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Binghampton takes down AU wrestling in EIWA home dual

By Shannon Scovel | February 7

Midway through 285-pound junior Brett Dempsey’s wrestling match against Binghamton sophomore Connor Calkins, Sunday’s team dual looked to be close.

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Men’s basketball loses fifth straight, falls to Lehigh 70-55

By Matt Holt | February 6

The AU Eagles lost their fifth straight game on Saturday to the Lehigh Mountain Hawks, 70-55, despite a strong first half showing.

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Men’s basketball loses to Colgate in final minute

By Theresa Maher | January 30

AU unable to maintain lead late on District Day

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What’s been wrong with the Eagles this season?

By Austin Sternlicht | January 27

What The Eagles must do to gain some positive momentum this season 

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Men’s basketball falls to Navy 71-53

By Vincent Salandro | January 26

The height and rebounding ability of the Navy Midshipmen proved too much for AU to overcome at home on Wednesday night as they fell to their opponents 71-53.

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Three Eagle athletes to be inducted into AU Athletics’ Hall of Fame

By Shannon Scovel | January 20

Keira Carlstrom D'Amato stood at home plate on a baseball field in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, preparing to defend her Patriot League cross country title in 2004.

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The Eagle 2016 Sports Awards

By Shannon Scovel and Vincent Salandro | January 17

Last January’s first annual “Eagle Sports Awards” began with a quote from Olympic champion Mark Spitz about breaking records; this year, as The Eagle honors the best athletes of 2016, it seems only appropriate to quote one of AU’s own Olympians from this past year.

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Lehigh overpowers AU in wrestling dual on Alumni Night

By Shannon Scovel | January 16

The battle between a small private school in Northwest D.C. and a national wrestling powerhouse from Pennsylvania, one of the largest wrestling states in the country, could be seen as a David vs.

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Straight from print: A legacy four years in the making

By Shannon Scovel | January 14

This article originally appeared in The Eagle’s December 9 special edition. They had been working toward this goal for four years.

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Straight from print: Andrija Matic, AU’s next great big man

By Austin Sternlicht | January 13

This article originally appeared in The Eagle’s December 9 special edition. When basketball player and current sophomore Andrija Matic established himself as a key rotation player last season, it gave the Eagles something they hadn’t had in years: a good, solid “big man.” Since Tony Wroblicky graduated in 2014, the AU men’s basketball team has struggled to find consistent frontcourt play.

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Straight from print: 700 and counting

By Vincent Salandro | December 20

After reaching a coaching milestone, volleyball coach Barry Goldberg strives for continued success beyond wins on the court

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Sa’eed Nelson: Making American basketball great again

By Austin Sternlicht | December 12

Though just 5’11”, freshman point guard Sa’eed Nelson is making a huge impact on AU’s men’s basketball team this season. During Saturday afternoon’s 77-62 win against Youngstown State, Nelson led the team in scoring with 22 points on 9-17 shooting.

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AU defeats Youngstown State 77-62 at Bender Arena on Saturday

By Shannon Scovel | December 12

When the intensity increases and the pressure mounts, AU puts the basketball in the hands of a freshman.

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Free throw shooting problematic for Eagles going forward

By Austin Sternlicht | December 1

Eagle basketball analyst Austin Sternlicht takes a look at one of the team’s glaring issues so far this season

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AU men’s basketball defeats Western Illinois in first home win

By Shannon Scovel | November 30

After a game of back-and-forth basketball, missed free throws and low scoring percentages, AU’s 57-50 win against Western Illinois on Tuesday night proved to be a game of firsts.

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Eagles claim 14th Patriot League title

By Vincent Salandro | November 21

Kazala, Largey and Etheridge named to All-tournament team as AU defeats Colgate

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Patriot League women’s volleyball preview

By Vincent Salandro | November 16

After claiming the Patriot League regular season title, the AU women’s volleyball team will host the Patriot League volleyball tournament semifinals and finals for the third straight season beginning Saturday, Nov.

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