2002 News
Another banner fall sports season has reaped tangible rewards for 33 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams. In addition, several Tiger athletes received regional and national recognition from various organizations, including three first-team All-America selections to date.
The Wittenberg University Tiger field hockey team put together yet another outstanding season in 2002, finishing with a 17-4 overall record and a mark of 10-2 in the North Coast Athletic Conference. The list of accomplishments was lengthy, led by NCAC regular season and tournament championships and the fifth NCAA Division III Tournament berth in school history.
The season may be over, but the Wittenberg field hockey team is still basking in the glory of a 20th consecutive winning season and the rewards that come along with such success. On Monday, Nov. 25, four Wittenberg players were named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-America teams, nearly doubling the total number of All-Americans in school history.
Four Wittenberg players were recently named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association's All-America teams, nearly doubling the total number of All-Americans in school history.
Rebecca Russ has been named the North Coast Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year to highlight the Tigers' haul of All-NCAC awards, announced recently by the office.
Field Hockey (17-4, 10-2 NCAC) Coach: Marianne Beshara (third season) The high-scoring Tiger field hockey team, champion of the 2002 North Coast Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles, was defeated 3-0 by Williams College in the first round of the NCAA Division III tournament Friday afternoon at Messiah College in Grantham, Pa. Williams was champion of the Northeast Athletic Conference and the 14th ranked team in the country coming into the tournament. Wittenberg, ranked 13th by the American Field Hockey Coaches Association, finishes its season at 17-4 overall.
Wittenberg University field hockey standouts Emily Duh (Hellertown, Pa./Saucon Valley) and Rebecca Russ (Louisville, Ky./Sacred Heart) have been selected to participate in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III North/South Senior All-Star game.
It was a good weekend to be a Wittenberg Tiger. The field hockey team followed the volleyball squad’s lead by winning the first-ever NCAC tournament championship with a 6-2 demolition of Wooster Saturday night at Edwards-Maurer Field. The tourney title capped a remarkable regular season for the Tigers that included a regular season NCAC championship and now an invitation to the NCAA Division III tournament for the fifth time in school history and the first time since 1998.
The Wittenberg University Tigers are back in the NCAA Division III Field Hockey Tournament for the first time since 1998. The Tigers, champions of the North Coast Athletic Conference with a 17-3 overall record, open the tournament at 1 p.m., Friday, Nov. 15, at Messiah College in Grantham, Pa., against Williams College. Both teams have first-round byes.
This is exhibit A on how to finish the season with a bang. Ten goals in two games last week, while conceding just one, earned the Tigers both the North Coast Athletic Conference regular season championship and an NCAC semifinal victory over Oberlin. The top-seeded Tigers, who are ranked No. 14 in the latest National Field Hockey Coaches Association national poll and No. 1 in the Midwest Region, moved into the NCAC tournament title game against Wooster on Saturday, Nov. 9.
Wittenberg University clinched the North Coast Athletic Conference regular season championship with a 6-1 victory over Ohio Wesleyan on Tuesday, Oct. 29. In the regular season finale, which also served as Senior Recognition Night, the Tigers demolished their visitors with a season-high six goals to improve to 15-3 overall and 10-2 in the NCAC.
The Tiger field hockey team had an up-and-down week but remains very much on the upside as the regular season winds to a close tonight at Edwards-Maurer Field. On Tuesday, Wittenberg clinched a share of the North Coast Athletic Conference regular season championship by defeating Ohio Wesleyan 6-1 on Senior Recognition Night at Edwards-Maurer Field.
Time Warner Cable will continue its coverage of Wittenberg University athletic events with a field hockey game against Ohio Wesleyan on Oct. 29 at Edwards-Maurer Field.