Tigers Take Third At OWU, Second In NCAC Championship Series

Wittenberg finishes 58 strokes behind DePauw in the final standings after ending up third in final 2012-13 tournament.

The Tigers were on the prowl in the 2013 NCAC Championship Series, taking first in the men's competition and second in the women's. Photo Courtesy Jeff Roope
The Tigers were on the prowl in the 2013 NCAC Championship Series, taking first in the men's competition and second in the women's. Photo Courtesy Jeff Roope
May 5, 2013
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DELAWARE, Ohio – The Wittenberg Tigers finished third in the season-ending North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Championship Series #2 hosted by Ohio Wesleyan and held on for second place in the final conference standings.

The Tigers carded rounds of 336 and 335 to finish with a 671, 32 strokes behind fourth-ranked DePauw. In the final NCAC Championship Series standings, DePauw held a comfortable 58-stroke advantage over Wittenberg, which finished at 1,329 over four rounds – two hosted by Denison last weekend and two hosted by Ohio Wesleyan at the par-72, 5,890-yard Oakhaven Golf Course.

As a result, DePauw earned the NCAC's automatic berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament May 14-17 at Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort in Destin, Fla. Wittenberg, ranked 12th nationally, will now await word on an at-large berth, which would be the Tigers' first-ever national tourney bid.

Individually, All-NCAC honors are in store for multiple Tigers, starting with freshman Maggie Smith (Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore), who carded a four-round total of 324 to finish sixth. She was followed in the overall standings by freshman Allie Lawwill (Springboro, Ohio/Middletown) with a 330 to place eighth, sophomore Nicole Waers (Canton, Ohio/Perry) with a 341 to place 12th, junior Deanna Mychalishyn (Mason, Ohio/Mason) with a 349 to finish 15th and sophomore Carolyn Wong (Naperville, Ill./Central) with a 350 to place 16th.

In the Ohio Wesleyan competition, Lawwill led with a two-round total of 162 to finish sixth. Waers was next with a 172 to finish ninth, Mychalishyn and Smith posted matching 174s to tie for 11th and Wong rounded things out with a 182 to place 20th.