2005 News
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2005 Season In ReviewMay 14, 2005The Wittenberg University men's lacrosse team went through a frustrating season of what-ifs in 2005, finishing 2-11 overall and 1-4 in the North Coast Athletic Conference.
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Spring Sports Athletes Claim 35 NCAC Postseason AwardsMay 13, 2005A solid spring sports season has reaped individual rewards for 35 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams over the last two weeks.
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Eight Tigers Earn 2005 All-NCAC HonorsMay 11, 2005Ohio Wesleyan senior John Schlegel has been named Player of the Year for the second straight season to highlight the 2005 All-North Coast Athletic Conference men's lacrosse selections.
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Round Up: Tiger Wrap Up Season With Loss to WoosterMay 05, 2005e 2005 Wittenberg University men's lacrosse team wrapped up the season with a heartbreaking 8-7 home loss to Wooster on Saturday. The defeat capped the Tigers' campaign at 2-11 overall and 1-4 in the North Coast Athletic Conference. After falling behind 4-1 by halftime, the Tigers scored three straight goals to open the second half and tie the score. Wooster jumped back in front with the final two goals of the third quarter before Wittenberg scored three unanswered to open the final stanza. That put the Tigers firmly in the driver's seat, and they even had possession of the ball several times in hopes of going up by two goals.
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Wittenberg Wraps Up 2005 With Home Loss To WoosterApril 30, 2005The Wittenberg Tigers managed to steal defeat from the jaws of victory on Saturday, missing out on a chance to send out their two seniors on a positive note with an 8-7 loss to Wooster in a non-conference game at Edwards-Maurer Field.
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Round Up: Wittenberg Splits The WeekApril 29, 2005The 2005 Wittenberg University men's lacrosse team split a pair of games in the last week to head into Saturday's season finale with a 2-10 overall record, including a mark of 1-4 in the North Coast Athletic Conference.
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Wittenberg Falls To Powerhouse DenisonApril 27, 2005The Wittenberg Tigers waited an extra month to take on the Denison Big Red, but it wasn't worth the wait, as it turned out. Denison dropped the Tigers to 2-10 on the season and capped Wittenberg's 2005 North Coast Athletic Conference schedule at 1-4 with a 15-3 home decision.
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Matt Davis' Five Goals Lead Tigers Past OberlinApril 23, 2005It was a must-win situation in wintry weather conditions after a long road trip - a perfect scenario for a letdown. But the Wittenberg Tigers did the job Saturday, pulling out a 15-5 North Coast Athletic Conference victory at Oberlin.
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Round Up: Wittenberg Loses Three in a Row at HomeApril 20, 2005The 2005 Wittenberg University mens lacrosse team continues to struggle, but there are still some big games left on the schedule in which to stop the slide and build momentum for next season.
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Wittenberg Falls To Nationally Ranked Ohio WesleyanApril 20, 2005The Wittenberg Tigers gave perennial powerhouse Ohio Wesleyan a good battle on Wednesday in a game delayed nearly an hour by lightning, eventually falling 14-7 after trailing just 5-3 at halftime.
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Wittenberg Falls To Washington & JeffersonApril 16, 2005The winning formula once again escaped the Wittenberg Tigers on Saturday, this time in a game against the homestanding Washington & Jefferson Presidents. The Tigers dropped an 18-13 decision to W&J.
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Wittenberg Falls At WoosterApril 09, 2005The Wittenberg Tigers made the trip north to Wooster and kept it close for a while before falling 9-3. The loss dropped Wittenberg to 1-7 overall and 0-2 in the North Coast Athletic Conference.
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Wittenberg Drops NCAC Opener To KenyonApril 06, 2005The Wittenberg Tigers are still in search of that winning formula after a frustratingly close 13-11 home loss to Kenyon. The loss dropped Wittenberg to 1-6 on the season and 0-1 in the North Coast Athletic Conference.
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Fifty Years After Bill Edwards' Homecoming, Tradition ContinuesApril 05, 2005The 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.
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Tigers Break Losing Streak Against OberlinApril 05, 2005The 2005 Wittenberg University men's lacrosse team hasn't had the success it had hoped for yet in 2005, but the season is still relatively young and the North Coast Athletic Conference schedule is still ahead of the Tigers, beginning with tomorrow's game against Kenyon.
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Wittenberg Stumbles Against WhittierApril 02, 2005The stars just seemed to be aligned against the Wittenberg Tigers on this cold, blustery, rainy "spring" evening. The Tigers just couldn't get the offense going, couldn't make smooth transitions upfield and couldn't find the key defensive stops in a 13-5 loss to visiting Whittier.
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Wittenberg Wins First Game Of 2005 Season At Home Against OberlinMarch 23, 2005The Wittenberg Tigers took a step forward on Wednesday, knocking off visiting Oberlin 13-9 in a nonconference game at Edwards-Maurer Field. It was Wittenberg's first win of the 2005 season after four losses to open the season.
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Wittenberg Falls In Home Opener To GreensboroMarch 19, 2005On a cold, wet afternoon at home in Edwards-Maurer Field for the first time in the 2005 season, the Wittenberg Tigers were buried by a poor start in a 16-8 loss to Greensboro College. The loss dropped Wittenberg to 0-4 on the season, while Greensboro improved to 5-1 by beating Wittenberg for the second straight year.
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Round Up: Tigers Suffer Losses Against St. Mary's and Randolph-MaconMarch 18, 2005The 2005 Wittenberg University men's lacrosse team is off to a hard-luck 0-3 start, but there is plenty of season left to turn things around. The Tigers will try to get the season moving in a positive direction Saturday with a game against Greensboro.
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Wittenberg Picked To Finish Fourth In NCAC Preseason PollMarch 10, 2005Defending North Coast Athletic Conference tri-champion Ohio Wesleyan emerged as the preseason favorite in balloting by NCAC men's lacrosse coaches in their annual preseason poll.
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Tigers Fall To St. Mary's, 20-5March 09, 2005The long Spring Break trip to Maryland did not have a happy ending for the Wittenberg Tigers, who dropped a 20-5 non-conference decision to St. Mary's on Wednesday afternoon at Seahawk Stadium.
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Tigers Lose Season Opener to BellarmineMarch 04, 2005The 2005 Wittenberg University men's lacrosse team didn't enjoy the season opener it had hoped for on Tuesday, but perhaps it's something to build on. On a cold, snowy evening, the Tigers dropped an 11-7 decision to NCAA Division I Bellarmine at Cincinnati Mariemont High School.
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2005 Season OutlookFebruary 25, 2005The 2005 Wittenberg University men's lacrosse team is preparing for what Head Coach Vinnie Lang hopes is nothing short of a breakthrough season. He has plenty of reason for optimism as the Tigers take to the field for the first time in a game that will count on Tuesday, March 1 against Bellarmine University.