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Women's soccer beats GWU for first time in six years

By Tyler Tomea | September 27

The Eagles defeated GWU 1-0 in their last game before Patriot League play begins.

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Men’s soccer earns impressive win in first Patriot League game

By Tyler Tomea | September 27

The AU men’s soccer team put forth its most impressive game this season in its conference opener Sept. 24, defeating the defending Patriot League regular season champion Colgate University Raiders 3-0.

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University of Richmond shuts out AU women’s soccer

By Letty Salamanca | September 27

The AU women’s soccer team continues to be knocked down, even on Sept. 24, when they were destroyed by the University of Richmond Spiders 2-0 at Reeves Field.

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Field hockey knocks off No. 6 Boston College

By Samantha Raphelson | September 27

The AU field hockey team dominated the nationally ranked team Boston College on Sept. 25 at Jacobs Field, in the process, they ended their four-game losing streak.

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2001 men’s soccer squad honored on 10th anniversary of conference title

By Chris Hall | September 27

The conference title-winning 2001 men's soccer team was honored in a halftime ceremony during the Patriot League home opener on Sept. 24.

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Volleyball off to fast start in league play

By Zoe Crain | September 27

The volleyball team started out Patriot League play with back-to-back wins against Bucknell and Colgate.

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Conference realignment alters collegiate sports

By Eric Saltzman | September 26

With many teams switching conferences, the dynamics of college sports and level of competition could change across the board.

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Men's soccer shut out twice this weekend

By Chris Hall | September 20

On the eve of conference play, the Eagles were shut out twice over the weekend in tough losses to Cal State and UCF.

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Nationally ranked field hockey team drops third-straight game

By Samantha Raphelson | September 20

After being unable to capitalize on offensive opportunities for the third game in a row, the No. 17 AU field hockey team fell to the University of Louisville 1-0 Sept. 18 at Jacobs Field.

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Eagles swept away at weekend American Volleyball Classic

By Eric Saltzman | September 20

The Eagles lost all three games they played during the weekend tournament which they hosted.

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Rinehardt posts strong showing at Navy Invitational

By Jack Kernochan | September 20

Senior's fourth-place finish lead women's team to an eighth-place finish as men finish fifth.

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What top polarizing sports figures should be named

By Ben Lasky | September 20

Lakers small forward Ron Artest officially changed his name to Metta World Peace, a funny name for someone who was the main player in one of the biggest brawls in NBA history. So I got to thinking, what would be some ironic name changes for other athletes in the sports universe?

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Volleyball drops below .500 after weekend's Hokie Classic

By Eric Saltzman | September 13

The Eagles took on the Tennessee Lady Volunteers in their second game of the weekend, and the Lady Vols (7-2) notched a straight set victory with set scores of 25-14, 25-13 and 25-16.

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Werth is failing both on and off the field for Nationals

By Ben Lasky | September 13

Just one year into his $126 million, 7 year contract, Jayson Werth is already starting to look like a bust.

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Men's soccer in rough stretch after two straight overtime losses

By Zoe Crain | September 13

The men’s soccer team has hit a frustrating bump in its season, losing 2-1 in overtime to both Liberty University Sept. 9 and Syracuse University Sept. 11.

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No. 8 AU field hockey team upset twice

By Samantha Raphelson | September 13

The AU field hockey team hits some bumps this weekend.

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Three teams that could stop the SEC's dominance

By Michael Mcelveen | September 13

Who can dethrone the Southeastern Conference? For five years, an SEC team has taken the BCS National Championship. Could this finally be the year that the SEC is overthrown? If it is, it'll be done by one of these teams.

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