Contact: Ryan Maurer Director of News Services and Sports Information E-Mail: rmaurer@wittenberg.edu

News Release: Wittenberg Field Hockey Student-Athletes Earn Academic Awards

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Following a successful 2008 season in which the Wittenberg University field hockey team turned in a 19th consecutive winning record, the performance of eight student-athletes in the classroom has also been recognized. Read More ...

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News Release: Thirty-Four Wittenberg Student-Athletes Earn 2008 Fall All-Conference Awards

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — One of the most successful fall sports seasons in Wittenberg history was capped by a tremendous haul of postseason awards from the North Coast Athletic Conference. Read More ...

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News Release: Four Wittenberg Players Earn First-Team All-NCAC Honors

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wooster junior forward Amanda Artman and Kenyon senior goalkeeper Karen Thompson have been named Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, joining four Wittenberg first-team selections, to highlight the 2008 All-North Coast Athletic Conference field hockey teams. Read More ...

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News Release: Boo Vernon, Tori Casanta, Meredith Price Earn All-Great Lakes Region Honors

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg field hockey standouts Boo Vernon, class of 2011 from Lake Bluff, Ill., Tori Casanta, class of 2011 from Mason, Ohio, and Meredith Price, class of 2011 from Highland Park, Ill., have earned Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFCHA) Division III All-Great Lakes Region honors. Read More ...

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Valiant Effort Falls Short As Tigers Drop NCAC Semifinal Match

WOOSTER, Ohio — A late goal for the Tiger field hockey team was not enough as they saw their season come to an end with a 3-2 loss at the College of Wooster in the NCAC Semifinals. Read More ...

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Tigers Top Morrisville State On Senior Recognition Day

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — On Senior Recognition Day, the Tigers sent out defender Beth Vonderbrink (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) in style with a 1-0 win over Morrisville State. Read More ...

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Tigers Wrap Up Conference Slate With Win At Earlham

RICHMOND, Ind. — Even with the recent cold weather signifying the beginning of winter, the Tiger women's field hockey team has been on a hot streak, winning six of their last eight, a streak continued by a 2-0 win over Earlham College. Read More ...

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Wittenberg Stunned In Overtime By Kenyon

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers saw an early lead slip away in a heartbreaking 3-2 overtime loss to North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Kenyon. Read More ...

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Player of the Week: Boo Vernon Earns NCAC Player of the Week Honor

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wittenberg sophomore forward Boo Vernon (Lake Bluff, Ill./Cushing Academy) scored a hat trick in a 4-2 victory over Wooster. It was the Fighting Scots' first loss of the conference season, and the victory extended the Tigers' win streak to five. Click here to see complete list of 2007 NCAC Field Hockey Players of the Week. Read More ...

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Tigers Ride Big First Half To NCAC Win

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A tough road loss for the Tiger women snapped a five-game winning streak when the Tigers fell at Bellarmine University by a 4-2 score. The Tigers took a break from their busy conference schedule to take on the Division II Knights, but could not manufacture enough offense to keep up their winning ways. Read More ...

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Tigers Ride Big First Half To NCAC Win

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers guaranteed themselves a spot in the upcoming North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament with a 4-2 victory over the first-place Wooster Scots from Edwards-Maurer Field. Read More ...

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Tigers Rattle Off Fourth Win in a Row

GRANVILLE, Ohio — The Wittenberg field hockey team moved one step closer to clinching a spot in the NCAC Tournament with a victory over the Denison Big Red 2-1 in overtime. Read More ...

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Wittenberg Evens Conference Record With Win At Oberlin

OBERLIN, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers won their third game in five days with a 4-0 win over North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival, Oberlin. Read More ...

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Tiger Defense Comes Up with First Shutout of the Season

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers took a break from conference play as they entertained Houghton College on Homecoming weekend, with the Tigers coming away with a 2-0 victory. Read More ...

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Player of the Week: Tori Casanta Earns NCAC Player of the Week Honor

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wittenberg sophomore Tori Casanta (Mason, Ohio/Cor Jesu Academy) scored five goals in her team's 1-1 week. She scored four in a 5-1 defeat of Earlham, and accounted for her team's only score in a 2-1 loss to Ohio Wesleyan. The Tigers are 4-5 overall and 2-4 in the North Coast. Click here to see complete list of 2007 NCAC Field Hockey Players of the Week. Read More ...

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Tigers Ride Early Goals To High-Scoring Win Over Denison

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — In their most prolific offensive outing of the season, Wittenberg poured in nine goals, including five in the first 13 minutes, en route to a 9-3 win over conference rival Denison. Read More ...

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Wittenberg Drops 2-1 Decision To Ohio Wesleyan

DELAWARE, Ohio — It wasn't quite deja vu all over again for the Wittenberg Tigers, but the final score was identical as they lost to Ohio Wesleyan by a 2-1 score for the second time in the 2008 season. Read More ...

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Wittenberg Bounces Back With Big Win Over Earlham

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers got back on the winning track on Wednesday with a strong showing against the Earlham Quakers, tallying four goals in the second half to pull away with a 5-1 victory. Read More ...

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Wittenberg Falls 5-2 At Wooster

WOOSTER, Ohio — A 4-0 halftime deficit was too much to overcome as the Tiger women dropped a conference match at Wooster by a final of 5-2. A pair of goals by sophomore forward Tori Casanta (Mason, Ohio/Cor Jesu Academy) sparked a Tiger rally early in the second stanza, but it would not be enough as the Tigers fell to 1-3 in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) and 3-4 overall. Read More ...

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Tiger Rally Falls Short Against Conference Rival Kenyon

GAMBIER, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tiger women's field hockey team fell in a 3-0 hole in the first half and were unable to complete the comeback as they dropped a road contest at Kenyon by a 5-2 margin. Read More ...

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Boo Vernon's Late Goal Lifts Tigers To 2-1 Win Over Sewanee

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — A breakaway goal in the waning moments by sophomore forward Boo Vernon (Lake Bluff, Ill./Cushing Academy) was the difference as the Wittenberg Tigers captured a 2-1 win over Sewanee in non-conference action at Edwards-Maurer Field. Read More ...

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Tigers Bounce Back In Big Way With 8-1 Win Over Oberlin

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — After back-to-back one-goal offensive performances - and the first two defeats of the 2008 season - the Wittenberg Tigers took out their frustrations on visiting Oberlin in an 8-1 victory at Edwards-Maurer Field. Read More ...

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Overtime Goal Downs Tigers in Conference Opener

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — An overtime goal by Ohio Wesleyan's Christa Cocumelli seven minutes into the extra session denied the Tigers a conference opening victory in a 2-1 loss to rival Ohio Wesleyan. Read More ...

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Wittenberg Game At Mary Washington Cancelled

FREDRICKSBURG, Va. — With Tropical Storm Hanna approaching this weekend, officials in the State of Virginia have declared a state of emergency to prepare for possible damage the storm could cause. As a result, Wittenberg's game at Mary Washington College has been cancelled. Read More ...

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Short-Handed Tigers Fall Short In Tournament Finale

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Wittenberg Tigers put the finishing touches on a successful opening weekend trip to Maryland with a deceiving 3-1 loss to FDU-Florham in the third-place game of the 2008 Black-Eyed Susan Tournament at Stevenson University. Read More ...

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Wittenberg Tops Host Stevenson In Season Opener At Black Eyed Susan Tournament

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Wittenberg Tiger field hockey team started the 2008 campaign on the right foot, pouring in five goals in a 5-4 victory over the host school Stevenson University in the Black-Eyed Susan Tournament. Freshman Darcy Caciano's (St. Louis, Mo./Kirkwood) second goal of the morning with just under seven minutes remaining proved to be the game-winner, as the Tigers moved to the 1-0 on the young season. Read More ...

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News Release: Standout Student-Athletes Presented First-Ever Awards From Pam Evans Smith '82 Memorial Scholarship

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Rachel Dixon, class of 2009 from West Liberty, Ohio, chose to attend Wittenberg for many reasons. One of the more prominent ones was to play basketball for the legendary Pam Smith. Less than a year after Smith passed away, Dixon and field hockey standout Whitney Marshall, class of 2009 from Barre, Mass., are the first recipients of awards from the Pam Evans Smith '82 Memorial Scholarship. Read More ...

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News Release: Wittenberg Hosts Wide Range Of Summer Sports Camps in 2008

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — As usual, summer will be a busy time around the Wittenberg University athletics complex in 2008. Twelve different Wittenberg varsity athletic teams – men's basketball, women's basketball, field hockey, football, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, men's soccer, women's soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball – are sponsoring summer camps this year. Read More ...

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