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STICK PLAY - Freshman midfielder Tatum Dyer (No. 8) dribbles by her JMU opponent as senior midfielder Jesika Pufnock (No. 11) looks on. The Eagles lost their second straight game to a top 10 opponent, losing to JMU 1-0.  AU plays the University of Richmon

Field hockey loses to No. 7 JMU

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The AU women's field hockey lost its second straight game against a nationally ranked team Sunday afternoon by a margin of one goal. The 14th ranked Eagles fell to the No. 7 James Madison University Dukes 1-0 just four days after falling to the No. 2 ranked Maryland Terrapins, 2-1.

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Women's soccer suffers third straight defeat, 2-0, to LIU

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The AU women's soccer team lost their third straight match Sunday afternoon, falling on the road to the Long Island University Blackbirds 2-0. The result drops the Eagles' record below .500 on the season, to 3-4-1. With neither team establishing itself offensively in the opening minutes of play, the Eagles got their first scoring chance of the match in the 31st minute of the game.

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Field hockey falls to rival Univ. of Md. on 2-1 score

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The No. 14 AU field hockey team fell to rival No. 2 Maryland Wednesday afternoon, surrendering two second-half goals in a 2-1 defeat. The loss drops the Eagles to 3-3 on the season. AU had won one of their previous 32 meetings with Maryland, but the team came into the game looking to change history.

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Women's soccer team falls to Richmond on own goal

The AU women's soccer team lost a 1-0 nail-biter to the University of Richmond on Tuesday afternoon. The loss drops the Eagles' record on the season to 3-3-1. AU controlled the opening minutes of the game, taking the ball deep into Spiders territory but were unable capitalize on their efforts.


DRIBBLING BY - Sophomore forward David Menzie takes control of the ball from his James Madison University opponent during the match on Wednesday afternoon.  Menzie and his Eagles teammates took home a hard earned tie over the Dukes to improve to 3-3-1 on
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Men's soccer ties James Madison

The AU men's soccer team tied with James Madison University Wednesday afternoon, drawing 1-1 with the Dukes. The match improves the Eagles' record to 3-3-1 on the season. The Eagles opened the match strong, controlling possession through the beginning of the first half.



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End of an era: Final salute to Bronx

What a sad sight it was in the Bronx on Saturday night. It was muggy, humid and the sun was struggling to peak through the dampening clouds, almost like how the Yankees have struggled to score this season. The stands were half-filled, a few die-hards coming to say goodbye to the stadium.


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Womens soccer brief

HODGE'S GOAL LIFTS WOMEN'S SOCCER OVER TOWSON, 1-0 The AU women's soccer team improved its record to 3-2-1 after a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Towson University Sunday afternoon. Senior forward Krystn Hodge scored the game's lone goal in the first eight minutes of the game.


PULLING AHEAD EARLY - Sophomore midfielder Marissa Crollett fights for the ball against her Towson Tiger opponent in the women's soccer match on Saturday.  AU defeated Towson 1-0 with senior forward Krystn Hodge goal in the eighth minute to give the Eagle
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Volleyball earns pair of victories

The AU volleyball team sandwiched a pair of victories over Ivy League squads around a loss to No. 22 Long Beach State University over the weekend at the Harvard Invitational. The team defeated Harvard 3-0 Friday and Dartmouth 3-0 Saturday, yet lost to Long Beach State 3-2 in the early Saturday match.


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Field hockey gets back on track against Wildcats

Sophomore forward Christine Fingerhuth scored two goals to help the 14th ranked AU Eagles win over Northwestern University Wildcats Saturday. The final score was 5-2 at the Terrapin Invitational in College Park, Md. The Eagles improve to 3-2 on the season.



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Men's soccer win 2-1, lose 1-0

The AU men's soccer team split a pair of games against Ivy League opponents this weekend at the Princeton Invitational, defeating Princeton University 2-1 Friday and falling to the University of Pennsylvania 1-0 Sunday. In the match against the Princeton Tigers, sophomore forward Danny Shannon scored twice to give the Eagles all the offense they would need.


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Cross Country Brief

RINEHARDT. JAMIESON PACE AU CROSS COUNTRY AT NAVY INVITATIONAL Freshman Octavia Rinehardt finished in 10th place and senior Carlos Jamieson crossed the line in 20th place to lead their respective squads at the Navy Invitational on Saturday. Rinehardt was the top Eagle on the women's side for the second straight meet, completing the course in 23:18.


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Jennings shaped by Beijing experience

Steve Jennings, the head coach of the AU field hockey team, was a member of the United States men's field hockey team that competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He said the team's trip to Atlanta was nothing short of a disaster. "The team in Atlanta had a lot of distractions that hurt our performance," he said.



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No college football at AU? Cheer for our other teams

Across the country this past weekend, the sights and sounds of college football returned to the American sports landscape. From the smell of barbecue in the parking lots, to the sounds of the marching bands leading fans into stadiums, to the sights of students with their bodies painted in school colors, it is an experience like none other.


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Talent vs. determination: MLB nears World Series

Unfortunately, readers of The Washington Post won't see "The Washington Nationals win the World Series!" printed in the newspaper this year. Or the next year. They probably won't even see it for the next five seasons. Although "change" hovers closer and closer to the city as the weeks move closer and closer to November's presidential election, that change has not and most likely will not encompass the losing ways of the Washington Nationals in the near future.


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LACROSSE BRIEF

The AU women's lacrosse team welcomed 11 freshmen and one transfer student to its team this week, including three high school all-Americans. The freshmen are Jordan Allen, Kaska Komosinski, Emma Larkin, Paige Lin, Bernadette Mahar, Bailey McDonough, Chelsea O'Neill, Emily Reichard, Lauren Schoenberger, Emily Stankiewicz and Alice Thomson.


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BASKETBALL BRIEF

The AU women's basketball team hired Erin Lindroth as an assistant coach this season. Lindroth joins the Eagles after spending the last four years as an assistant at Daytona Beach State College in Daytona Beach, Fla., where she worked on practice and game preparation as well as academic tutoring and counseling.


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WOMEN'S SOCCER BRIEF

Women's soccer junior forward Kelsey Brasher was named AU Student Athlete of the Week and Co-Patriot League Player of the Week after scoring three goals in matches against Mount St. Mary's University and the University of Maryland, College Park. Brasher became the league's Offensive Player of the Week while teammate junior defender Erin Stebbins became Defensive Player of the Week.



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.


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