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The Ashland Eagles captured the Division II title and the Transylvania Pioneers won the DIII title in Dallas.

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DALLAS (AP) — Annie Roshak had 20 points and 13 rebounds, Hayley Smith added 10 points and 10 boards to help top-ranked Ashland beat No. 2 Minnesota Duluth 78-67 Saturday and win the NCAA Division II women's basketball championship for the third time in program history.

Ashland took a 40-22 lead into the intermission and the Bulldogs trailed by double figures until the closing minutes. Brooke Olson hit a 3-pointer that trimmed their deficit to 68-61 with 1:35 remaining but Minnesota Duluth got no closer

Students and alumni are traveling to Dallas this weekend for the University of Minnesota Duluth women's basketball team’s first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division II National championship.

Aaron Nagao at 133 pounds, Bailey OReilly at 174 and Isaiah Salazar at 184 all lost Friday to the No. 1 seeds in their weight class at the NCAA wrestling championships in Tulsa, Okla.

Bulldogs to go for fourth straight tournament title on Tuesday

The UMD women also won easily, scoring 99 points.

The Bulldogs women also won on Friday night in Moorhead.