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.
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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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Ashland vs. Grand Valley State
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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 […]
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AU to face tough test Saturday against Grand Valley State
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.