‘AU Eagle Basketball’ secures a national championship
By Chris Bils
March 30, 2013
“AU Eagle Basketball” cannot be explained in a sentence. It cannot be accomplished with just one person. It is not just the five players on the floor at any given time. It is the vision of one woman—head coach Sue Ramsey—and what she calls playing the game the right way, and it takes a whole team...
A memorable press conference
By Chris Bils
March 29, 2013
Yesterday’s national championship press conference was, well… different than I expected. I mean, nothing interesting ever happens at these things, right? It’s just a chance for a few players and the coach of both teams to stare each other down while a slew of reporters ask the usual questions....
Ashland and Dowling set to battle for a national title
By Chris Bils
March 29, 2013
When Ashland head coach Sue Ramsey sat in the press room following her team’s 66-54 win over Western Washington in the Final Four, she talked about how playing the Vikings was like looking in a mirror. That won’t be the case tonight when the Eagles take on No. 10 Dowling (30-3) for the national ...
Ashland one step away from a national title
By Chris Bils
March 28, 2013
All year, the Ashland women’s basketball team has had one goal: to get back to the national championship and win it. Wednesday night, the first part of that goal was accomplished when the Eagles took down Western Washington in the Final Four, 66-54. Second-ranked Ashland (36-1) led from start to finis...
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 National Player of the Year Kari Daugherty had just five points on 1 of 7 shooting from the field....
Ashland ready to face familiar foe in Elite Eight
By Chris Bils
March 26, 2013
Ashland head coach Sue Ramsey and Gannon head coach Cleve Wright have known each other for a while. The two used to battle twice a year when Gannon was in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. “Yeah, long time,” Ramsey said. “I can’t even add up the years.” Wright is in his 11th...
Sports can be for anyone: show your support
By Melanie Sudar
March 21, 2013
In case you haven’t heard by now, we are going to San Antonio. And by “we,” I mean the Women’s basketball team and a select few who get to cover the games. Last year, I was barely involved with this phenomenon. I watched the game in the auditorium, but since it was my first semester here at Ashland,...
Record crowd for women brings the energy
By Melanie Sudar and Teresa Williams
March 21, 2013
It’s Monday night. Campus is practically empty. But Kates Gymnasium is roaring with excitement and thrill. Both Ashland University students and members of the community packed the gym as they watched the Eagles win their second straight regional title. The team played in front of a record-setting cr...
JDM to cover games in San Antonio
March 21, 2013
The Department of Journalism and Digital Media is sending a crew of students and staff to San Antonio to cover the women’s basketball team’s run at a national championship. “We are excited to send our students down to San Antonio,” said JDM chair Gretchen Dworznik. “It’s an excellent oppo...
Ashland survives, reaches Elite Eight
By Chris Bils
March 19, 2013
With 11:46 to play in Monday’s NCAA Midwest Regional Final at Kates Gymnasium, it looked like the dream might be about to die. Ashland found itself down 50-42 and struggling to stop the bleeding after Wayne State came out of halftime on a 24-6 run. Senior forward Kari Daugherty—who scored a comb...
Daugherty keys win over Michigan Tech
By Chris Bils
March 17, 2013
It’s a cliché in college basketball that it’s hard to beat a team three times in a season. Ashland knew it would not be easy to take down Michigan Tech for the third time in Saturday’s Midwest Regional semifinal, but Kari Daugherty was simply amazing in a 67-54 win over the Huskies. The senior f...
Ashland takes care of business in first round
By Chris Bils
March 15, 2013
On a day when upsets ruled the Division II women’s basketball landscape, Ashland held tough and moved on to the second round with a 70-56 victory over Indianapolis. The Eagles (32-1) rode behind the stellar play of senior forwards Kari Daugherty and Daiva Gerbec. Daugherty had a game-high 31 point...