Wittenberg Beats Oberlin For 45th Straight NCAC Regular Season Win
The Wittenberg Tigers haven't lost in North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season play since 2005, and it doesn't appear they have any plans to start a new pattern anytime soon after they took care of business with a 3-0 win at Oberlin.
OBERLIN, Ohio - The Wittenberg Tigers haven't lost in North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season play since 2005, and it doesn't appear they have any plans to start a new pattern anytime soon after they took care of business with a 3-0 win at Oberlin.
The win was Wittenberg's 45th straight in NCAC regular season play and the Tigers' 10th consecutive in the 2008 season in shutout fashion. The fifth-ranked Tigers improved to 22-2 overall with the 25-14, 25-18, 25-17 victory.
If Wittenberg is to round into national championship caliber form in the coming weeks, senior libero Laura Fender (Toledo, Ohio/St. Ursula) will have a lot to do with that continued improvement. Ranked No. 2 in school history for career digs at the start of the season, Fender continued to close in on the record with a team-high 17 digs against Oberlin.
Also making contributions of note - at least on the stats sheet - were senior middle hitter Jessica Kimble (Dennison, Ohio/Claymont) with team-highs of four blocks and 10 kills and freshman middle hitter Katie Sumner (Dublin, Ohio/Watterson)with seven kills and three aces.
The quarterbacks were up to form against the Yeowomen as well, as junior settersErin Slattery (Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Kenston) and Kendall Obreza (Gainesville, Fla./Oak Hall) teamed up for 37 assists.