The American University volleyball team captured the 2010 D.C. Volleyball Challenge title on Saturday, marking the team's third D.C. Challenge crown in the last four years. The Eagles defeated George Washington in their first match of the day, 3-0, to secure the tournament win before falling to Georgetown in their final match, 3-0.

American (2-1) opened the day with a straight-set victory over George Washington (2-1), 25-19, 32-30, 26-24. Angelina Waterman led the way for the Eagles with her second career double-double, recording 19 kills and a career-high 22 digs. The senior finished the match with a .364 hitting percentage, converting her 19 kills on 44 attempts with only three errors.

Magdalena Tekiel chipped in 16 kills and 11 digs against the Colonials, notching her second double-double in as many games. Tekiel scored her 16 kills on 36 attempts with three errors for a .361 hitting percentage. Bianca Richardson tallied a career-high 10 kills and five digs.

Krysta Cicala dished out 56 assists to guide American to a .343 team hitting percentage. Deborah Frantz finished the match with 18 digs and Katerina Cinkova led the team with four block assists. The Eagles defense limited the Colonials to a .242 hitting percentage, recording seven blocks and 60 digs.

American dropped its final match of the tournament to Georgetown (1-2), falling 27-25, 25-19, 25-20. The Eagles were held to a .190 hitting percentage while the Hoyas finished the match at .327. Tekiel scored a team-high nine kills with six digs and three block assists. Richardson and Waterman each totaled six kills.

Despite the loss to Georgetown, American's  victory over George Washington secured the Eagles their third D.C. Volleyball Challenge title in four years. The Eagles also won the tournament in 2007 and 2008.

American will return to the court on Wednesday, September 1, at home in Bender Arena against Coppin State. Fans unable to attend the match can catch all of the action live through AUeagles.com via a subscription to Eagles Vision TV. Eagles Vision TV will broadcast all 12 of American's home volleyball matches this season, bringing the action from Bender Arena to your computer.  Year-long subscriptions are $49.95 and allow you to watch every live broadcast produced by Eagles Vision TV and access to the Eagles Vision TV archives to watch past games on-demand. Single-game subscriptions, which are only available during live broadcasts, are also available for $5.95 per event.