ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland University Board of Trustees have affirmed the school’s decision to join the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, beginning with the 2021-22 academic year.
The emphasis on both parts of the term “student-athlete” by Ashland University’s athletic department was on full display on Friday (April 3) morning, as four Eagles earned 2019-20 winter Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Commissioner’s Awards.
As announced on Friday (March 20) morning, Ashland University women’s basketball assistant coach Stephanie Gehlhausen is one of four finalists for the 2020 NCAA Division II World Exposure Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach of the Year award.
Back in my former life as a sportswriter and sports information director I sat in on numerous question-and-answer sessions. No matter how many questions were posed, athletes and coaches weren’t often left speechless. Answers were rarely in short supply.
Two of Ashland University’s women’s basketball players have earned 2019-20 first-team All-Midwest Region selection from the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA).
Effective immediately, the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, in consultation with the Council of Presidents and athletic directors, has canceled all athletically-related activity through May 31, 2020. During this unprecedented world-wide fight against the COVID-19 threat, the GLIAC supports national and NCAA efforts to protect student-athletes, coaches, fans and communities.
Eighty-one Ashland University winter student-athletes have been honored by the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, as the GLIAC’s 2019-20 winter All-Academic Excellence and All-Academic awards were released on Thursday (March 12) morning.
As announced by the NCAA on Thursday (March 12) afternoon, all remaining 2020 winter championships and all 2020 spring championships have been canceled.
As announced by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) on Thursday (March 12) morning, Ashland University assistant coach Stephanie Gehlhausen is the 2019-20 WBCA Division II Assistant Coach of the Year.
Tickets for Ashland University’s women’s basketball games at the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional tournament in Springfield, Mo., will go on sale to the public on Wednesday (March 11) at 11 a.m. East/10 a.m. local.
One of the most successful NCAA Division II women’s basketball programs all-time – and arguably the most successful over the last nine seasons – is back in the NCAA postseason.
It’s become a habit Ashland University’s women’s basketball team isn’t willing to kick. The No. 2-ranked Eagles advanced to their sixth consecutive Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament championship game on Saturday (March 7) afternoon following a 95-72 win over Parkside at Kates Gymnasium. Ashland improves to 30-0 in 2019-20, the Eagles’ sixth 30-win season in the last nine years, while the Rangers’ season ends at 16-14.
Ashland University women’s basketball head coach Kari Pickens and the entire Eagle starting lineup was honored on Friday (March 6) night during the banquet leading up to the 2020 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Final Four.
Starting at 1 p.m. on Wednesday (March 4), tickets will be available for the 2020 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Final Four for women’s basketball, Saturday and Sunday (March 7-8) at Kates Gymnasium.
There was no movement in the third set of NCAA Division II Midwest Regional rankings, revealed on Wednesday (March 4) afternoon, as Ashland University’s women’s basketball team remains in the No. 2 spot.
Hours prior to beginning the 2020 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament at home, Ashland University’s women’s basketball team maintained its position as the No. 2-ranked team in the country.
Looking to win an unprecedented fifth consecutive Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament championship, the No. 2-ranked Ashland University women’s basketball team started that quest on Tuesday (March 3) night with a 79-55 victory over Saginaw Valley State in a 2020 GLIAC Tournament quarterfinal at Kates Gymnasium.
Finishing off its third undefeated regular season in the last four years, the No. 2-ranked Ashland University women’s basketball team took care of Wayne State on the road on Thursday (Feb. 27) night, 92-61.
Ashland University’s women’s basketball team is ranked No. 2 in the nation – and continues to be No. 2 in the Midwest Regional rankings, as well. The second set of NCAA Division II women’s basketball regional rankings were revealed on Wednesday (Feb. 26) afternoon, and for the second week in a row, the Eagles (27-0 overall, 19-0 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) are No. 2 in the Midwest.
For the sixth consecutive week, Ashland University’s women’s basketball team is the No. 2-ranked team in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) NCAA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll - but the margin between the top two teams in the nation is getting slimmer.