https://WittenbergTigers.com en-us https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120814p82fti While the Wittenberg University Department of Athletics can boast of a variety of outstanding team and individual athletic accomplishments again this academic year, another great source of pride is created by the performance of Tiger athletes in the classroom. It, too, has been exceptional. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120814p82fti https://WittenbergTigers.com/news/2009-10/201205029posv7 One of the most successful fall sports seasons in Wittenberg history was capped by a tremendous haul of postseason awards from the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC). Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/news/2009-10/201205029posv7 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420eqf36b Wittenberg University volleyball standout Erin Slattery, class of 2010 from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, has capped her collegiate career with honorable mention All-America honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420eqf36b https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420n64b0s Wittenberg University volleyball standout Erin Slattery, class of 2010 from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, has earned first-team All-Great Lakes Region honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420n64b0s https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420jw5woh For the first time in a decade, the Wittenberg Tigers were knocked out of the NCAA Division III Tournament in the first round, falling to Calvin College by a 3-0 score in a match played at Hope College. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420jw5woh https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/09allncac.pdf Wooster senior KateLynn Riley has been named Player of the Year to highlight the 2009 All-North Coast Athletic Conference volleyball selections. Erin Slattery, Kate Snead, Katie Sumner and Amy Cox earned postseason awards from the NCAC. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/09allncac.pdf https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420fhnl7n The No. 11-ranked Wittenberg University volleyball team has been selected to compete in the NCAA Division III Tournament for the 14th consecutive year and the 15th time in school history. The Tigers open their quest for the first national title in program history with a first round match at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at Hope College against 14th-ranked Calvin College. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420fhnl7n https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420xiohmt After dropping the first set and fending off an energetic Hiram squad in the second, the Wittenberg volleyball team put together a furious comeback in the third frame and slammed the door shut with an overwhelming fourth to take home their 15th overall North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament Championship and their 12th in the last 13 years. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420xiohmt https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420r6umbo The Wittenberg Tigers reached their 18th consecutive North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament championship match with a 3-0 sweep of visiting Allegheny. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420r6umbo https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420wn1f55 Wittenberg University volleyball standout Erin Slattery, class of 2010 from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, has been recognized for the combination of her athletic and academic accomplishments with third-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420wn1f55 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/2012042027ur9m The eighth-ranked Wittenberg Tigers absorbed some punishment on the final weekend of the 2009 regular season after losing to three nationally ranked teams in the Trinity National Invitational. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/2012042027ur9m https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/201204201d9fjk The Wittenberg volleyball team lost by a 3-0 margin for just the third time in the last three years, faltering under a blistering attack from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh to pick up only their fifth loss of the season. The match was decided by set scores of 25-21, 25-16 and 26-24. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/201204201d9fjk https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/201204208mfrt9 The Wittenberg Tigers put the finishing touches on their fourth consecutive undefeated North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season, sweeping host Ohio Wesleyan 3-0 by scores of 25-20, 25-5, 25-16. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/201204208mfrt9 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420zn7ht9 After their first loss in more than a month on Friday against nationally ranked Heidelberg, the Wittenberg Tigers made full use of their expansive roster to complete a second-day sweep at the Heidelberg Quad Saturday with wins over Webster and Carthage. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420zn7ht9 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/201204206wkp6t Playing before a charged-up home crowd in the first match of the two-day Heidelberg Quad, the Wittenberg Tigers came up just short in a battle between two of the top teams in the Great Lakes Region. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/201204206wkp6t https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420dk0kmb The Wittenberg Tigers continued to roll through the 2009 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) schedule, cruising past Earlham 3-0. Along the way, the Tigers clinched a 12th outright NCAC regular season title in 13 years (fourth in a row) while breaking the conference record with their 64th consecutive NCAC regular season victory. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420dk0kmb https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/201204200s3eob It wasn't their best day - especially by the lofty standards of one of the most successful volleyball programs in all of NCAA Division III over the last 20 years - but the Wittenberg Tigers continued their march through the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) with matching 3-1 wins over Oberlin and Denison. Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/201204200s3eob https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420k9352a The Wittenberg Tigers took two more important steps toward another North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season championship with a pair of convincing 3-0 wins over two of their closest pursuers. Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420k9352a https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/201204208j391x The Wittenberg Tigers continued to roll through yet another North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) schedule, cruising past host Denison, 3-0, to remain unbeaten in 2009 regular season action. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/201204208j391x https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420dkeivt For the first time in two years, the Wittenberg Tigers were extended beyond three sets in a North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season match. By day's end, however, the Tigers had put the finishing touches on a difficult two-day, three-match conference road trip with a 3-0 record after wins over Allegheny, Hiram and Oberlin. Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420dkeivt https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/2012042057rq8q The Wittenberg volleyball team continues to plow through North Coast Athletic Conference competition, dropping Allegheny by a 3-0 mark Friday night to move to 11-3 overall and 7-0 in league action, all in straight sets. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/2012042057rq8q https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420eyvkmz It was business as usual for the Wittenberg Tigers on Senior Recognition Night 2009. After Head Coach Paco Labrador introduced a six-player senior class that has never lost a North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) match to a boisterous, appreciative home crowd, the Tigers proceeded to dispatch Wooster 3-0. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420eyvkmz https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/201204202q9dgf The Wittenberg Tiger volleyball team stayed unbeaten in the North Coast Athletic Conference with a 3-0 win over the visiting Kenyon Ladies Wednesday night, moving to 5-0 in the NCAC and 9-3 overall. The Ladies, however, fell to 3-15 overall, including a winless 0-5 mark in NCAC action. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/201204202q9dgf https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/201204207gje2m The Wittenberg volleyball team took two more straight set wins on Day Two of the North Coast Athletic Conference Power Weekend at Allegheny, setting down Kenyon by scores of 25-12, 25-21 and 25-21 and Wooster by scores of 25-18, 25-21 and 25-13. The Tigers finish the first NCAC weekend with a perfect 4-0 mark in league action and an 8-3 record overall, taking all 12 sets they played. Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/201204207gje2m https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420gxfnh2 The Wittenberg volleyball team finished up its first day of the opening North Coast Athletic Conference Power Weekend at Allegheny College with two straight set wins, first over Ohio Wesleyan by scores of 25-12, 25-9 and 25-18, and then over Earlham by scores of 25-15, 25-10 and 25-11. The Tigers improve to 6-3 overall with the wins, and are owners of a perfect 2-0 record in NCAC action. Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420gxfnh2 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420pkx49r A much-anticipated showdown between the two most successful NCAA Division III volleyball programs in the Great Lakes Region over the last decade went right down to the wire - just as one would expect. This storied rivalry added exciting chapter, albeit one that the Wittenberg Tigers will not reflect on fondly as the fourth-ranked Polar Bears escaped with a 3-2 win over the ninth-ranked Tigers. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420pkx49r https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420jgbfmq The Wittenberg Tigers rounded out the 2009 Border Battle with a strong performance against Edison Community College and a hard-fought loss to eighth-ranked Hope College. Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420jgbfmq https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420gh6dl8 The Wittenberg Tigers had to dig deep, responding to the challenges posed by Calvin and Alma for a pair of victories on Day 1 of the 2009 Border Battle, hosted by Wittenberg. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420gh6dl8 https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/201204200cqsug The Wittenberg University volleyball team, ranked 12th in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) NCAA Division III poll, hosts its fifth annual Border Battle Friday and Saturday, Sept. 18-19. For the second straight year, the event will have a global awareness theme, with a fundraising effort to benefit children of the impoverished African kingdom of Lesotho. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/201204200cqsug https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420687t68 After an 11-day layoff, the ninth-ranked Wittenberg Tigers showed some rust in the return to action, losing to Thomas More College before rebounding to defeat the host Lions in the Mount St. Joseph Invitational. Sat, 12 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://WittenbergTigers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/20120420687t68