No. 5 Eagles Win At UIndy, Smith Reaches 1,000-Point Milestone

For the second time in the early part of the 2024-25 season, the No. 5-ranked Ashland University women's basketball team earned a victory.
 
And for the 40^th consecutive time – an NCAA Division II women's basketball record – the Eagles (2-1) won the road, 71-47, at Indianapolis (0-1) on Friday (Nov. 8) night.
 
Also on Friday night, senior forward Hayley Smith became the 28^th player in Eagle women's basketball program history to score at least 1,000 career points. With a game-high 18 points, Smith has 1,007 in her career – 27^th on AU's all-time scoring list.
 
A 10-4 AU lead through the first six minutes of the game was buoyed by three 3-pointers from senior point guard Morgan Yoder. By the end of the opening quarter, the Eagles' lead was 14-4 – thanks in large part to UIndy turning the ball over eight times and going 2-of-12 from the field.
 
The Greyhounds went scoreless for the final 9:05 of the first quarter.
 
At the half, Ashland led 28-16 – and 15 of the Eagles' points came following 15 Indianapolis turnovers.
 
An 11-2 run to begin the second half lifted Ashland to a 39-18 lead, then the Eagles led 48-29 going into the final period. Smith scored her 1,000^th and 1,001^st points on a layup early in the fourth quarter.
 
SWEENEY TIES CAREER HIGH IN THEFTS…AND THE REST OF THE STORY

• Graduate guard Lydia Sweeney tied her career high with seven steals on Friday night – as the Eagles turned the Greyhounds over 28 times (and scoring 28 points off the those).
• Smith added 12 rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal, and was 8-for-10 from the floor.
• Yoder posted 16 points, including five treys.
• Ashland has topped UIndy in eight consecutive meetings. 

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The end of the four-game road swing to begin the new campaign on Sunday (Nov. 10) at 2 p.m. at Wayne State (0-1).