SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Following a successful 2008 season in which the Wittenberg University field hockey team turned in a 19th consecutive winning record, the performance of eight student-athletes in the classroom has also been recognized.
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.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wooster junior forward Amanda Artman and Kenyon senior goalkeeper Karen Thompson have been named Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, joining four Wittenberg first-team selections, to highlight the 2008 All-North Coast Athletic Conference field hockey teams.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg field hockey standouts Boo Vernon, class of 2011 from Lake Bluff, Ill., Tori Casanta, class of 2011 from Mason, Ohio, and Meredith Price, class of 2011 from Highland Park, Ill., have earned Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFCHA) Division III All-Great Lakes Region honors.
A late goal for the Tiger field hockey team was not enough as they saw their season come to an end with a 3-2 loss at the College of Wooster in the NCAC Semifinals.
On Senior Recognition Day, the Tigers sent out defender Beth Vonderbrink (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) in style with a 1-0 win over Morrisville State.
Even with the recent cold weather signifying the beginning of winter, the Tiger women's field hockey team has been on a hot streak, winning six of their last eight, a streak continued by a 2-0 win over Earlham College.
The Wittenberg Tigers guaranteed themselves a spot in the upcoming North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament with a 4-2 victory over the first-place Wooster Scots from Edwards-Maurer Field.
The Wittenberg field hockey team moved one step closer to clinching a spot in the NCAC Tournament with a victory over the Denison Big Red 2-1 in overtime.
The Wittenberg Tigers took a break from conference play as they entertained Houghton College on Homecoming weekend, with the Tigers coming away with a 2-0 victory.
In their most prolific offensive outing of the season, Wittenberg poured in nine goals, including five in the first 13 minutes, en route to a 9-3 win over conference rival Denison.
It wasn't quite deja vu all over again for the Wittenberg Tigers, but the final score was identical as they lost to Ohio Wesleyan by a 2-1 score for the second time in the 2008 season.
The Wittenberg Tigers got back on the winning track on Wednesday with a strong showing against the Earlham Quakers, tallying four goals in the second half to pull away with a 5-1 victory.
The Wittenberg Tiger women's field hockey team fell in a 3-0 hole in the first half and were unable to complete the comeback as they dropped a road contest at Kenyon by a 5-2 margin.
A breakaway goal in the waning moments by sophomore forward Boo Vernon (Lake Bluff, Ill./Cushing Academy) was the difference as the Wittenberg Tigers captured a 2-1 win over Sewanee in non-conference action at Edwards-Maurer Field.
After back-to-back one-goal offensive performances - and the first two defeats of the 2008 season - the Wittenberg Tigers took out their frustrations on visiting Oberlin in an 8-1 victory at Edwards-Maurer Field.
An overtime goal by Ohio Wesleyan's Christa Cocumelli seven minutes into the extra session denied the Tigers a conference opening victory in a 2-1 loss to rival Ohio Wesleyan.
With Tropical Storm Hanna approaching this weekend, officials in the State of Virginia have declared a state of emergency to prepare for possible damage the storm could cause. As a result, Wittenberg's game at Mary Washington College has been cancelled.
The Wittenberg Tigers put the finishing touches on a successful opening weekend trip to Maryland with a deceiving 3-1 loss to FDU-Florham in the third-place game of the 2008 Black-Eyed Susan Tournament at Stevenson University.
The Wittenberg Tiger field hockey team started the 2008 campaign on the right foot, pouring in five goals in a 5-4 victory over the host school Stevenson University in the Black-Eyed Susan Tournament.
Coming off another outstanding season - the program's 27th in a row without a losing record - the Wittenberg field hockey team fields a relatively young team in 2008. The bar is set high, however, as 11 letterwinners return to the lineup after capturing the program's fourth North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season title since 2000.
Rachel Dixon, class of 2009 from West Liberty, Ohio, chose to attend Wittenberg University for many reasons. One of the more prominent ones was to play basketball for the legendary Pam Smith.