Ashland University's men's basketball team took a 67-49 loss at Hillsdale on Saturday (Feb. 17) afternoon, in a Great Midwest Athletic Conference contest.
The Eagles stand at 16-8 overall and 10-7 in the league, while the Chargers move to 16-8, 11-6. Hillsdale won the only regular-season meeting between the two after Ashland went 3-0 in 2022-23 series – all within a 29-day span.
Ashland took an early 11-4 lead, and had the lead for most of the entirety of the first half until the very end, as a late Charger basket made it a 31-31 game at the break.
The Eagles hit 58.3 percent from the field in the game's first 20 minutes, and senior center
Victor Searls scored 11 points. The Chargers, however, stayed in the game thanks to nine points off seven AU turnovers.
Hillsdale scored the last five points of the first half, then the first three of the second half, to go up for the first time at 34-31. Ashland led 37-36 early in the second half, but the Chargers regained the advantage and never lost it for the remainder of the game.
POST-GAME NUGGETS
- Searls led all players on Saturday with 16 points and seven rebounds, making 7-of-9 from the field.
UP NEXT
Another Great Midwest game on Feb. 24 at 3 p.m. at Malone (13-12, 6-11).
