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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.
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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.
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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, […]
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AU jumps back into Top 10 in Coaches’ Top 25 poll
ASHLAND — For the first time since the end of September, Ashland University’s football team is in the top 10 in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Coaches’ Top 25 poll, as the Eagles are ranked No. 9 in the poll released on Monday (Oct. 24) afternoon. The Eagles are 7-1 overall and […]
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High-flying Eagles head to Kentucky
ASHLAND, Ohio — A six-hour bus ride turned out to be more appealing than the prospect of a week off for high-flying Ashland University. The 11th-ranked Eagles, fresh off last week’s 63-6 win at Lake Erie, will travel to Owensboro, Kentucky on Saturday to tangle with Kentucky Wesleyan College of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. […]
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AU rolls over Lake Erie, 63-6
PAINESVILLE, Ohio – Back on the road for the first time since its only loss of 2016, Ashland University’s football team defeated Lake Erie, 63-6, on Saturday afternoon. The No. 11-ranked Eagles improve to 6-1 overall and 5-1 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, while the Storm is 0-7, 0-7.
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No margin of error for Eagles
ASHLAND, Ohio — Longtime Ashland University coach Lee Owens has more in common with daredevil Nik Wallenda than he would care to. Like Wallenda, Owens and his Eagles are operating without the benefit of a safety net.