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Women's Soccer Coach Fran Kulas Resigns
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University Women's Soccer Coach Fran Kulas has resigned his position after three years on the job. He departs to become the director of coach and player development for the Kentucky Youth Soccer Association. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Basketball teams both remain undefeated in NCACaction
The Tigers continued their impressive early season winning ways last week with a pair of North Coast Athletic Conference victories. The week started off with a solid 90-69 victory over visiting Wabash College on Wednesday, and rounded out with a hard-fought 72-66 road win at Allegheny College on Saturday. Read More...

Football falls to top-ranked Mount Union; Men's basketball continues to dominate; More fall athletes earn postseason honors
Making their third trip to Mount Union Stadium in the last four NCAA Division III playoffs, the Tigers were overmatched in the trenches and on the scoreboard by the defending national champion Purple Raiders in a 49-21 decision. Wittenberg's season comes to a close with an 11-2 overall record.Read More...

Fall Athletes Earn Postseason Honors
SSPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Another banner fall sports season has reaped tangible rewards for 38 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams. In addition, several Tiger athletes have received regional and national recognition from various organizations.Read More...

Football Game Notes - Playoff Game 3 vs. Mount Union
The Wittenberg University Tigers, making their 10th appearance in the NCAA Division III playoffs and 11th appearance overall in postseason action, take to the road for a third straight week to square off with defending national champion Mount Union College. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Football advances moves into NCAA Quarterfinals; Basketball teams each win big in home openers
A week after winning a dramatic overtime game after the longest road trip in Wittenberg football's storied history, the Tigers made a much shorter trip and once again came up with a gem, dominating host Thomas More College, 41-0. Read More...

Wittenberg Football Ticket, Tailgate Information
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University Tigers and their gridiron fans are becoming accustomed to traveling. It has worked for them through the first two rounds of the 2001 NCAA Division III Playoffs as the Tigers have defeated Hardin-Simmons University and Thomas More College on the road.Read More...

All-Sports Release - Football advances in football playoffs; Basketball teams both open season with splits; Fall teams earn postseason conference awards
The Tigers rallied from four deficits to force overtime on Saturday and finally topple host Hardin-Simmons University, 38-35. The win moves the Tigers, now 10-1 overall, into the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs for the fourth straight year and sets up a match-up at Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, Ky. at noon on Saturday, Nov. 24. Read More...

Football Game Notes - Playoff Game 2 vs. Thomas More College
The Wittenberg University Tigers, making their 10th appearance in the NCAA Division III playoffs and 11th appearance overall in postseason action, take to the road again this week to square off with Thomas More College. Read More...

Basketball Teams Open 2001-02 Home Seasons With Big Victories
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - If only every team could open the home portion of its schedule in this fashion. The Wittenberg University women's basketball team got the ball rolling on Tuesday night at the HPER Center with a surprisingly easy victory over nationally ranked Baldwin-Wallace College, 71-53. Read More...

Wittenberg Football Ticket, Tailgate Information
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University Tigers advanced in the NCAA Division III playoffs last Saturday with a dramatic 38-35 overtime road victory over the Hardin-Simmons University Cowboys, but there is no rest for the weary. Read More...

Football Game Notes - NCAA Playoffs Round 1
The Wittenberg University Tigers will be making their 10th appearance in the NCAA Division III playoffs and 11th appearance overall in postseason action when they travel to Abilene, Texas to square off with the Hardin-Simmons Cowboys. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Football Learns Postseason Fate; Volleyball Ends Season in NCAA;Basketball Teams Set for Season-Openers
After a week off to practice and prepare for the 2001 NCAA Division III Playoffs, the Tigers learned their postseason fate on Sunday. Officially assigned the No. 5 seed in the North Region bracket but placed in the spot normally reserved for the sixth seed, Read More...

Wittenberg Football Qualifies for NCAA Division III Playoffs
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University Tigers were rewarded for all of their hard work on the gridiron in 2001 with a berth in the NCAA Division III Playoffs. On Sunday, the Tigers learned that they had been assigned the No. 5 seed in the North Region bracket, but in a surprising twist Wittenberg will hit the road this weekend to play at No. 3 seed Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas at noon (1 p.m. EST) Saturday, Nov. 17. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Football, Volleyball Teams Advance to NCAA Division III Tournaments
With an NCAC title already in hand, the Tigers played what appeared to be little more than a tune-up against Earlham last Saturday. It turned into a record-breaking day for the Tigers, who claimed a 38-3 victory over the host Quakers. Read More...

Wittenberg Volleyball Advances to 2001 NCAA Division III Tournament
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University women's volleyball team, ranked No. 9 in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association national poll, took care of business last weekend by winning the North Coast Athletic Conference volleyball tournament championship on its home court. Read More...

Wittenberg Men's Basketball team gain preseason ranking of No. 13
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University men's basketball team has been given some preseason respect, checking in at No. 13 in the first 2001-02 d3hoops.com poll, a weekly ranking of teams as voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, sports information directors and writers from across the country. Read More...

Football Game Notes - Earlham College
The Wittenberg University Tigers hit the road again on Saturday to take on the Earlham Quakers. The four-time defending NCAC champions have already clinched a share of a fifth consecutive conference championship and a berth in the their fourth straight NCAA Division III playoffs, but the Tigers still have a great deal to play for against the 2-5 Quakers. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Tiger Football wins another NCAC title; Volleyball opens defense of NCAC title this week; Abi Gerstle wins NCAC Women's Cross Country Championship
The Tigers have ranked among the nation's elite for several years, but last weekend at the Trinity (Texas) Invitational coach Connie Surowicz hopes her team enjoyed a breakthrough of sorts. Read More...

Football Game Notes - Hiram College
The Wittenberg University Tigers hit the road again on Saturday to take on the Hiram Terriers. The four-time defending NCAC champions have much to play for as the 2001 season draws to a close - the Tigers can clinch a share of the North Coast Athletic Conference championship with a win against Hiram. Read More...

SWittenberg Football to make another appearance on Time Warner Cable in Dayton
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University football team will make its second appearance on Time Warner Cable in the Dayton area this week when its game against Ohio Wesleyan University is taped for re-broadcast. The game is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 20 at 1 p.m. at Edwards-Maurer Field in Springfield. Read More...

Steve Dawson wins 200th career game as Wittenberg Men's Soccer Head Coach
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University's 4-1 men's soccer victory over Wabash College on Wednesday, Oct. 17 in Crawfordsville, Ind. was a big win for the team, improving the Tigers to 10-4-1 overall and 4-2 in the North Coast Athletic Conference on the 2001 season. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Conference races come down to the wire; Two Tigers claim POW honors
The Tigers have been knocking at the door all season. On Saturday, they may just have banged it in. Sophomore Taggart Suddes (Ostrander, Ohio/Dublin Coffman) converted a penalty kick with 9:20 left in the first overtime to lift Wittenberg to a 1-0 victory over defending North Coast Athletic Conference champion Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday. Read More...

Football Game Notes - Ohio Wesleyan
The Wittenberg University Tigers return home for the first time in three weeks Saturday for one of the biggest games of the 2001 season. The four-time defending NCAC champions play host to nationally ranked and undefeated Ohio Wesleyan at Edwards-Maurer Field in Springfield. Read More...

Football Game Notes - Week 7
The Wittenberg University Tigers hit the road for the second straight week, traveling the familiar path to Wooster, Ohio, home of North Coast Athletic Conference rival College of Wooster Fighting Scots. The Tigers, ranked 16th in the latest American Football Coaches Association poll, are 5-1 overall and 3-0 in the NCAC after last week's 72-14 road win over Denison. Read More...

Wittenberg Volleyball Hosts Second Two High-Caliber Invitational Tournaments
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University women's volleyball team hosts its first Wittenberg National Invitational this weekend, featuring one of the strongest fields seen anywhere in the country this year. The tournament will be a two-day round robin with action opening at 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12 and winding up with two matches 24 hours later on Saturday, Oct. 13. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Football, Field Hockey, Volleyball lead conference races heading into home stretch
After three straight weeks of tense games that went down to the wire, the Tigers got a breather last Saturday with a 72-14 thrashing of Denison. The win moved the four-time defending North Coast Athletic Conference champion Tigers to 3-0 in the NCAC standings and extended their record-setting conference win streak to 25. Read More...

Wittenberg Volleyball to appear on Time Warner Cable in Dayton
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University volleyball team will be showcased on Time Warner Cable in the Dayton area three times in the next week. The Tigers' North Coast Athletic Conference showdown against the Ohio Wesleyan University Battlin' Bishops on Oct. 10 will be cablecast on Thursday, Oct. 11 at 10 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 14 at 4 p.m. and Monday, Oct. 15 at 9:30 p.m. Read More...

Football Game Notes - Denison University
The Wittenberg University Tigers hit the road for just the second time in the 2001 season this weekend as they head to Granville to take on the Denison University Big Red. The Tigers, ranked 20th in the latest American Football Coaches Association rankings, are 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the North Coast Athletic Conference after defeating visiting arch-rival Allegheny College 21-17 in dramatic fashion last Saturday. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Two Athlete of the Week selections highlight another tremendously successful week
The Tigers struggled to move the ball on offense all day, so they finally took to the air to claim one of the most thrilling football victories in recent memory over visiting Allegheny College, 21-17, before a Homecoming crowd of 3,509 last Saturday. Read More...

Men's Soccer Team to host golf outing
The Wittenberg Men's Soccer Program is hosting a golf scramble at Reid Park on October 7 as part of a fundraiser for a planned trip to England in August 2002. All are invited to participate. Read More...

Football Game Notes - Allegheny College
The Wittenberg University Tigers welcome their fourth opponent in five weeks of the 2001 season this weekend as the Allegheny College Gators pay Edwards-Maurer Field a visit. The Tigers, ranked 19th in the latest American Football Coaches Association rankings, are 3-1 after defeating visiting Wabash College, 14-3, last Saturday. Read More...

Wittenberg Athletic Teams to appear on Time Warner Cable in Dayton Area
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University athletic teams will appear on Time Warner Cable in the Dayton area over the next few months, beginning with this week's football game on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 1 p.m. between the Tigers and the Allegheny College Gators at Edwards-Maurer Field in Springfield. Read More...

Wittenberg Volleyball Hosts First of Two High-Caliber Invitational Tournaments
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University women's volleyball team hosts its annual Wittenberg Invitational this weekend, featuring the usual array of high-quality competition. Six teams will compete over a two-day span, beginning at 2:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 28 and winding up with championship and third place matches on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 3:30 p.m. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Tiger Field Hockey's 5-0 start, Two Athlete of the Week selections highlight early fall action
One week after their school-record 33-game regular season win streak came to an end at Alma College, the Tigers rebounded to swarm the visiting Wabash Little Giants 14-3 in the North Coast Athletic Conference opener for both teams. Read More...

Standout Tiger Athletes Inducted Into Wittenberg Hall of Honor
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Four former standout athletes will be inducted into the Wittenberg University Athletics Hall of Honor during Homecoming weekend ceremonies on Saturday, Sept. 29. Kim Harshbarger '79, Ron Duncan '66, Pat Beasley '73 and Nathan Harter '08 will join 127 other athletes inducted over the last 16 years. Read More...

Football Game Notes - Wabash College
The Wittenberg University Tigers dropped to No. 20 in the American Football Coaches Association rankings after losing their first regular season football game in nearly four years last Saturday. The Tigers fell to 2-1 on the season after a 26-24 defeat at Alma on Sept. 15, but there is no time to rest. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Tiger Fall Teams off to fast starts in 2001
The Wittenberg football team got a jolt over the weekend, losing its first regular season game since Nov. 4, 1997. The nationally ranked Tigers fell at Alma College 26-24 on a field goal with 2:20 remaining in the game and then falling one yard short of a crucial first down at the Alma 38-yard-line on the ensuing drive. Read More...

Football Game Notes - Alma College
SThe Wittenberg University Tigers, ranked No. 3 in the nation by the American Football Coaches Association and riding a 33-game regular season winning streak, make the long road trip this weekend to take on the Alma College Scots. Read More...

Tiger Tennis Great, Coach and Professor David Beach Dies
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University community was dealt a blow on Wednesday, Sept. 12 as former tennis player, coach and Health, Fitness and Sport Adjunct Professor David L. Beach passed away at the age of 60. Read More...

Football Game Notes - Heidelberg College
It wasn't a thing of beauty, but for a football program in search of an identity after losing 13 starters from its 2000 North Coast Athletic Conference championship team, the Wittenberg University Tigers will certainly take it. Before an overflow opening night crowd at Edwards-Maurer Field, Wittenberg downed Urbana 44-13. Read More...

Wittenberg Hosts Community Night
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University is hosting Community Night on Saturday, Sept. 8 at Edwards-Maurer Field. Dinner will be served at 5 p.m. under a large tent at the north end of the stadium, approximately two hours prior to kickoff of Wittenberg's football game against visiting Heidelberg College. Read More...

Fall Sports Preview
Wittenberg's fall sports season gets under way this weekend. Two fall coaches are heading toward the 200-win plateau, volleyball's Connie Surowicz and men's soccer coach Steve Dawson. Read More...

Men's Soccer Invitational Features Top Teams
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University men's soccer program kicks off its 2001 season by hosting the Wittenberg Men's Soccer Invitational this weekend at Bill Edwards Field. This will be the 13th Wittenberg Men's Soccer Invitational since 1987. Read More...

Connie Surowicz Named Assistant Athletic Director for External Affairs
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University volleyball coach Connie Surowicz has been named Assistant Athletic Director for External Affairs. She began her new duties on Aug. 1. Read More...

Leslie Ramsey Named Wittenberg Swimming and Diving Coach
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Former University of North Carolina All-American Leslie Ramsey has accepted an offer to become Wittenberg University's new men's and women's swimming and diving head coach. She succeeds Bob Rueppel, who resigned in May after six years as the Tigers' head coach to accept the same position at Franklin & Marshall College. Read More...

Wittenberg Year in Review - pdf file
The Wittenberg University baseball team won 22 games and made a return trip to the North Coast Athletic Conference tournament in 2001 thanks to one of the most prolific offenses in school history. The Tigers, who set a team record with a .349 batting average and hit 32 home runs, finished with a 22-12-1 overall record and a 9-3 mark in the NCAC West Division, one game behind eventual tournament champion Ohio Wesleyan University. The Tigers' 22 wins were the most since 1998. Read More...

Four Wittenberg Spring Athletes Complete Seasons at National Meets
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Four Wittenberg University spring athletes competed recently at NCAA Division III national meets. Tennis player Bryan Heft and track athletes Josh Guerreri, Abi Gerstle and Andrea Warner wrapped up their respective season's at these meets. Read More...

Standout Tiger Athletes to be Inducted into Wittenberg Hall of Honor
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Four former standout athletes will be inducted into the Wittenberg University Athletics Hall of Honor during Homecoming weekend ceremonies, Sept. 29-30. Joining 123 other athletes who have been inducted over the last 16 years will be Wittenberg alums Kim Harshbarger, '79, Ron Duncan '66, Pat Beasley '73 and Nathan Harter '08. Read More...

Spring Athletes Selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference Teams
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Another banner spring sports season has reaped tangible rewards for 37 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams over the last two weeks. Read More...

Third Annual Wittenberg Football Golf Outing Set
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - For the third consecutive year, the Wittenberg University football program is hosting a golf outing. This year's event is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 16 at Reid Memorial Golf Course. Read More...

Bryan Heft Selected to Participate in NCAA Division III Tennis Championships
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University senior tennis player Bryan Heft has been selected to compete in the 2001 NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Singles Championships May 21-23 at DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind. Read More...

Ryan Peters Invited to Participate in NCAA Home Run Challenge
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University senior rightfielder Ryan Peters has been selected to participate in the second annual NCAA Home Run Challenge on Thursday, June 7 in Omaha, Neb. Peters, who hit 14 home runs in 35 games this season, will be one of eight student-athletes in the competition, and one of only two representing NCAA Division III institutions. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Men's track captures second place to highlight successful spring sports season
Wittenberg's men's and women's track & field teams both did well in the North Coast Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 4-5 at Ohio Wesleyan. The men finished second with 124.5 points, 35 points behind the champion and host Battling Bishops. Read More...

Swimming and Diving Coach Bob Rueppel Resigns
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - After six years spent building the Wittenberg University men's and women's swimming & diving program into an NCAA Division III national contender, Head Coach Bob Rueppel resigned on Monday, May 7 to accept the same position at Franklin & Marshall College, an NCAA Division III institution in Lancaster, Pa. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Tournament fever hits Wittenberg as women's tennis and golf record best NCAC finishes in years
The Wittenberg University baseball team won three out of five games last week, but the two games the Tigers lost came against Ohio Wesleyan in a three-game series that determined the North Coast Athletic Conference West Division championship and homefield advantage in the semifinals of the conference playoffs. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Spring teams head toward finish line with plenty of momentum
Wittenberg University's baseball team has won nine of its last 10 games, including two of three over the weekend against North Coast Athletic Conference West Division rival Denison University. The Tigers, who had a season-best eight-game win streak ended on Sunday by the Big Red, face an important four-game conference schedule this week. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Two more Wittenberg athletes win NCAC Player of the Week honors
A week after three Wittenberg athletes were honored by the North Coast Athletic Conference with Player of the Week honors, two more Tigers claimed awards for the week of April 9-16. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Wittenberg ranks 25th in Sears Directors' Cup standings following strong winter sports season
Following a Sweet 16 appearance in men's basketball and top-30 finishes by the men's and women's swimming teams, Wittenberg University has moved into 25th place in the Sears Directors' Cup standings recently released by the National Assocation of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). Read More...

All-Sports Release - Wittenberg baseball sweeps doubleheader; tennis, softball post wins;track teams impressive in own invitational
Wittenberg got the North Coast Athletic Conference part of its schedule off to a good start with a doubleheader sweep of visiting Wabash Saturday by scores of 11-1 and 2-1. The scheduled finale of the three-game set on Sunday was postponed until April 16 at 4 p.m. due to rain and cold weather. Read More...

Wittenberg Athletes Claim National Academic Awards
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - It's nothing new that Wittenberg University athletic teams are enjoying a banner 2000-01 school year on the field, the court, the pool, the course - anyplace where sporting events are contested. Tiger athletes are also getting it done in the classroom. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Wittenberg baseball and softball teams split home opening doubleheaders; Another track record falls;Men's lacrosse player wins conference award
The Wittenberg University baseball team split four games over the weekend in the annual Wittenberg Baseball Classic. The Tigers came into the tourney with a modest four-game win streak built primarily on a powerful offense. Read More...

Wittenberg Athletes Claim National Academic Awards
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - It's nothing new that Wittenberg University athletic teams are enjoying a banner 2000-01 school year on the field, the court, the pool, the course - anyplace where sporting events are contested. Tiger athletes are also getting it done in the classroom. Read More...

Amanda Snider Named Assistant Women's Soccer Coach
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Amanda Snider is joining the Wittenberg women's soccer program as an assistant coach, after a four-year playing career at The University of Findlay, an NCAA Division II school. While at Findlay, she played on teams that compiled an overall 51-31-4 record. Read More...

Ryan Taylor Named Second Team All-America
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University's Ryan Taylor has been named a 2001 second-team All-American by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. It is the first such national recognition for Taylor, who led the Tigers to the North Coast Athletic Conference regular season championship and to the sectional semifinals of the NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament earlier this month. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Swimmers cap off one of best seasons in history as spring seasons get into full swing
Even the weather couldn't cool off the Wittenberg University men's and women's swimming & diving teams in March. The Tigers capped one of the best seasons in school history by scoring 36 points in the women's NCAA Division III meet March 8-10 and 34 points in the men's NCAA Division III meet March 15-17. Read More...

Men's and Women's Swimming reaches new heights at 2001 NCAA Division III Championship meets
BUFFALO, NY - Even the weather couldn't cool off the Wittenberg University men's and women's swimming & diving teams in March. The Tigers capped one of the best seasons in school history by scoring 36 points in the women's NCAA Division III meet March 8-10 and 34 points in the men's NCAA Division III meet March 15-17. Read More...

Wittenberg Baseball Tournament Features 11 Top Teams
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - There may still be a chill in the air, but Wittenberg University's "Boys of Spring" are heading back to the home diamond this weekend as hosts of the Wittenberg Baseball Tournament. Festivities get under way Thursday, March 22 as Thomas More College and Malone College square off in a doubleheader at the Municipal Stadium Annex in Springfield. Start time is 4 p.m. Read More...

Wittenberg Track & Field Teams Set 11 Indoor School Records
SPRINGFIELD - The Wittenberg University Men's and Women's Track & Field teams didn't win any championships during the 2001 indoor season, but the lack of hardware isn't an accurate indicator of how successful the Tigers' season was. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Winter sports teams conclude successful seasons as spring teams return from winning Spring Break trips
The Wittenberg University Tigers followed a winning formula all season. That formula was a combination of hustle and hard work as the Tigers outrebounded each of their first 27 opponents in 2000-01, held their foes to low shooting percentages from the field and used their depth to wear down other teams in the second half. Read More...

Wittenberg swimming and diving teams prep for nationals
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University men's and women's swimming and diving teams enjoyed a breakthrough at the North Coast Athletic Conference Championships last month. Now comes the hard part - building on that success. Read More...

Wittenberg/Ohio Northern Men's Basketball Game Notes - pdf file
Game notes, statistics, probable starters, and anything else a diehard Wittenberg fan needs to prepare for this weekend's sectional men's basketball tournament at Ohio Northern University is now online. Read More...

Ryan Taylor, Bill Brown Win NCAC Honors/Ticket Information
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University's Ryan Taylor has been named the North Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball Player of the Year and Tigers Head Coach Bill Brown earned the conference's Coach of the Year award, it was announced Monday. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Men's basketball advances to NCAA Division III tournament while spring sports head south to start 2001 campaigns
Wittenberg University's men's basketball team has received its first bid to the NCAA Division III tournament since 1997. The Tigers, the North Coast Athletic Conference regular season champions, will host a second-round game at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 3 at the HPER Center, They will face the winner of Thursday's first-round game between MacMurray (Ill.) and Maryville (Tenn.). Read More...

Men's Basketball Prepares to Square Off With Ohio Northern in NCAA Sweet 16
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University Tigers defeated Maryville College Saturday night to advance to the NCAA Division III Tournament Sweet 16. The Tigers, who improved to 24-3 with the second round victory over Maryville, will compete in a four-team sectional March 9-10 at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio. Read More...

Wittenberg Men's Basketball Tournament Game Notes
SThe Wittenberg University men's basketball team squares off with the Maryville College Fighting Scots on Saturday, March 3 in a first-round NCAA Division III tournament game at the HPER Center in Springfield. To read all about the match-ups, the statistical breakdowns and other particulars on the game, check out the game notes at: Read More...

Wittenberg Men's Basketball Tournament Information
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Upon learning that the Wittenberg University men's basketball team had been extended an invitation to compete in the 2001 NCAA Division III tournament, the business of preparing to host a tournament game commenced. Read More...

Men's Basketball Advances to NCAA Tournament for First Time Since 1997
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University men's basketball team collectively exhaled this evening as the players and coaches learned that they are going back to the NCAA Division III tournament. Coming off a heart-breaking 59-56 loss to the College of Wooster in the North Coast Athletic Conference championship game yesterday, Read More...

Former Wittenberg Football Great Passes Away
The Wittenberg University athletic community is grieving this week as the loss of former All-America running back Jon Warga sets in. A 1991 Wittenberg graduate and the holder of several school rushing records, Warga died unexpectedly over the weekend at his home in Skippack, Pa., a suburb of Philadelphia. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Men's and women's basketball both riding conference-best win streaks heading into NCAC tournaments
Wittenberg used a stunning second half to defeat No. 1 ranked Wooster, 94-80, Saturday night. The win extended the Tigers' winning streak to 13 straight games and clinched their first North Coast Athletic Conference regular season championship since 1997 and No. 1 seed in the conference tournament, which starts Tuesday, Feb. 20. Read More...

Women's Basketball Heads Into Senior Day With Destiny In Own Hands
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University women's basketball program has won or shared seven of the last 10 North Coast Athletic Conference regular season championships. While the Tigers have been too inconsistent during the 2000-01 season to make it eight of 11, they have put themselves in a strong position recently. Read More...

Men's Basketball Primed For Showdown
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - At 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 17, the North Coast Athletic Conference's version of Men's Basketball Clash of the Titans takes place. The showdown pitting the Wittenberg University Tigers, ranked No. 5 in the country, and the College of Wooster, the nation's top-ranked NCAA Division III team, is scheduled for that time and date before what is expected to be a standing-room-only crowd at Wooster's Timken Gymnasium. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Men's Basketball aims for NCAC Championship; Women play for homecourt in first round of Conference Tournament
Wittenberg takes an 11-game winning streak on the road this week for the final two games of the regular season. The Tigers, tied for first in the NCAC with Wooster, travel to Earlham on Wednesday then head to Wooster on Saturday. Read More...

Swimming and Diving Teams Set 17 School Records, Advance Nine Swimmers to NCAA Championships
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - As a new season dawned last fall, Wittenberg University Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Head Coach Bob Rueppel was flush with optimism. As both the men's and women's teams put together winning dual meet records for the first time since he arrived on campus six years ago, the evidence began to build that he was indeed training a team on the rise. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Winter sports teams hit the home stretch with conference championships on the line
Wittenberg recorded a pair of wins to maintain its share of first place in the North Coast Athletic Conference last week. The Tigers defeated visiting Earlham, 81-65, on Wednesday, Jan. 31 and then struggled before scoring an 85-81 win in overtime at Hiram on Saturday, Feb. 3. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Tiger swimming completes regular season with wins, track gets off to impressive start, men's basketball remains tied for first in NCAC
Wittenberg picked up a pair of wins last week and remains tied for first place in the North Coast Athletic Conference with Wooster. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Tiger men's basketball moves into tie for first in the NCAC, women look to move up, swimming prepares for conference tournament
TThe Wittenberg University Tigers moved into a tie for first place in the North Coast Athletic Conference with a pair of wins last week. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Tiger basketball, swimming teams find themselves in the thick of NCAC races at mid-season
On Jan. 3, the Tigers lost a disappointing road game at Otterbein College, 74-69. In that game, Wittenberg never put it all together, going on spurts and showing just flashes of the defensive intensity and offensive execution that had allowed the Tigers to capture the Kiwanis-Wittenberg Holiday Classic a few days previous. Read More...

Tune in to the latest Wittenberg Tiger basketball action
The Wittenberg University men's basketball team is back in action tonight at 7:30 at Otterbein College in Westerville. The Tigers carry an 8-1 overall record into the final non-conference contest, while Ohio Athletic Conference member Otterbein comes in at 5-5. Read More...