2006-07 News

  • Women's Basketball Head Coach, Associate Director Of Athletics Pam Smith Passes Away
    June 27, 2007
    Wittenberg University Women’s Basketball Head Coach and Associate Director of Athletics Pam Smith, class of 1982 and architect of the most successful women’s basketball program in North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) history, has passed away after a long battle with cancer. She was 47.
  • Winter Sports Athletes, Coaches Claim 19 Conference Postseason Awards
    March 06, 2007
    A solid 2006-07 winter sports season wrapped up for the Wittenberg University Tigers over the last two weeks as the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) awarded 19 Wittenberg student-athletes with postseason honors.
  • Katie Gregorevich Makes First-Team All-NCAC To Highlights Tigers Postseason Honorees
    February 27, 2007
    Denison senior wing Kristen Sheffield has been named Player of the Year to highlight the 2007 All-North Coast Athletic Conference women's basketball squad, announced today after voting by the conference's head coaches.
  • Cold Shooting Dooms Tigers In NCAC Tournament Semifinal Loss
    February 23, 2007
    It didn't matter much where the Wittenberg Tiger players attempted shots during Friday's 54-49 North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal loss to Allegheny. The basket may as well have had a lid on it.
  • Wittenberg Moves Into NCAC Semifinals With Big Win Over Earlham
    February 20, 2007
    The Wittenberg Tigers put together their biggest scoring output since the opening game of the 2006-07 season to cruise past visiting Earlham, 83-52, in the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals.
  • Wittenberg Drops Season Finale At Wooster
    February 17, 2007
    A five-game win streak went by the wayside for the Wittenberg Tigers as they dropped a 70-56 decision to North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Wooster in the season finale for both teams.
  • Women's Basketball Head Coach Pam Smith Wins 400th Career Game
    February 15, 2007
    As she has so many times in her illustrious Wittenberg career, women's basketball Head Coach Pam Smith shook a few hands and received some pats on the back following Thursday's 55-39 victory over Kenyon College.
  • Wittenberg Clinches Share Of Second Place With Win Over Kenyon
    February 15, 2007
    It was a big night for their coach, but as far as the 2006-07 season goes, it was an even bigger night for the Wittenberg Tigers as a team.
  • Wittenberg Basketball Games Postponed Due To Winter Storm
    February 14, 2007
    A men's and women's basketball doubleheader scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 14, at Wittenberg University's Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) Center has been postponed due to the lingering effects of a major winter storm that struck Ohio late Monday night.
  • Quick Start Propels Tigers To Key NCAC Win Over OWU
    February 10, 2007
    The Wittenberg Tigers appear to be finding their groove at just the right time after they won for the fourth straight time, this time by a 70-54 count against North Coast Athletic Conference rival Ohio Wesleyan.
  • Wittenberg Basketball Standouts Earn Academic All-District Honors
    February 09, 2007
    Wittenberg University basketball standouts Kathy Hittle, class of 2007 from Noblesville, Ind., and Patrick Denbow, class of 2007 from Louisville, Ky., have been recognized for the combination of their athletic and academic accomplishments with second-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors.
  • Wittenberg Rallies Past Earlham
    February 07, 2007
    A 16-1 run midway through the second half keyed a clutch come-from-behind 58-55 victory for the Wittenberg Tigers at Earlham.
  • Tigers Move Into Second Place With Win Over Allegheny
    February 03, 2007
    The Wittenberg Tigers put the finishing touches on a very productive weekend with a thorough 71-47 victory over the visiting Allegheny Gators.
  • Tigers Start Fast, Finish Strong In Big Win Over Hiram
    February 02, 2007
    Just what the doctor ordered - a fast start, a quality offensive performance and a resounding North Coast Athletic Conference victory over visiting Hiram, 67-31.
  • Tigers Fall In Key NCAC Game At Kenyon
    January 30, 2007
    Wittenberg junior post Katie Gregorevich (Northfield, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit) enjoyed a monster game, finishing with a double-double of 20 points and 11 rebounds, but the Tigers managed just four field goals in the second half of a 50-41 loss at Kenyon.
  • Balanced Tigers Top Oberlin
    January 27, 2007
    Balance was the key for the Wittenberg Tigers as they took an early lead on visiting Oberlin and made it stand up in a 68-45 North Coast Athletic Conference victory.
  • Tigers Stumble In Key NCAC Game At Ohio Wesleyan
    January 20, 2007
    An 11-0 Ohio Wesleyan run doomed the Wittenberg Tigers to their second straight North Coast Athletic Conference defeat Saturday, this one coming by a final score of 61-51 on the Battling Bishops' home court.
  • Wittenberg Offers Live Internet Video Broadcasts
    January 17, 2007
    The power of the Internet is once again being harnessed through a partnership between Wittenberg University's Department of Athletics and Recreation and the Office of University Communications. To ensure that interested parties throughout the world can not only tune in to hear upcoming basketball games but actually see the Tigers in action, Wittenberg will offer live video broadcasts of five upcoming men's and women's basketball games on the World Wide Web.
  • Tigers Fall To Conference Leader Denison
    January 17, 2007
    After a pair of 13-point losses to the Denison Big Red in a 15-day span, it is apparent that the Wittenberg Tigers need to go back to the drawing board. The latest loss was a 63-50 defeat on the Tigers' home floor that put Wittenberg's North Coast Athletic Conference regular season title hopes on life support.
  • Gina Carney Earns NCAC Player of the Week Award
    January 14, 2007
    Gina Carney (Lexington, KY/Catholic), a 5-5, senior guard/wing, paced the Tigers in wins over Hiram, 71-41, and Earlham, 70-40. She provided a spark off the bench against the Terriers, hitting all five shots from the field, including a quartet of three-pointers, and finishing with 16 points to go along with two rebounds, two assists and two steals. She then led a trio of players in double figures against Earlham with 14 points.
  • Wittenberg Pulls Away From Earlham
    January 10, 2007
    It would be a bit of a stretch to say that the Wittenberg Tigers are finally hitting on all cylinders, but after a second straight 30-point North Coast Athletic Conference victory, this time at home over Earlham, 70-40, it is fair to say that they have some momentum for the first time in 2006-07.
  • Tigers Wrap Up Suspended Game At Hiram With 71-41 Win
    January 07, 2007
    It took nearly 48 hours to complete, but the end result was quite satisfying as the Wittenberg Tigers put the finishing touches on a 2-0 road trip with a 71-41 victory over host Hiram.
  • Wittenberg Tops Allegheny For Key Conference Road Win
    January 06, 2007
    The Wittenberg Tigers made an early statement in the race of the 2007 North Coast Athletic Conference championship with a 59-50 road win over previously unbeaten Allegheny.
  • Wittenberg Goes Cold At Preseason Conference Favorite Denison
    January 02, 2007
    The weather outside may be a few degrees north of frightful as the holiday season comes to an end, but the Wittenberg Tigers' shooting was scary enough in a 54-41 loss at preseason North Coast Athletic Conference favorite Denison.
  • Baldwin-Wallace Pulls Away In Second Half For Zimmerman Classic Title
    December 30, 2006
    The Wittenberg women's basketball team were simply outlasted by the Baldwin-Wallace Yellow Jackets in the championship game of the Charles B. Zimmerman Classic by a deceiving score of 69-53.
  • Wittenberg Tops Edison In Semifinals Of Zimmerman Classic
    December 29, 2006
    After getting off to a slow start, the Wittenberg women's basketball team turned it on in the second half to defeat the visiting Edison Chargers, 72-54, in the opening round of the 2006 Charles B. Zimmerman Classic Tournament. The win was the Tigers' third in a row and improved their record to 6-4.
  • Wittenberg Tops Nationally Ranked Wilmington
    December 20, 2006
    In the third of four nonconference games against nationally ranked opponents in the first six weeks of the 2006-07 season, the Wittenberg Tigers finally got over the hump Wednesday, pulling out a 77-68 victory over 12th-ranked Wilmington College.
  • Wittenberg Holds Off Manchester For Key Road Win
    December 18, 2006
    The Wittenberg Tigers came up with the big plays at the big moments in a nonconference 55-48 win at Manchester College.
  • Tigers Fall To Nationally Ranked DePauw
    December 16, 2006
    A 27-2 run late in the first half propelled the visiting DePauw Tigers to an 82-60 victory over Wittenberg in the HPER Center. The loss dropped the homestanding Tigers to 3-4 on the season, while DePauw, ranked fifth nationally, improved to 7-1.
  • Wittenberg University Basketball Teams Host Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic Dec. 29-30
    December 15, 2006
    The Wittenberg University men's and women's basketball teams welcome an outstanding field of eight teams for the 2006 Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic. The competition is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 29, and Saturday, Dec. 30, at Wittenberg's HPER Center Arena with games on both days scheduled for 12:30, 2:45, 5:30 and 7:45 p.m.
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