Denison Earns Sixth-Straight NCAC Women’s Golf Title

VIENNA, OH – The 2026 NCAC Women's Golf Championships concluded on Sunday, May 3, at the par-72, 5,644-yard Squaw Creek Course in Vienna, Ohio. The Big Red won their sixth-consecutive NCAC women's golf title with a 54-hole score of 942 (316-308-318). As NCAC champions, Denison has earned the league's automatic bid into the 2026 NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championships, which will be contested at Desert Willow Golf Resort in Palm Desert, California, May 19-22. The field will be announced on Monday, May 11, on ncaa.com.

Denison was followed in the team standings by Kenyon in second with a 967 (321-320-326), while DePauw took third with 968 strokes (335-311-322), Wittenberg placed fourth with a 1,010 (344-336-330), John Carroll earned fifth with a 1,028 (348-340-340), Ohio Wesleyan collected sixth with a 1,076 (340-376-360) and Wooster rounded out the seven-team field with a 1,079 (362-350-367).

Kenyon’s Rafaela Plasa (Isernhagen, Germany/Western Reserve Academy) (77-75-78) and teammate Sasha Belova (Ekaterinburg, Russia/Ekaterinburg Gymnasium #2) (76-73-81) tied for first after they both carded a 54-hole score of 230. After finishing with par on the second playoff hole for medalist honors, Plasa was named the 2026 NCAC Women's Golf Medalist.

 
2026 NCAC Women’s Golf All-Tournament Team
T1. Rafaela Plasa, Kenyon (77-75-78/230)
T1. Sasha Belova, Kenyon (76-73-81/230)
T3. Becky Williams, DePauw (82-75-75/232)
T3. Siena Maschke, Denison (77-74-81/232)
5. Natalia Fanucchi, Denison (78-75-80/233)

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