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Womens soccer brief

HODGE'S GOAL LIFTS WOMEN'S SOCCER OVER TOWSON, 1-0 The AU women's soccer team improved its record to 3-2-1 after a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Towson University Sunday afternoon. Senior forward Krystn Hodge scored the game's lone goal in the first eight minutes of the game.

Volleyball earns pair of victories

The AU volleyball team sandwiched a pair of victories over Ivy League squads around a loss to No. 22 Long Beach State University over the weekend at the Harvard Invitational. The team defeated Harvard 3-0 Friday and Dartmouth 3-0 Saturday, yet lost to Long Beach State 3-2 in the early Saturday match.

Field hockey gets back on track against Wildcats

Sophomore forward Christine Fingerhuth scored two goals to help the 14th ranked AU Eagles win over Northwestern University Wildcats Saturday. The final score was 5-2 at the Terrapin Invitational in College Park, Md. The Eagles improve to 3-2 on the season.

This week in Eagle sports

Men's soccer win 2-1, lose 1-0

The AU men's soccer team split a pair of games against Ivy League opponents this weekend at the Princeton Invitational, defeating Princeton University 2-1 Friday and falling to the University of Pennsylvania 1-0 Sunday. In the match against the Princeton Tigers, sophomore forward Danny Shannon scored twice to give the Eagles all the offense they would need.

Cross Country Brief

RINEHARDT. JAMIESON PACE AU CROSS COUNTRY AT NAVY INVITATIONAL Freshman Octavia Rinehardt finished in 10th place and senior Carlos Jamieson crossed the line in 20th place to lead their respective squads at the Navy Invitational on Saturday. Rinehardt was the top Eagle on the women's side for the second straight meet, completing the course in 23:18.

Jennings shaped by Beijing experience

Steve Jennings, the head coach of the AU field hockey team, was a member of the United States men's field hockey team that competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He said the team's trip to Atlanta was nothing short of a disaster. "The team in Atlanta had a lot of distractions that hurt our performance," he said.

THIS WEEK IN EAGLE SPORTS

No college football at AU? Cheer for our other teams

Across the country this past weekend, the sights and sounds of college football returned to the American sports landscape. From the smell of barbecue in the parking lots, to the sounds of the marching bands leading fans into stadiums, to the sights of students with their bodies painted in school colors, it is an experience like none other.

Talent vs. determination: MLB nears World Series

Unfortunately, readers of The Washington Post won't see "The Washington Nationals win the World Series!" printed in the newspaper this year. Or the next year. They probably won't even see it for the next five seasons. Although "change" hovers closer and closer to the city as the weeks move closer and closer to November's presidential election, that change has not and most likely will not encompass the losing ways of the Washington Nationals in the near future.

LACROSSE BRIEF

The AU women's lacrosse team welcomed 11 freshmen and one transfer student to its team this week, including three high school all-Americans. The freshmen are Jordan Allen, Kaska Komosinski, Emma Larkin, Paige Lin, Bernadette Mahar, Bailey McDonough, Chelsea O'Neill, Emily Reichard, Lauren Schoenberger, Emily Stankiewicz and Alice Thomson.

BASKETBALL BRIEF

The AU women's basketball team hired Erin Lindroth as an assistant coach this season. Lindroth joins the Eagles after spending the last four years as an assistant at Daytona Beach State College in Daytona Beach, Fla., where she worked on practice and game preparation as well as academic tutoring and counseling.

WOMEN'S SOCCER BRIEF

Women's soccer junior forward Kelsey Brasher was named AU Student Athlete of the Week and Co-Patriot League Player of the Week after scoring three goals in matches against Mount St. Mary's University and the University of Maryland, College Park. Brasher became the league's Offensive Player of the Week while teammate junior defender Erin Stebbins became Defensive Player of the Week.

Chi Omega Sandslam

Field hockey battles ranked opponents

The 15th ranked AU Eagles field hockey team lost twice during their trip to Iowa City, Iowa, against the No. 5 ranked University of Iowa Hawkeyes and the No. 12 ranked Duke University Blue Devils. The Eagles first faced off on Friday against the hometown favorite and defending Big Ten tournament champion Iowa.

Men's soccer splits road trip

The AU men's soccer team split its second consecutive tournament over the weekend, as they defeated N.C. State University 3-0 on Friday afternoon and lost to Duke University by the same score Sunday. The Eagles opened their tournament play in the Duke/Nike Men's Soccer Classic in fine fashion against the N.

Women's soccer ties Terrapins on the road

Junior forward Kelsey Brasher scored her team-leading fourth goal of the season to help the Eagles fight to a 1-1 tie on the road with the University of Maryland Terrapins on Friday. AU scored the first goal of the game as Brasher put the ball into the back of the net in the second minute of play, taking a pass from junior defender Erin Stebbins to put the Eagles up 1-0.