2004-05 News

  • Fifty Years After Bill Edwards' Homecoming, Tradition Continues
    April 05, 2005
    The watershed moment that changed the Wittenberg athletic landscape forever occurred on April 3, 1955, with the most important hiring in the department's illustrious history.
  • 2004-05 Season In Review
    March 25, 2005
    The Wittenberg men's basketball team once again ranked among the best in the nation in 2004-05, extending a long history of success dating back to the mid-1950s. But for the second straight year, the Tigers lost their NCAA Division III Tournament opener on their home floor to Ohio Athletic Conference champion John Carroll.
  • Russ Caps 2004-05 Season With Third-Team All-America Honors
    March 23, 2005
    After a breakout season in which he was at his best in his team's biggest games, Wittenberg University men's basketball standout Daniel Russ has been selected first-team All-Great Lakes Region and third-team All-America by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).
  • Roundup: Tigers Fall To John Carroll In NCAA Second Round
    March 18, 2005
    The Wittenberg men's basketball team ended its season in disappointing fashion, falling to John Carroll University in the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament at home on March 5. The Tigers capped the season with a record of 25-4 overall after finishing second in the NCAC regular season standings with a 14-2 record and winning the NCAC Tournament for the fifth time in school history.
  • Winter Sports Athletes Claim 15 NCAC Postseason Awards
    March 07, 2005
    An outstanding winter sports season has come to a close for the 2004-05 school year, but not before 15 Wittenberg University student-athletes reaped rich rewards for their efforts as they were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams.
  • Wittenberg Falls In Double Overtime To John Carroll In NCAA Division III Tournament Classic
    March 05, 2005
    For the second straight year, the John Carroll Blue Streaks invaded Wittenberg's HPER Center and came away with a victory. Unlike last year, which was the kind of track meet the high-powered Streaks prefer and ended up a 19-point JCU win, this was a double overtime thriller that finally tipped in the visitors' favor by a 75-68 final.
  • Roundup: Tigers Take NCAC Tournament Title
    March 04, 2005
    The Wittenberg men's basketball team has rarely enjoyed a Spring Break in the traditional warm-weather locales, unlike many of the university's students, who are off for some fun in the sun next week. The Tigers wouldn't have it any other way.
  • All-NCAC Basketball Squad Announced; Russ Named Player Of The Year
    March 01, 2005
    Wittenberg junior wing Daniel Russ (Louisville, KY/Trinity) has been named Player of the Year to highlight the 2005 All-North Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball squad, announced today after voting by the conference's head coaches.
  • Wittenberg Men's Basketball Gains NCAA Division III Tournament Berth
    February 28, 2005
    At the risk of getting ahead of oneself, it may be a case of deja vu all over again. The Wittenberg Tigers, fresh off their fifth North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament championship gained with an exhilarating 61-59 victory over No. 1 ranked Wooster on Saturday, have been given a first-round bye in the 2005 NCAA Division III Tournament.
  • Wittenberg Stuns Top-Ranked Wooster To Claim NCAC Tournament Title
    February 26, 2005
    Sometimes the third time isn't a charm. For the third time in its men's basketball program's history, the College of Wooster Fighting Scots ascended to the No. 1 ranking in the nation on a Monday only to be upset by their arch-rival, the Wittenberg Tigers, the following Saturday.
  • Roundup: Tigers Top Allegheny Twice On Way To NCAC Semifinals
    February 25, 2005
    The Wittenberg men's basketball team will finally have the opportunity to play a team other than the Allegheny Gators tonight when the Tigers square off with the Wabash Little Giants in the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals at the College of Wooster.
  • Wittenberg Rallies For Overtime Win Over Wabash In NCAC Tournament Semifinals
    February 25, 2005
    The Wittenberg Tigers stared down a pair of psychological demons Friday in the North Coast Athletic Conference semifinals, capturing a 61-53 overtime victory over the Wabash College Little Giants in a game played at the College of Wooster. The win advanced the fifth-ranked and second-seeded Tigers to the NCAC Tournament championship game at 7 p.m. Saturday at Wooster against the winner of the night's second semifinal game between the top-seeded Scots and fifth-seeded Earlham.
  • Wittenberg Wallops Allegheny To Move Into NCAC Tournament Semifinals
    February 22, 2005
    The Wittenberg Tigers took advantage of all of their usual match-up advantages Tuesday in the HPER Center, racing past visiting Allegheny College, 74-46. The win was Wittenberg's 45th in 46 all-time first round conference tournament games.
  • Wittenberg Pounds Allegheny, 77-47
    February 19, 2005
    The Wittenberg Tigers jumped out to an early lead, took the homestanding Allegheny Gators' best shots, and then ran away with a 77-47 victory. The win put the finishing touches on Wittenberg's third 22-3 regular season in the last five years and assured the Tigers of second place in the final North Coast Athletic Conference standings.
  • Roundup: Tigers Rise In National Rankings Heading Into Final Stretch
    February 18, 2005
    The Wittenberg men's basketball team has risen to No. 5 in the national rankings and run its record to 21-3 overall and 13-2 in the North Coast Athletic Conference. Good, but not yet enough for a team with the highest of high expectations.
  • Wittenberg Struggles Past Ohio Wesleyan
    February 16, 2005
    It wasn't easy, and it certainly wasn't pretty. But the Wittenberg Tigers pulled out the tough victory Wednesday night, turning back a stern challenge from Ohio Wesleyan with a final score of 65-53.
  • Wittenberg Falls To Wooster In Triple Overtime Thriller
    February 12, 2005
    In the long and storied rivalry Wittenberg and Wooster share in men's basketball, it would be hard to imagine a better game from start to finish. Ranked third in the nation and hungry to avenge an 18-point setback in their home gym a month ago, the Wooster Scots pulled out a dramatic triple overtime victory over Wittenberg, 102-95.
  • Game Notes: Much At Stake Saturday Versus Wooster
    February 11, 2005
    With the 2004-05 regular season coming to a close the Wittenberg Tigers are trying to edge their way into first place in the NCAC. The Tigers return home after a hard-fought victory over Earlham in Richmond, Ind. on Wednesday tied for first place in the NCAC and riding high with a 15-game winning streak.
  • Wittenberg Hits 20-Win Mark With Win Over Earlham
    February 09, 2005
    It didn't end up being quite the blowout it at first appeared, but the Wittenberg Tigers took care of business with a 78-54 victory at Earlham College.
  • Wittenberg Bombs Its Way Past Hiram
    February 05, 2005
    The Wittenberg men's basketball team is known in 2004-05 primarily for its post play, but beware of the three-point threat as well. That's the lesson the Hiram Terriers learned the hard way on Saturday as the Tigers canned 21 three-pointers to break the school and North Coast Athletic Conference record for treys in a game in a 106-60 win.
  • Roundup: Tigers Peaking At Right Time With 13-Game Win Streak
    February 04, 2005
    The Wittenberg men's basketball team is now riding a 13-game win streak and appears to be peaking at just the right time. The Tigers have won four games since the last report, improving to 18-2 overall and 10-1 in the North Coast Athletic Conference, good for a first-place tie with Wooster.
  • Wittenberg Slips Past Wabash For Key NCAC Road Win
    February 02, 2005
    The Wittenberg Tigers were forced to do it the hard way Wednesday, easing their way past a game Wabash Little Giants' team that plays hard-nosed defense and gets the backing of the best and most boisterous crowd in the North Coast Athletic Conference. The final was 56-48 in just the kind of defensive struggle that one would expect between the two best defensive teams in the conference.
  • Wittenberg Avenges Loss With Big Win Over Denison
    January 29, 2005
    The Wittenberg Tigers proved that losing once this season to the Denison Big Red was enough. The Tigers did not want to feel the taste of defeat again, instead adding to their 12-game winning streak with an 87-49 defeat of Denison.
  • Wittenberg Dispatches Earlham
    January 26, 2005
    The Wittenberg men's basketball team showed that the HPER Center court is a deadly territory for all opponents that enter Tiger country. The Tigers continued their winning ways at home - five straight years without a North Coast Athletic Conference regular season loss in the HPER Center - with a 75-48 defeat of the Earlham Quakers.
  • Wittenberg Cruises Past Hiram
    January 24, 2005
    The Wittenberg Tigers had to wait an extra two days thanks to the Blizzard of 2005, or at least its impact on the northern half of Ohio, but they kept their game sharp with a 78-46 rout of Hiram on Monday on the Terriers home court.
  • Roundup: Tigers Strong Heading Into Final Stretch Of Regular Season
    January 21, 2005
    The Wittenberg men's basketball team continues to show signs of playing at a championship level. The key now is for the Tigers to keep building toward a strong finish as the home stretch to the 2004-05 regular season nears.
  • Wittenberg Grinds Out Tough Win At Ohio Wesleyan
    January 19, 2005
    The Wittenberg Tigers, ranked 13th in the nation after an 18-point road win over arch-rival Wooster on Saturday, came on strong as the game wore on and eventually stopped Ohio Wesleyan on its home court, 61-49.
  • Wittenberg Takes Down Top-Ranked Wooster - Defense Keys Win; Tigers Move Into First-Place Tie
    January 15, 2005
    The top-ranked defense in the North Coast Athletic Conference met the top-ranked offense on Saturday, and in the end the latter proved no match for the former as the Wittenberg Tigers stunned top-ranked and previously unbeaten arch-rival Wooster on its home floor by a 69-51 final score.
  • Roundup: Big Wins Have Tigers Primed For Wooster Showdown
    January 13, 2005
    Seven straight wins over the last month, including three straight against NCAC foes, two against Ohio Athletic Conference powers and two against NAIA Division II scholarship programs, have the Tigers seemingly primed for the biggest game so far in the 2004-05 season at Wooster on Saturday.
  • Wittenberg Shuts Down Wabash, 59-40; First-Place Showdown Set For Saturday At Wooster
    January 12, 2005
    The Wittenberg Tigers tuned up for their road showdown at No. 1-ranked Wooster with a 59-40 victory over visiting Wabash College in the HPER Center.
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