Men's Soccer - 2008 News Releases
March 22, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University men's soccer standouts Matt Borland, class of 2009 from Kettering, Ohio, Shane Price, class of 2009 from Minford, Ohio, and Justin Jenkins, class of 2009 from Dublin, Ohio, have claimed their final awards of their illustrious collegiate careers after earning 2008 All-Ohio honors from the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Coaches Association. Read More ... |
March 5, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg women's soccer standouts Suzanne Medwid, Jamie Mack, Corey Shubitowski and Emily Murray, and men's soccer standouts Jay Knoxand Michael Condon, have earned Academic All-Ohio honors from the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Coaches Association. Read More ... |
Jan. 20, 2009
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ST.LOUIS, Mo. — Wittenberg University soccer standouts Matt Borland, class of 2009 from Kettering, Ohio, and Suzanne Medwid, class of 2009 from Columbus, Ohio, were honored at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) banquet in St. Louis, Mo. Read More ... |
Dec. 12, 2008
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University men's soccer standouts Matt Borland, class of 2009 from Kettering, Ohio, and Shane Price, class of 2009 from Minford, Ohio, have put the finishing touches on their record-breaking collegiate careers with postseason awards from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). Read More ... |
Dec. 1, 2008
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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 ... |
Nov. 19, 2008
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Seven players from North Coast Athletic Conference regular season and tournament champion Ohio Wesleyan and five from NCAC Tournament runner-up Wittenberg were named to the 2008 All-NCAC men's soccer squad, after voting by the conference's 10 head coaches. Read More ... |
Nov. 14, 2008
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WHEATON, Ill. — Leading 2-1 late in their NCAA Division III Tournament first round contest, Wittenberg could not hold on as they fell 3-2 to Carroll (Wisc.) in a match held at Wheaton College (Ill.). Read More ... |
Nov. 10, 2008
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — After a 12-year absence, the Wittenberg University men’s soccer team has earned the opportunity to play in the 2008 NCAA Division III Tournament. Read More ... |
Nov. 8, 2008
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DELAWARE, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers did what Head Coach Steve Dawson always asks - they left it all on the field. Unfortunately, the Tigers came up just short of the ultimate goal, settling for a 2-2 tie with defending North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) champion Ohio Wesleyan before losing a penalty kick shootout, 4-3. Read More ... |
Nov. 5, 2008
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HIRAM, Ohio — Senior forward Shane Price (Minford, Ohio/Minford) made sure that the Tigers' 2008 season would last at least one more match with his late-game heroics in a 1-0 win over the Hiram Terriers in their NCAC Semifinal meeting. Read More ... |
Nov. 4, 2008
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University soccer standouts Jay Knox, class of 2009 from Gahanna, Ohio, and Jamie Mack, class of 2009 from Rochester, N.Y., have been recognized for the combination of their athletic and academic accomplishments with second- and third-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors, respectively. Read More ... |
Nov. 1, 2008
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Tigers jumped out to a 2-0 halftime lead, but it would not hold up against a feisty Hiram College Terrier squad as Wittenberg fell in overtime 4-3 on Senior Night. Read More ... |
Oct. 29, 2008
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers knew that preseason North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) favorite Ohio Wesleyan would provide a stern test, even after the best start in school history. The Battling Bishops, an NCAA Division III Tournament semifinalist a year ago, indeed proved too tough as the Tigers, ranked No. 5 in the nation and No. 1 in the Great Lakes Region coming into the game, dropped a hard-fought 2-0 decision. Read More ... |
Oct. 26, 2008
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GRANVILLE, Ohio — With the Wittenberg Tigers missing some of their best players, they faced a big challenge at Denison. The Tigers proved their depth of talent and leadership to claim another key three points in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) standings with a 2-1 victory. Read More ... |
Oct. 22, 2008
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RICHMOND, Ind. — After a tough loss on Saturday at Kenyon, the self-proclaimed Tiger-Penguins looked to turn things back in the right direction. They did just that with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Earlham. Read More ... |
Oct. 18, 2008
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GAMBIER, Ohio — Away games in college sports are always tough for the young athletes. The advantage of waking up in your own bed, eating in your own cafeteria, and getting your head straight in your home locker room is a tremendous advantage and the young athletes of the Wittenberg soccer team realized that in a 4-1 loss at Kenyon. Read More ... |
Oct. 15, 2008
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers put together a solid all-around performance to blow past the visiting Wabash Little Giants, 4-0, and remain undefeated. Read More ... |
Oct. 11, 2008
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — In front of a Homecoming crowd that included former Tiger soccer players, Wittenberg's 2008 squad continued its string of wins, extending its program-best start to 12-0-0 with a 3-2 win over the Oberlin College Yeomen. Read More ... |
Oct. 4, 2008
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WOOSTER, Ohio — No one said staying unbeaten would be easy, but the Tigers found a way to grind out a road victory at Wooster by the minimum difference. Junior Brian Glenn (Lewis Center, Ohio/Olentangy) gave the Tigers the game winner on a penalty kick coming in the 53rd minute to move the Tigers to 11-0-0 on the season and 2-0-0 to start North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) play. Read More ... |
Sept. 27, 2008
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MEADVILLE, Pa. — The Wittenberg Tiger men soccer team was in an unfamiliar situation at halftime of its first conference match of the year - trailing the homestanding Allegheny Gators 1-0 at the intermission. However, two strikes within five minutes of one another in the second session changed all that and propelled the Tigers to a 10-0-0 start and their first conference victory of the season. Read More ... |
Sept. 24, 2008
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Looking at a highly-touted matchup between two of the top three teams in the Great Lakes region, not much seprated the two squads on paper. Ultimately, the difference-maker for the Tigers would be the usual suspect, senior Matt Borland (Kettering, Ohio/Alter), who provided the first strike in a critical non-conference 2-0 victory for Wittenberg over Capital. Read More ... |
Sept. 20, 2008
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The high-scoring Wittenberg Tiger men's soccer offense needed a couple of late goals to finish off a tough challenge from NAIA Cedarville by a final of 3-0 to keep Head Coach Steve Dawson's 2008 squad perfect at 8-0-0. Read More ... |
Sept. 18, 2008
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg men's soccer head coach Steve Dawson is pleased with his team's progress but cautious about looking too far ahead after the Tigers' best start in school history. That and more on a new podcast with Ben Bradley. Listen ... |
Sept. 16, 2008
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — In a highly anticipated regional matchup with a pair of 6-0-0 combatants, a Shane Price (Minford, Ohio/Minford) goal 63 seconds into action set the tone as the Tigers rolled to a 4-0 win. Price's opener would only be the first taste of the night, as the senior striker would tally twice more to complete the second hat trick by a Tiger this year. Read More ... |
Sept. 13, 2008
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers are now off to the best start in school history at 6-0 after defeating visiting Centre 2-1 at Edwards-Maurer Field. Wittenberg started the 1984 and 1990 seasons 4-0 and the 2007 campaign 4-0-1 (before losing twice at Centre's tournament, ironically), but no Tiger men's soccer team has ever reached the six-win plateau this quickly. The visiting Colonels dropped to 5-2 in 2008. Read More ... |
Sept. 9, 2008
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — A late strike lifted the Tiger men to a 2-1 victory over Thomas More College in the 2008 home opener for Wittenberg. Ryan Ruef (Plain City, Ohio/Jonathan Alder) provided the game-winner, finishing a Jimmy Thinnes (Cincinnati, Ohio/LaSalle) pass in the 85th minute to propel the Tigers to 5-0. Read More ... |
Sept. 7, 2008
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wittenberg senior forward Matt Borland (Kettering, Ohio/Alter) recorded his first career hat trick in a 4-1 win over Hanover. He then contributed two assists in a 4-1 victory over Wilmington. Click here to see complete list of 2008 NCAC Men's Soccer Players of the Week. Read More ... |
Sept. 7, 2008
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ANGOLA, Ind. — For the third consecutive outing, the Tiger men's soccer team punched in four goals, and against Trine University (formerly Tri-State), they needed every one in a 4-3 win. Three different Tigers scored on the afternoon as Wittenberg moved to 4-0-0 on the young season and win the 2008 Ketner Invitational at Trine. Read More ... |
Sept. 6, 2008
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ANGOLA, Ind. — The Wittenberg Tigers continued their early-season 2008 roll with a convincing 4-1 win over Hanover in the first round of the Ketner Classic at Trine University. Read More ... |
Sept. 3, 2008
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WILMINGTON, Ohio — The Tiger offense jumped out early on the Wilmington Quakers and never looked back as Wittenberg picked up its second non-conference win of the year in emphatic fashion, topping the Quakers 4-1. Read More ... |
Sept. 3, 2008
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg men's soccer head coach Steve Dawson aims to get his team back to the top of the North Coast Athletic Conference. He details the goals for 2008 in an interview with Ben Bradley in a new podcast. Listen ... |
Aug. 30, 2008
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WESTERVILLE, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers kicked off the 2008 season in the best way possible, recording a 1-0 win at Ohio Athletic Conference rival Otterbein. Read More ... |
Aug. 28, 2008
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ohio Wesleyan University emerged as the preseason favorite in balloting by North Coast Athletic Conference men's soccer coaches conducted via email. Wittenberg was picked to finish third after finishing with 76 total points and one first-place vote. Read More ... |
April 24, 2008
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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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