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Sideline Scholars: Eagles and fans brought 'A' game vs. UVM

By Phil Turner · Monday, Dec. 6, 2004

Bender Arena felt like a real college basketball stadium and the men's hoops team looked like a real team on Saturday afternoon when it took down Vermont in arguably the most exciting home game since the Patriot League championship game in 2002. The normally reserved, offish, elitist, "I'm too tired to cheer because I've been studying cross-cultural communications" (or some similar waste-of-time homework) crowd that has come to typify AU school spirit took on a different tune for the 1:00 p.m. game.

Sports Brief: Women take third at tournament after win against Southern Miss.

By Jesse Epstein · Monday, Dec. 6, 2004

The Women's Basketball team split its weekend, finishing third in the Southern Mississippi Invitational in Hattiesburg, Miss. The Eagles won the consolation game, beating the University of Southern Mississippi, 66-56, on Saturday night. The Eagles started hot, jumping to a 9-4 lead in the first three minutes, and led 37-25 at the half.

Sports Brief: Women's Swimming takes 6th, Men take 8th at Princeton Invitational

By Elliot Smilowitz · Monday, Dec. 6, 2004

AU Women's Swimming and Diving team put up a respectable performance in the 2004 Princeton Invitational, finishing in sixth place out of 11 teams with 120 points. The men's squad came in eighth place, scoring 153 points. Princeton won both the men's and women's competitions, putting up 1181 and 909 points, respectively.

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Nittany Lions roar by AU

By Phil Turner | December 6

Facing Penn State, the nation's third ranked team, in Happy Valley, Pa., was too tall an order for the AU Volleyball team, as it fell in three straight games in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Friday night. The loss in the first round is the fourth in four consecutive NCAA trips for the Eagles. After completing a fourth straight undefeated season in the PL, the Eagles were hoping for a better seed in their region, but ended up drawing Penn State, the Big Ten champions and a threat to win the national championship. And while they gave a tremendous effort, it was not enough to overcome the relentless Nittany Lions.

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V-Ball takes third in pre-NCAA invitational

By Phil Turner | December 2

Back during pre-season two-a-day practices, AU volleyball coach Barry Goldberg and his team talked about continuing their dominance of the Patriot League and making an impact on the national scene in the latter part of the year. Having already won its fourth straight PL title in dominating undefeated fashion, the Eagles will now get their shot at national prominence when they take on fourth ranked Penn State Nittany Lions in the first round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament this weekend in Happy Valley, PA.

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Sports Brief: Swimmers sink to back of pack at George Mason Invitational

By Jesse Epstein | December 2

AU's Swimming and Diving teams placed eighth and 10th, respectively, in the George Mason Invitational this past weekend, in Fairfax, Va. The men's team placed eighth in the 11-team tournament, while the women finished 10th. The highlights for the teams were junior Valery Fomenko's seventh-place finish in the 200-meter backstroke, and Joe Eberhart's 12th-place finish in the 200-meter breaststroke.