2005 News
The Wittenberg University men's and women's soccer teams put together outstanding, almost parallel, 2005 seasons, reaching the four-team tournament field in the extremely competitive North Coast Athletic Conference before falling in the semifinals against the nationally ranked No. 1 seeded team. Not surprisingly, the successes enjoyed during the season resulted in recognition from coaches on the Great Lakes Region selection committee.
Another banner fall sports season has reaped rich rewards for 34 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams over the last two weeks, and a number of those individuals have also claimed regional and national awards.
Another banner fall sports season has reaped rich rewards for 34 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams over the last two weeks, and a number of those individuals have also claimed regional and national awards.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ohio Wesleyan senior forward Sarah Wall (Columbus, OH/Upper Arlington) and Wittenberg junior defender Jamie McIntyre (Columbus, OH/Grandview) have been named Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year for the second consecutive year to highlight the 2005 All-North Coast Athletic Conference women's soccer selections.
The Wittenberg men’s soccer team put the wraps on an encouraging 2005 season with a 3-0 loss at Ohio Wesleyan in the semifinals of the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament.
The Wittenberg Tigers enjoyed a breakthrough season of sorts. And while the 2005 campaign ended with a disappointing 3-0 loss at North Coast Athletic Conference regular season champion and second-ranked Ohio Wesleyan on Wednesday, the future is bright.
Finishing in a tie may be like "kissing your sister," but Saturday's smooch was one of the finest the Wittenberg Tigers have ever experienced. With a 1-1 tie on Homecoming and Reunion Weekend with visiting Wooster, the Tigers finished in a fourth-place tie in the final regular season North Coast Athletic Conference standings.
Wittenberg is always a busy place during its annual Homecoming and Reunion Weekend, especially in and around the athletic complex. The 2005 Homecoming and Reunion Weekend may well be the topper.
Wittenberg University is always a busy place during its annual Homecoming and Reunion Weekend, especially in and around the athletic complex. The 2005 Homecoming and Reunion Weekend may well be the topper.
Four games and only one goal. It had to happen sometime, and the Wittenberg Tigers chose Wednesday's road trip to Wabash College to explode offensively, garnering a 7-1 win in the process. It was the largest scoring output for the Tigers since Oct. 6, 2001, and an 11-0 shellacking of Oberlin.
It's never easy for the Wittenberg Tigers, but then again no one would expect life in the rugged North Coast Athletic Conference to be simple. After a 3-0 start to the NCAC campaign, the Tigers have gone 0-2-2, with the latest stumble occurring Saturday at Hiram in a 0-0 tie.
The Wittenberg men's soccer team is headed for the final week of the 2005 season with everything on the line. In taking on Hiram, Wabash and Wooster in a span of eight days to close the campaign, the Tigers hope to reach the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament for the first time in its six-year history.
It wasn't the result that the Wittenberg Tigers wanted, but in the end it was better than a loss. After dominating action for most of the game on Wednesday, the Tigers were forced to settle for a 1-1 tie with the visiting Earlham Quakers.
The Wittenberg Tigers were unable to wake up from a bad dream a year ago until it was too late as what had been a promising season turned sour with four straight losses to close the season. As the 2005 season winds to a close, the Tigers can only hope they aren't about to endure a repeat performance as they lost their second straight 1-0 game, this time to Allegheny.
The Wittenberg men's soccer team is coming off a loss to nationally ranked and unbeaten Ohio Wesleyan on Tuesday, but the Tigers remain in control of their own destiny as the 2005 season moves toward its conclusion.
The Wittenberg Tigers always give Ohio Wesleyan, the perennial North Coast Athletic Conference bully, a run for its money, and Tuesday's game on the Battling Bishops' home field was no different. OWU, ranked in the top five nationally and showing all signs of gearing up for another run at a national championship, squeaked past the unheralded Tigers, 1-0.