2009-10 News
The Wittenberg community will come together again to honor the memory of the late Women's Basketball Head Coach and Associate Director of Athletics Pam Evans Smith, class of 1982, with the third annual Pam Evans Smith 5K Memorial Walk/Run Saturday, May 1.
Wittenberg University women's basketball standout Stephanie Boardman, class of 2010 from Cincinnati, Ohio, has capped her illustrious collegiate career with honorable mention All-America honors from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).
Wittenberg University women's basketball standout Stephanie Boardman, class of 2010 from Cincinnati, Ohio, has earned first-team All-Great Lakes Region honors from d3hoops.com.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Stephanie Boardman has been named Player of the Year to highlight the 2010 All-North Coast Athletic Conference women's basketball squad. She led a huge haul for the Tigers, including All-NCAC awards for Carrie Dyer and Katherine Hueter, and Coach of the Year for Sarah Jurewicz.
Wittenberg University women's basketball standout Stephanie Boardman, class of 2010 from Cincinnati, Ohio, has been named one of 12 finalists for the prestigious Jostens Trophy, a national award that honors the most outstanding player in the country based on basketball ability, academic prowess and community service.
The Wittenberg women's basketball team finished first in the North Coast Athletic Conference regular season for the first time since head coach Sarah Jurewicz took over the team, but the fairy tale-ending was not to be, as the Tigers fell to Denison in a 70-67 decision in the NCAC Tournament championship game.
The Wittenberg Tigers had been harrassed into poor shooting and a host of turnovers through the first 28 minutes of their North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament semifinal game against Kenyon. Down nine points, the Tigers showed tremendous resolve, fighting back to take the lead and hitting their free throws down the stretch to gut out a 60-54 victory.
The Wittenberg University women's basketball team, regular season champions of the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) and host of the 2010 NCAC Tournament Friday, Feb. 26 and Saturday, Feb. 27, is joining forces with the Witt-In-Africa project to benefit children of the impoverished African kingdom of Lesotho.
After winning their first North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season title since 2006, the Wittenberg Tigers took a first step toward the second of their season goals with a convincing 59-43 win over visiting Hiram.
The Wittenberg Tigers sprinted out to a 10-0 lead to start the game and never looked back, cruising to a 71-57 Senior Recognition Night victory over Earlham. The win clinched the Tigers' first outright North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season title since 2006.
The winning formula of strong rebounding, solid defense and balanced scoring was nowhere to be found for the Wittenberg Tigers in a 74-61 loss to Wooster, which snapped a 12-game winning streak.
Picked to finish fourth in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) prior to the 2009-10 season, the Wittenberg Tigers once again defied convention, taking to the road to capture at least a share of the regular season championship with a 56-48 win over Kenyon.
Wittenberg University's women's basketball team has made a habit of winning basketball games over the last 20 years, more than any other North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) program, in fact. However, Wittenberg team members and coaches know that breast cancer is a much more significant battle from which not enough people emerge victorious.
A long road trip that included two games in less than 24 hours - made much longer by a ferocious winter storm - ended on the best possible note as the Wittenberg Tigers turned in an outstanding second half to pull out a 69-57 victory at Allegheny.
The Wittenberg Tigers cleared another hurdle in their race to the 2009-10 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season championship, pulling away from Hiram for an 83-62 victory.
Wittenberg University women's basketball standouts Stephanie Boardman, class of 2010 from Cincinnati, Ohio, and Carrie Dyer, class of 2010 from Copley, Ohio, have been recognized for the combination of their athletic and academic accomplishments with second- and third-team CoSIDA/ESPN The MagazineAcademic All-America College Division All-District IV honors, respectively.