The Ashland University men's basketball team, in just its second week of official practice, went down to Dayton, Ohio, for an exhibition game vs. NCAA Division I Northern Kentucky on Monday (Oct. 20) – the result of which was an 83-72 loss.
While the Eagles shot 49.1 percent from the field, they also kept the Norse to 43.9 from the floor. Ashland played 13 players on Monday night.
An early 5-5 tie was followed by a 8-2 Norse spurt. A 3-point field goal from redshirt freshman guard
Jordan Edwards cut the AU deficit to 13-10.
Back-to-back buckets from redshirt freshman forward
Trent Minor and sophomore forward
Jason Moore pulled the Eagles to within a point at 17-16 with 12½ minutes left before halftime, then, with 11:32 to go until the break, senior forward
Maceo Williams' old-fashioned 3-point play gave Ashland a 21-19 lead.
Two more Williams free throws extended the advantage to 23-19, and once the Eagles had their biggest lead at 33-25 inside of the seven-minute mark, their run ended at 17-6.
Northern Kentucky, however, went on an 11-0 run out of the last media timeout of the first half, and took a 36-33 lead. When the two teams went into the locker room, the Norse took a 44-38 lead with them.
At the 14:44 mark of the second half, Northern Kentucky took its first double-digit lead at 57-46. The largest Norse lead was 15 points, and the Eagles were as close as seven.
WRAPPING IT UP
- Three Eagles finished in double-digit scoring – junior wing Cooper Davis (16 points), Williams (15 points to go with nine rebounds and three steals), and Edwards (11 points).
- Ashland dished off 16 assists, led by Edwards with five.
- Of the Eagles' 11 steals, freshman guard Jason Henlon collected four in 22 minutes off the bench.
- AU scored 23 points off 17 Norse turnovers.
- NKU had a 39-23 rebound advantage.
NEXT UP
Ashland will begin the new season on Nov. 14 vs. Grand Valley State at Owens Community College.
