The newly-minted No. 5-ranked Ashland University women's basketball team topped Thomas More, 81-49, in a 2025 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal on Tuesday (March 4) night at the Sherrill Hudson Court at Kates Gymnasium.
Looking for a conference tourney four-peat to go with their four straight Great Midwest regular-season titles, the Eagles improve to 28-3 following their 22
nd consecutive win overall and 28
th straight victory at home – the latter being the longest in NCAA Division II.
Ashland also is 9-0 all-time in Great Midwest Tournament play.
Thomas More's season ends at 11-18.
Senior forward
Zoe Miller led four AU players in double-figure scoring with 18 points, while senior forward
Hayley Smith recorded her 16
th double-double of the campaign (15 points, 14 rebounds).
The Eagles now have kept the last 50 opponents to a field-goal percentage of less than 50 percent (35.3 on Tuesday night).
SOLID SHOOTING ALL AROUND…AND THE REST OF THE STORY
- Ashland ended the night shooting 55.0 percent from the floor, 44.4 percent from 3-point range and 77.8 percent from the free-throw line.
- Senior guard Morgan Yoder and senior forward Sarah McKee each finished with 10 points.
- Freshman point guard Ashley Mullet dished out a career-high nine assists, as AU finished with 20 helpers to just six turnovers – a season low.
- The Eagles, second in the nation in scoring defense, allowed 50 points or less for the 19th time in 2024-25.
- Ashland improves to 28-1 all-time as the No. 5 team in the nation, and 355-23 all-time as a ranked team in D-II.
UP NEXT
Hosting the tournament Final Four, and playing Northwood (18-11) in a semifinal at 5:30 p.m. on Friday (March 7).
