BIG RAPIDS, Mich. — Ashland awakened a sleeping giant. The 18th-ranked Eagles jumped to a first-quarter lead before top-ranked Ferris State roared to a 56-24 win in the second round of the NCAA Division II football playoffs at snowy Top Taggart Field. AU (10-3) built a 14-0 lead midway through the first quarter. Jamari Croom […]
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North central Ohio grads spur Ashland into NCAA Division II football playoffs
ASHLAND – It’s been 40 seasons since the Ashland University football team first qualified for the NCAA Division II playoffs in 1986. Before 2007, the Eagles had just two such appearances. A lot has happened in the playoffs since then for AU, which this Saturday soars back into the postseason with a home game against […]
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Ashland University to host 1st-round Division II playoff football game
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published at the Ashland University website. ASHLAND — Ashland University’s football team is back in the NCAA Division II playoffs – and will start the 2025 edition at home. As announced by the NCAA on Sunday (Nov. 16) night, the No. 20-ranked Eagles (9-2), the Great Midwest Athletic Conference co-champions, […]
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AU claims co-GMAC crown after shocking Saturday twist
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Ashland University sports information department contributed to this report. ASHLAND — What a difference a week makes. Last Saturday the Ashland University football team fell to Findlay 14-3 in a game most considered the title tilt for the Great Midwest Athletic Conference as both squads entered the clash undefeated. Alas the Eagles […]
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Three turnovers doom AU in rivalry loss to Findlay
ASHLAND — Three crucial turnovers told the tale in Ashland University’s 14-3 loss to arch-rival Findlay on Saturday afternoon. The 15th-ranked Eagles fell to No. 9 Findlay at Jack Miller Stadium/Martinelli Field in a game where the Oilers clinched at least a tie for the 2025 Great Midwest Athletic Conference championship. “If you’re minus-3 in […]
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No. 24 Eagles overpower Thomas More for Homecoming victory
ASHLAND — The Ashland University football team gave its Homecoming crowd a treat on Saturday afternoon at Jack Miller Stadium. The 24th-ranked Eagles blew out to a big lead early and coasted through the second half of a 38-14 sun-spanked beating of Thomas More in a Great Midwest Athletic Conference encounter. Cameron Blair threw for […]
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Ashland University starts GMAC play with win in home opener
ASHLAND — Cameron Blair ran for one touchdown and threw for another as Ashland University thumped Hillsdale 26-9 on a sun-spanked Saturday afternoon at Jack Miller Stadium. The home opener also served as the Great Midwest Athletic Conference lidlifter, and coach Doug Geiser’s squad was ready for it. Blair’s 23-yard run put Ashland in front […]
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2nd-ranked GVSU ends Ashland’s season in NCAA regional final
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published at the Ashland University sports information website. ALLENDALE, Mich. — In almost any other Division II regional final, the Ashland University women’s basketball team would be wearing a crown. Alas, the fifth-ranked Eagles landed in perhaps the toughest regional in the country. On Monday night, second-ranked Grand Valley […]
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AU hammers Northern Michigan for berth in Division II regional title tilt
ALLENDALE, Mich. — The fifth-ranked Ashland University women’s basketball team just might be playing its best basketball of the season. And it couldn’t come at a better time. The Eagles made short work of Northern Michigan on Saturday night, playing stifling defense to chalk up a 68-45 victory in an NCAA Division II Midwest Regional […]
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AU rolls Ferris State to reach Division II regional semifinals
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ashland University Sports Information Department. ALLENDALE, Mich. — The No. 5 Ashland University women’s basketball team opened the 2025 NCAA Division II Midwest Regional tournament with a 62-50 win over Ferris State on Friday afternoon at Grand Valley State. The Eagles’ 25th consecutive win advances them to […]