The Tigers emerged last week from the painful lessons taught to them by four straight conference road losses and won twice to keep their slim NCAC playoff hopes alive. Wittenberg entered the week 1-4 in the conference but mathematically alive for the four-team tournament, and the Tigers put together back-to-back wins over Earlham, 4-1 on Oct. 11, and Oberlin, 1-0 on Oct. 14.

In the win over Earlham, the Tigers fell behind 1-0 before scoring the next four goals in a physical contest. Freshman forward Geri Woessner (Dayton, Ohio/Oakwood) scored two goals, while senior midfielder Natalie Estep (Fairborn, Ohio/Fairborn) contributed two goals of her own and an assist. Sophomore midfielder Emily Gersbach (Hamilton, Ohio/Badin) assisted on two of the goals. Still, the win was rather costly as four Wittenberg players left the game with injuries and did not return.

In the win over Oberlin, freshman goalkeeper Jen Biehl (Swanton, Ohio/Swanton)played very well to pick up her first collegiate shutout in just her second start of the season. She was protected by the Tigers' solid defensive corps, and Woessner finally knocked home the game-winner in the 85th minute.

Wittenberg steps out of NCAC action this week with a final home appearance at Bill Edwards Field on Thursday. Then the Tigers wrap up their NCAC schedule with a game on Saturday at Hiram.