Now just one win away from 1,000 all-time, the No. 6-ranked Ashland University women's basketball team topped Indianapolis, 68-61, on Friday (Nov. 14) afternoon at the Sherrill Hudson Court at Kates Gymnasium.
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The Eagles' 2025-26 season-opener moves them to 999 wins in program history – as they look to become the 13
th NCAA Division II women's program ever to earn 1,000 victories.
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An early 8-0 run put Ashland ahead 10-2 at the first-quarter media timeout. That run was extended to 13-0 for a 15-2 advantage when the Greyhounds called a timeout, and those first 15 points came from seven different players.
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The Eagles led 18-4 after the first quarter, as they kept Indy to 2-of-12 shooting from the field.
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Ashland led by as many as 22 points in the second quarter (34-12), but by halftime, the Greyhounds had worked their deficit down to 37-22. The Eagles forced 15 turnovers in the first two quarters, resulting in 12 points.
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Indianapolis scored the first seven points of the second half to cut into their deficit even further, trailing 37-29. Ashland, however, turned around and scored the next eight points to go up by 16.
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With one period to play, the Eagles led by a 52-39 count. Thanks to an old-fashioned 3-point play early in the fourth quarter, Indy trailed 54-44. Another hoop and harm cut the Ashland advantage to 54-47, before senior guard
Alysa Lopez's own old-fashioned three stopped the Indy momentum.
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Once the Greyhounds made it a 57-52 game with 6:20 left in regulation, Ashland stopped play. Indy, however, got no closer and the Eagles held on for the victory.
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A STRONG OPENER FOR THE FRESHMAN
- Freshman forward Jenna Slates nearly turned in a double-double in her first collegiate game, finishing with eight points and 13 rebounds.
- Sophomore point guard Ashley Mullet and junior guard Lexi Howe each paced AU with 13 points.
- Ashland is 17-1 all-time as the No. 6-ranked team in D-II, and 360-24 all-time as a ranked team.
NEXT UP
Saturday (Nov. 15) at 5 p.m. at home vs. Wayne State.
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