2004 News
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.
Another banner fall sports season has reaped rich rewards for 27 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams over the last two weeks.
Another banner fall sports season has reaped rich rewards for 27 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams over the last two weeks.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wooster's Brian Conaway (Twinsburg, Ohio/Chamberlin) and Andrew DeBord (Cincinnati, Ohio/Indian Hill) have been named Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year to highlight the 2004 All-North Coast Athletic Conference men's soccer selections.
The Wittenberg men's soccer team put the wraps on a once-promising season with a 3-1 loss at Wooster on Oct. 30. In losing for a fourth straight game, the Tigers fell to 7-11 overall and 4-5 in the North Coast Athletic Conference, good for a sixth-place tie.
Life in the North Coast Athletic Conference is a tough one for any men's soccer program, especially one that is having a hard time generating enough offense to win games. While the Wittenberg Tigers scored a goal for the first time in four games, covering two weeks, it wasn't enough to overcome the 15th ranked College of Wooster Scots in a 3-1 loss.
The Wittenberg men's soccer team has seen a once-promising season sink of late, thanks to three straight shutout, in-conference losses in the last two weeks, the latest being a 3-0 loss at Denison on Tuesday.
The Wittenberg men's soccer team started the season without much offense, founded for a short time while building a 4-1 record in the North Coast Athetic Conference, but it is missing in action once again. The Tigers were shut out for a third straight game on Tuesday at Denison, this time by a 3-0 count.
The Wittenberg Tiger men's soccer team came into the week with a sparkling 4-1 record in North Coast Athletic Conference play. Sitting in a tie for second place, the Tigers were in the driver's seat moving towards postseason play. However, it seems as if the Tigers may have a flat tire after suffering their second straight overtime loss to a conference foe.
The Wittenberg men's soccer team has two of its last four games, but the Tigers remain in control of their own destiny as the season winds toward what promises to be an exciting finish. With a 7-8 overall record, but more importantly, a 4-2 mark in the North Coast Athletic Conference, the Tigers have three games remaining to make postseason tournament for the first time in its four years of existence.
The Wittenberg Tigers came into today's game tied for second place with three other teams in the North Coast Athletic Conference. They needed a win to remain only one game back of the league-leading College of Wooster. However, the Little Giants of Wabash presented themselves as a rather large road-block for the Tigers. Despite playing without junior captain Matt Berry, the Tigers played a hard-fought game that they seemed to control throughout.
The Wittenberg Tigers are now officially in uncharted territory. With Saturday's 6-0 win over the visiting Hiram Terriers, Wittenberg improved to 4-1 in the North Coast Athletic Conference, the best start in school history, and 7-7 overall.
The Wittenberg Tigers made the relatively short trip to Earlham College on Tuesday and came away with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over the Quakers. The win improved Wittenberg to 6-7 overall on the 2004 season, but more importantly the Tigers are now 3-1 in the North Coast Athletic Conference. Earlham dropped to 3-9 overall and 1-3 in the conference.
Wittenberg fell victim to the superlative offense and defense of the nationally ranked Battling Bishops from Ohio Wesleyan at Bill Edwards Field on Saturday. The Tigers hung close for a while before suffering a 4-0 defeat, their first in three North Coast Athletic Conference games in 2004.
The Wittenberg men's soccer has awoken from its offensive slumber, and not a moment too soon. After losing four straight games, including a pair in overtime, while scoring just two goals, the Tigers exploded in the last week to win their first North Coast Athletic Conference games of the season by scores of 2-0 at Allegheny and 4-0 at Kenyon.
Perhaps Head Coach Steve Dawson has found the right formula. Two games into the North Coast Athletic Conference schedule, it would appear that some recent lineup and attitude adjustments may be paying dividends.
