https://WittenbergTigers.com en-us https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/seasoninreview It was another outstanding season for the Wittenberg University Tiger men's basketball team. Wittenberg finished 20-6 overall and 14-2 in the North Coast Athletic Conference, good for second place. Thu, 13 Mar 2003 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/seasoninreview https://WittenbergTigers.com/news/2002-03/winterpostseason A banner winter sports season has reaped tangible rewards for 25 Wittenberg University athletes and two coaches who earned All-North Coast Athletic Conference awards. Announcements for men's and women's basketball came in separate releases from the NCAC office last week. Tue, 11 Mar 2003 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/news/2002-03/winterpostseason https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/files/allncac03.pdf Wooster senior forward Bryan Nelson (Kettering, OH/Fairmont) has been named Player of the Year to highlight the 2003 All-North Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball squad, announced today after voting by the conference's head coaches. Thu, 06 Mar 2003 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/files/allncac03.pdf https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/3_5 The Tiger men's basketball team went into the NCAC tournament with a head of steam, having won six straight games, including a defeat of nationally ranked eventual regular season champion Wooster on Feb. 15. Wed, 05 Mar 2003 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/3_5 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102nzmyw1 In breaking down the Allegheny/Wittenberg North Coast Athletic Conference tournament semifinal boxscore, it is evident that statistics do lie. The Wittenberg Tigers dominated the rebounding category 40-26, made 10 more shots while shooting 52 percent from the field (compared to 38 percent for Allegheny) and also hit 80 percent of their free throw attempts. The difference in a 73-72 Allegheny upset was three-point shooting as the Gators hit an NCAC tournament record 13 from beyond the arc and free throw shooting as the Gators made 18-of-21, including six straight in the final 2:51 of the game. Fri, 28 Feb 2003 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102nzmyw1 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/2_25 The Wittenberg men's basketball team did it the hard way, but when the dust had settled on last week's exciting NCAC action, the Tigers had claimed a 14-2 regular season conference record and a 19-5 overall mark for the 2002-03 campaign. Tue, 25 Feb 2003 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/2_25 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102hluvwb Beating an opponent three times in a season is never easy. That was the task that stood before the Wittenberg Tigers and, for the second time in four nights, the Tigers were up to the task as they dispatched the visiting Denison Big Red 80-74 in the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals. Tue, 25 Feb 2003 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102hluvwb https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102dri7zb The Wittenberg Tigers finished off the 2002-03 regular season with a full head of steam, defeating the visiting Denison Big Red 75-51 to clinch second place in the upcoming North Coast Athletic Conference tournament. The win improved Wittenberg to 19-5 overall and 14-2 in the NCAC, while Denison, which will make a return trip to Springfield on Tuesday for the first round of the conference tourney, fell to 9-16 overall and 7-9 in the NCAC. Sat, 22 Feb 2003 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102dri7zb https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102gmo6li It was a game the Wittenberg Tigers, trailing the College of Wooster by one game in the North Coast Athletic Conference standings with two to play, had to have. After a fast start, the Tigers had to fend off a determined challenge from host Wabash to escape with a thrilling 95-86 overtime victory. Wed, 19 Feb 2003 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102gmo6li https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/2_18 The Wittenberg University men's basketball team sent a few messages last week. The first was that the Tigers are very much alive and kicking at the right time of the season as they walloped Earlham 82-39 on Wednesday in what was expected to be a difficult road test. Then on Saturday, the Tigers let the league-leading College of Wooster Fighting Scots know that they were still a factor in the NCAC regular season race with a 61-55 win at home. Tue, 18 Feb 2003 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/2_18 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102lylr9n It is always hard-fought. It is always intense. It is almost always close. It's Wittenberg vs. Wooster men's basketball, and on this night, in an outstanding defensive struggle that typically went right down to the wire, the Tigers picked up the victory 61-55. Sat, 15 Feb 2003 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102lylr9n https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102nbpjg5 The Wittenberg Tigers played one of their finest games of the year Wednesday night at Earlham, crushing the third-place Quakers by a stunning 82-39 margin. The win improved Wittenberg to 16-5 overall and 11-2 in the North Coast Athletic Conference heading into Saturday pivotal showdown at home against sixth-ranked and conference-leading Wooster. Wed, 12 Feb 2003 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102nbpjg5 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/2_11 The Tiger men's basketball team won't be mislabeled "Houdini-esque", but last week Wittenberg had to make a couple of escapes to remain alive in the hunt for an NCAC regular season championship. Tue, 11 Feb 2003 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/2_11 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102xfhp7h The Wittenberg Tigers did what they had to do against a scrappy, undermanned, but determined host Hiram Terriers squad - they survived. The Tigers outlasted Hiram, which rallied from a 26-point deficit a week earlier to upset Ohio Wesleyan in the same gym, by a final of 78-62, but only after fending off a 16-0 Terrier run that sliced the lead down to five points midway through the second half. Sat, 08 Feb 2003 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102xfhp7h https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102aa9vtj The Wittenberg Tigers didn't play their best, but they played well enough down the stretch to pull out a crucial home game against the Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops and claim a 68-58 victory on Wednesday night at the HPER Center before a crowd of 645 fans. The win improved the Tigers to 14-5 overall and 9-2 in the North Coast Athletic Conference, keeping them within striking distance of first-place Wooster. Wed, 05 Feb 2003 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102aa9vtj https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/2_4 The road can be a treacherous place for a North Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball contender. That was proven true again last week as the Tiger men's basketball team lost its second straight conference road game. Tue, 04 Feb 2003 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/2_4 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102ucujqr To those who watch the North Coast Athletic Conference closely, Saturday's game between the Wittenberg Tigers and the Allegheny Gators was assured to be a difficult one for the visitors, despite the fact that Wittenberg had won seven in a row in the series and had claimed back-to-back conference championships the last two years. The Gators may be in the middle of the conference pack in 2002-03 but they are clearly a team on the rise, and they broke through for their biggest win of the year 66-63 over Wittenberg. Sat, 01 Feb 2003 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102ucujqr https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102981c6e The Wittenberg University Tigers aren't used to losing. As is so often the case, following a loss the Tigers made a significant statement, crushing the visiting Earlham Quakers, 82-46, just four days after losing at archrival Wooster. Wed, 29 Jan 2003 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102981c6e https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102tmjiyp The Wittenberg Tigers played a near perfect first half of basketball, and even after struggling for nearly 15 minutes of the second half, they were within striking distance at 62-58. But the plague of turnovers and ill-advised shots that helped vaporize a nine-point Tiger halftime lead continued and the ninth-ranked College of Wooster Fighting Scots ended the game on a 19-6 run to take control of the North Coast Athletic Conference regular season race with an 81-64 victory. Sat, 25 Jan 2003 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102tmjiyp https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102ddudau The Wittenberg University Tigers were banged up with injuries and limping due to illness, and for nearly eight minutes of the first half they played like it. But showing the resilience one would expect from a two-time defending North Coast Athletic Conference regular season champion, the Tigers scratched and clawed their way to a critical 62-47 victory over visiting Wabash College. Wed, 22 Jan 2003 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102ddudau https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/1_21 The 2002-03 edition of the Wittenberg Tigers is much different than those of past years. Some faces and names remain the same, but many new contributors are seeing action during games and helping the Tigers to the top of the heap - the same place those previous editions have found themselves. Tue, 21 Jan 2003 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/1_21 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/timewarner Time Warner Cable will continue its coverage of Wittenberg University athletic events with a men's and women's basketball doubleheader, beginning at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 22 in the HPER Center. Tue, 21 Jan 2003 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/timewarner https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102jfmxac It was another day at the office for the Wittenberg Tigers, and now two of the biggest games of the year await the two-time defending North Coast Athletic Conference champions. First things first, however, and Saturday's 70-48 decision over Denison was an important step toward the Tigers' ultimate goals this season. Sat, 18 Jan 2003 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102jfmxac https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/201211024zgd1t The Wittenberg University Tigers got the job done again on Wednesday night, using a balanced scoring attack and 53 percent shooting from the field to oust fellow North Coast Athletic Conference unbeaten Ohio Wesleyan University, 73-64. The win was a key one for the Tigers, who remain in a first place tie with the College of Wooster at 5-0 in the NCAC, while OWU dropped to 4-1. Wed, 15 Jan 2003 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/201211024zgd1t https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102favk9s The Wittenberg University Tigers essentially took care of business on Saturday afternoon against an undermanned but scrappy Hiram College team. The Tigers played a strong first half in moving out to a 21-point halftime lead and cruised through the second half to eventually claim a 93-75 North Coast Athletic Conference victory over the Terriers. Sat, 11 Jan 2003 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102favk9s https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/1_8 The Tiger men's basketball team couldn't quite keep pace with the women, dropping the first game of the 2002-03 NCAC season at nationally ranked Wooster on Saturday. Wed, 08 Jan 2003 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/1_8 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102pun4n6 This was a game that Wittenberg University, a potential national title contender and the two-time defending North Coast Athletic Conference regular season champion, was supposed to win. In the end, the scoreboard reflected that, exhibiting an 81-66 Tiger victory over winless host Kenyon, but it was anything but easy. Wed, 08 Jan 2003 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102pun4n6 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/201211025gtig2 At the 10:51 mark of the first half, the visiting Oberlin Yeomen scored on a lay-up to tie the game at 11-11. The next time Oberlin scored a basket, it was at the 18:25 mark of the second half and it made the score 53-13 in favor of two-time defending North Coast Athletic Conference regular season champion Wittenberg University. In between, Wittenberg outscored the Yeomen 42-0. Sat, 04 Jan 2003 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/201211025gtig2 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102ge6g7c The way sophomore Andy Bucheit (Cincinnati, Ohio/LaSalle) is shooting right now, it only makes sense that his coach is going to find more opportunities to put the ball in his hands. Against the Case Western Reserve University Spartans, Bucheit was outstanding in his first career start, canning 9-of-12 shots from the field, including another blistering performance from three-point range, as he led the Tigers to a 72-57 victory. Mon, 30 Dec 2002 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102ge6g7c https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102wfvz68 Coming off a big win over the defending national champion Otterbein Cardinals 12 days previous, perhaps the Wittenberg University Tigers were due for a letdown. A more plausible explanation, however, is that Ohio Northern reached up and grabbed the 82-62 victory after a difficult start to the 2002-03 season. Mon, 23 Dec 2002 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/mbkb/2002-03/releases/20121102wfvz68