Volleyball standout Erin Slattery, class of 2010 from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and men's lacrosse standout Jeff Capella, class of 2010 from Columbus, Ohio, did some serious work in one of the least serious places in the world.
A solid 2008 spring sports season has reaped individual rewards for 28 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) teams over the last two weeks.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Denison senior Alex Baruch has been named Player of the Year to highlight the 2008 All-North Coast Athletic Conference men's lacrosse selections. Wittenberg's Jeff Capella, Mitch Cohagan and Steve Koppenhafer earned spots in the annual listing of honorees.
For the second time this season, the Wittenberg Tigers went toe-to-toe with one of the North Coast Athletic Conference's (NCAC) traditional men's lacrosse powers.
The Wittenberg Tigers jumped on top early and maintained the pressure throughout for an 18-10 victory over North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Oberlin.
After keeping a tight game through the first quarter, the Wittenberg Tigers allowed six goals in the second quarter of a contest with the Kenyon College Lords, eventually dropping the game by a 16-5 count and moving to 4-3 overall and 0-2 in the conference.
The Wittenberg Tigers were ambushed at the outset of Wednesday's North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) opener against Denison, and the slow start cost them in a 10-6 loss.
The Wittenberg Tigers are now officially off to the best start in the modern of the men's lacrosse program after taking care of visiting Washington & Jefferson, 15-6, in the cold rain at Edwards-Maurer Field.
The Wittenberg Tigers broke out Tuesday in the rain, muck and mire at Mount St. Joseph, scoring the first eight goals en route to a 14-3 victory over the homestanding Lions.
Wittenberg's men's lacrosse team returned home after a successful Spring Break trip to Florida with a head of steam, but a late-game scoring burst gave visiting St. Vincent an 11-10 win to spoil the Tigers' 2008 home opener.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Defending North Coast Athletic Conference champion Ohio Wesleyan and runner-up Denison emerged as the preseason co-favorites in balloting by NCAC men's lacrosse coaches in their annual preseason poll. Wittenberg was picked to repeat its fifth-place finish of a year ago.
Wittenberg University men's lacrosse standout Matt Lord, class of 2011 from Pickerington, Ohio, has been to England just once in his life. It was so long ago that he doesn't remember much about the trip.
After finishing with its best record since the 2000 season, the 2008 Wittenberg men's lacrosse team is looking for more. Optimism is high for third-year head coach George Harris as 15 letterwinners are back in the fold.