Tigers Earn Many Honors

Sophomore setter Shelli Habegger (Curtice, Ohio/Oregon Clay) earned North Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors, and Head Coach Connie Surowicz (Ohio State '81) took home NCAC Coach of the Year honors for their performances during the 2000 season.

Habegger broke Wittenberg's season and career assists records as she led the Tigers to a 32-9 overall record and a perfect 8-0 mark in the NCAC. The top-seeded Tigers captured two in-season tournaments and a fourth straight conference tournament crown before advancing to the third round of the NCAA Division III tournament. No. 1 seeded Mt. St. Joseph ended Wittenberg's season with a 3-0 victory in the regional finals on Nov. 11 in Cincinnati.

Surowicz, who now has a sparkling career record of 193-77 in seven seasons leading the Tigers, won the Coach of the Year honor for the third time since 1995 and second straight year.

Joining Habegger on the NCAC first team was sophomore Teresa Murphy (Blacklick, Ohio/Newark Catholic) , who was No. 2 on the team in kills. Topping the Tigers offensively was sophomore Brittany Baume (South Charleston, Ohio/Southeastern) — who also ranked No. 10 nationally — and she was named to the NCAC's second team a year after being named the conference Newcomer and Player of the Year. In addition, sophomore outside hitter Tiffany Keller (Massillon, Ohio/Tuslaw) made the second team.