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AU women to host NCAA DII Midwest Regional tournament
ASHLAND — For the fourth time in six years, Ashland University’s women’s basketball team has earned the right to play host to the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional tournament. As announced on NCAA.com on Sunday (March 5) night, the No. 1-ranked Eagles (31-0) will be the top seed and the host for the Midwest Regional, […]
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AU men come up 1 point short in GLIAC title game
BIG RAPIDS, Michigan — The No. 6-seeded Ashland University’s men’s basketball team showed it more than deserved to be in its first Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament championship game, but top-seed and host Ferris State scored four points in the final 61 seconds to take an 80-79 decision on Sunday (March 5) afternoon. Ashland […]
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Undefeated AU women capture GLIAC title, prepare for NCAA tourney
ASHLAND – With 5:08 left in the game Sunday afternoon, the Ashland University women’s basketball team found themselves in a very unfamiliar position: behind by 5 points. Less than 20 seconds later, senior guard Alex Henning knocked down a 3-pointer from the corner to cut the lead to 2 and start the Eagles on a […]
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AU men knock down 21 3-pointers to advance to GLIAC Championship Game
BIG RAPIDS, Michigan — On Saturday (March 4) night, Ashland University’s men’s basketball team accomplished a few things it hadn’t done in quite some time – and one thing it’s never done. The No. 6-seeded Eagles have knocked off two favored teams en route to the 2017 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament championship game. […]
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Ashland’s Shaheen turns heads at NFL Combine
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Adam Shaheen lived the dream of every high school and college football player in the country this weekend. “The entire NFL was looking forward to watching Adam Shaheen this week,” noted Mike Mayock of the NFL Network. With that sentence, Mayock informed the world of what many locals already knew: Adam Shaheen […]
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No. 1 AU women roll into GLIAC final with win over Michigan Tech
ASHLAND – With five minutes left in the third quarter, the Ashland University women’s basketball team was ahead by just six points over Michigan Tech in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference semifinal game in Kates Gymnasium. Then the Eagles flipped a switch and the defensive pressure they had been applying all game long got […]
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AU women sweep GLIAC year-end awards
ASHLAND — In many ways, the 2016-17 season for Ashland University’s women’s basketball team has been one of firsts. That continued on Friday (March 3) night, as Eagle junior forward Laina Snyder (Player of the Year), freshman guard Jodi Johnson (Freshman of the Year) and head coach Robyn Fralick (Coach of the Year) swept the […]