CEDARVILLE — They’re not all going to be easy. In a winning streak as long as the one Ashland University’s women’s basketball team currently is on, not all the victories will be ones going away. A reminder of that came on Saturday (Nov. 11) afternoon in Cedarville, Ohio, where the No. 1-ranked Eagles beat the […]
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Ashland claims GLIAC crown outright, playoffs await
ASHLAND — Lee Owens offered a reasonable explanation for Ashland University’s sleepy first half performance after Saturday’s 31-19 win over Saginaw Valley State at Jack Miller Stadium. His Eagles were watching the wrong game film in preparation for the Cardinals. “Believe it or not, our guys look at social media and all they saw on […]
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AU men open season with home win
ASHLAND — Fifth-year senior forward Wendell Davis played his first competitive game in nearly 20 months and sophomore center Drew Noble had a career night as the Ashland University men’s basketball team opened the 2017-18 season with a 73-58 win over visiting Lake Erie on Friday (Nov. 10) night at Kates Gymnasium. Davis scored 27 […]
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AU women open with big win over Ohio Dominican
CEDARVILLE — More than seven months later, Ashland University’s women’s basketball team picked up right where it left off. The last game that counted for the Eagle women prior to Friday (Nov. 10) night was their 93-77 win over Virginia Union to win the 2017 NCAA Division II national championship. On Friday, top-ranked Ashland started […]
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Ashland University hoping to avoid letdown against Saginaw Valley
ASHLAND — If ever there was a trap game, this is it. Ashland University, fresh off an emotional 34-31 walk-off win over Division II heavyweight Grand Valley State and ahead of Sunday’s playoff announcement, hosts Saginaw Valley State in the regular season finale Saturday at Jack Miller Stadium. With a win, the Eagles (9-1, 8-0) […]
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Eagles lose battle of preseason No. 1s at UConn
STORRS, Conn — In an exhibition game featuring the preseason national favorites in both NCAA Division I and Division II women’s basketball, Connecticut defeated Ashland University, 119-56, on Sunday (Nov. 5) afternoon in Storrs, Conn. The Eagles, who enter the 2017-18 season with the longest winning streak in the country, men or women, at 37 […]
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AU tops Grand Valley on last-second field goal
ASHLAND — Ashland University senior kicker Aidan Simenc had a chance to be the hero in his next-to-last regular-season home game at Jack Miller Stadium/Martinelli Field. Simenc didn’t waste the opportunity, hitting a 29-yard field goal as time expired on Saturday (Nov. 4) night to give the No. 11-ranked Eagles a 34-31 victory over No. […]
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First eight names revealed for AU women’s ring ceremony
ASHLAND — Prior to the Ashland University’s women’s basketball team’s 2017-18 home opener vs. Notre Dame College on Nov. 14 at 6 p.m., there will be a national championship ring ceremony at 5:30 p.m. at Kates Gymnasium. The ring ceremony contest, open to Ashland University fans of all ages and all locations, was announced in […]