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Sal Caccavale goes in for a goal on Saturday.

Eagles fly high at 'Phil Reeves,' defeat Bucknell 2-0

By Justin Hall · Monday, Oct. 23, 2006

The AU men's soccer team defeated Bucknell 2-0 Saturday afternoon, picking up three vital points in the PL standings and improving their home record to 6-0-0. In the process, the Eagles climbed into the all-important fourth and final spot for the PL tournament, with two league games remaining.

Gymnasts tumble through financial woes, look to vault funding for team

By Sarah E. Cumbie · Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006

Although American University's varsity sports get most of the funding and attention from the administration, the school's club sports are still going strong. Gymnastics, one such club team, is currently revamping their approach to their team's status. The differences between varsity and club teams are fairly basic.

No. 23 Nigel White and the Eagles won their first overtime game of the season yesterday.

Eagles end overtime drought in 5th straight home victory

By Justin Hall · Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006

The AU Eagles were able to put their overtime struggles behind them on Wednesday afternoon, recording a 2-1 victory in the extra period over the University of Pennsylvania at Reeves Field. Senior Sal Caccavale scored the game-winning goal to give the Eagles their fifth consecutive win at home this season.

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Lady Eagles soccer blanked by Princeton

By Erin Keaveney | October 19

In just their second home loss this season, the AU women's soccer team was shutout by Princeton 3-0 at Reeves Field on Tuesday afternoon. The Eagles were in a hole early as the Tigers went net on AU goalie Alison Doyle twice in the first seven minutes. Princeton's Diana Matheson scored on an assist by Jen Om a little over a minute into the first half.

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Fake questions, real answers: Advice for Macha, A-Rod, Leinhart and the week's worst losers in sport

By Patrick Ambrosio | October 19

Welcome to the special Celebrity Mailbag edition of Five Cents, where the questions may not be real, but the advice is. In a few weeks, I want to try doing an actual mailbag, so e-mail in your questions to pa3684a@american.edu. Now on with the fake questions.

Ann Recht (above) and her sister, Claire, will appear on NBC's "The Today Show" and CBS's "The Early Show" this weekend.

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Sisters find balancing school, volleyball, notoriety a tall order in first year at AU

By Justin Hall | October 12

When many people in American society hear the term "Twin Towers," they often think of the World Trade Center buildings that stood in New York City before 9/11. In the sports world, this term has also been used to describe the dynamic duo of David Robinson and Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs during their run to the NBA championship.

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MLB 2006: Eagle sports experts make playoff predictions

October 12

ALCS: DETROIT vs. OAKLAND PATRICK AMBROSIO Prior to game one, I probably would have picked Oakland to win this series in six or seven. However, the sweep against Minnesota made me forget a couple of things about the A's: they can't hit and Barry Zito isn't what he used to be.

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Unexpected matchup brings unlimited talent to ALCS

By Brayden Billbe | October 9

The Detroit Tigers and the Oakland A's are set to square off in what might be the least predicted ALCS in recent memory. Of the two teams, Oakland appeared in the ALCS most recently in 1990, when Mark McGwire still looked like Marky Mark. Despite the unlikely participants, the 2006 ALCS promises to be one of the better playoff series since the Red Sox beat the Yankees in 2004.

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Men's soccer continues home cooking over HC

By Justin Hall | October 9

The AU men's soccer team continued their success at Reeves Field with a 4-2 win over Holy Cross on Saturday. The win was their fourth consecutive victory at home this season and first win of any kind since a 2-1 win over Loyola (Md.) on Sept. 10. Coming off of a 0-4-2 month-long road trip that included four straight heartbreaking double overtime losses, the Eagles were looking to get back on the winning track.

No. 9 Irene Schickhardt and the Eagles have now won 24 consecutive PL games.

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Field hockey overcomes the elements, stays undefeated in Patriot League play

By Patrick Ambrosio | October 9

Tiffany Carter and Jesika Pufnock both scored their first goals of the season to lead No. 15 AU (9-4-0) over Bucknell (4-6-0) on Saturday by a score of 2-0. Coming off a 1-0 loss at Albany last weekend, it didn't take very long for the Eagles to get their offense back on track on a cold, rainy day at William I.

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Victorious weekend for Eagles in women soccer

By Justin Hall | October 9

The AU women's soccer team had a very successful weekend, picking up their first two PL victories with a 1-0 win over Holy Cross on Friday followed by a 2-1 triumph over Army on Sunday. The two wins for the Eagles improved the Eagles to 8-4-0 on the year and more importantly gave them a 2-1-0 record in the competitive Patriot League.

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Playoff baseball? JP Losman? I'm so excited,

By Patrick Ambrosio | October 5

Welcome to this week's edition of Five Cents, where the entire column will be dedicated to the start of the NHL season. Oh wait, nobody would actually read that, so football and baseball it is. Wait a minute, nobody reads this anyway. Whatever, let's get this over with.

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Club Watch

October 5

Men's rugby: 10/7 Frostburg State Frostburg, Md., @ 1 p.m. Sailing: 10/7 Georgetown, Arlington, Va. 10/8 Georgetown Women's ice hockey: 10/7 Mt. Vernon Ice Arena Fairfax, Va., @ 11:45 a.m. 10/8 Fort Dupont Washington, D.C. Women's rugby: 10/7 GW, Georgetown, Catholic Hyattsville, Md.

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Eagle sports this weekend: What to watch for

By Patrick Ambrosio | October 2

Field Hockey (8-4 overall, 1-0 Patriot League, tied for first place): 10/7 vs. Bucknell Coming off a 1-0 loss at Albany last weekend, the AU field hockey team will return home for its second PL game of the year Saturday at 1 p.m. AU hasn't been as dominant as they were the past two seasons, losing four games to non-conference opponents already this year, including a 4-3 loss to Richmond at home two weekends ago.

No. 12 Elizabeth Maloney goes up for a hit against Army.

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Volleyball up 2-0 in PL play

By Erin Keaveney | October 2

The AU women's volleyball team won their first two Patriot League matches this weekend, besting Holy Cross, 3-0, on Friday and Army, 3-1, on Saturday. The Eagles rolled to an easy victory over the Crusaders on Friday, holding the advantage in kills and hitting percentage.

American's loss to Navy puts the Eagles down 0-1 in PL play.

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Women's soccer falls to No. 25 Navy, 2-0

By Erin Keaveney | October 2

The AU women's soccer team fell to No. 25 Navy on Saturday, losing 2-0 in their first Patriot League match of the season. The Eagles were able to hold the Midshipmen to a scoreless tie for the first 30 minutes of play. Navy's Sam Schroth assisted a CiAnna Weikle header in the 32nd minute to put the Midshipmen up 1-0.

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Slide continues into Patriot League play for men's soccer

By Erin Keaveney | October 2

Winless in their previous four matches, the AU men's soccer team continued their downslide on Saturday with a 4-0 loss at Lehigh. The game remained scoreless through the 17th minute, when Lehigh's Kyle Evans scored off an assist from Robert Quinlan to put the Mountain Hawks up 1-0.

The Infante sisters scored three goals to help AU beat Colgate.

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Field hockey splits weekend in N.Y.

By Patrick Ambrosio | October 2

The AU field hockey team traveled to upstate New York over the weekend, holding on for a close 4-3 victory over Patriot League rival Colgate but falling to the University of Albany in a 1-0 defensive battle. Fresh off their first home loss in almost a year on Sept.

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Field hockey's Jennings picked to coach U.S. national team

By Justin Hall | October 2

Field hockey head coach Steve Jennings took a temporary hiatus from his AU coaching responsibilities for the U.S. national team this past month, helping lead the squad into competition against the best teams in the world at the 2006 World Cup in Madrid. Coach Jennings was named as the team manager for the international tournament, the only collegiate coach named to the coaching staff.

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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.

The UFL and Why it's Good for the Sport

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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