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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Recapping the year in AU sports

Sunshine, surfing ... and Stanley Cup? Ways to fix the NHL's playoffs dilemma

Now that the gloom and doom of a long cold winter have given way to the blue skies and warm temperatures of spring, it's time for one of the most important sporting events of the year. Baseball's Opening Day in baseball? College basketball's March Madness? No, its time for the return of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

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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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.