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Annie v Malone
74
Winner Ashland AU 17-1,12-0 G-MAC
57
Ursuline Urs 8-11,5-9 G-MAC
Winner
Ashland AU
17-1,12-0 G-MAC
74
Final
57
Ursuline Urs
8-11,5-9 G-MAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Ashland AU 15 20 25 14 74
Ursuline Urs 7 19 19 12 57

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

No. 2 AU Women Win At Ursuline, Extend Win Streak To 14

It was steady as it goes for the No. 2-ranked Ashland University women's basketball team on Saturday (Jan. 29) afternoon, as the Eagles earned their 14th consecutive victory, 74-57, at Ursuline.
 
Thanks to that win, Ashland improves to 17-1 overall and 12-0 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, while the Arrows are 8-11, 5-9.
 
"I was really proud of just our team in general," said Ashland head coach Kari Pickens, now 80 games over .500 in her head coaching career (93-13). "We had a lot of people step up. I'm excited to continue to figure this team out. We have a lot of depth, and we're still trying to figure out how it all works together. We're taking steps forward in that."
 
WHAT HAPPENED
  • Ursuline led 5-4 early, then Ashland finished the first quarter on a 11-2 run to lead 15-7 after the first 10 minutes. The Eagles had a 16-7 rebounding advantage in the first period, and junior forward Annie Roshak (seven) and sophomore forward Macy Spielman (six) combined for 13 of the 15 AU points.
  • A 5-0 Arrow spurt cut the Eagle lead to 26-22 late in the first half, then senior forward Karlee Pireu's 3-point field goal put an end to that. That also helped Ashland take a 35-26 lead into halftime, as the Eagles hit 50.0 percent from the field at the break, and kept Ursuline to 2-of-11 from beyond the arc.
  • In the third quarter, Ashland kept Ursuline at arm's length, outscoring the Arrows 22-19 to take a 60-45 lead into the final period. Spielman scored the last five points of the quarter to get the lead to 15 heading into the fourth.
  • Ursuline made it a 12-point game at 64-52, but the Eagles ended the contest on a 10-5 run to close it out.
 
THE WRAP-UP
  • Ashland received the biggest games on Saturday from Roshak (25 points, 9-of-14 FG, eight rebounds, two blocks), Pireu (19 points, 8-of-13 FG, 10 rebounds) and Spielman (17 points, 7-of-10 FG).
  • The Eagles shot 48.4 percent from the field, while boasting a wide 44-23 rebounding margin. They also limited the Arrows to 38.6 percent from the field and 26.1 percent from beyond the arc.
  • "We knew that (the rebounding) was going to be a big part coming into today's game, and I think we capitalized on that," Pickens said.
 
UP NEXT
Ashland will return to the Sherrill Hudson Court at Kates Gymnasium on Monday (Jan. 31) at 2 p.m. to take on Trevecca Nazarene (3-13, 2-8).
 
 
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