Roundup: Tigers Take Two Wins Against Kenyon and Wooster

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Keller

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Bruggeman

To win a championship, the saying goes that a team must hold serve at home and then steal a few on the road. Last week, the Tigers grabbed a pair of important road wins to keep pace in the NCAC regular season race.

The Tigers will play host to first-place Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday in a crucial showdown at the HPER Center.

Last Wednesday, the Tigers captured an important road victory over Kenyon by a final of 66-58. The Tigers led at halftime by eight points, but that lead evaporated in the second half. Trailing by three points with 12:05 left in the game, Wittenberg got a layup by junior forward Tiffany Keller (Massillon, Ohio/Tuslaw) and then five straight points from junior guard Kate Rolf (Ft. Wayne, Ind./Carroll). It wound up a decisive 15-2 Wittenberg run over seven minutes.

For the game, Wittenberg got 16 points each from Keller and Rolf. Keller added a career-high 13 rebounds for her second double-double in three games. Also finishing in double figures scoring for the Tigers were freshman guard Emilie Schmid (Canton, Ohio/Massillon Jackson) with 11 points and junior forward Meghan Bruggeman (Middletown, Ohio/Bishop Fenwick) with 10 points, both off the bench.

Then on Saturday, the Tigers headed into a well-deserved week off with a third consecutive NCAC win, this time claiming a 78-52 decision over host Wooster. The Tigers outscored the Lady Scots 29-11 in the final 11 minutes of the game after Wooster had narrowed a 20-point deficit to eight. Wittenberg led every minute of the game after scoring a layup just seven seconds into the first half and bursting out to a 10-2 lead.

Wittenberg got terrific offensive performances from a quartet of juniors. Keller had her fourth straight game in double figures with 14 points, junior guard Stephanie Campbell (South Charleston, Ohio/Southeastern) had an outstanding all-around game with 14 points, nine rebounds, three assists and five steals, Rolf hit for 13 points, and Bruggeman had a hot hand off the bench, shooting 5-for-5 and finishing with 11 points.

For her consistent play last week, Tiffany Keller was named the NCAC Player of the Week. The NCAC volleyball Player of the Year, Keller is no stranger to conference recognition. She led the Tigers with 30 points and 17 rebounds for the week.

A story to watch is Head Coach Pam Smith's pursuit of 300 career wins. Far and away the Tigers' winningest coach of all-time, Smith won No. 292 against Wooster. Wittenberg has eight more regular season games and at least one NCAC tournament game remaining.