The Bulldog basketball squads took on former conference foe Ashland in weekend regional action. Behind two huge offensive performances, Ferris State were able to knock off the Eagles in both Saturday's women's contest and Sunday's men's game. Read each game recap below.

 

Ferris State women's basketball upsets national #1 Ashland on the road

The Ferris State University women's basketball squad posted one of its biggest wins in school history on Saturday (Dec. 16), knocking off reigning NCAA Division II National Champion and the nation's top-ranked Ashland Eagles 66-62 before a near capacity crowd at Kates Gymnasium in Ashland, Ohio.

Ferris State rallied from a nine-point third quarter deficit and the 10th-ranked Bulldogs outscored the Eagles 28-15 in the final quarter to garner the win, moving to 6-1 on the year.

The victory snapped Ashland's nation-leading 45-game winning streak and the Eagles had also won 22 home games in a row prior to the setback. The win was FSU's first over AU since 2014.

The Bulldogs used a late first-half run to grab a 34-30 lead at halftime. However, AU used a big third period to reclaim the advantage, outscoring FSU 17-4 to take a 47-38 lead into the final period before the Bulldogs answered in the final quarter.

Senior forward Chloe Idoni had a huge day for the Bulldogs with a game-high 29 points and six rebounds while Kenzie Bowers added 12 points in the win. The Bulldogs outscored AU 38-20 inside the paint behind the play of Idoni.

Ashland was led by Annie Roshak, who scored 23 points and notched her 2,000th career point late in the game. The Eagles also got 16 points from Morgan Yoder, who nailed four three's in the loss.

Ferris State shot 47.2% from the floor and went 11-of-12 (91.7%) at the free throw line in the win. The Bulldogs also forced 19 turnovers in the triumph.

Ferris State will break for the holidays before returning to action on Jan. 2-3 with a trip to New York for a pair of non-league games at D'Youville and Daemen. FSU then resumes GLIAC play at home on Jan. 6 against Lake Superior State at Jim Wink Arena.

 

Bulldog men's basketball beats 16th-ranked Eagles in home hoops

The Ferris State University men's basketball squad earned an impressive 98-83 regional home win over nationally 16th-ranked Ashland on Sunday (Dec. 17) afternoon inside FSU's Jim Wink Arena.

The 23rd-ranked Bulldogs claimed a key non-conference triumph by topping the Eagles on FSU's home floor.

Ferris State connected on 14-of-31 (45.2%) three's and got 50 points off its bench in beating Ashland to move to 8-2 overall this season. Five FSU players reached double-figure scoring and 12 scored in the victory.

The Bulldogs were led by junior guard Ethan Erickson, who made six three's and finished with a team-high 19 points. Senior guard Jack Ammerman tallied 14 points and dished out six assists while fellow seniors Dolapo Olayinka and Ben Davidson each finished with 13 points. FSU also got 10 points from junior Reece Hazelton.

Ferris State shot 54.2% overall from the floor and went six-of-nine (66.7%) at the free throw line. In addition, FSU outrebounded the Eagles 31-30 and came away with 12 offensive boards. Defensively, the Bulldogs forced 15 turnovers and outscored Ashland 22-12 in points off turnovers.

On the offensive end, the Bulldogs generated 30 assists, including six from both Ammerman and Jimmy Scholler, who also added four of FSU's 10 steals in the victory.

The Eagles managed to shoot 52.8% overall and went 22-of-29 (75.9%) at the free throw stripe in addition to five-of-12 (41.7%) from deep.

Veteran big man Victor Searls tallied a game-high 21 points and 12 boards in a double-double for Ashland with Maceo Williams adding 14 points on the inside. Simon Wheeler contributed 15 points and 10 assists in a double-double showing while Jordan Edwards added 13 points off the bench for the Eagle reserves, who were outscored 50-25 by the FSU bench.

With the loss, Ashland fell to 6-2 overall this season.

The Bulldogs will play their final game prior to the holiday break at home on Tuesday (Dec. 19), hosting Cedarville (Ohio) in another regional tilt at Wink Arena. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m. (ET).