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Volleyball closes out tourney with victory over Siena Saints

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The AU women's volleyball team routed Siena College 3-0 on Saturday, finishing off the Texas A&M Invitational in style. The Eagles dominated the pace and pressure of the game, hitting a season high of .414, while the defense held Siena to a season low of .

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Fatigue a factor in Eagles' overtime loss to George Mason

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The AU men's soccer team lost 1-0 in overtime to George Mason University in the finale of the D.C. College Cup, putting the Eagles into third place in the tournament with one victory and one defeat. The loss came during the team's second game in three days.

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Women's volleyball beat GWU, GMU, Georgetown for title

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The AU women's volleyball team beat George Mason University 3-1 on Saturday, en route to winning the third annual D.C. Volleyball Challenge at George Washington University. In a tightly contested match, AU defeated a pesky George Mason team 25-21, 20-25, 25-23 and 25-15.

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Women's soccer defeats Mt. St. Mary's 3-0 Junior forward Kelsey Brasher scored twice to lead the Eagles to a 3-0 victory on the road against Mount St. Mary's. Brasher scored her first goal of the game in the 18th minute of the first half, taking a nice feed from senior forward Tatiana Bertolo and chipping it past Mount St.


TAKING A SHOT - Freshman defender Natalie Ellenburger (12) scored her first career goal against the UNH Wildcats on Saturday afternoon. Ellenburger was one of five different Eagles to score a goal over the weekend, as the team opened the season 2-0 with v
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No. 15 ranked field hockey win openers

The AU Eagles triumphed twice this weekend in the American Field Hockey Invitational. The 15th nationally ranked Eagles surged in the second half to topple the University of New Hampshire Wildcats 4-0 on Saturday and then clawed their way to a 2-0 win on Sunday against the 19th ranked University of Albany Great Danes.



DRIBBLING THROUGH - Senior Krystn Hodge (above in action last season) recorded an assist on AU's only goal of the game to give the Eagles the early 1-0 lead.  AU would later fall to the Hoyas 2-1 in overtime.
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Women's soccer drops opener

The AU women's soccer team dropped its season opener on Saturday, losing to Georgetown in overtime 2-1 during the team's annual Phil Reeves game. A record crowd of 1,152 people cheered and chanted throughout the match, reflecting the intensity of the play on the field.


STILL SWINGING - All-Star Kevin Youkilis needs to keep his strong season going if the Red Sox are to make it back to the playoffs this season.  The team is 3.5 games behind the Rays in the AL East as of August 26th.
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Coming down the home stretch:

In 1997, the Florida Marlins, then an unknown expansion team, won the World Series. The Cleveland Indians dismantled the New York Yankees, the reigning World Series champs, in first round of the playoffs while the Boston Red Sox found themselves crying to sleep for the 79th season in a row.


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A-Rod, Yanks pulling plug on long season

It was the bottom of the seventh inning, one out, bases loaded, the game on the line in the Bronx. On Tuesday night, the Yankees trailed the Red Sox by four runs, five games in the American League Wild Card standings, and up comes Alex Rodriguez. It was the same Rodriguez who had 31 RBI's in the eighth inning or later last season.


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Members of the men's and women's track and field teams competed at the prestigious Penn Relays over the weekend, with the four by one mile relay team taking home fourth place in the collegiate men's Championship of America. The team, composed of junior Carlos Jamieson and seniors Brendan Fennell, Brian McCabe and Steve Hallinan, completed the course in 16:32.


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Lacrosse falls in PL final; lose to Red Raiders

The women's lacrosse team was unable to gain a berth to the NCAA tournament on Sunday, falling to the Colgate Red Raiders 13-8 in the Patriot League championship game held on Jacobs Field. The Eagles had defeated the Navy Midshipmen 17-15 in the semifinals Friday afternoon.





SHOOTING STRONG - Junior midfielder Leslie Fischer (above) and senior midfielder Brittany Finnegan (below) look to continue their hot play this season and lead the Eagles to the NCAA tournament. The Eagles will have the home-field advantage this weekend,
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Eagles to host Patriot League Tournament

AU's Patriot League regular season champion lacrosse team will begin its quest for an NCAA tournament bid when it hosts the U.S. Naval Academy in the league semifinals Friday. In their only meeting this season, the Eagles lost to the Midshipmen 13-12 April 1.


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Solo titles highlight track effort

The AU men's and women's track teams picked up six individual wins over the weekend at the Centennial Track Meet on the campus of Mount St. Mary's University. Four of the victories came from the men's squad. Junior Carlos Jamieson picked up a win in the 800-meter run, finishing the course with a time of 1:51.


GOING FOR THE GOAL- Junior Leslie Fischer, above, prepares to rip a shot on goal, in Saturday's game against Colgate. Teammate Brit Ferguson, below, moves in to score one of her two goals in the game. The Eagles won 13-10, clinching the Patriot League reg
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Women's lacrosse leads Patriot League

The woman's lacrosse team Saturday clinched the Patriot League regular season title with a 13-10 win over Colgate. Colgate came out onto Jacobs Field ready to fight, scoring the first goal with 25:58 on the clock. It wasn't long, however, before AU tied the game and then eventually, took the lead.


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Women's basketball coach Melissa McFerrin has been hired by the University of Memphis to coach its women's basketball team. McFerrin carried the Eagles to the Patriot League season championship title this year and advanced AU to the postseason for the first time since 1998.


NO SMALL FEAT- No. 3 junior Derrick Mercer earned the collegeinsider.com's Patriot League MVP award after he led the Eagles to their first ever NCAA tourney bid. The 5'9" point guard played more than 37.9 out of 40 minutes per game this season and scored
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Hallinan and Lilley awarded PL Runners of the Week Patriot League conference officials announced that seniors Steve Hallinan and Kate Lilley were named the Patriot League runners of the week for their efforts at last week's Bison Outdoor Games. Both took home the top spot in their respective 1500-meter races; Hallinan finished with a time of 3:44.


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Nationals fan crisis: MLB in D.C. is lacking

With Ryan Zimmerman's walk-off homerun in the bottom of the ninth inning in the Washington Nationals' home opener in brand-new Nationals Park March 30, fans across the city could not help but wonder if this was the year the Nationals would surprise Major League Baseball.



Section 202 hosts Connor Sturniolo and Gabrielle McNamee are joined by fellow Eagle staff member and phenomenal sports photographer, Josh Markowitz. Follow along as they discuss the United Football League and the benefits it provides for the world of professional football.


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