Wittenberg University’s volleyball team was one of 287 high school and college programs to earn the 2005-06 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award.
The Wittenberg volleyball team came so close the players and coaches could almost feel that famed Walnut & Bronze NCAA Division III Championship trophy in their hands.
Another banner fall sports season has reaped rich rewards for 34 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams over the last two weeks, and a number of those individuals have also claimed regional and national awards.
Another banner fall sports season has reaped rich rewards for 34 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams over the last two weeks, and a number of those individuals have also claimed regional and national awards.
The Wittenberg University Tigers were so close they could taste their first-ever NCAA Division III Tournament championship match berth. But they never reached that goal, falling in most stunning fashion, 3-2, to defending national champion Juniata.
After winning their third NCAA Division III Tournament Great Lakes Regional championship in the last four years last weekend, the Tigers had high hopes of breaking through the quarterfinal round and on into the semifinals for the first time in school history. In breathtaking fashion, Wittenberg did just that, rallying in the fifth and deciding game for a 3-2 victory over New York University.
Wittenberg University scrapped its way past Calvin College, 3-0, in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Tournament championship match, in the process advancing to the national quarterfinals for the third time in the last four years.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Wittenberg sophomore Emily Bell has been named honorable mention All-America in an announcement from the American Volleyball Coaches Association.
The Wittenberg Tigers will get the chance to defend their NCAA Great Lakes Regional Tournament championship Saturday after disposing of arch-rival Ohio Northern, 3-1, in Friday night's semifinals at the HPER Center.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Hiram senior Shana Toth (Mantua, OH/Crestwood) has been named Player of the Year to highlight the 2005 All-North Coast Athletic Conference volleyball selections.
The top-seeded Wittenberg Tigers, the host of the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Tournament for the third time in the last four years, overwhelmed No. 8 seed Fontbonne, 3-0, in a quarterfinal match on Thursday in the HPER Center.
For the first time in nine years, the Wittenberg Tigers were forced to do it the hard way, but the end result was the same as they romped to a 3-1 win at Hiram in the title match of the 2005 North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament.
The Wittenberg volleyball team will have to follow an unfamiliar path to their customary spot in the NCAA Division III Tournament this weekend when the Tigers travel to Hiram for the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament.
The Wittenberg Tigers may not have their favorite Red and White surroundings to provide a comfort level, but they still took care of business Friday night, sweeping Denison 3-0 in the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals.
The Wittenberg Tigers put the finishing touches on yet another tremendous regular season Tuesday, making the long trip to northern Ohio for a 3-0 victory over Oberlin. The win moves the sixth-ranked Tigers to 28-4 overall and 7-1 in the North Coast Athletic Conference, good for sole possession of second place.
The Baldwin-Wallace College Yellow Jackets have been making some waves in the Ohio Athletic Conference this year, but the Wittenberg Tigers cooled them off with a 3-0 win in the third match for both teams in the Wittenberg Fall Classic.
Since losing for the first time in eight years in North Coast Athletic Conference action nearly a month ago, the Wittenberg Tigers have reeled off 11 consecutive victories, including four straight in the Wittenberg Fall Classic. The Tigers put the wraps on a nearly perfect weekend with a 3-1 victory over Carnegie Mellon in the final match of the tournament.
The Wittenberg Tigers swept away visiting Carthage in their second match of the Wittenberg Fall Classic, capturing a 3-0 win by game scores of 30-12, 30-22, 30-23. It was Wittenberg's ninth straight win.
Wittenberg is always a busy place during its annual Homecoming and Reunion Weekend, especially in and around the athletic complex. The 2005 Homecoming and Reunion Weekend may well be the topper.
The Wittenberg Tigers may not be queens of the North Coast Athletic Conference mountain at this point in the 2005 regular season, but they took a significant step toward securing a position as queen of the Great Lakes Region mountain with a hard-fought 3-2 win at Mount St. Joseph on Friday.
The Wittenberg volleyball team made a long mid-season trip to California a happy one with four straight wins at the Pioneer Wild West Tournament, hosted by California State-East Bay.
The Wittenberg Tigers were the class of the Pioneer Wild West Tournament, putting the finishing touches on a 4-0 weekend with a 3-1 win over Greensboro.
The Wittenberg Tigers appear to be the unstoppable force this weekend at the Pioneer Wild West Tournament, hosted by nationally ranked California State-East Bay. For the third straight time, the Tigers swept three straight games, this time taking the measure of Oneonta State as the kiddie corps took center stage.
In their biggest test of the weekend, the Wittenberg Tigers came through with flying colors, defeating host California State-East Bay in the final match of the first day of the Pioneer Wild West Tournament.
The Wittenberg Tigers made the cross-country trip to California, just a few hours drive north of where their 2004 season ended in the NCAA Division III Tournament, and they started off the Pioneer Wild West Tournament at California State-East Bay with a 3-0 victory over Coe College (Iowa).
For most teams, a 2-1 record in a week is generally positive. But Wittenberg volleyball isn't most teams. But Wittenberg volleyball isn't most teams. The Tigers aspire to be something different, something better than the average, and for eight years they had no peer in the NCAC.
The Wittenberg Tigers may have been proven mere mortals when it comes to the North Coast Athletic Conference in 2005, but that doesn't mean they plan to allow more than one opponent to challenge them. For the sixth time in seven NCAC matches this year, the Tigers swept past an opponent, this time taking the measure of Denison, 3-0.