Deborah Lochner

Deborah Lochner

Class of 2005
Inducted in 2022

Deborah Lochner ’05 won All-America honors as a defensive midfielder in women’s soccer.  As a freshman, she set up the game-winning goal in the national championship game against Amherst.  As a sophomore, she started all 24 games, helping OWU to a 24-0 record and North Coast Athletic Conference, NCAC tournament, and NCAA Division III championships.  Her junior year, she was an honorable mention All-NCAC selection as Ohio Wesleyan went 17-2 overall and finished second in the NCAC with a 7-1 record.  As a senior, she started all 21 games and won first-team All-NCAC, All-Ohio, all-region, and third-team All-America honors as Ohio Wesleyan went 16-3-2 overall, won the NCAC championship with an 8-0 record, won the NCAC tournament, and advanced to the sectional semifinals (final 16) of the NCAA Division III tournament.  During her 4 years, Ohio Wesleyan went 79-6-2 (.919), 31-1 in the NCAC, with 3 conference championships, 3 NCAC tournament titles, and 2 national championships.