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AU comes away victorious over Randolph-Macon in exhibition

By Michael Gardner | November 8

After weeks of practice, the men’s basketball team took the court Thursday night and started their 2010-11 campaign by defeating the Randolph-Macon College Yellow Jackets 61-55 in the team’s lone exhibition game.

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Women’s basketball prepares for season with easy exhibition win

By Samantha Raphelson | November 8

Behind a strong effort from Liz Leer and contributions from the bench, the AU women’s basketball team defeated the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Hawks 73-47 on Sunday in their only exhibition game of the season.

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Men’s soccer loses pivotal game

By Eric Saltzman | November 8

In its regular season finale, AU men’s soccer lost 1-0 to Patriot League leading Colgate University Raiders.

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Field hockey wins regular season Patriot League title

By Eric Saltzman | November 1

AU Field Hockey won the Patriot League regular season Championship this weekend. They will compete in the Patriot League Tournament next week.

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AU women’s soccer wins season finale against Navy Midshipmen

By Tyler Tomea | November 1

Kristin Piorun and Samantha Trotta each scored a late second-half goal as the AU women’s soccer team erased a 2-1 deficit and defeated the Navy Midshipmen 3-2 in Saturday’s season finale on the road.

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Men's soccer ties Holy Cross, will play to share league title

By Michael Gardner | November 1

One hundred and ten minutes after the start of the men’s soccer match against the College of the Holy Cross, the scoreboard at Reeves Field remained blank as the AU Eagles could not find the back of the net in a 0-0 draw. “I think the thing for us is we’ve been having chances in a lot of our ...

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AU: show support for athletics, attend games

By Mark Natale | November 1

A message to the Blue Crew — this is your time to show your AU pride. It’s November. Besides the crisp autumn days and turkey, November also means Patriot League playoffs.

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Volleyball notches 17th straight win over Navy

By Sam Lindauer | November 1

The AU volleyball team extended its current winning streak to 17 in a 3-0 victory over Navy in Bender Arena.

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Field hockey wins big over Bucknell

By Mark Natale | October 25

A win this weekend keeps the AU field hockey team ahead of Lafayette in Patriot League rankings. The Eagles are seventh in the nation.

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Count on these predictions for this year’s World Series

By Ben Lasky | October 25

Over the next week the Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants will square off to see who becomes the 2010 World Series Champions. Though it’s impossible to know who will ultimately come out on top, Lasky tells us the few things that can be counted on.

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Volleyball spikes Bucknell with 3-0 win

By Mark Natale | October 25

The AU volleyball team swept its weekend series in Bender Arena, improving their record to 22-2 (9-0).

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Eagles eliminated from Patriot League postseason

By Kate Greubel | October 25

The AU women’s soccer team was eliminated from postseason play on Sunday after an exhausting 1-1 double overtime tie against Lehigh University.

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Field hockey extinguishes No. 14 Duke Blue Devils

By Michael Gardner | October 11

AU field hockey beat Duke University on Sunday. The game drew a record crowd.

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Men’s soccer takes down Lafayette in double overtime

By Tyler Tomea | October 11

The AU men’s soccer team remained undefeated in Patriot League play after defeating the Lafayette College Leopards on the road 2-1 in double overtime.

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Women's soccer’s weekend includes win, tie

By Eric Saltzman | October 11

The AU women’s soccer team beat the College of the Holy Cross 1-0 Friday and then tied the United States Military Academy in double overtime this Sunday.

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Don’t fear the machine: Baseball needs instant replay

By Ben Lasky | October 11

With a two-run lead and two outs in the ninth inning on Wednesday, Yankees right fielder Greg Golson made a shoe-string catch that was called a base hit because the umpire ruled that he had trapped the ball. Replays showed that this was not the case. Thankfully for MLB, Twins DH Jim Thome popped out to end the game, instead of tying the game with a home run.

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Talented Capitals try to get over the playoff hump

By Eric Saltzman | October 11

John Wall may be the most hyped athlete playing in D.C., but Alexander Ovechkin is the most talented.

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