ASHLAND — A parade and rally for Ashland University’s 2016-17 winter championship teams and individuals will be Tuesday (March 28) at 4 p.m. The parade will start at Claremont Avenue/King Road near Old Abe in front of the Recreation Center, and proceed to the Corner Park downtown, located at Claremont and Main Street. At the […]
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Welcome home, Eagles! Community greets returning champions
ASHLAND – Six days ago, a small crowd gathered outside Kates Gymnasium to send-off the Ashland University women’s basketball team as they left Ashland to travel to Columbus to play in the Division II Elite Eight. Saturday afternoon, less than 24 hours after becoming national champions, the Eagles returned to campus and were welcomed home […]
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Perfection! AU women complete dream season with National Championship
COLUMBUS – The Ashland University women’s basketball team completed a dream season on Friday night. The Eagles smacked Virginia Union 93-77 on Friday night before a sellout crowd in the NCAA Division II national championship game. That decision finished a perfect 37-0 season for the nation’s No. 1-ranked team — who lived up to that […]
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AU women to face Virginia Union for national title
COLUMBUS – After five months and 36 games, the Ashland University women’s basketball team’s season comes down to 40 minutes and the Virginia Union women’s team. That’s all that stands between the Eagles and a perfect, undefeated 37-0 season and a second national title for the school in five seasons. AU will tip off at […]
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NFL scouts gather to see Ashland University TE Shaheen
MASSILLON — Adam Shaheen would have loved to cheer on the Ashland University women’s basketball team in the national quarterfinals in Columbus on Tuesday night, but the hulking tight end had a job interview early Wednesday morning. When you are an NFL prospect whose stock continues to skyrocket, there aren’t enough hours in the day. […]
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One win away: AU women move on to national title game
COLUMBUS — A perfect season is now one win away from a national championship crown for the Ashland University women’s basketball team. During a five-minute stretch in the second quarter, the Eagles went on a 19-5 run to pull away from the Harding Bison on the way to a 90-77 win at Wednesday night’s Division […]
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AU women win 35th in a row, advance to Final Four
COLUMBUS – In the biggest game of the season so far for the Ashland University women’s basketball team, its two most-acclaimed players rose to the occasion. Laina Snyder scored 26 points and Andi Daugherty added 24 as the Eagles (35-0) topped West Texas A&M 82-67 Tuesday night in Alumni Hall at Ohio Dominican University during […]