The Wittenberg Tigers worked their way back onto the national field hockey map this fall, and it showed in the respect individual players and coaches received in postseason awards balloting.  

Heading the long list of award-winners is Head Coach Marianne Beshara (Ohio '99) , who led the Tigers to a 15-win season, an NCAC regular season co-championship and a regional title won at the KIT/NCAC tournament in Memphis, Tenn. late last month. Wittenberg was the winningest team in the country to miss out on the NCAA Division III national tournament, losing the NCAC's automatic bid to co-champ Denison based on a tiebreaker.

Tiger making first-team all-conference were senior midfielder Kelly McMullen (East Amherst, NY/The Nichols School) and sophomore backfield player Rebecca Russ (Louisville, Ky./Sacred Heart). McMullen was the team's leading scorer, while Russ was the heart and soul of a strong defensive unit.

Making the second team in the NCAC were freshman forward Barb Keselman (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron), sophomore forward Emily Duh (Hellertown, Pa./Saucon Valley), sophomore backfield player Heather House (Dayton, Ohio/Oakwood) and senior backfield player Kati Robbins (Collegeville, Pa./Methacton). Honorable mention honors were distributed to junior goaltender Georgina Klinzing (Gasport, NY/Royalton Hartland).

McMullen and Russ were also named to the All-Great Lakes Region teams earlier this week. Earning second-team all-region honors were Keselman, Duh, House and Klinzing.

Finally, in the national balloting, McMullen became the latest in a long line of Tiger players to earn All-American honors. She was named to the third team for her play this year.