Delivering American University's news and views since 1925 | Saturday, August 8, 2020
The AU wrestling team placed fifth overall in the NCAA Championships in Philadelphia this year, after former No. 1-seed Steve Fittery fell in the semifinals and No. 3 Ryan Flores lost in the finals to Lehigh University’s Zach Rey.
The AU women’s lacrosse team fell to the University of Maryland - Baltimore County Retrievers 13-10 Saturday after failing to recover from a 10-5 deficit early in the second half.
Hey, look at that. Our team is second in the standings. Yes, AU, our men’s basketball team has now officially locked up the second seed in the Patriot League Tournament for next month.
The No. 11-ranked AU Eagles lost, 19-17, to the No. 26 Maryland Terrapins on Sunday, extending their losing streak to three after tough losses at Lehigh University and Rutgers University.
On the heels of two lopsided wins over George Mason University and Ohio State University last week, the No. 11 AU wrestling team tied a team record, notching its 13th win this season after beating Binghamton 25-16 on Friday.
The first conference win of the year improved AU’s record to 11-5 on the season.
The AU Eagles lost a 2-1 lead to the UCLA Bruins on Friday night, falling 3-2 to the Bruins in the first round of the NCAA tournament at the Gregory Gymnasium in Austin, Texas. The Eagles fell 26-28, 26-24, 23-25, 25-19, 15-11 in a thrilling loss to the Bruins.
The AU volleyball team (29-2) battled to a Patriot League Championship this weekend, after defeating Bucknell, 3-0 in the semifinal round and Colgate University 3-0 in the final.
The AU field hockey team’s season ended on Saturday afternoon in the first round of the NCAA tournament after being handed a stroke-off loss to the number five University of Connecticut Huskies.
The third-seeded AU men’s soccer team started off its Patriot League tournament by surprising No. 2 Lehigh on Friday night, but fell in the championship game to No. 4 Bucknell at Colgate’s Doren Field in Hamilton, N.Y.
