One week after topping Thomas More on the road by a 48-10 count, the Ashland University football team earned yet another rout of a Kentucky-based Great Midwest Athletic Conference team – 56-0 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan on Saturday (Oct. 24) afternoon at Jack Miller Stadium/Martinelli Field.
 
The Eagles improve to 3-5 overall and 3-3 in the conference after dealing the Panthers (0-8, 0-6) their 23^rd straight defeat. AU is 7-0 all-time against KWC.
 
"I challenged the guys last night and going into today, two Cs. I wanted carryover, and I wanted consistency," said Ashland head coach Doug Geiser. "Carryover, we had two really good weeks of practice. I wanted them to carry that over to game day.
 
"And then consistency, could we perform great two weeks in a row? And the guys passed the test on the surface on both of them."
 
The Eagles' shutout at KWC last season was AU's first in three years, and Saturday's blanking was the first since then.

A 41-yard touchdown catch-and-run from freshman quarterback Coy Hamic to freshman wide receiver Andrew McKnight got the Eagles on the board 3:08 into the game.
 
With 11:16 to go before halftime, junior tight end Jonathan Merimee celebrated his return to the lineup with a seven-yard touchdown pass from Hamic – putting the Eagles up 14-0.
 
Sophomore tailback Chris Maloney then sprinted 32 yards down the left side to tie the Eagles' longest run of 2026, giving them a 21-0 advantage at the 8:13 mark of the second period.
 
Senior tailback Ty'aris Stevenson's one-yard plunge with 22 ticks left in the half gave Ashland its halftime lead of 28-0. Stevenson scored a second consecutive rushing TD – this one from four yards out – for a 35-0 lead with 9:44 to go in the third quarter.
 
The Eagles kept scoring, as Hamic and Harvey connected for a 31-yard major at the 2:19 mark of the third. Less than a minute later, freshman defensive end Deon Solomon returned an interception 13 years for another TD – and a 49-0 AU lead through three quarters.
 
Saturday's scoring was capped by a 99-yard interception-return touchdown by junior safety Trevor Johnson with 52 seconds to play as KWC was driving to get on the scoreboard.
 
Hamic finished the day 19-for-30 for 276 yards and three touchdowns passing, with Harvey, the reigning G-MAC offensive Athlete of the Week, racking up seven grabs for 122 yards and a score.
 
"That combination's been pretty powerful for us," Geiser said. "More than anything, it's being balanced again. Coy's got a big arm. It's really unlocked the vertical passing the game the last two weeks."
 
Solomon had half of the Eagles' four interceptions – giving Ashland nine in the last two weeks.
 
"Morale is very high. They're very, very productive, flying around," said Geiser. "They are fun to watch right now."
 
Ashland, which came into the game with the No. 9-ranked rushing defense in NCAA Division II, allowed just four rushing yards to the Panthers on Saturday.
 
The Eagles will play the their final home game of the season on Oct. 31 at 1 p.m. vs. No. 10-ranked Northwood (8-0, 6-0).