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Junior outside hitter Aleksandra Kazala (1) recorded her 1000th kill over the weekend against Lafayette to become 13th player in program history to reach the milestone

Women’s Volleyball sweeps crucial Patriot League matches

By Bradley Darin · Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017

Aleksandra Kazala becomes 13th Eagle player to surpass 1,000 kills in her career

Freshman outside hitter Helena Elbaek goes up for a kill in the Eagles' match against Iowa Sept. 16.

Volleyball sweeps Delaware State for third straight win

By Gabe Bichinho · Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017

By the time AU volleyball allowed their third point in the first set to Delaware State on Wednesday evening, the Eagles were already 10 points ahead, 13-3.

Junior midfielder Alexandra Taylor dribbles down the wing in the Eagles match against Campbell on Sept. 8.

Women’s soccer suffers ninth consecutive defeat

By Vincent Salandro · Monday, Oct. 2, 2017

The Eagles overmatched against Colgate on Phil Reeves District Day

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Field hockey suffers 3-2 overtime defeat to Penn

By Kimberly Cataudella | September 26

Coenen’s two goals weren’t enough to overcome the Quakers

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Men’s soccer falls to BU in Patriot League Opener

By Bradley Darin | September 25

Eagle’s offense couldn’t match the Terriers’ strength in 2-0 loss

Freshman outside hitter Helena Elbaek goes up for a kill in the Eagles match against Iowa on Sept. 16

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Eagles struggle to three-set victory in Patriot League opener

By Vincent Salandro | September 24

Rotation change in second set secured Eagles’ win over Loyola

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Men’s soccer unable to come back from West Virginia’s early goals in 3-0 loss

By Kimberly Cataudella | September 23

AU men’s soccer lost 3-0 to West Virginia University Tuesday, after The Eagles couldn’t bounce back from WVU’s two goals in the first 22 minutes of the game.

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Field Hockey wins both weekend games, including Patriot League opener

By Kimberly Cataudella | September 20

Coenen and Bowcutt crucial in wins over Bucknell and Drexel

Sophomore outside hitter Shannon Webb goes up for a kill in the Eagles match against Iowa at the AU Volleyball Classic Sept. 16

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AU wins two of three matches at the AU Volleyball Classic

By Vincent Salandro | September 18

Kazala, Largay named to the All-Tournament Team for the Eagles

Junior Alexandra Taylor runs toward the ball in a match against Campbell Friday.

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Women’s soccer loses 1-0 to Campbell

By Kimberly Cataudella | September 10

Loss marks fourth in a row for Eagles

Sophomore Tim Neumann places the ball for a free kick in a photo taken from the 2016 season.

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Men’s soccer furthers losing streak with 3-0 loss to Marist

By Kimberly Cataudella | September 10

Persistent Eagles couldn’t match Marist’s strong offense

The AU women's soccer team huddles before their match against George Washington University on Sept. 3

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Women’s soccer drops third straight match against GW

By Vincent Salandro | September 4

A well-worked second half goal by the George Washington University Colonials overshadowed a strong performance by the AU women’s soccer team Sunday, as the Eagles fell 1-0 on Reeves Field.

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Fall 2017 sports: Games to watch

By Vincent Salandro | August 25

Here’s which sports games to watch this fall

UK baseball head shots on August 28, 2013.

Photo by Britney McIntosh | UK Athletics

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Sean Graham named American University track and field, cross country coach

By Vincent Salandro | August 3

Graham will replace long-time head coach Matt Centrowitz, Sr.

Patriot League Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year Natalie Konerth (23) after scoring the game-winning goal against Kent State in the NCAA Play-In Game Nov. 9.

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Natalie Konerth named Patriot League Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year

By Kimberly Cataudella | August 1

2016 AU grad Natalie Konerth was selected as the Corvias Patriot League Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year on July 18.

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Sarah Katz joins volleyball staff as assistant coach

By Vincent Salandro | July 31

Katz played for the Eagles from 2012-2015

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Summer training sets foundation for field hockey team’s 2017 season

By Kimberly Cataudella | July 10

Field hockey athletes say their workouts are more rigorous than previous summers.

Assistant track coach Chris Kwiatkowski, left, and head coach Matthew Centrowitz, Sr. pose with Centrowitz's memoir "Like Father, Like Son," which was published on January 19.

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AU track coach and Olympian Matthew Centrowitz Sr. publishes memoir

By Shannon Scovel | July 7

Centrowitz shares stories of his running career and his son’s gold medal mile in new book

The AU volleyball team enters the 2017 season with an experienced roster looking to deliver the program's 15th Patriot League championship.

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How AU volleyball plans to make it back to the NCAA tournament

By Vincent Salandro | June 16

Team return many key players, look to win their fourth consecutive Patriot League championship

Sophomore guard Delante Jones announced on March 15 that he would be transferring from AU. He is one of four players who are prematurely leaving the team.

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Straight from print: Transfers leave men’s basketball in tough spot

By Matt Holt | May 11

The class of 2019 was supposed to lead the Eagles to Patriot League glory. Now, they’re all leaving the program

The UFL and Why it's Good for the Sport

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.

Solutions by The State News