EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published at the Ashland University sports information website. ALLENDALE, Mich. — In almost any other Division II regional final, the Ashland University women’s basketball team would be wearing a crown. Alas, the fifth-ranked Eagles landed in perhaps the toughest regional in the country. On Monday night, second-ranked Grand Valley […]
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AU rolls Ferris State to reach Division II regional semifinals
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ashland University Sports Information Department. ALLENDALE, Mich. — The No. 5 Ashland University women’s basketball team opened the 2025 NCAA Division II Midwest Regional tournament with a 62-50 win over Ferris State on Friday afternoon at Grand Valley State. The Eagles’ 25th consecutive win advances them to […]
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No. 1-ranked AU opens NCAA Tournament Friday at 2:30 p.m.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Much of the information for this story was originally published by the Ashland University Sports Information Department at this link. ASHLAND — Ashland University begins the NCAA Tournament on Friday at Allendale, Michigan as the top-ranked team in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) NCAA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. As announced […]
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Ashland dismisses Thomas More in GMAC semifinal to reach title tilt
ASHLAND — An ugly first quarter may have been the spark for a brilliant second quarter. Whatever the primer, the defending national champion Ashland University women’s basketball team utilized a 19-4 spurt in the second period to tame Thomas More 67-56 on Friday night at Kates Gymnasium. “It was a hard-fought win,” said AU coach […]
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AU women tearing through season as nation’s No. 1 team
ASHLAND – For most teams in Division II women’s basketball, this point in January is the home stretch. For Ashland University – if history keeps repeating – it’s not even the halfway point. Five times since 2012, the Eagles have played in the national championship game. If rankings are any indicator, they’re on pace to […]