DII Midwest Regional at #1 Ashland - Video

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For those of you that need a fix watching games, the DII version of the NCAA Tournament begins this Friday, March 10th. There are 8 regionals of 64 teams. The Midwest Regional is at the home of #1-ranked Ashland University in Ohio.

Ashland is 31-0 and plays an up-and-down game, averaging 95.7 points. They apply defensive pressure from beyond the half-court line, utilize a lot of double teams, create plenty of turnovers, and give up too many layups. They run whenever available and have the nation's best three-point shooter in Kelsey Peare, who's knocked down 75-137 for 54.74 percent. Ashland only lost by 9 at Ohio State in an exhibition last fall.

There are four games at this regional on Friday, starting at noon. Ashland plays at 5 PM. Here's a link to the tournament page.

Ashland University

 

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Video of the first game, Lewis vs Saginaw St., about to begin. Beware the verbose announcers.

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[CocoHusky]

Thanks for posting. This is really good basketball. A few Div I teams could learn something from these two teams.

 

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The gym is sold out for the 5 PM game when Ashland plays. They're a pretty dynamic team when they don't get out of control.

 

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Ashland playing out of their minds, leading 21-4 in the first quarter. Worth a watch.