Wittenberg Wins Big Over Oberlin

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg Tigers moved one step closer to the third perfect North Coast Athletic Conference record in school history Wednesday night by easily defeating visiting Oberlin 97-61. The win, the Tigers' 15th consecutive, moved Wittenberg to 20-4 overall and 15-0 in the NCAC, while Oberlin dropped to 6-17 overall and 2-13 in the conference.

Wittenberg never trailed in this one, but it took a while for the Tigers to really open things up. Leading 39-28 with 1:58 left in the first half, Wittenberg scored the last seven points before the halftime break to move out to a commanding 18-point advantage. The Tigers built on that by scoring eight of the first 10 points of the second half and slowly pulling away to the final 37-point margin of victory.

Senior guard Kate Rolf (Ft. Wayne, Ind./Carroll) found her shooting touch early in the game and went on to score 20 points. The current NCAC Player of the Week, Rolf hit 7-of-13 shots from the field, including 4-of-8 from three-point range, and also pulled down four rebounds and snagged five steals. Also finishing in double figures were senior forward Meghan Bruggeman (Middletown, Ohio/Fenwick) with 16 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field and eight rebounds and junior forward Haley Warden (Loveland, Ohio/Indian Hill), who added 10 points and nine rebounds in 18 minutes off the bench.

Wittenberg hopes to put the finishing touches on an phenomenal run through the NCAC regular season on Senior Day at the HPER Center on Saturday. Five seniors will play their final home game against Denison at 2 p.m. The game can be heard locally on WULM 1600 AM and around the world via Wittenberg's broadcast web site.