On Tuesday (March 4) night in Michigan, Ashland University's men's basketball team's 2024-25 season ended following a 76-59 loss to Hillsdale in a Great Midwest Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal.
The Eagles, who earned a spot in an 11
th consecutive conference tournament this season, finished at 15-13.
Hillsdale (20-9) built up a 33-12 lead outside of the seven-minute mark of the first half, and led 43-28 at halftime. Ashland chipped away at that deficit in the second half, and trailed by five points twice at 50-45 and 53-48, but back-to-back Charger 3-point field goals pushed their lead back to 11 points.
Ashland's deficit was 65-58 with less than 4½ minutes to go, then Hillsdale's late 9-0 run sealed its victory.
…AND THE REST OF THE STORY
- Sophomore wing Cooper Davis led all scorers on Tuesday with 26 points.
- Junior forward Maceo Williams added 10 points and eight rebounds, and with 1,360 career points, is 15th on AU's all-time scoring list.
- Williams' 577 points this season rank sixth in program history.
- The Eagles scored 13 points off eight Charger turnovers.
