ASHLAND – On the biggest stages in sports, sometimes the spotlight shines on more than just the main attractions. Hosting Hillsdale College for the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Tournament title Saturday, Ashland University watched bench players Sarah McKee and Ashley Mullet land the biggest punches. The game featured 11 lead changes and saw the Chargers […]
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5th-ranked Ashland U. will play for 4th straight GMAC title Saturday afternoon
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was first published at the Ashland University website. ASHLAND — The Ashland University women’s basketball team played in its 1,500th all-time game on Friday (March 7) night at the Sherrill Hudson Court at Kates Gymnasium. And that game ended up like 994 of them previously did – with an Eagle victory. Fifth-ranked […]
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Pickens picks up 200th win as AU women ready for GMAC tourney opener
ASHLAND — There they go again. The 2024-25 Division II college basketball season did not begin the way Ashland University basketball fans have come to expect. The perennial powerhouse faced a bit of a rebuild this winter, and the Eagles lost their season opener, 57-49 to Northwest Missouri State. A 67-42 setback at second-ranked Grand […]
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Eagles lose heartbreaker in 2nd-round playoff road clash in Pa.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was first published at the Ashland University sports information website. CALIFORNIA, Pa. – The Ashland University football team took a 12-point lead in the fourth quarter, but fell to a furious rally at No. 20 California, Pa. in a 34-33 loss in Saturday’s NCAA Division II second-round playoff game. The Eagles’ […]
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AU upsets 6th-ranked Charleston in road playoff stunner
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story first appeared at the Ashland University sports information website. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Playoff football is often decided by the smallest of margins. On Saturday, in Charleston, W.Va., a postseason clash between Ashland and Charleston was decided by a foot — the foot of A.J. Rhodes. After a missed extra point earlier […]
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Stevenson’s conference-record 5 TDs help AU clinch outright GMAC crown
EDITOR’S NOTE: For more coverage on this game, log on to the Ashland University athletics department website at this link. ASHLAND — Ashland, Ohio is where the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Champions reside. Ashland University’s football team clinched an outright league title via a 44-30 thumping of Kentucky Wesleyan at Jack Miller Stadium on Saturday […]
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Ashland University products aiming for Olympic gold
ASHLAND — Before they put on the Red, White and Blue, Katie Moon and Trevor Bassitt proudly wore Ashland University’s Purple and Gold. Both Moon and Bassitt are in Paris preparing for the start of the upcoming Summer Olympics. The Opening Ceremony, a first-of-its-kind boat procession on the Seine, is set for Friday at 1:30 […]
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Ferris State ends Ashland’s season in NCAA Tournament
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was submitted by Ashland University student Cade Cracas exclusively for Ashland Source and Richland Source. ALLENDALE, Mich. — The No. 1-ranked Ashland University women’s basketball lost just two games during the 2023-24 season. Both defeats came to the same team, and the second of those losses ended AU’s year. That decision […]
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AU women declaw Panthers to advance in NCAA Tournament
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was authored by Ashland University student Cade Cracas, exclusively for Ashland Source. ALLENDALE, Michigan — The venue may change, but the high-powered machine that is the Ashland University women’s basketball team continues to hum at peak efficiency. Last week the Eagles rolled to a GMAC conference title in the friendly confines of Kates […]
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No. 1-ranked AU opens NCAA Tournament Friday at 2:30 p.m.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Much of the information for this story was originally published by the Ashland University Sports Information Department at this link. ASHLAND — Ashland University begins the NCAA Tournament on Friday at Allendale, Michigan as the top-ranked team in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) NCAA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. As announced […]