Dave Maguire

Dave Maguire

Class of 1998
Inducted in 2009

Dave Maguire ’98 was a 3-time All-America attacker and a 3-time selection as North Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year in men’s lacrosse. As a freshman, he moved right into the starting lineup and scored 53 goals, ranking third on the OWU single-season list. He scored the game-winning goal with :02 to play in an NCAA quarterfinal win over RIT. He ranked third in the NCAC in goals and fifth in scoring, and was a first-team All-NCAC pick. He and teammate Darren McGurn became the first pair of freshmen to score 50 goals apiece in NCAA Division III history. Ohio Wesleyan was 13-4, won the NCAC title with a 5-0 record, and advanced to the national semifinals. His sophomore year, he tied the OWU record with 64 goals and added 21 assists, also setting an NCAC season record for goals and ranking second in scoring average. Ohio Wesleyan was 13-3, won the NCAC championship with a 5-0 mark, and advanced to the NCAC semifinals. He was a first-team All-America pick as well as NCAC Player of the Year. As a junior, he repeated as a first-team All-America, NCAC Player of the Year and first-team All-NCAC selection, and added Division III Attacker of the Year honors. He tied the OWU and NCAC season records with 64 goals and added 31 assists to lead the NCAC in scoring average. Ohio Wesleyan went 13-4, finished second in the NCAC at 4-1, and advanced to the NCAA Division III semifinals. As a senior, he repeated as first-team All-America, NCAC Player of the Year and first-team All-NCAC. He again led the NCAC in goals with 44 and led the NCAC in scoring average as well. Ohio Wesleyan went 14-2, won the NCAC title and advanced to the NCAA semifinals. His career totals of 225 goals and 321 points set the OWU and NCAC career records. During his career, Ohio Wesleyan went 53-13, including a record of 19-1 in the NCAC, won 3 conference titles, and advanced to the NCAA semifinals 4 times.