league honors, including Karla Kucerkova, the 2002 Verizon Academic Player of the Year.

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Women's Soccer drops to GW

By Ian Quillen | September 11

AU Women's Soccer fans probably expected AU sophomore midfielder Simone Konig to be the offensive force in Wednesday's match. Instead, it was GW forward Kim Warren, who scored one goal and started two others en route to a Colonial victory, 3-1.

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Athletics in post Sept. 11 world

By Jesse Epstein | September 11

Sideline Scholar columnist Jesse Epstein remarks on American professional sports since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

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Men's team drops two

By Ian Quillen | September 8

AU Men's Soccer scored the first goal Maryland has conceded this season on Sunday. But it wasn't enough to uproot the No. 1 Terps, who dismissed AU 2-1 in the Maryland/Adidas classic at College Park.

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Tennis legends close out at open

By Nick Chin | September 8

Sports columnist Nick Chin writes on big events in the U.S. Open tennis tournament.

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Tennis opens at Thorn tourney

By Jesse Epstein | September 8

The Women's Tennis Team opened its fall season in respectable form at the Martha Thorn Invitational Tournament in Morgantown, W.Va., this past weekend. Playing in singles and doubles against opponents from other universities, the Eagles posted several strong showings, led by senior Katarina Kollarova's remarkable trip to the tournament finals for her group.

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Sports Briefs

September 8

Sports briefs from around campus: the Womens' Soccer team and AU Field Hockey.

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NFC down, AFC to go

By Nick Chin | September 8

The NFL kicked off with the NFC last Thursday as the Washington Redskins took on the New York Jets. Now it is time to turn attention to the AFC with whom to watch and who will go all the way. The AFC is a much harder conference to decipher than the NFC, but here are my picks: the Miami Dolphins, the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Tennessee Titans, the Oakland Raiders, the Buffalo Bills and the Baltimore Ravens.

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Volleyball team splits games away

By Kevin Hilgers | September 8

AU Volleyball went 1-2 this weekend at the Zips Invitational in Akron, Ohio. The Eagles (2-4) scraped by host Akron 3-2 (24-30, 30-27, 26-30, 33-31, 17-15) on Friday. However, they dropped matches 3-0 on Saturday to No. 9 Penn St. (30-19, 30-25, 30-24) and Pittsburgh (32-30, 30-28, 30-19).

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