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Eagles Men Pound
Bulldogs, 118-83 |
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Two days prior to Thanksgiving, a week after Christmas, maybe even if they played around Easter, the Ashland University Eagles have feasted on Wilberforce. Tuesday (Nov. 25) at Kates Gymnasium, the Eagles provided a healthy serving of points as they thrashed Wilberforce, 118-83. The victory was AU’s second straight and evens the Eagles’ card at 2-2. This was the second consecutive game that AU has scored 118 points. Ashland has never lost to Wilberforce and leads the all-time series, 18-0. This is the first time the Eagles have scored 100 or more points in two consecutive games since the 2001-02 season when they tallied 109 against Wilberforce and 103 against Lincoln Memorial. Freshman forward Greg Emmons scored 18 points to lead the Eagles. Emmons was one of five AU players to reach double digits. Freshman guard Vahn Knight had 17 points and nine assists. Junior guard Michael Fowler posted 11 points and dished out 10 assists. Freshman guard Chris Newell hit for 12 points as did freshman point guard Alex Jones. AU’s top rebounder was sophomore center Justin Brown. He retrieved eight missed shots. The Eagles took control of the game early and led, 59-25 at halftime. AU outrebounded the Bulldogs (2-2), 61-34 and shot 50 percent from the field. Helie White and Phillip Grimes had 24 points apiece for Wilberforce. |