Oberlin Delta Lodge Director of Athletics William Roth announced that Deb Ranieri had left her position as the College’s Head Field Hockey Coach after 10 years at the helm of the program. Roth has named Assistant Coach Emma Sanford to the position of Acting Head Coach.
Denison field hockey coach P.J. Soteriades was named the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year after leading the Big Red to an 18-2 overall record and a bid to the 2011 NCAA Div. III Tournament. Soteriades also led the Big Red to a share of the program's eighth NCAC Championship and first NCAC Tournament title.
Ohio Wesleyan won one outright championship and finished tied for first in another to take the lead in the race for the 2011-12 North Coast Athletic Conference All-Sports championship.
DePauw junior attack Margaret Ellis (St. Louis, MO/Whitfield) highlighted the National Field Hockey Coaches Association's (NFHCA) All-American squads as a second-team selection, while Denison sophomore Katie McMahon (Wilmette, IL/New Trier) earned third-team laurels. In addition, Ellis was named the Great Lakes Region Player of the Year after netting 24 goals and dishing out nine assists for 57 total points.
Denison junior goalie Brittany Benson (Wilmette, IL/New Trier) and DePauw junior attack Margaret Ellis (St. Louis, MO/Whitfield) have been named the Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, to highlight the 2011 All-North Coast Athletic Conference field hockey selections.
21 North Coast Athletic Conference field hockey athletes were named to the 2011 Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Div. III All-Region. 11 NCAC student-athletes were named to the first team, while 10 earned second-team laurels. The 2011 Longstreth/NFHCA Div. III All-American Teams will be announced on Monday, November 21st.
The Ohio Wesleyan men's soccer team and the Wittenberg volleyball team remain alive in their respective NCAA Fall Tournaments and will continue their national championship quests in the coming week.
North Coast Athletic Conference field hockey tournament champion Denison (18-1) has earned its first berth into the 24-team NCAA Division III Tournament since the 2000 season and will travel to Brunswick, Maine, for a second round contest against the winner of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (17-3)/Husson (11-8) on Saturday, Nov. 12th at Bowdoin College.
Denison (18-1) claimed its first-ever North Coast Athletic Conference tournament title on Saturday afternoon with a 2-0 triumph over DePauw in Granville. Big Red freshman Tara Pessman (Veldhoven, Netherlands/Sondervick College) got DU on the board early with a goal in the 13th minute, while junior Catie Merrick (Owings Mills, MD/Garrison Forest) sealed the victory after finding the back of the net in the 64th minute.
NCAA Tournament berths were clinched on Saturday by Denison (field hockey), DePauw (men's soccer), Ohio Wesleyan (women's soccer) and Wittenberg (volleyball). Complete recaps of each NCAC Tournament will be available tomorrow afternoon in each sport's weekly release.
Oberlin Delta Lodge Director of Athletics 
Denison field hockey coach P.J. Soteriades was named the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year after leading the Big Red to an 18-2 overall record and a bid to the 2011 NCAA Div. III Tournament. Soteriades also led the Big Red to a share of the program's eighth NCAC Championship and first NCAC Tournament title.
Ohio Wesleyan won one outright championship and finished tied for first in another to take the lead in the race for the 2011-12 North Coast Athletic Conference All-Sports championship.
DePauw junior attack Margaret Ellis (St. Louis, MO/Whitfield) highlighted the National Field Hockey Coaches Association's (NFHCA) All-American squads as a second-team selection, while Denison sophomore Katie McMahon (Wilmette, IL/New Trier) earned third-team laurels. In addition, Ellis was named the Great Lakes Region Player of the Year after netting 24 goals and dishing out nine assists for 57 total points.
Denison junior goalie Brittany Benson (Wilmette, IL/New Trier) and DePauw junior attack Margaret Ellis (St. Louis, MO/Whitfield) have been named the Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, to highlight the 2011 All-North Coast Athletic Conference field hockey selections.
North Coast Athletic Conference field hockey tournament champion Denison (18-1) has earned its first berth into the 24-team NCAA Division III Tournament since the 2000 season and will travel to Brunswick, Maine, for a second round contest against the winner of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (17-3)/Husson (11-8) on Saturday, Nov. 12th at Bowdoin College. 
