Denison University posted top-five finishes in 19 of 23 sports to earn the North Coast Athletic Conference All-Sports Championship for the 12th time in school history. The Big Red opened the year with top-five finishes in five of the seven fall sports, and kept the momentum rolling into the winter season with five more top-five finishes, including league titles in men's swimming & diving and women's swimming & diving. DU capped off the year with a strong showing in the spring season, finishing in the top-five in nine of the 10 sports, including the outright NCAC title in men's lacrosse. The Big Red secured the 2013 All-Sports title by compiling 165.0 total points, edging out 2012 All-Sports champion DePauw (159.5) by five-and-a-half points.
The Kenyon College women's lacrosse team (13-3) and Ohio Wesleyan men's lacrosse team (13-6) saw their successful seasons come to a close in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament as the Ladies fell to Adrian, 18-16, and the Battling Bishops came up just shy against Aurora, 13-9.
Kenyon senior attack Leah Sack (Wynnewood, PA/Lower Merion) {left} and Wittenberg senior defender Katie Warner (Delaware, OH/Olentangy) {right} have been named Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, to highlight the 2013 All-North Coast Athletic Conference women's lacrosse selections.
The Kenyon College women’s lacrosse team (7-1, 13-2) earned its first NCAC title after defeating Wooster (5-3, 13-5), 14-9, on Saturday, May 4th, in the 2013 NCAC Women’s Lacrosse Tournament championship game in Gambier, Ohio.
The Kenyon College Ladies captured their first-ever NCAC Women's Lacrosse Championship on Saturday afternoon with a 14-9 victory over Wooster. With the victory the Ladies have received the league's automatic bid into the 2013 NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Tournament.
Wittenberg (7-0, 11-3) has claimed the top seed in the North Coast Athletic Conference tournament, which begins with semifinal match-ups on Thursday. The Tigers entertain fourth-seeded Wooster (5-3, 12-4) at 6:30 PM, while second-seeded Kenyon (7-1, 11-2) welcomes third-seeded Denison (6-2, 13-2), at 5:00 PM. The championship game will be held on Saturday afternoon at 5:00 PM at the site of the highest remaining seed to emerge from the semifinal round. The tournament winner receives both the NCAC Championship and the league’s automatic bid into the NCAA Div. III Tournament.
The North Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Week interviews for the week ending on Sunday, April 21, are now available online. CLICK HERE to access a complete list of the interviews.
Wittenberg (6-0, 10-3) knocked off Denison (5-1, 12-1), 12-7, on Saturday in a key NCAC contest to remain atop the league standings heading into the final full week of regular season action. The win for the Tigers guarantees them a spot in the NCAC Tournament set for the first weekend of May. Women’s lacrosse action returns this week with four games scheduled Wednesday and four more on Saturday.
The North Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Week interviews for the week ending on Sunday, April 14, are now available online. CLICK HERE to access a complete list of the interviews.
North Coast women’s lacrosse action continued last weekend with a pair of squads remaining perfect in league play. Wittenberg (5-0, 9-3) defeated Hiram (0-3, 3-7) and Denison (4-0, 11-0) knocked off DePauw (1-4, 4-5) and Ohio Wesleyan (1-3, 2-9). Conference play continues this week, highlighted by Wittenberg traveling to Denison on Saturday.
Denison University posted top-five finishes in 19 of 23 sports to earn the North Coast Athletic Conference All-Sports Championship for the 12th time in school history. The Big Red opened the year with top-five finishes in five of the seven fall sports, and kept the momentum rolling into the winter season with five more top-five finishes, including league titles in men's swimming & diving and women's swimming & diving. DU capped off the year with a strong showing in the spring season, finishing in the top-five in nine of the 10 sports, including the outright NCAC title in men's lacrosse. The Big Red secured the 2013 All-Sports title by compiling 165.0 total points, edging out 2012 All-Sports champion DePauw (159.5) by five-and-a-half points.
The Kenyon College women's lacrosse team (13-3) and Ohio Wesleyan men's lacrosse team (13-6) saw their successful seasons come to a close in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament as the Ladies fell to Adrian, 18-16, and the Battling Bishops came up just shy against Aurora, 13-9.
Kenyon senior attack Leah Sack (Wynnewood, PA/Lower Merion) {left} and Wittenberg senior defender Katie Warner (Delaware, OH/Olentangy) {right} have been named Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, to highlight the 2013 All-North Coast Athletic Conference women's lacrosse selections.
The Kenyon College women’s lacrosse team (7-1, 13-2) earned its first NCAC title after defeating Wooster (5-3, 13-5), 14-9, on Saturday, May 4th, in the 2013 
