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Bucknell snaps women’s soccer's three-game win streak

By Sam Lindauer | October 4

The Bucknell University Bison (3-10) snapped the AU women’s soccer team’s three-game win streak with a 3-0 victory Saturday.

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Eagles dominate Bucknell in men's soccer victory

By Michael Gardner | September 26

More than 1,000 fans turned out to watch AU’s men’s soccer take down the Bucknell University Bison Saturday. This success bodes well for The Eagles at the start of the competition that some call “Patriot League Wars.” The team will be up against Virginia Tech on Tuesday and Army the following weekend.

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Women’s soccer takes down Vermont to bring win streak to three

By Mark Natale | September 26

The AU women’s soccer team (3-8) extended their winning streak to three games after defeating the University of Vermont Catamounts 2-1 Sept. 24.

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Women's volleyball takes down Patriot League foes

By Tyler Tomea | September 26

The AU volleyball team got off to a great start in Patriot League play this past week by going on the road and defeating both the Bucknell University Bison and the Colgate University Raiders in its first two conference clashes.

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Blue Crew 2 extends school spirit to AU alumni

By Kate Greubel | September 26

Just over five years ago, AU had a dying student section at sporting events. Enter Joe Vidulich.

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Time to dispell the myth of 'clutch' October players

By Ben Lasky | September 26

In less than a week, the Major League Baseball regular season will be over and soon after, the playoffs will begin with baseball commentators using their favorite October-specific word.

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Nats’ future should include Adam Dunn

By Eric Saltzman | September 26

If you went to a Pittsburgh Pirates game not knowing the details of baseball, you would think they are going to see a good team play. The stadium is in the heart of downtown Pittsburgh and has a great river view. It’s a great place to watch the game with many food options and a great fan atmosphere. But after that, there isn’t much to cheer for. Your baseball-illiterate friend would soon find out that the Pirates are one of the worst teams in baseball. This is mostly due to Pirates ownership refusing to invest in the team.

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Volleyball extends their win streak to four straight

By Eric Saltzman | September 19

The AU volleyball team expanded its win streak to four straight matches after defeating the Stony Brook University Seawolves in straight sets Sunday.

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Eagles take down Syracuse Orange 2-1

By Cody Snell | September 19

For the first 45 minutes of the game it appeared the AU men’s soccer team was going to cruise to a win against a young Syracuse University team that finished 3-15 last season. Then, the second half started.

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Women’s soccer notches second straight win

By Jimmy Hascup | September 19

It was a sweet Sunday morning for women’s soccer. The Eagles took their second straight win in a match against University of Maryland Baltimore County.

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Cross country's Brannigan, Brown impress at Navy

By Ben Lasky | September 19

The AU men’s cross country team came in third place at the Navy Invitational, while the women’s team came in sixth at the Navy Salty Dog Invitational at Annapolis, Md. on Saturday.

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Cut from high school basketball, fan finds his voice

By Michael Gardner | September 19

Coming from Dallas to D.C., I knew the transition to college-life would be difficult. But being in the nation’s capital for more than a month now, I surprisingly have found my comfort zone in journalism of all things, to help balance the stress of college.

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AU women’s soccer falls to George Washington

By Karanpreet Takhar | September 15

The AU women’s soccer team traveled to local rival George Washington (3-3) Tuesday afternoon for their last away game before a three game homestand. AU was not able to hold on to an early lead, despite scoring first.

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Monmouth beats AU in men's soccer, 3-1

By Michael Gardner | September 13

Just after shaking off their first loss of the season to Princeton University last week, AU fell to No. 7 Monmouth University Sunday 3-1.

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Fantasy football: The real NFL kickoff

By Tyler Tomea | September 12

As usual, I’m as excited as ever for the first NFL Sunday of the season. But instead of penning an NFL preview column, I decided to celebrate my 10-year relationship with fantasy football by listing the reasons why I’ll be forever hooked on the game. The Draft Some may argue this is the best part ...

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Eagles take down Siena in straight sets

By Tyler Tomea | September 12

The AU volleyball team defeated Siena College on Saturday night, as the Eagles smoked the Saints in straight sets by scores of 25-14, 25-8 and 25-17.

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AU field hockey wins both weekend matches

By Kate Greubel | September 12

The Eagle’s field hockey team beat both Rutgers University and the University of New Hampshire in College Park, Md. this weekend.

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