2012 News

Season
Photo courtesy Wyoming Athletics
Matt Fannon Selected As Women's Soccer Head Coach

The York, England native joins the coaching staff at Wittenberg after a successful stint as an assistant at the University of Wyoming.

Kelly Brothers was one of five Tigers to earn All-Ohio honors, capping her collegiate career with a spot on the honorable mention list. File Photo | Erin Pence
Wittenberg Soccer Standouts Earn All-Ohio Honors

Five student-athletes from the women's soccer team and one from the men's earned 2012 All-Ohio awards from the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association.

Lauren McMahon became the fourth Wittenberg women's soccer player to be named NCAC Defensive Player of the Year. File Photo | Erin Pence
McMahon, Streibel Earn 2012 All-Great Lakes Region Awards

Lauren McMahon was named second team and Kailey Striebel earned third team all-region honors from the NSCAA.

Melissa Gartner was one of eight Tigers to cap their career in the Red & White in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament. File Photo | Erin Pence
Tigers Fall In First Round Of NCAA Division III Tournament

Wisconsin-Whitewater scored three goals in the first 23 minutes to pull away from Wittenberg quickly en route to a 4-0 victory.

Lauren McMahon is the 2012 NCAC Defensive Player of the Year. File Photo | Erin Pence
Lauren McMahon, Kwame Lloyd Pick Up Top NCAC Awards

Lauren McMahon was named Defensive Player of the Year and Kwame Lloyd earned Coach of the Year from the NCAC after leading the Tigers to the conference title.

Tiger players celebrate winning their 2012 NCAC regular season championship with their fans. File Photo | Erin Pence
Tigers Earn Fifth NCAA Division III Tournament Berth

For the fifth time in program history and the first time since 2009, the Wittenberg women's soccer team is dancing.

Kailey Striebel and the Wittenberg Tigers dropped a tough 2-1 decision to DePauw Thursday night. Photo by Erin Pence
Tigers Bow Out Of NCAC Tournament With Semifinal Loss To DePauw

Wittenberg battled back to even the score, only to see DePauw pick up the game-winner on a penalty kick to advance to the NCAC Tournament Championship.

The Wittenberg Tigers celebrated the second NCAC regular season title in program history after a 2-0 win over Kenyon. Photo by Erin Pence
Tigers Top Kenyon To Secure NCAC Regular Season Title

Wittenberg scored less than two minutes into the game and the NCAC's top defense did the rest in a 2-0 victory.

Leslie Oliver (10) was supported by her teammates as she battled cancer to return to Edwards-Maurer Field and play for the Tiger women's soccer team. Photo by Erin Pence
Soccer Standout Kicks Cancer With Support Of Campus Community

She thought she had a concussion. It turned out to be much more than that. But Leslie Oliver found the support she needed to beat cancer and return to soccer field.

Chelsey Marcum (left) embraces Lindsay Janmey after setting her up for the Tigers' first goal of a 2-1 win against DePauw. Photo by Erin Pence
Tigers Clinch NCAC Tournament Spot With Win Over DePauw

Wittenberg remained on top of the NCAC standings and also stayed undefeated at home with one game left in the regular season.

Kailey Striebel moved into third place on Wittenberg's career goals list with her score against the College of Wooster in a 2-0 win. File Photo | Erin Pence
Tigers Move To Top Of NCAC Table With 2-0 Win At Wooster

Wittenberg got second-half goals from Kaylee Gialamas and Kailey Striebel to move past the Scots and into first place in the NCAC with two games remaining.

Erin Rowell and her Tiger teammates continued to stifle opposing offenses with their eighth shutout of the 2012 season. File Photo | Erin Pence
Tigers Battle To Scoreless Draw At Denison

Wittenberg remained on pace to secure a spot in the NCAC Tournament by gaining a hard-earned road point at Denison.

Kayla Murphy scored the game-winner in a key 2-0 victory over Ohio Wesleyan on Oct. 13 to earn NCAC Player of the Week honors. File Photo | Erin Pence
NCAC Names Kayla Murphy Player Of The Week

Kayla Murphy scored the game-winning goal against Ohio Wesleyan, and her efforts not only kept the Tigers atop the NCAC, they earned her conference player of the week honors.

Kailey Striebel (12) and Katie Murphey (11) celebrate Striebel's goal in the 90th minute of a 2-0 win over Ohio Wesleyan. Photo by Erin Pence
Tigers Stay On Top Of NCAC With 2-0 Win Over Ohio Wesleyan

Wittenberg ran its record to 5-0 at home and 4-0 in the NCAC with a 2-0 win over the visiting Battling Bishops.

The Tigers hope for celebrations like this one during their game against Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday, Oct. 13. File Photo | Erin Pence
Tigers Dedicate Oct. 13 Game To Raising Breast Cancer Awareness

Wittenberg hosts Ohio Wesleyan in a key NCAC game, and the Tigers will also promote breast cancer awareness and raise money for research through Susan G. Koman for the Cure.

Grace Winzeler (23) and Kaylee Gialamas (22) teamed up for the lone goal of a 1-0 win at Ohio Northern. File Photo | Erin Pence
Tigers Hang On To Beat Ohio Northern 1-0

Wittenberg made a first-half goal stand up with some gritty defensive play against Ohio Northern.