2009-10 News
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Wittenberg Hosts Third Annual Pam Evans Smith 5K Memorial Walk/Run May 1
April 15, 2010The Wittenberg community will come together again to honor the memory of the late Women's Basketball Head Coach and Associate Director of Athletics Pam Evans Smith, class of 1982, with the third annual Pam Evans Smith 5K Memorial Walk/Run Saturday, May 1. -
Women's Basketball Standout Stephanie Boardman Earns All-America Honors
March 19, 2010Wittenberg University women's basketball standout Stephanie Boardman, class of 2010 from Cincinnati, Ohio, has capped her illustrious collegiate career with honorable mention All-America honors from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).
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Women's Basketball Standout Stephanie Boardman Earns First-Team All-Region
March 16, 2010Wittenberg University women's basketball standout Stephanie Boardman, class of 2010 from Cincinnati, Ohio, has earned first-team All-Great Lakes Region honors from d3hoops.com.
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Stephanie Boardman, Sarah Jurewicz Earn Individual NCAC Honors
March 03, 2010CLEVELAND, Ohio — Stephanie Boardman has been named Player of the Year to highlight the 2010 All-North Coast Athletic Conference women's basketball squad. She led a huge haul for the Tigers, including All-NCAC awards for Carrie Dyer and Katherine Hueter, and Coach of the Year for Sarah Jurewicz.
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Women's Basketball Standout Stephanie Boardman Named Finalist For National Player Of The Year Award
March 02, 2010Wittenberg University women's basketball standout Stephanie Boardman, class of 2010 from Cincinnati, Ohio, has been named one of 12 finalists for the prestigious Jostens Trophy, a national award that honors the most outstanding player in the country based on basketball ability, academic prowess and community service.
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Tigers Finish In Runner-Up Spot With Loss To Denison In NCAC Tournament Championship
February 27, 2010The Wittenberg women's basketball team finished first in the North Coast Athletic Conference regular season for the first time since head coach Sarah Jurewicz took over the team, but the fairy tale-ending was not to be, as the Tigers fell to Denison in a 70-67 decision in the NCAC Tournament championship game.
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Tigers Regain Composure To Battle Past Kenyon Into NCAC Tournament Title Game
February 26, 2010The Wittenberg Tigers had been harrassed into poor shooting and a host of turnovers through the first 28 minutes of their North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament semifinal game against Kenyon. Down nine points, the Tigers showed tremendous resolve, fighting back to take the lead and hitting their free throws down the stretch to gut out a 60-54 victory.
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Wittenberg Women's Basketball Helps Raise Funds For Service Projects In Lesotho, Africa
February 25, 2010The Wittenberg University women's basketball team, regular season champions of the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) and host of the 2010 NCAC Tournament Friday, Feb. 26 and Saturday, Feb. 27, is joining forces with the Witt-In-Africa project to benefit children of the impoverished African kingdom of Lesotho.
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Tigers Roll Past Hiram To Gain NCAC Tournament Semifinals
February 23, 2010After winning their first North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season title since 2006, the Wittenberg Tigers took a first step toward the second of their season goals with a convincing 59-43 win over visiting Hiram.
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Tigers Wrap Up NCAC With Win Over Earlham
February 17, 2010The Wittenberg Tigers sprinted out to a 10-0 lead to start the game and never looked back, cruising to a 71-57 Senior Recognition Night victory over Earlham. The win clinched the Tigers' first outright North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season title since 2006.
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Tigers' 12-Game Win Streak Snapped By Wooster
February 13, 2010The winning formula of strong rebounding, solid defense and balanced scoring was nowhere to be found for the Wittenberg Tigers in a 74-61 loss to Wooster, which snapped a 12-game winning streak.
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Tigers Wrap Up NCAC Crown With Win At Kenyon
February 10, 2010Picked to finish fourth in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) prior to the 2009-10 season, the Wittenberg Tigers once again defied convention, taking to the road to capture at least a share of the regular season championship with a 56-48 win over Kenyon.
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Wittenberg Women's Basketball Hosts Annual Pink Zone Event Feb. 13 To Raise Breast Cancer Awareness
February 08, 2010Wittenberg University's women's basketball team has made a habit of winning basketball games over the last 20 years, more than any other North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) program, in fact. However, Wittenberg team members and coaches know that breast cancer is a much more significant battle from which not enough people emerge victorious.
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Road-Weary Tigers Rally Past Allegheny
February 06, 2010A long road trip that included two games in less than 24 hours - made much longer by a ferocious winter storm - ended on the best possible note as the Wittenberg Tigers turned in an outstanding second half to pull out a 69-57 victory at Allegheny.
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Amber Lough's Career Day Sparks Tigers Past Hiram
February 05, 2010The Wittenberg Tigers cleared another hurdle in their race to the 2009-10 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season championship, pulling away from Hiram for an 83-62 victory.
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Women's Basketball Standouts Stephanie Boardman, Carrie Dyer Earn Academic All-District Honors
February 05, 2010Wittenberg University women's basketball standouts Stephanie Boardman, class of 2010 from Cincinnati, Ohio, and Carrie Dyer, class of 2010 from Copley, Ohio, have been recognized for the combination of their athletic and academic accomplishments with second- and third-team CoSIDA/ESPN The MagazineAcademic All-America College Division All-District IV honors, respectively.
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Tigers Maintain NCAC Control With Win Over Denison
February 02, 2010The Wittenberg women's basketball team maintained their iron grip on the North Coast Athletic Conference Tuesday night with a 67-63 victory over visiting Denison, extending their winning streak to nine to improve to 13-6 on the season and 11-0 in the NCAC.
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Tigers Take Two-Game Lead In NCAC With Win Over Battling Bishops
January 30, 2010The Wittenberg women's basketball team handed the only one-loss team in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) its second loss of the season and of the series, defeating Ohio Wesleyan by a 62-56 final score.
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Wittenberg Edges Past Earlham, Preserves Seven-Game Streak
January 27, 2010The Wittenberg women's basketball team extended a season-long winning streak to seven with a 66-61 win over the Earlham Quakers Wednesday night, continuing their dominance of the North Coast Athletic Conference with a perfect 9-0 mark heading into the home stretch of the 2009-10 season
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Boardman Hits 1,000 In Tiger Win Over Oberlin
January 23, 2010The Wittenberg Tigers used a 13-0 run early in the second half to blow open a close game. It propelled Wittenberg to a 76-57 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) win over host Oberlin.
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Tigers Use OT Charity To Edge Out Kenyon
January 20, 2010The Wittenberg women's basketball team and the Kenyon Ladies battled back and forth through 40 minutes of regulation without deciding a winner before the Tigers hit five free throws in overtime to provide the final margin in a 61-56 victory Wednesday night.
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Battle For First Place Goes To Tigers Over OWU
January 16, 2010The Wittenberg Tigers won their fourth straight and seventh in 10 games since a 1-3 start to the 2009-10 season with an 83-80 road win over Ohio Wesleyan.
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Tigers Remain Atop NCAC With Win Over Allegheny
January 09, 2010The Wittenberg Tigers continued to fend off stern challenges from North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rivals, this time pulling away from visiting Allegheny down the stretch of what became a 73-63 victory.
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Wittenberg Hosts Sports Expo For National Girls And Women In Sports Day
January 08, 2010The Wittenberg University Department of Athletics will host a day-long celebration of National Girls And Women In Sports Day (NGWSD), starting at noon Saturday, Jan. 30, in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) Center Gymnasium.
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Wittenberg Holds On For Narrow Win Over Hiram
January 08, 2010The Wittenberg Tigers rode a 28-rebound advantage and some clutch shooting down the stretch to a 63-57 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) victory over visiting Hiram.
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Wittenberg Burns Denison In Offensive Explosion
January 05, 2010The Wittenberg women's basketball team became the first this season to hold Denison under 60 points, taking their first victory off the Big Red since Jan. 2008 and putting a stop to their 10-game winning streak.
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Tigers Unable To Overcome Slow Start In Loss to Ohio Northern
January 02, 2010Despite several near-comebacks, the Wittenberg women's basketball team could not overcome the Ohio Northern Polar Bears, falling to 4-6 after a 56-49 loss Saturday afternoon. The Tigers' perfect 2-0 record in North Coast Athletic Conference action is still intact as the Tigers say 'goodbye' to non-league action.
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Late Lay-Up Sends Case Past Wittenberg In Zimmerman Memorial Classic Championship
December 30, 2009The Case Western Reserve University Spartans scored the last five points of the game to pull out an improbable 60-58 win over the host Wittenberg Tigers in the championship game of the 2009 Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic.
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Tiger Defense Steps Up To Down Grove City In Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic
December 29, 2009The Wittenberg Tigers advanced to the championship game of the 2009 Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic with a workmanlike 54-36 victory over visiting Grove City College.
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Wittenberg University Basketball Teams Host Annual Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic Dec. 29-30
December 23, 2009The Wittenberg University men's and women's basketball teams welcome an outstanding field of eight teams for the 2009 Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic. The competition is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 29, and Wednesday, Dec. 30, at Wittenberg's HPER Center Arena with games on both days scheduled for noon, 2:15, 4:30 and 7 p.m.
