College Sports

BOSTON, Mass. – Oakland University Men's Basketball players Jamal Cain and Jalen Moore were named to the 2021-22 Lou Henson Award Mid-Season Watch List as announced on Wednesday afternoon. The Lou Henson Award is bestowed to "the top mid-major player in division I college basketball, honors the former Illinois and New Mexico State head coach who won 775 games in 41 seasons"...

Clint Wallman, head women’s golf coach at Indiana University for over 17 years, has been selected as DePauw’s men’s and women’s head golf coach. “I am deeply humbled and honored to have the opportunity to lead the men’s and women’s golf programs at DePauw University,” Wallman said. ...

DePauw’s women’s basketball team battled back from a 9-point deficit in the third period to take a 4-point lead late in the fourth, but Piedmont forced overtime with a pair of free throws with 1.4 seconds left in regulation and hit the game-winning basket with 5.6 seconds remaining in overtime to claim a 75-74 win over the Tigers in the Amy Hasbrook Memorial Tournament championship game...

Maura Fitzgerald's two free throws with six seconds left secured DePauw's 55-50 North Coast Athletic Conference win over visiting Oberlin in a battle of two unbeaten teams. DePauw, ranked sixth in the latest coaches' poll and 10th by D3hoops.com, improved to 9-0 overall and 4-0 in the NCAC, while the Yeomen dropped to 8-1 overall and 3-1 in conference play...

Six DePauw student-athletes were named to the D3football.com All-Region 4 team as selected by Region 4 sports information directors and D3football.com staff. Defensive tackle Joe Zanca (Sr., Chicago, Ill./Notre Dame) was the Tigers' lone pick on the first team. ...

Seventh-ranked DePauw never trailed on the way to an 87-47 North Coast Athletic Conference win at Wooster. The Tigers improved to 7-0 overall and 2-0 in the NCAC, while the Fighting Scots dropped to 1-7 overall and 0-2 in conference play. Wooster was still within seven at 27-20 with three minutes left in the second period, but the Tigers closed the first half with an 8-2 run and opened the third quarter with a 15-2 stretch to expand the lead to 26 and put the game away...

DePauw jumped out to a 15-point lead in the first half, but visiting Denison came back and claimed an 83-74 North Coast Athletic Conference victory over the Tigers in Neal Fieldhouse. The Tigers dropped to 3-3 overall and 1-1 in the NCAC, while Denison improved to 2-5 overall and 1-1 in conference play...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Across two different states, DePauw and Rose-Hulman met on the court Saturday afternoon. In the women’s game, DePauw fell behind 10-1 to Rose-Hulman in the opening four minutes of the Midwest Challenge championship game, but the 10th-ranked Tigers rallied for a 64-54 victory over the Fightin’ Engineers. The Tigers improved to 6-0, while Rose-Hulman dropped to 2-3...

WHITEWATER, WI – Stepping into unknown territory, DePauw’s football team went on a northern expedition Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Division III Football Playoffs, taking on No. 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater. The Warhawks showed why they were among the favorites in the field, gaining 600 yards of offense while holding the Tigers to just 171 yards, and using a 28-point second quarter to cruise to the quarterfinals of the playoffs in a 45-0 win...

After its 26-21 win over Rose-Hulman last week, DePauw will be entering uncharted territory Saturday afternoon as it participates for the first time in the second round of the NCAA Division III Football Playoffs. The Tigers (9-2) will be on the road and facing a significant step up in opposition as they face No. 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater (11-0) for a spot in the playoff quarterfinal against the winner of No. 6 Wheaton and No. 8 Central (Iowa)...

Daniel Grundlock has joined the Wabash College athletics staff as the assistant director for facilities, equipment, and game operations. A South Putnam graduate and 2020 graduate of Indiana State University with a bachelor’s degree in sport management, Grundlock comes to Wabash after working at the Richard A. Carlucci Recreation and Aquatic Center in Plainfield...

Whenever opportunity knocked, DePauw answered Saturday afternoon in the first round of the NCAA Division III Football Playoffs. The Tigers, hosting Rose-Hulman, overcame a deficit of 221 total yards and 35 plays with five interceptions to advance despite a late Engineer rally with a 26-21 win...

A tough loss to Wabash last week in the Monon Bell Game might have otherwise been a dour closing note on the football season for DePauw. But the Tigers had already secured the NCAC title and with it a birth in the NCAA Division III Football Playoffs, meaning there has been little time to waste in getting ready to host an opening round game...

JACKSON, MI. - The Crossroads League announced its 2021 Volleyball All-League Team on Tuesday, just days after No. 7 Marian completed its sweep of the regular season and tournament championships. The Knights dominated the all-league awards, earning nine different honors including head coach Ashlee Pritchard earned the Crossroads League Coach of the Year and Skyler Van Note claiming her third career Crossroads League Player of the Year award...

Following an 8-2 season which included a North Coast Athletic Conference championship, DePauw has been selected as a host of an NCAA Division III Football Championship first-round game. The Tigers will entertain Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology on Saturday, November 20, with kickoff on Nick Mourouzis Field at Blackstock Stadium set for Noon EST...

CRAWFORDSVILLE – It all started so well for DePauw in the 127th Monon Bell Game. Three-straight scores saw the Tigers take a 21-0 lead with two minutes left in the first quarter. Wabash, struggling to get anything going in the passing game, turned to the run game and by halftime, with the help of a turnover and a few key penalties the Little Giants closed the gap to 21-14 at halftime and ran over the visitors in the second half en route to a 42-35 win...

After a year’s delay, the Monon Bell will return to the sideline at Little Giant Stadium Saturday as DePauw and Wabash resume one of the country’s longest annual football rivalries. The 127th Monon Bell Game will see the Tigers looking to hang on to the Bell for a third-straight year for the first time since the turn of the century capped a five-year run of success in the matchup. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:07 p.m...

BOSTON, Mass. — Oakland junior point guard Jalen Moore has been named to the 2021-22 Lou Henson Award preseason watch list. The award, which is presented annually to the top mid-major player in Division I college basketball, honors the former Illinois and New Mexico State head coach who won 775 games in 41 seasons...

DePauw will be playing at least one football game after the Monon Bell Classic this year. The Tigers totaled a school-record 502 passing yards and the defense recorded a pair of scores to top Oberlin, 66-13, in a North Coast Athletic Conference game on Nick Mourouzis Field at Blackstock Stadium...

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Led by three top-five individual finishes, DePauw totaled 32 points and won its fourth-consecutive North Coast Athletic Conference Men’s Cross Country championship. Allegheny was second with 71 points and Denison third with 79. Meanwhile, led by three top-15 finishes, DePauw’s women totaled 71 points and finished second at the North Coast Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships at the Clark County Fairgrounds. ...

DePauw jumped out to a 17-0 first-half lead on the way to a 27-10 North Coast Athletic Conference win over visiting Denison, which clinched a share of the Tigers' first NCAC title. The Tigers improved to 7-1 overall and 7-0 in the NCAC with their seventh-straight victory, while the Big Red dropped to 5-3 overall and 5-2 in the conference...

MEADVILLE, PA. — DePauw totaled over 500 yards of offense and the Tigers scored the game’s first 35 points on the way to a 38-14 North Coast Athletic Conference win at Allegheny. The Tigers moved to 6-1 overall and 6-0 in the NCAC, while the Gators dropped to 2-5 overall and 1-5 in conference play...

DePauw recovered from a 2-1 deficit with a thrilling fourth-set win before taking the fifth for a 3-2 (25-20, 8-25, 19-25, 29-27, 15-10) North Coast Athletic Conference win over visiting Ohio Wesleyan. The Tigers improved to 10-10 overall and 3-5 in the NCAC, while the Battling Bishops dropped to 10-12 overall and 4-3 in NCAC play...

Ashley Long (Fr., Monticello, Ill./Monticello) and Manolo Loring Campos (Fr., Madrid, Spain/San Patricio, El Soto) were selected as North Coast Athletic Conference Women’s and Men’s Golf Athlete of the Week for their performances at the Wittenberg Fall Classic...

INDIANAPOLIS - After winning its first tournament title since 2009 and sharing last season’s regular season championship, Cleveland State has been voted the preseason favorite to capture the 2021-22 Horizon League men’s basketball championship, while Detroit Mercy’s Antoine Davis was selected as the Preseason Player of the Year as the Horizon League released the 2021-22 #HLMBB Preseason Poll and All-League Teams on Tuesday. ...

SPRINGFIELD, OH — DePauw’s women’s golf team wrapped up the fall portion of its schedule by winning the Wittenberg Fall Classic. The Tigers shot 678 (340-338) and finished four shots ahead of runner-up Otterbein. Ashley Long paced the Tigers with a third-place finish with a 164 (83-81) which was just two shots of the medalist, Ellen Frame, of Wittenberg...