2007-08 News
A solid 2007-08 winter sports season wrapped up for the Wittenberg University Tigers over the last two weeks as the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) awarded 17 Wittenberg student-athletes and coaches with postseason honors.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wittenberg senior post Katie Gregorevich (Northfield, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit) has been named first-team to highlight Wittenberg's selections to the 2008 All-North Coast Athletic Conference women's basketball squad, announced today after voting by the conference's head coaches.
Sarah Jurewicz, class of 1998, led an injury-riddled Wittenberg women's basketball team to a share of second place in the NCAC regular season and runner-up honors in the NCAC Tournament in 2007-08. Jurewicz can now make plans for even bigger and better things as the team's permanent head coach after a year in an interim capacity.
The Wittenberg women's basketball team ended the 2007-08 season with all the intensity they poured into the rest of the season. Unfortunately, it did not amount to a win against the last-minute surprise Denison Big Red as the Tigers fell by a score of 66-55 in the North Coast Athletic Conference tournament.
It may be a cliche, but the third time was indeed the charm for the Wittenberg women's basketball team Friday night against Ohio Wesleyan in the North Coast Athletic Conference tournament semifinals. After two losses in the regular season the Tigers at last defused the Battling Bishops by a score of 61-45 to advance to the tournament finals Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Kenyon Athletic Center.
After struggling through the first half, the Wittenberg Tigers put together a big second half to run away from visiting Oberlin in North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament quarterfinal action, 79-49. The win advanced the Tigers to the NCAC Tournament semifinals for the 19th consecutive year.
Three Wittenberg women's basketball seniors have played their final regular season home game as a Tiger. And although not all three had a great night against the Yeowomen, it cannot match the tremendous effect the trio has had on the program. A 68-52 win over Oberlin capped off the regularly-scheduled portion of the season to move to 13-10 overall and 12-4 in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC).
No matter the circumstances, Wittenberg and Wooster will play each other hard. Saturday's women's basketball contest was no different as the two injury-riddled squads battled in a lopsided 82-52 victory for the Tigers.
The Tigers had many motives for a win against Ohio Wesleyan on Wednesday night. The team was sponsoring the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's "Think Pink Night", defending their home turf, and out for a bit of revenge against the visiting Bishops, who dispatched the Tigers on Jan. 26 in Delaware, Ohio.
Sophomore guard Carrie Dyer (Copley, OH/Copley) helped Wittenberg to a 2-1 week with 13 points, seven rebounds and three assists in a 73-60 loss to Kenyon and then dropped in a career-best 22 points, five rebounds and two steals in a 76-75 win over Allegheny. Dyer closed out her week with 18 points, eight boards and five assists in an 86-63 win over Hiram.
The Wittenberg Tigers used an 11-0 run midway through the first half to get on top of the host Hiram Terriers and they never looked back. The end result was an 86-63 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) victory that allowed Wittenberg to remain in a tie for second place in the regular season title chase.
For the first time in the 2007-08 season, the Wittenberg Tigers put together a winning second-half rally to claim a key North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) victory at Allegheny, 76-75.
When the Wittenberg University women's basketball team hosts North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Ohio Wesleyan at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, the Tigers will be playing for more than just a shot at the 2008 regular season championship.
It is said that lightning doesn't strike twice. It didn't necessarily strike in the same location, but it did strike the same team Tuesday as the Wittenberg Tigers dropped a 73-60 decision to North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC)-leading Kenyon.
Hundreds of Wittenberg University community members came together to celebrate Saturday as the arena in the campus's Health, Physical Education and Recreation Center (HPERC) was officially dedicated to the memory of Pam Evans Smith, class of 1982.
Stiff defense and a couple big reasons to win propelled the Wittenberg women's basketball team to a defeat of the College of Wooster by a score of 67-35. The game followed the dedication of Pam Evans Smith Arena, giving the Tigers an added incentive to secure victory against the Scots.