MT. PLEASANT, Iowa - Ashford University men's basketball senior guards Daniel Joiner of West Chicago, Ill., and Byron Emerson of Rockford, Ill., were honored by the Midwest Collegiate Conference as first-team all-league selections announced earlier today.

CLINTON, Iowa - Unfortunately, for the Ashford University men's basketball team, the third time wasn't the charm.

Keyed by a 12-0 run midway through the first half, No. 1 seed Grand View University gradually pulled away from the Saints in Midwest Collegiate Conference semifinal action on Friday, 81-63.

CLINTON, Iowa - The Ashford University men's basketball team, fresh off a quarterfinal triumph over St. Ambrose University in the Midwest Collegiate Conference tournament, is ready for its next test.

CLINTON, Iowa - A fractured knuckle couldn't deter Byron Emerson in the biggest game of his life.

With a heavily bandaged left index finger, the senior guard made six consecutive free throws and forced a game-preserving turnover in the final minute to help carry the fourth-seeded Ashford University men's basketball team past No. 5 seed St. Ambrose University on Wednesday night, 79-72.

CLINTON, Iowa - It's not quite the familiar ring that the NCAA Tournament carries, but February Madness for the Midwest Collegiate Conference is here.

The fourth-seeded Ashford University men's basketball team will host fifth-seeded St. Ambrose University in one of four quarterfinal matchups in the annual conference tourney tomorrow evening.