ASHLAND — The countdown to Sunday at 6 p.m. began in earnest on Saturday afternoon. That’s when coach Lee Owens turned loose his Ashland University football team in Columbus. The 20th-ranked Eagles thumped Ohio Dominican 34-21 to win the school’s third South Division title in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The latest banner will […]
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It’s all or nothing for Eagles
ASHLAND, Ohio — There have been a couple of unexpected roadblocks along the way, but Ashland University coach Lee Owens couldn’t ask for anything more. The Eagles are playing a meaningful game in mid-November. No. 20 AU will visit Ohio Dominican at noon Saturday in the regular season finale. An Ashland win would secure a […]
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AU women lose tight exhibition against Buckeyes, 88-79
COLUMBUS– Coaches despise moral victories. They are, however, easier to take in exhibition games. At Value City Arena in the Schottenstein Center on the campus of The Ohio State University, Ashland University’s women’s basketball team lost an 88-79 exhibition decision to the Buckeyes. The Eagles are ranked No. 5 in NCAA Division II, while OSU […]
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Ashland smashes Walsh for Senior Day win
ASHLAND – The 21st-ranked Ashland Eagles scored early, easily and often in a 56-0 blowout of Walsh University on Saturday during Senior Day. The Eagles piled up 529 yards of offense and allowed just 86 yards to the Cavaliers. The total set a defensive record at Jack Miller Stadium. Adam Shaheen snagged a pair of […]
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Eagles clinging to playoff hopes
ASHLAND, Ohio — Ashland University’s playoff hopes may be on life support, but the Eagles are far from flatlining. AU suffered its second loss of the season last week, turning the ball over four times in a 24-21 setback at Michigan Tech. The Huskies scored the game-winning touchdown with 36 seconds remaining. While a home […]
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AU women’s hoops team ranked No. 5 in preseason poll
ASHLAND — Ashland University’s women’s basketball team is ranked No. 5 in the 2016-17 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) NCAA Division II Preseason Top 25 Coaches’ Poll, released on Tuesday(Nov. 1) morning. This marks the fourth time in five seasons the Eagle women, who received a first-place vote, have been nationally ranked in the preseason, […]
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Upset loss cripples Ashland University’s playoff hopes
HOUGHTON, Mich. — Ashland University’s postseason football hopes absorbed a crippling blow on Saturday. Michigan Tech upset the Eagles 24-21 when Brandon Cowie tossed an 8-yard TD pass to David Walter with just 36 seconds remaining. That capped a 12-play, 75-yard march the Huskies completed in 2:35. Ashland (7-2 overall, 5-2 in the Great Lakes […]
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Eagles preparing for tough road test
ASHLAND, Ohio — Ashland University coach Lee Owens can only hope history doesn’t repeat itself Saturday in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The last time the Eagles visited Michigan Tech, the Huskies dashed AU’s postseason dreams in 2014. Ashland returns to Houghton, Michigan on Saturday and like that last visit, the ninth-ranked Eagles are harboring playoff aspirations. […]
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Ashland University’s offensive onslaught sets school record, boosts poll spot to No. 9
ASHLAND — The Ashland University offense was in rare form on Saturday, and it helped propel the Eagles two spots in the latest Division II national polls. I knew Ashland coach Lee Owens has long been considered an offensive guru. The Madison grad showed that as far back as leading Galion to a state championship, […]