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Simply the best: Never challenged, 'Nova wins another title (4/3/18)SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Somewhere between all those heart-stoppers and tearjerkers, all the upset-riddled brackets and things we'd never seen before, the best team in college basketball was hiding in plain sight. How could anyone have missed Villanova? Sparked by a 31-point night off the bench from Donte DiVincenzo, the Wildcats defeated Michigan 79-62 on Monday night to cap one of the most dominating NCAA Tournament runs ever seen...
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SP’s Hewitt having breakout year for Marian (3/29/18)INDIANAPOLIS — South Putnam graduate Katie Hewitt has emerged as a standout for the Marian University softball team in her sophomore year. Hewitt has started 16 games for the 17-1 Knights, ranking fourth on the team in hitting at .396 (17 for 44) with 10 runs scored, five doubles, two home runs and 12 RBI...
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DePauw’s McManus wins NCAA swimming crown (3/27/18)INDIANAPOLIS — DePauw senior Sam McManus became just the fifth student-athlete in DePauw history to earn an individual national championship when he won the 200-yard breaststroke on Saturday at the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships at the IU Natatorium...
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More honors for Tigers’ Howard (3/20/18)DePauw junior guard Maya Howard (St. Louis, Mo./MICDS) has been named to a pair of all-America teams as she earned honorable mention from both D3hoops.com and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The 2017-18 North Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year led the Tigers with 15.2 points, 4.1 assists and 1.9 steals per game. ...
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Purdue victory marred by injury to Isaac Haas (3/16/18)DETROIT (AP) — Rust, it turned out, was the least of Purdue’s problems against Cal State Fullerton. Boilermakers center Isaac Haas broke his right elbow in Purdue’s 74-48 victory on Friday and will miss the rest of the NCAA Tournament. The 7-foot-2, 290-pound senior took a hard foul midway through the second half when Cal State Fullerton forward Dominik Heinzl pulled him down, trying to defend him. Haas hurt the same elbow in a win over Louisville in November...
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Tiger standout gets big honor (3/15/18)DePauw junior guard Maya Howard of St. Louis has been voted to the D3hoops.com All-Great Lakes Region First Team by a panel of sports information directors. The 2017-18 North Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year led the Tigers with 15.2 points, 4.1 assists and 1.9 steals per game. She also shot 38.8 percent from beyond the 3-point arc and 85.5 percent from the free throw line...
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Meyer to join FSC Hall of Fame (3/15/18)Florida Southern College Athletics will place five new inductees into the FSC Athletics Hall of Fame during its annual Hall of Fame Banquet on March 22. This year’s class includes three former Moccasin student-athletes, a former head coach, and one honorary inductee...
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Taylor, Pomeroys off to USCAA national tourney (2/26/18)By JOEY BENNETT, Sports EditorGreencastle junior Callan Taylor and the St. Mary-of-the-Woods Pomeroys women’s basketball team will be competing this week in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association national tournament at Uniontown, Pa. The Pomeroys will be the eighth seed in the eight-team tournament, and meet top-seeded Paul Quinn College of Dallas, Texas, at 10 a.m. on Wednesday in the first round...
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DePauw women heading to Illinois Wesleyan for D3 national tourney (2/26/18)Despite being knocked off in the semifinals of the North Coast Athletic Conference tournament on Friday, DePauw's No. 7-ranked women's basketball team received an at-large berth on Monday for the NCAA Division III national tournament. The Tigers (25-2) will be heading to Illinois Wesleyan to meet Trine (24-3) in the second game, following Illinois Wesleyan (24-3) against Marietta (24-4)...
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DePauw women to host NCAC semifinals, eyeing NCAA bid (2/22/18)The top four seeds all posted victories on Tuesday night in quarterfinal round of the 2017 NCAC Women’s Basketball Tournament. As a result, top-seeded DePauw (25-1) will host the “final four” today and Saturday at Neal Fieldhouse. The Tigers — making their seventh straight appeaerance in the NCAC semifinals — will face fourth-seeded Wittenberg (15-11) at 5 p.m. on Friday, while the second semifinal on Friday will feature second-seeded Kenyon (21-5) and third-seeded Oberlin (19-7) at 7 p.m...
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DePauw women win, men beaten in NCAC tournament (2/20/18)Seventh-ranked and top-seeded DePauw scored 23 straight points over a 10-minute stretch of the first and second quarters and cruised to a 90-48 win over eighth-seed Allegheny in the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal round. The Tigers moved to 25-1 with their 21st straight win, while the Gators finished their season at 6-19. DePauw hosts the NCAC semifinal and championship rounds this weekend and opens the semifinals on Friday with a 5 p.m. game against Wittenberg...
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DePauw women win, clinch NCAC title (2/20/18)By STEVE FIELDS, For the Banner GraphicPaced by guard Maya Howard and a successful defensive adjustment in the second half, the DePauw University Tigers closed the North Coast Athletic Conference Saturday afternoon with a 16-0 record, defeating Oberlin College 66-56 at Neal Fieldhouse on Senior Day...
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Tigers look for better defense in tourney (2/20/18)By STEVE FIELDS, For the Banner GraphicDePauw University men’s basketball coach Bill Fenlon will be looking for a stronger defensive effort in the opening round of the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament than the Tigers put for Saturday afternoon against the Oberlin College Yeomen. The Tigers play Wooster College in the first round of the conference tournament today at 6 p.m...
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DePauw men top Wabash (2/15/18)CRAWFORDSVILLE — DePauw defeated Wabash on Wednesday 62-61 to split the season series and take a late season conference win in men’s basketball action. Senior Jack VandeMerkt recorded his first double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds, while freshman Nick Felke recorded a career-high 14 points. Freshmen Nolan Ginther and Josh Hall each recorded 10 — Ginther’s all coming in the first half...
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Tigers come back to top Ladies (2/12/18)GAMBIER, Ohio -- Seventh-ranked DePauw trailed Kenyon by as many as 13 points in the third quarter, but the Tigers outscored the Ladies 37-12 over the final 15:41 to take a 61-49 North Coast Athletic Conference victory on Saturday. With their 19th straight win, the Tigers improved to 23-1 overall and 15-0 in the NCAC and wrapped up their sixth NCAC title in seven seasons. Kenyon dropped to 18-5 overall and 11-3 in conference play...
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DePauw women clinch NCAC share; Tiger men win again (2/9/18)Seventh-ranked DePauw scored 18 straight points in the first quarter and the Tigers cruised to a 75-43 North Coast Athletic Conference victory over visiting Denison on Wednesday in women’s college basketball. The Tigers improved to 22-1 overall and 14-0 in the NCAC with their 18th straight win, while Denison dropped to 10-13 overall and 5-9 in the conference. DePauw also clinched at least a share of its sixth NCAC title in seven years in the conference...
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DePauw women keep rolling along; Tiger men get sweep (2/6/18)MEADVILLE, Pa. — DePauw’s women’s basketball team shot 53.7 percent from the floor and scored a season-high 90 points while capturing a 90-54 North Coast Athletic Conference win over host Allegheny. The Tigers, ranked seventh in the latest coaches’ poll and eighth by D3hoops.com, improved to 21-1 overall and 13-0 in the NCAC with their 17th straight win. Allegheny dropped to 5-15 overall and 2-10 in the NCAC...
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DePauw women stay undefeated in NCAC with win (1/29/18)Four Tigers scored in double figures as ninth-ranked DePauw never trailed on the way to a 77-48 North Coast Athletic Conference win over visiting Wooster. DePauw moved to 19-1 overall and 11-0 in the NCAC, while the Fighting Scots dropped to 4-15 overall and 2-8 in the NCAC...