The Wittenberg field hockey team has moved out to a 4-0 season-opening record for a second consecutive year. To open the 2000 season, the Tigers won their first six games under first-year head coach Marianne Beshara.

In 2001, Wittenberg has shut out three of its four opponents, yielding only a pair of goals in an important early-season 3-2 victory at Wooster on Sept. 8. The Tigers also have a 1-0 shutout over DePauw, a 3-0 win over Ohio Wesleyan and a 2-0 whitewashing of Rhodes to their credit.

On offense, sophomore Barb Keselman (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer) and freshman Ciaran Kisling (Washington, NJ/Warren Hills) have three goals apiece to show the way. The defense, spearheaded by junior backs Rebecca Russ (Lousville, Ky./Sacred Heart) and Heather House (Dayton, Ohio/Oakwood) and senior goalkeeper Georgina Klinzing (Gasport, NY/Royalton Hartland), did not yield a single shot on goal in Friday's victory.