ASHLAND – Ashland University is riding high on the wave of an eight-game winning streak but a big obstacle will be shooting to bring them crashing down Saturday when the Eagles take on Grand Valley State. AU (8-1, 7-0) will host the Lakers at 7 p.m. Saturday at Jack Miller Stadium/Martinelli Field in a contest that […]
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AU women open season atop coaches’ poll
ASHLAND — Ashland University’s women’s basketball team finished 2016-17 as the best in NCAA Division II, and the Eagles will start 2017-18 there, according to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). In the WBCA Division II Preseason Coaches’ Poll, released on Tuesday (Oct. 31) afternoon, Ashland is ranked No. 1 prior to the start of […]
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AU moves up to No. 3 in super region, No. 11 in coaches’ poll
ASHLAND — Ashland University’s football team has improved its position in the quest for a spot in the NCAA Division II postseason. In the second set of Super Region rankings released on Monday (Oct. 30) afternoon, the Eagles moved up one spot to No. 3 in Super Region Three. Ashland is 8-1 overall and 7-0 […]
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AU women come up short against OSU in exhibition
COLUMBUS – The defending Division II National Champion Ashland University Eagles went into Ohio State’s Value City Arena Sunday afternoon and received a not-so-warm welcome from the preseason Big Ten favorites. The Buckeyes beat Ashland University 110-80 in the first of two exhibition games the Eagles will play against Division I powerhouses. The Buckeyes were […]
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AU wins 8th straight, tops Wayne State 30-10
DETROIT, Mich. – It took a while for Ashland University’s football team to get its collective motor running in the Motor City. Once the No. 12-ranked Eagles’ cylinders got hot in the second half of their 30-10 win at Wayne State on Saturday (Oct. 28) afternoon, the result was an eighth consecutive victory and maintaining […]
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AU men tabbed to win GLIAC South
ASHLAND — The Ashland University men’s basketball team was picked to win the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference South Division the league announced on Wednesday morning with the release of the preseason coaches’ poll. Additionally, fifth-year forward Wendell Davis and senior forward Marsalis Hamilton were picked to the preseason All-GLIAC South team. The Eagles, who […]
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AU travels to Wayne State in search of 8th straight win
ASHLAND – Holding onto sole possession of first place in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic conference, the Ashland University football team travels to Michigan Saturday for its final road game of the 2017 season. The Eagles (7-1, 6-0) take on Wayne State (3-5, 2-4) at noon Saturday in Detroit. In the initial Division II super […]
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AU women chosen to win GLIAC South
ASHLAND — As announced by the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference on Thursday morning, Ashland University’s women’s basketball team has been selected to win the 2017-18 GLIAC South Division by league head coaches, and senior forwards Laina Snyder and Andi Daugherty each received preseason honors. In the 2017 GLIAC Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll, the Eagle […]
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AU basketball player Nick Bapst collapses during scrimmage in Findlay
ASHLAND – Ashland University basketball player Nick Bapst was taken by life flight to the Ohio State University Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital in Columbus Wednesday night after collapsing during a scrimmage in Findlay. According to a social media post from a family member, emergency personnel had to revive Bapst after the junior passed out. […]