2007 News
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Wittenberg University Volleyball Earns Eighth Team Academic Award
July 30, 2008Wittenberg University's volleyball team was one of 353 high school and college programs to earn a 2007-08 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award. -
Wittenberg Student-Athletes Participate In NCAA Leadership Conference
June 03, 2008Volleyball standout Erin Slattery, class of 2010 from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and men's lacrosse standout Jeff Capella, class of 2010 from Columbus, Ohio, did some serious work in one of the least serious places in the world.
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Volleyball Standout Emily Bell Earns National Academic Award
November 28, 2007Wittenberg University volleyball standout Emily Bell, class of 2008 from Fort Wayne, Ind., has been recognized for the combination of her athletic and academic accomplishments with second-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division honors.
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Thirty-Six Student-Athletes, Coaches Earn Fall 2007 All-Conference Awards
November 21, 2007One of the most successful fall sports seasons in Wittenberg history was capped by a tremendous haul of postseason awards from the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC).
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Wittenberg Falls In National Semifinals To Washington University
November 16, 2007If the analogy can be made to climbing a mountain, then the Wittenberg Tiger volleyball team has neared the summit of the NCAA Division III Tournament each of the last three years.
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Wittenberg Tops Stevens Institute of Technology, 3-0, In NCAA Division III Quarterfinals
November 15, 2007t wasn't the clean, crisp performance Tiger fans had come to expect from the Wittenberg volleyball team in 2007, but the final score was the same as so many others during this dream season.
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Wittenberg Volleyball Student-Athletes, Coach Earn Postseason Awards
November 13, 2007Three Wittenberg University volleyball standouts and Head Coach Paco Labrador have earned postseason awards from the American Volleyball Coaches Association after their record-breaking undefeated regular season.
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Wittenberg Volleyball Standout Emily Bell Earns Academic Award
November 13, 2007Wittenberg University volleyball standout Emily Bell, class of 2008 from Fort Wayne, Ind., has been recognized for the combination of her athletic and academic accomplishments with first-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors.
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Wittenberg Sweeps Again, Advances To Fourth Straight NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal With Win Over Ohio Northern
November 10, 2007This is a habit that the Wittenberg Tigers are starting to become accustomed to - for the fourth straight year and the fifth time in the last six years Wittenberg is headed to the national quarterfinals.
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Wittenberg Moves Into Sixth Straight Regional Final With Sweep Of Heidelberg
November 09, 2007The Wittenberg Tigers are into the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Region championship match for the fifth time in the last six years after a 3-0 win over Heidelberg.
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Wittenberg Ices Frostburg, Moves On To Semifinals
November 08, 2007The Wittenberg Tigers will sleep well tonight after steamrolling the Frostburg State Bobcats, 3-0, piling on 58 kills to cap a busy day of four volleyball matches at the university's HPER Center.
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Volleyball To Host Great Lakes Regional Of NCAA Division III Tournament
November 05, 2007The No. 1 ranked Wittenberg University volleyball team will appear in the NCAA Division III Tournament for the 12th consecutive year and the 13th time in school history. The Tigers open their quest for the first national title in program history at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, against Frostburg State University.
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Jackie Williams, Paco Labrador Headline List Of Tiger All-NCAC Honorees
November 04, 2007Wittenberg junior Jackie Williams (Rocky River, OH/Magnificat) has been named Player of the Year to highlight the 2007 All-North Coast Athletic Conference volleyball selections.
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Wittenberg Captures 13th NCAC Tournament Title In The Last 16 Years
November 03, 2007The Wittenberg Tigers maintained their stranglehold on the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) with a 3-0 win over Hiram in newly renamed Pam Evans Smith Arena in the HPER Center.
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Wittenberg Reaches 16th Straight NCAC Tourney Final With Win Over Earlham
November 02, 2007The Wittenberg Tigers extended the longest winning streak in college volleyball - regardless of division - with a 3-0 win over Earlham in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament semifinals Friday in the university's newly re-named Pam Evans Smith Arena in the HPER Center.
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Wittenberg Finishes Perfect NCAC Season With Win Over Denison; Tops Juniata In Battle Of Nos. 1 And 2 Teams In the Nation
October 26, 2007The Wittenberg Tigers rode a wave of momentum provided by a school-record 1,400 fans who packed the HPER Center to witness a pair of victories Friday. The first, a 3-0 defeat of Denison, put a cap on the second straight unbeaten North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season.
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Top-Ranked Wittenberg Hosts No. 2 Juniata As Part of Fall Classic
October 25, 2007The No. 1 ranked Wittenberg University volleyball team will put the finishing touches on the 2007 regular season with the greatly anticipated Wittenberg Fall Classic on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26 and 27, in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) Center. The event highlight is a rare match-up of No. 1 against No. 2 in the nation when defending national champion Juniata takes on Wittenberg at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26.
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Wittenberg Struggles Past Earlham, 3-1
October 24, 2007Perhaps looking ahead to Friday's match-up of No. 1 vs. No. 2 in NCAA Division III, the Wittenberg Tigers struggled through a 3-1 win over visiting Earlham.
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Wittenberg Sweeps Past Hiram and Heidelberg To Clinch NCAC Title, Break Previous NCAA Division III Record
October 20, 2007The 2007 season has been smooth sailing for the most part for the Wittenberg Tigers. On a day when they needed to bring their A game against a pair of quality opponents, the Tigers kept the wind at their back and entered into record territory.
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Wittenberg Tunes Up For Big Day With Win At Allegheny
October 19, 2007For the 15th straight time, the Wittenberg Tigers won a match 3-0. The victim this time was homestanding North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Allegheny.
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Wittenberg Volleyball Moves Back To No. 1 In Nation
October 16, 2007For the second time this season and the third time in school history, the Wittenberg Tigers stand atop the CSTV/American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) NCAA Division III poll.
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Tigers March On With Win Over Wooster
October 13, 2007The Wittenberg Tigers put the finishing touches on another perfect weekend with a 3-0 home win over Wooster on Senior Recognition Day in the HPER Center.
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Wittenberg Picks Up Another Sweep Over Oberlin
October 12, 2007The Wittenberg Tigers steamrolled to another comfortable victory Saturday, defeating visiting Oberlin by scores of 30-10, 30-12, 30-15 for a 3-0 final score.
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Tigers March On With NCAC Win At Ohio Wesleyan
October 10, 2007The Wittenberg Tigers marched on Wednesday night, easily toppling yet another foe. The victim on this night were the homestanding Battling Bishops of Ohio Wesleyan, and the score was the customary 3-0.
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Wittenberg Sweeps Again, This Time At Denison
October 05, 2007The Wittenberg Tigers' march through the 2007 schedule continued Friday with a 3-0 sweep at Denison.
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Wittenberg Records 10th Straight Sweep In Win Over Earlham
October 02, 2007The Wittenberg Tigers continued to dominate opponents Tuesday with a 3-0 win over North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Earlham.
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Jan Kehres Earns Volleyball National Player of the Week Honors
October 02, 2007For the ninth time in school history - and second time in the 2007 season - a Wittenberg volleyball player has earned Sports Imports/Division III National Player of the Week from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA).
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Jan Kehres Reaches 1,000 Career Kills As Tigers Roll On
September 29, 2007The Wittenberg Tigers passed another important test in what is turning into a record-shattering season Saturday with a pair of 3-0 wins over nationally ranked Hiram and Capital in the HPER Center.
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Wittenberg Keeps Perfect Season Alive With Sweep Of Allegheny
September 28, 2007The Wittenberg Tigers long ago surpassed the school record for consecutive wins to open a season. After an exhaustive search through the archives to confirm that 10-0 was indeed the previous best start to a season in school history, the next task may be to determine the school record for consecutive games won in a row.
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Tigers Sweep Tri-Match At Wooster
September 22, 2007The Wittenberg Tigers are officially sending the university's sports information department into research mode as they captured two more wins Saturday at Wooster.
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