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For Immediate Release						Written: Oct. 25, 1996




	SPRINGFIELD, Ohio---Wittenberg University clinched a share of its 
first-ever North Coast Athletic Conference championship in field hockey 
with a 3-0 victory over Oberlin Friday night.
	After a string of two straight second place finishes in the NCAC, 
Wittenberg can take the title by itself with a victory at Earlham 
Tuesday. The victory also gave Coach Linda Arena her 249 career win so 
she can pick up milestone victory 250 at Earlham.
	³It has been a dream of every recent field hockey player to win the NCAC 
title. Great heart made it come true for this particular team,² she said.

	³What makes this a true Œteam championship¹ is that our depth chart was 
exhausted game after game. We needed everyone to contribute this year, 
and they did,² Arena added.
	The Tigers scored the only goal they need just 50 seconds into the match 
by Shannon Selby. Other goals were scored by Jo-El Miller and Leslie 
Moreland.
Wittenberg, now  outshot Oberlin 20-9.


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Line Score:

Wittenberg 3, Oberlin 0
Goals: Selby, Miller, Moreland. Assists: Kraus, Selby, Moreland.
Saves: Oberlin-Breakstone, 6; Wittenberg-Hamilton 3, Vonderhaar 3.
Halftime: Wittenberg 2, Oberlin 0.
Records: Wittenberg is 13-3 overall and 8-3 in the NCAC and plays at 
Earlham Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. Oberlin is 5-10, 3-8.