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The Student News Site of Ashland University

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The Student News Site of Ashland University

The Collegian

The other side: nursing and athletics

Chris Bils April 24, 2014

Noelle Yoder came to Ashland University for two things: nursing and basketball. Less than a semester into her first year at AU, she found out she was going to have to quit one of them if she wanted to...

Furious comeback takes Eagles through to the Final Four

By Chris Bils March 27, 2013

It just felt like nothing could go right for Ashland in the first half of Tuesday’s Elite Eight game against Gannon. Shots were not falling, easy passes were slipping into opposing hands and back-to-back...

Women’s basketball falls to Findlay

By Chris Bils February 21, 2013

Perfection is excruciatingly difficult to accomplish. For 25 games this season, Ashland women’s basketball was perfect. The Eagles began the season ranked No. 1 and stayed there for 12 weeks. They had...

Eagles sweat out a 72-62 win over Ferris State

By Chris Bils December 1, 2012

Easy might not be the right word to describe the Ashland women’s basketball team’s season so far. Comfortable, however, is one that fits. Coming into Saturday’s game against Ferris State, the top-ranked...

Eagles fill it up in a 90-66 win over Grand Valley State

By Chris Bils November 29, 2012

Thursday’s game against Grand Valley State was a whiteout at Kates Gymnasium, and the women’s basketball team responded by coming out white-hot. The Eagles (7-0, 1-0) shot 71 percent (22 of 31) from...

Women’s basketball shoots past Urbana, 105-72

By Chris Bils November 24, 2012

After the football team’s playoff loss to West Texas A&M left Ashland fans cold and disheartened, many of them entered Kates Gymnasium looking for warmth and entertainment from the top-ranked women’s...

Ashland cruises past Kentucky Wesleyan in home opener

By Chris Bils November 19, 2012

After weathering through a back-and-forth first ten minutes, Ashland’s top-ranked women’s basketball team left Kentucky Wesleyan in the dust in its home opener at Kates Gymnasium, 92-56. The Eagles...

Senior forward Kari Daugherty lines up a free throw during last year’s national semifinal against Bentley, which the Eagles won 77-62 to advance to the national champoionship. Ashland was voted No. 1 in this season’s preseason poll, one spot ahead of Bentley.

Women’s basketball voted No. 1

By Chris Bils November 1, 2012

On Tuesday, the women’s basketball team received the honor of being ranked No. 1 in the preseason USA Today Sports/ESPN Division II Coaches’ Poll. The USA Today Sports board of coaches, made up of...

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