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Cross country gets literal for weekend road trip to Oregon, Virginia meets

By Patrick Ambrosio | October 2

The AU cross country team split up this weekend, with half of the men's team traveling to Eugene, Ore., to compete in the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Friday, while the rest of the team ran at the George Mason Invitational in Manassas, Va. Senior Conor Lanz led the AU contingent to a 12th place finish in the 8K event in Oregon.

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Soccer captain hopes 'goal'-getter attitude translates to success at AU and beyond

By Justin Hall | September 28

When the fans sitting in the bleachers at Reeves Field yell out "Go Sal!" or "Come on No. 10," they can only be talking about one person. He is none other than senior captain Sal Caccavale, a fixture on the AU men's soccer team for the last four seasons and a main reason why the Eagles have been successful throughout his career.

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September wrap-up: Eagle sports recapped

By Matt Doolin | September 28

Women's soccer Back-to-back home wins this past weekend over Richmond and Robert Morris helped the AU women's soccer team improve their overall record to 6-3-1. After being held scoreless for three of their four previous games, the Eagles offense came to life scoring five goals in just two games en route to posting 3-0 and 2-1 wins, respectively.

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Ruptured spleens, arrested Bengals and whining Yankees mean it's just another week in sports

By Patrick Ambrosio | September 28

Welcome to this week's edition of Five Cents, where if you don't like what I'm saying, you can always just stick a knife through my door. 1. Redskins fans should calm down; it was only the Texans. Washington rejoice! The Redskins offense finally got on track, scoring 31 points and amassing almost 500 yards of total offense in a victory over Houston.

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Mario not-so-super; NFL is obviously Bush's league

By Brayden Billbe | September 28

Watching the Saints' emotional victory over the Falcons on Monday night, one thing became abundantly clear to me: I am glad I am not a Houston Texans fan. While Reggie Bush hasn't been All-World like many expected after the Saints drafted him No. 2 overall in last April's NFL draft, he has unquestionably outperformed the player the Texans drafted before him, Mario Williams.

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Weekend wins help women's soccer stop four-game slide

By Erin Keaveney | September 25

The American University women's soccer team won consecutive matches over Richmond and Robert Morris this weekend at Reeves Field, ending their recent four-game slide without a win. The Eagles had a strong start to the weekend, dominating Richmond in a 3-0 shutout on Friday.

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Latest letdown makes Eagles see red

By Matt Doolin | September 25

Less than a week after battling the Lafayette Leopards to a 1-1 tie in the 2006 Patriot League season opener, the American University men's soccer team found themselves in a similar situation Friday night. But this time it was out west in Albuquerque, N.M.

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Men's soccer suffers scoring drought at New Mexico tournament

By Justin Hall | September 25

The AU men's soccer team was able to hold their opponents to a single goal this weekend, however they could not find the net themselves as they dropped both games of the New Mexico Youth Soccer Association Classic in overtime to lower their record to 3-5-2.

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Volleyball bumps up record, win streak witach win over Lafayette

By Sarah E. Cumbie | September 25

Thursday night the American University Women's Volleyball team improved to 2-0 in Patriot League play and 9-6 overall with a win over the host Lafayette Leopards. The strong four-set showing by the Eagles led to their third victory in a row and fifth in six matches.

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Derby dunk

September 25

Danny Martinez, a junior in the Kogod School of Business and member of Sigma Chi, waits to be dunked Friday at an event promoting the fraternity's Derby Days fundraising competition. Teams compete in field day events to raise money for Sigma Chi's philanthropy, the Children's Miracle Network.

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First home loss snaps field hockey streak

By Patrick Ambrosio | September 25

The 11th-ranked AU Eagles (7-3-0) fell behind early and were unable to overcome a 3-1 halftime deficit on Sunday, falling to the No. 21 Richmond Spiders (5-3-0) by a score of 3-2 at the William I. Jennings Recreational Complex. The Spiders got off to a fast start against AU, scoring on a deflection off a penalty corner.

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Women's soccer looks to stop slump after loss to GW; record now 4-3-1

By Sarah E. Cumbie | September 21

After starting the season 4-0, the Lady Eagles soccer team has fallen into a slump. Tuesday afternoon's 2-1 loss at George Washington was the third loss in four matches for the team, whose record has dropped to 4-3-1. Although the Eagles dominated in possession, corner kicks and shots, a Colonial goal with four minutes to play proved fatal to the struggling team from American.

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A football team at AU? We already have two

By Justin Hall | September 21

Are you ready for some football? No, not the kind that you're thinking of, the one famously introduced by Hank Williams Jr. where cheerleaders wave little pom-poms on the sidelines and tailgating becomes a social event for millions of men across America on Sundays.

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AU field hockey rookie makes collegiate play seem like old hat

By Patrick Ambrosio | September 21

For some freshmen, it takes a few weeks to adjust to life away at college. For Savannah Graybill, it took 47 minutes and 28 seconds. Graybill, a forward on the AU field hockey team, came off the bench in the first game of the season at Cal and scored two goals.

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This week in Eagle sports

September 21

Field Hockey: 9/22 JMU, HOME @ 3 p.m. 9/24 Richmond, HOME @ 1 p.m. Men's Soccer: 9/22 New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M. @ 7 p.m. 9/24 St. Francis (Pa.), Albuquerque @ 10:30 a.m. Volleyball: 9/22 Lafayette, Easton, Pa. @ 7 p.m. Women's Soccer: 9/22 Richmond @ HOME, 4 p.

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Women's soccer blanked in scoreless tie

By Erin Keaveney | September 18

The American University women's soccer team faced Columbia on Friday afternoon, battling the Lions to an overtime finish that resulted in a scoreless tie. The Eagles had trouble controlling possession throughout the first half, trading sides with the Lions as both teams made several shots without scoring.

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Men's soccer ties Lafayette in PL title game rematch

By Justin Hall | September 18

The AU men's soccer team tied Lafayette in a rematch of their PL title game from a season ago. The result dropped the Eagles to 0-0-1 in league play and 3-4-1 overall. In front of a crowd of just under 400 spectators in Easton, Pa., the two teams that had combined to win four of the last five PL championships lived up to the hype of being among the top teams in the league.

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