Sports

Field hockey loses to No. 7 JMU

The AU women's field hockey lost its second straight game against a nationally ranked team Sunday afternoon by a margin of one goal. The 14th ranked Eagles fell to the No. 7 James Madison University Dukes 1-0 just four days after falling to the No. 2 ranked Maryland Terrapins, 2-1.

Women's soccer suffers third straight defeat, 2-0, to LIU

The AU women's soccer team lost their third straight match Sunday afternoon, falling on the road to the Long Island University Blackbirds 2-0. The result drops the Eagles' record below .500 on the season, to 3-4-1. With neither team establishing itself offensively in the opening minutes of play, the Eagles got their first scoring chance of the match in the 31st minute of the game.

Field hockey falls to rival Univ. of Md. on 2-1 score

The No. 14 AU field hockey team fell to rival No. 2 Maryland Wednesday afternoon, surrendering two second-half goals in a 2-1 defeat. The loss drops the Eagles to 3-3 on the season. AU had won one of their previous 32 meetings with Maryland, but the team came into the game looking to change history.

Women's soccer team falls to Richmond on own goal

The AU women's soccer team lost a 1-0 nail-biter to the University of Richmond on Tuesday afternoon. The loss drops the Eagles' record on the season to 3-3-1. AU controlled the opening minutes of the game, taking the ball deep into Spiders territory but were unable capitalize on their efforts.

Men's soccer ties James Madison

The AU men's soccer team tied with James Madison University Wednesday afternoon, drawing 1-1 with the Dukes. The match improves the Eagles' record to 3-3-1 on the season. The Eagles opened the match strong, controlling possession through the beginning of the first half.

Then there were four: AU field hockey's senior class

Collegiate athletics on the whole have a large atrophy rate. As semesters pass, students retire, quit due to injury or transfer. The AU field hockey team is no exception. In August 2005, seven bright-eyed, excited freshmen joined the nationally ranked squad.

End of an era: Final salute to Bronx

What a sad sight it was in the Bronx on Saturday night. It was muggy, humid and the sun was struggling to peak through the dampening clouds, almost like how the Yankees have struggled to score this season. The stands were half-filled, a few die-hards coming to say goodbye to the stadium.

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.