ASHLAND — After four weeks of practices and offseason workouts, the Ashland University football team finally got to play a meaningful game. The Purple and Gold spring football match kicked off at Jack Miller Stadium Saturday night in a small preview of the upcoming season.
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Ten Ashland University football players earn national academic distinction
ASHLAND — Ten Ashland University football players were honored Wednesday for academic achievement. The Eagles were announced by the National Football Foundation as members of the 2018 NFF Hampshire Honor Society. Seniors John Conner (right tackle), Dominic Giunta (center), Michael Griffin (cornerback), Anthony Grundy (guard), Harrison Hoppel (defensive tackle), Matt Murphy (left guard), Aidan Simenc […]
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Fralick gone: Pickens new face of Ashland University women’s basketball
ASHLAND – With only three losses and a national championship in her storied Division II career, Ashland University women’s basketball head coach Robyn Fralick has decided to move on. It was announced at a press conference at the Troop Center on Ashland’s campus today that Fralick had accepted the head coach position at Division I […]
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Johnson named a nominee for Honda Division II Athlete Of The Year award
ASHLAND — In just her second collegiate season in 2017-18, Ashland University sophomore guard Jodi Johnson quickly became one of the best women’s basketball players in NCAA Division II – and, in some circles, was considered the best. On March 28, Johnson was named the basketball nominee for the 2018 Honda Division II Woman Athlete […]
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Ashland’s streak ends in stunning national-title loss to Central Missouri
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota — The Ashland women’s basketball team just wasn’t itself on Friday night. After 73 straight victories, the Eagles were due for a bad outing — it just came at the worst possible moment.
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Central Missouri 66, Ashland 52
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Welcome Home Eagles gathering slated for 6 p.m. on Saturday at Kates
ASHLAND — The Ashland University women’s basketball team, which will play for the NCAA Division II Championship tonight against Central Missouri at 8 p.m., is expected to be back on the Ashland University campus on Saturday around 6 p.m. The public is invited to attend this informal Welcome Home gathering outside of Kates Gymnasium when […]
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Ashland meets Central Missouri in national title tilt
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota — One team stands in the way of Ashland University and back-to-back Division II women’s basketball national championships. Sixth-seeded Central Missouri beat No. 7 seed Union (Tennessee) University 70-57 on Wednesday night to reach the title tilt Friday night at 8 p.m. against the No. 1-ranked Eagles (36-0).
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Eagles fly into 2nd straight national championship game
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota — The Ashland University women’s basketball program has never lost a national semifinal, and the greatest Division II team of all time wasn’t going to let it happen on Wednesday night. The Eagles pounded Indiana University Pennsylvania (IUP) 92-68 in a Final Four blowout to earn a second consecutive trip to […]
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Final Four: Ashland 92, Indiana (Pa.) 68
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