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). “First off, I […]
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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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Ashland University welcomes public to Final Four Watch Party
ASHLAND — Ashland University will hold a Watch Party for the AU Eagle women’s basketball game on Wednesday night in the Final Four of the NCAA Division II tournament. The AU Eagles will play Indiana (Pa.) at 9:30 p.m. Eastern time and the watch party will be held in the Hawkins-Conard Student Center Eagles’ Nest […]
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South Dakota is a long way from Ashland, but worth the journey
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota — The defending national champion Ashland University Eagles had a closed practice and there was no press availability on Tuesday. When you are on the road covering a team for a week, this is called an off day. The reporter still heads down to the arena, researches the next opponent, tries […]
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A Cinderella field awaits Ashland at the Final Four
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota — Upsets were the order of the day during the Elite Eight on Monday at the NCAA Division II women’s basketball tournament. But the No. 1-ranked Ashland Eagles proved to be above even that trend. Coach Robyn Fralick’s team pounded Montana State University-Billings 91-73 to move into Wednesday night’s 9:30 p.m. […]
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Ashland women roll into Division II Final Four
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota — On the road for the first time this postseason. Target on the back. Extremely hard to repeat as a champion. The Ashland University women’s basketball team heard those storylines all week long. None proved worthy of their attention Monday night as the Eagles turned in yet another commanding performance, beating […]