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34-0: How did Ashland University get there? Relive it here, game by game
ASHLAND — A journey to perfection, like a journey of a thousand miles, begins with but a single step. For the Ashland University women’s basketball team, the road to 34-0 and a spot in the NCAA Division II Elite 8 began more than four months ago in Detroit. Let’s take a game-by-game look back at […]
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Coaching icon, Madison grad Lee Owens steps down at Ashland University
ASHLAND — As he rides off into the sunset, Lee Owens can rest assured he left Ashland University’s football program in a better place than he found it. The 66-year-old Owens, a Madison graduate, announced his retirement Friday afternoon inside the VIP Room of AU’s Robert Troop Center, bringing an end to a wildly-successful 45-year […]
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Ashland falls to IUP in super region semifinals
INDIANA, Pa. — Ashland came up short in its quest to reach Division II football’s Elite Eight. Top-seeded Indiana University Pennsylvania came up with a big fourth-down stop in the third quarter and later returned a blocked punt 25 yards for a touchdown in a 19-13 win over the fourth-seeded Eagles in the Super Region […]
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Top-seeded IUP awaits Ashland in Sweet 16
ASHLAND — Maybe the fourth time is the charm. For the fourth time in program history, Ashland has advanced to Division II football’s Sweet 16. Fourth-seeded AU (10-1) will meet No. 1 seed Indiana University Pennsylvania (9-1) at 1 p.m. Saturday at IUP’s George P. Miller Stadium. The Eagles previously reached the super region semifinals […]
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Ashland knocks out Notre Dame in playoff opener
ASHLAND — The Eagles are headed to the Sweet 16. Fourth-seeded Ashland University overcame two first-quarter turnovers and rallied for a 20-13 win over fifth-seeded Notre Dame in a Super Region One first-round playoff game Saturday at Jack Miller Stadium. The postseason victory was the third in program history and first since 2017 for the […]
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Ashland U. will have hands full in playoff opener against Notre Dame
ASHLAND — They met in the regular season opener and will renew hostilities in the opening round of the Division II playoffs at Jack Miller Stadium. Fourth-seeded Ashland (9-1) will host No. 5 Notre Dame (9-2) in a Super Region One first-round game at 1 p.m. Saturday. The Eagles beat the Falcons 31-14 back on […]
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Playoff Bound: Ashland to host Notre Dame in opening round of Division II postseason
ASHLAND — If Ashland’s opening-round playoff game against Notre Dame College is anything like the season-opener, fans are in for a treat. The Eagles (9-1) earned the No. 4 seed in Super Region One when the 28-team Division II playoff field was announced Sunday evening, and will host fifth-seeded Notre Dame (9-2) at 1 p.m. […]
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Eagles clinch outright GMAC championship with blowout win on Senior Day
ASHLAND — Austin Brenner gave the Ashland fans something to remember on Senior Day. AU’s fifth-year senior quarterback, Brenner threw five touchdown passes as the 13th-ranked Eagles clinched an outright Great Midwest Athletic Conference title with a 41-10 win over Kentucky Wesleyan at snowy Jack Miller Stadium. AU (9-1, 7-1) was tied atop the GMAC […]