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Wrestling takes down George Mason, 24-17

By Erin Keaveney | January 18

Despite registering a loss against No. 17 University of Tennessee at Chattanaooga on Friday, the American University wrestling team was able to salvage their weekend by defeating George Mason on Sunday afternoon. Led by their nationally-ranked trio, the Eagles were able to edge George Mason with wins by No.

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Eagles win 3rd in a row, 60-49 over Longwood

By Patrick Ambrosio | December 7

Andre Ingram and Brayden Billbe scored 13 points each and the Eagles survived a late run to defeat Longwood 60-49 on Monday night at Bender Arena. The Eagles (6-2) started out the game on a 15-2 run over the first seven minutes that gave them a comfortable lead.

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Eagles drop Furman in year's biggest win

By Justin Hall | December 7

The AU women's basketball defeated Furman University 78-57 on Tuesday night, their largest margin of victory of the season. The win improves the Eagles to 2-3 at Bender Arena and 3-6 overall. Right out of the gate, the Eagles looked like the stronger team on the court.

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Remaining '06-07 AU Winter Sports Schedules

December 7

Men's Basketball 12/09/06 at Yale @ 2 p.m. 12/23/06 at Maryland @ 1 p.m. 12/28/06 at Virginia @ 7:30 p.m. 12/30/06 at Longwood @ 3 p.m. 01/02/07 vs. St. Francis (PA) @ 7:30 p.m. 01/06/07 at Lehigh @ 7:30 p.m. 01/09/07 at Bucknell @ 7 p.m. 01/13/07 vs.

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Women's indoor opens season at Navy Invitational

By Erin Keaveney | December 7

The American University women's indoor track meet opened their season on Tuesday, running at the Navy Invitational. Though falling in dual meet scoring to Mt. St. Mary's, Navy and Towson, the Eagles had a good run in their opening meet, with second place finishes by juniors Kate Lilley and Cathleen Ford, and several other top-five finishes.

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Women's basketball lose to Georgetown 65-55

By Justin Hall | December 4

The AU women's basketball team was able to rally twice from large deficits in Saturday's game against Georgetown but ultimately came up short at the end, falling by the final score of 65-55. The loss drops the Eagle's overall record to 2-6 on the season. From the opening tip, the game would be marked by dramatic scoring runs by both teams.

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Eagle Weekend Sports Briefs

By Justin Hall | December 4

Indoor Track: Dec. 3 at Navy Invite The AU indoor track team competed in their first meet of the season in the Navy Invitational on Friday, picking up two individual first place finishes in the process. Juniors Steve Hallinan and Brian McCabe, along with senior Brendan Fennell, were able to build off of their experience at the NCAA cross-country championships by finishing first, second and third respectively in the 3,000-meter race.

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Men's hoops to 5-2 on season with win over NJIT Wednesday

By Patrick Ambrosio | December 4

Seniors Arvydas Eitutavicius, Linas Lekavicius and Paulius Joneliunas all scored in double figures to lead the Eagles to their third consecutive home victory on Wednesday night at Bender Arena. The Eagles lead by just four at the half, but went on an 8-0 run that was capped off by a Joneliunas dunk.

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Volleyball pressures No. 1 Nebraska in NCAA first-round loss

By Erin Keaveney | December 4

In an encouraging loss that left both sides talking, the AU women's volleyball team was defeated by No. 1 Nebraska on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, but not before pulling out a team win of their own. The Eagles, who would eventually fall 3-1 to the Cornhuskers, became the first team to win a game against Nebraska in the first round of the tournament since 1992 and the second team this season to force a fourth game on the top-ranked team at home.

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Fishsticks, fraud and failure: top five reasons why I'm a miserable Islanders fan

By Patrick Ambrosio | November 30

I'll be honest; this is probably the most self-indulgent column I've written yet. Nobody cares about hockey, and I'm fine with that, because I still do. This column isn't even funny like I usually try to make it, but you might end up laughing at how ridiculous the New York Islanders are.

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Eagles beat pair of old rivals, but fall at Xavier 86-68

By Patrick Ambrosio | November 30

AU 81 - Loyola (Md.) 74 Andre Ingram scored 22 points and the Eagles survived a second half surge by Loyola's Gerald Brown to defeat the Greyhounds last Monday at Bender Arena, avenging a 68-60 loss last season at Loyola. "They handed it to us pretty good last year," said AU coach Jeff Jones.

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Women's hoops snaps five-game losing streak

By Justin Hall | November 30

The AU women's basketball team was able to pull out a win by a razor-thin margin Tuesday night with a 61-60 victory over UMBC to snap a five-game losing streak. The win was the Eagles' first at Bender Arena this season, improving their overall record to 2-5.

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Women's hoops drops two, falls to 1-3 on season

By Justin Hall | November 20

The AU women's basketball team lost both of their games this weekend, falling at home to Towson 69-57 following a 71-59 road loss to Delaware on Friday. With the losses, the Eagles are now in the midst of a three game losing streak following their season opening victory over Fordham.

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Volleyball wins sixth straight PL tournament

By Erin Keaveney | November 20

Led by a strong attack and dominating court presence, the AU women's volleyball team won their sixth straight Patriot League championship title on Saturday night, defeating Bucknell in three straight sets - 30-22, 30-21 and 30-20. The Eagles looked nervous early in the first match, falling into an early 2-0 hole before regaining their composure and control of the game.

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CSTV promotes involvement, interest in AU athletic events

By Erin Keaveney | November 20

Since partnering with American University this past summer, College Sports Television (CSTV) has helped promote the university's athletic programs through a series of student-run broadcasts on the school's athletic Web site. Visitors to the revamped Web site, www.

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Men's basketball falls to Richmond for first loss

By Patrick Ambrosio | November 20

Richmond freshman Brian Morris scored 15 points, including two three-pointers in the final four minutes, to lead the Spiders to a 61-50 come-from-behind victory over AU on Friday night in Richmond. The Eagles led by as many as seven points in the second half, but Richmond went on a 12-2 run to take the lead.

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Stupid GMs, slap-happy coaches and the "Dirty Jerz" mean it's just another week in sports

By Patrick Ambrosio | November 16

I'm pulling double duty this week, covering both the men's basketball victory over Morgan State and writing this column. Oh wait, I pretty much do that all the time because we don't have that many writers. Do me a favor and come write for the sports section, sometimes there are cookies. 1.

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