2010 News

  • Wittenberg Soccer Standouts Earn 2010 All-Ohio Awards
    January 14, 2011
    The last set of 2010 men's and women's soccer postseason awards has been handed out, with a trio of Wittenberg Tigers earning first-team NCAA Division III All-Ohio awards from the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association (OCSA).
  • Wittenberg Soccer Standouts Earn 2010 All-Ohio Awards
    January 14, 2011
    The last set of 2010 men's and women's soccer postseason awards has been handed out, with a trio of Wittenberg Tigers earning first-team NCAA Division III All-Ohio awards from the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association (OCSA).
  • 44 Student-Athletes, Coaches Earn 2010 Fall All-Conference Awards
    December 22, 2010
    Another successful fall sports season was capped by a tremendous haul of postseason awards from the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC).
  • Wittenberg Women's Soccer Standouts Earn All-Region Awards
    December 12, 2010
    Wittenberg University women's soccer standouts Kailey Striebel, class of 2013 from Kettering, Ohio, and Erin McLeish, class of 2011 from Dublin, Ohio, have earned All-Great Lakes Region honors from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).
  • Women's Soccer Standout Kelly Foley Earns Second Academic All-America Award
    November 19, 2010
    Wittenberg University women's soccer standout Kelly Foley, class of 2011 from Dublin, Ohio, has put the finishing touches on her collegiate career with second-team Academic All-America College Division honors for a second straight year.
  • News Release: Six Tigers Earn 2010 All-NCAC Honors
    November 15, 2010
    CLEVELAND, Ohio — Six Wittenberg players earned 2010 All-North Coast Athletic Conference honors, led by a pair of first-team award-winners in defender Maggie Amorello, class of 2011 from Sutton, Mass., defender Erin McLeish, class of 2011 from Dublin, Ohio, and midfielder Kailey Striebel, class of 2013 from Kettering, Ohio.
  • Women's Soccer Standout Kelly Foley Earns Academic All-District Honors
    November 04, 2010
    Wittenberg University women's soccer standout Kelly Foley, class of 2011 from Dublin, Ohio, has been recognized for the combination of her athletic and academic accomplishments with first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors for a second consecutive year.
  • Tigers Bow Out Of NCAC Tournament With 3-2 Loss At Denison
    November 03, 2010
    The Wittenberg women's soccer team suffered a hard-fought 3-2 loss at the feet of Denison Wednesday evening in the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament (NCAC) semifinals. The loss ends the Tigers' run at a 2010 conference tournament title despite almost fighting back from a 3-0 deficit.
  • Tigers Stumble At Wooster; Fall To Third In NCAC Regular Season Standings
    October 30, 2010
    The Wittenberg Tigers headed into the 2010 regular season finale in control of their own destiny, but the host Wooster Scots not only played spoiler but they captured a North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) title of their own with a 2-0 victory.
  • Tigers One Game Closer To NCAC Title With 2-1 Win Over Gators
    October 23, 2010
    MEADVILLE, Pa. — The Tiger women's soccer team moved one game closer to a North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season title and home-field advantage for the NCAC Tournament with a come-from-behind victory at nationally-ranked No. 21 Allegheny on Saturday. Wittenberg improved to 13-3-1 overall and 5-1-0 in the NCAC with the win.
  • Second-Half Barrage Carries Tigers To Senior Night Win Over Kenyon
    October 19, 2010
    A pair of first-half defensive saves led to a second-half breakout and a key 2-0 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Senior Night victory for Wittenberg over visiting Kenyon.
  • Women's Soccer Dons Pink Uniforms In Battle Against Breast Cancer
    October 18, 2010
    When Wittenberg women's soccer Head Coach Norm Riker met with his team prior to the first practice of the 2010 season, he included a team-bonding activity in which players discussed challenges they had overcome in their lives. Time after time, cancer was mentioned, which hit particularly close to home for Riker.
  • Tigers Back In Win Column At Oberlin
    October 16, 2010
    The Wittenberg women's soccer team rebounded from a loss last week at Denison in a big way with a 3-0 road shutout of the Oberlin Yeowomen. After getting ahead 1-0 in the first half, the Tigers sealed the victory with two more in the second period to move to 3-1-0 in the North Coast Athletic Conference and 11-3-1 overall.
  • Denison Overpowers Tigers 3-0 In Granville
    October 12, 2010
    The Wittenberg women's soccer team took their first North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) loss of the 2010 season Tuesday night in a 3-0 decision at the feet of host Denison University. The Tigers fall to 2-1-0 in the NCAC and 10-3-1 overall with the defeat.
  • Second Half Goal Pushes Tigers Past Terriers
    October 09, 2010
    The Wittenberg women's soccer team kept an unbeaten streak alive and well at eight games Saturday evening at Edwards-Maurer Field, winning 2-1 over Hiram. With their seventh win in eight matches, the Tigers moved to 10-2-1 overall and a perfect 2-0-0 in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC).
  • Tigers Shut Down OWU In NCAC Opener
    October 02, 2010
    The Wittenberg Tigers did what they had to do on a chilly, rainy evening, grinding out a 1-0 win over rival Ohio Wesleyan in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) opener for both teams.
  • Overtime Thriller Ends With Tigers Topping Transy
    September 29, 2010
    In their second overtime game of the season, the Wittenberg women's soccer team emerged as 3-2 winners in a heated regional battle with Transylvania, moving to 8-2-1 overall on the season heading into the North Coast Athletic Conference slate this weekend.
  • Tigers Extend Unbeaten Streak To Five With Win At Urbana
    September 25, 2010
    The Wittenberg women's soccer team delivered a 2-0 defeat to the NCAA Division II Urbana Blue Knights Saturday afternoon, moving to 7-2-1 overall and in the process extending an unbeaten streak to five games.
  • Tigers Settle For Scoreless Draw With Earlham
    September 22, 2010
    The Wittenberg Tigers fired their fair share of shots, but they couldn't solve the stout Earlham Quaker defense, settling for a 0-0 draw with their former North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival.
  • Tigers Improve To 6-2 With 3-1 Win Over Capital
    September 19, 2010
    The Wittenberg women's soccer team cruised past visiting Capital Crusaders Sunday night, improving to 6-2-0 on the season following the 3-1 win. The Tigers went up 1-0 early and notched two second half goals to seal the deal.
  • Riker Wins 100th At Wittenberg With 4-0 Victory Over Manchester
    September 17, 2010
    Wittenberg women's soccer Head Coach Norm Riker earned his 100th victory as a Tiger Friday night, guiding the team to a 4-0 victory over Manchester and a 5-2 overall record on the season. Riker hits the centennial mark in his ninth season on the sideline at Wittenberg.
  • Tigers Bounce Back With Win At Ohio Northern
    September 15, 2010
    The Wittenberg Tigers took a couple of body blows in the Carnegie Mellon Invitational over the weekend, but they bounced back in a big way with a 2-0 shutout at perennial Ohio Athletic Conference powerhouse Ohio Northern.
  • Weekend In Pittsburgh Ends In 1-0 Loss To Carnegie Mellon
    September 12, 2010
    The Wittenberg women's soccer team fell to 3-2 overall on the season Sunday with a tough 1-0 loss to the hosts in the Tigers' final game in the Carnegie Mellon Invitational. The loss came despite outshooting the Tartans 10-7.
  • Short-handed Tigers Fall To No. 6 Johns Hopkins
    September 11, 2010
    The Wittenberg Tigers suffered a cruel fate in their first game as a ranked team in 2010, absorbing a heartbreaking 3-2 loss to sixth-ranked Johns Hopkins in the first game of the Carnegie Mellon Invitational.
  • Tigers Extend Win Streak To Three With Shutout Of Mount Union
    September 05, 2010
    The Wittenberg women's soccer team pushed their season-opening winning streak to three games with a 1-0 win over Mount Union at home Sunday. The Tigers improved to 3-0 following their second match in as many days.
  • Wittenberg Posts 2-0 Win Over Wilmington
    September 04, 2010
    The Wittenberg women's soccer team earned their first shutout of the year Saturday with a 2-0 win over nearby Wilmington College, moving to 2-0 on the season.
  • Tigers Open 2010 Campaign With 3-1 Win Over Mount St. Joseph
    September 01, 2010
    The Wittenberg women's soccer team started the 2010 season off with a strong 3-1 win over visiting Mount St. Joseph Wednesday night at Edwards-Maurer Field.
  • 2010 Women's Soccer Season Outlook
    August 27, 2010
    Following a fine 2009 season that included the Tigers' fourth straight North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament title and NCAA Division III Tournament appearance, the Wittenberg women's soccer team has some significant momentum. The hard part is building on that momentum to reach new levels of success, but Head Coach Norm Riker is optimistic that many of the pieces are in place for an even deeper postseason run in 2010.
  • News Release: Tigers Picked To Finish Second In NCAC Preseason Poll
    August 24, 2010
    CLEVELAND, Ohio — Denison was tabbed the favorite in balloting by North Coast Athletic Conference women's soccer coaches in the preseason poll. The Big Red, the defending NCAC regular season champions, earned seven of eight first-place votes from league coaches to compile 63 points, edging four-time defending NCAC tournament champion Wittenberg (57).
  • Wittenberg Hosts Wide Range Of Summer Sports Camps in 2010
    April 30, 2010
    As usual, summer will be a busy time around the Wittenberg University athletics complex in 2009. Seven different Wittenberg varsity athletic teams — men's basketball, women's basketball, football, men's soccer, women's soccer, softball and volleyball — are sponsoring summer camps this year.