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SATURDAY, March 29 Track vs. Maryland (10 a.m.) at University of Maryland Invitational Women's lacrosse vs. Stony Brook (1 p.m.) at Stony Brook Track at Raleigh Relays (all day) at Raleigh, N.C. TUESDAY, APRil 1 Women's Lacrosse vs. Navy at Navy (5 p.m.) Annapolis, Md.

Something special: A season to remember

The men's basketball team's run to the NCAA tournament , to say the least. It's a vast understatement to say they've come a long way from their home opening loss to Fairfield last November. In that game, the team looked like a squad that had just lost four of their top-five scorers and three of their top-four rebounders from a year ago.

WNIT loss concludes women's season

The women's basketball team had their season end on a sour note as the team fell at the final second to Villanova 53-52 in the first round of the WNIT last night. Despite strong efforts put out by seniors Liz Hayes and Stephanie N'Garsanet, scoring 14 and 13 points respectively, the team was unable to pull through in the end.

Alabama-bound team looks for win

The men's basketball team boarded their plane yesterday with the hopes of coming back with a new title: NCAA champions. Despite doubts from basketball fans - according to the Facebook NCAA bracket only .3 percent of people who filled out the bracket picked AU over Tennessee -the optimism shown by head coach Jeff Jones and starting players Derrick Mercer, Garrison Carr and Brian Gilmore seemed to suggest otherwise.

Wrestling heads to NCAA tourney

Defending National Champion senior Josh Glenn looks to defend his heavyweight division crown when the AU wrestling team heads to the NCAA wrestling championships this weekend in St. Louis, Mo. Glenn, along with fellow Eagles junior Christopher Stout and sophomores Mike Cannon and Jasen Borshoff, qualified for the national tournament due to strong performances at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association tournament.

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Hey fans, continue to get in those stands

It seemed as though Bender Arena was literally alive last night as a sea of blue stomped its feet to give the AU venue a heartbeat. Cheesy? Yes. But who cares - this is the first time Eagle fans can actually boast about their team, something Big 10 schools are used to doing on a daily basis.

Men's b-ball gives all in PL quarterfinal win

In front of a raucous crowd in Bender Arena, the men's basketball team came back from a double-digit deficit last night to defeat the Holy Cross Crusaders 62-60 in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament. Holy Cross came out aggressive and asserted its will early.

Another home loss for women's lacrosse

The women's lacrosse team fell again at Jacobs Field on Tuesday to Towson 17-8. The Eagles are now 0-3 at home this season and 1-4 overall. The match started out strong for the Eagles, with the team grabbing the early lead thanks to a goal by sophomore attacker Amanda Makloid just five minutes into the first half to give AU the 1-0 lead.

Ways to rebuild NBA's glory

The National Basketball Association could stand to learn from the recent history of the National Hockey League. In September 2004, the ice rinks of the NHL went unused in every major city across the United States and Canada. The problem was that the NHL and its players union could not come to an agreement on the correct way to rework the league's ridiculous revenue structure.

Dramatic victory seals No. 1 slot in PL

After its loss to Navy Wednesday night, the men's basketball team needed some assistance if it were to finish the regular season on top of the conference standings. The team got exactly that, as the Eagles defeated Lafayette 84-72 and Colgate beat Navy 73-62 Saturday to give AU the Patriot League regular season title.

A season of numbers

20993: The overall number of people who went to Bender Arena to watch men's home games this season. 4097: The overall number of people who attended women's home games this season. 3994: The highest attendance at a men's home game when the team played against Holy Cross for the annual Phil Bender game.

Swimmer Thiel wins twin ECAC crowns

Senior Meghan Thiel wrapped up her illustrious AU career by taking home two East Coast Athletic Conference championship titles over the weekend at the meet held at the University of Pittsburgh. Thiel, along with fellow senior Joe Coronato, were the two Eagle swimmers who competed at the meet, which is designed to give the swimmers one final chance to qualify for the NCAA championships, as they did not already do so in the PL championship meet.

Women's b-ball wins Patriot League title

In one of the best games of the season, the women's basketball team triumphed over the Lafayette Leopards in a 60-57 overtime win to become the Patriot League's regular season champion for the first time. Like a calm before the storm, the game began in the doldrums as neither team scored until the 16th minute.

Lacrosse remains winless at home

Despite its high intensity level, the women's lacrosse team was unable to capture a win against Old Dominion at its second home game of the season, falling 9-5. The Eagles fell behind early and found themselves unable to ever gain control of the scoreboard.

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Did you know...

1. The AU men's basketball team started in 1926 under head coach G. Baillie Springston. Springston led the Eagles for a total of three years until 1929-1930 season when Walter H. Young replaced him. 2. Before Bender Arena, there was Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall, commonly known to Eagle fans back in the day as "The Fort.