2008 News
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Four Attend NCAA Div. III Student-Athlete Regional Leadership Conference
January 29, 2009Three Wittenberg University student-athletes and Men's and Women's Tennis Head Coach Justin Stuckey attended an NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Regional Leadership Conference in Chicago, Jan. 23-25. -
Thirty-Four Student-Athletes Earn 2008 Fall All-Conference Awards
December 01, 2008One 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.
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Volleyball Standout Jackie Williams Named Second-Team All-America
November 19, 2008Wittenberg University volleyball standout Jackie Williams, class of 2009 from Rocky River, Ohio, has been named second-team All-America by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA).
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Wittenberg Volleyball Standouts Earn All-Region Awards
November 17, 2008Wittenberg University volleyball standouts Jackie Williams, class of 2009 from Rocky River, Ohio, and Kate Snead, class of 2010 from Westerville, Ohio, have earned All-Great Lakes Region awards from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA).
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Stunning ONU Rally Wins NCAA Regional Semifinal Over Wittenberg
November 14, 2008Unfortunately for the Wittenberg Tigers, history does repeat itself. Nearly five years to the day after the Ohio Northern Polar Bears pulled off an improbable 3-2 comeback victory in the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional championship match, they did it again, this time in the semifinals of the regional.
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Wittenberg Tops Muskingum In First Round Of NCAA Great Lakes Regional
November 13, 2008The Wittenberg Tigers continued their late-season surge with a 3-0 victory over Muskingum in the final first round match of the 2008 NCAA Division III Great Lakes Region Tournament at Wittenberg's Pam Evans Smith Arena.
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Williams Earns Second NCAC Player Of The Year Award To Highlight Tiger Honorees
November 10, 2008Senior Jackie Williams has been named Player of the Year for the second consecutive year to highlight the 2008 All-NCAC volleyball selections. Williams, a 6-1 outside hitter, led the conference during the regular season with a .379 hitting percentage (256 kills, 53 errors, 535 attempts), and was third in kills per game (3.01).
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Tigers To Host Great Lakes Regional Of NCAA Division III Tournament
November 10, 2008The No. 5 ranked Wittenberg University volleyball team has been selected to compete in the NCAA Division III Tournament for the 13th consecutive year and the 14th time in school history. The Tigers, who have been selected to host the Great Lakes Regional Tournament for the fifth time in the last six years, open their quest for the first national title in program history at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, against Muskingum.
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Wittenberg Tops Hiram For 14th NCAC Tournament Championship
November 08, 2008The Wittenberg Tigers put the wraps on the 2008 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) competition, taking down visiting Hiram in the NCAC Tournament championship match, 3-0.
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Wittenberg Cruises Past Allegheny In NCAC Semifinals
November 07, 2008The Wittenberg Tigers overwhelmed visiting Allegheny, 3-0, to advance to their 17th straight North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament championship match.
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Standout Jessica Kimble Lands Academic All-District Honor
November 06, 2008Wittenberg University volleyball standout Jessica Kimble, class of 2009 from Dennison, Ohio, has been recognized for the combination of her athletic and academic accomplishments with third-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors.
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Wittenberg Sweeps Denison, Labrador Earns 200th Career Victory
October 31, 2008The Wittenberg Tigers put the finishing touches on another tremendous regular season with a 3-0 sweep of North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Denison. Afterwards, the Tigers celebrated Head Coach Paco Labrador and his 200th career victory in just his 226th career match.
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Volleyball Head Coach Paco Labrador Wins 200th Career Match
October 31, 2008It was no ordinary celebration following the Wittenberg volleyball team's 3-0 win at Denison on Friday, Oct. 31. Not only did the Tigers put the finishing touches on another tremendous regular season with records of 30-2 overall and 16-0 in the NCAC, Head Coach Paco Labrador reached an individual milestone by capturing the 200th win of his career.
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Wittenberg Sweeps Past Earlham, 3-0
October 29, 2008The Wittenberg Tigers inched closer to the finish line Wednesday with a 3-0 win at Earlham.
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Wittenberg Tops Hiram And Capital On Senior Day
October 25, 2008The Wittenberg Tigers sent its four seniors out on a high note with a pair of 3-0 wins over North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Hiram and Capital on Senior Recognition Day in Pam Evans Smith Arena.
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Tigers Beat Allegheny To Earn Share Of 11th NCAC Regular Season Title In Last 12 Years
October 24, 2008The Wittenberg Express continued to steamroll through the 2008 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) competition as the Tigers clinched at least a share of the regular season title with a 3-0 win over visiting Allegheny.
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Tigers Close in on NCAC Regular Season Crown
October 21, 2008The Wittenberg volleyball team took another step toward yet another North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season title with a 3-0 victory over Kenyon College to move to 12-0 in the NCAC.
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Wittenberg Continues March Through NCAC With Win At Wooster
October 18, 2008The finish line is within sight. The Wittenberg Tigers continued their march toward a third straight North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season title with a typically dominating 3-0 win at Wooster.
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Tigers Rally Past Heidelberg For Key Regional Win
October 18, 2008The Wittenberg Tigers put the finishing touches on another outstanding weekend, rallying past Great Lakes Regional rival Heidelberg 3-1.
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Wittenberg Beats Oberlin For 45th Straight NCAC Regular Season Win
October 17, 2008The Wittenberg Tigers haven't lost in North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season play since 2005, and it doesn't appear they have any plans to start a new pattern anytime soon after they took care of business with a 3-0 win at Oberlin.
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Wittenberg Rolls Past Ohio Wesleyan, 3-0
October 15, 2008The Wittenberg Tigers continued to roll through the 2008 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) schedule, passing the halfway point with a perfect record after a 3-0 win over Ohio Wesleyan.
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Tigers Take Care of Big Red to Get 20th Win
October 10, 2008The Tiger volleyball team continued to roll through North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) play with a 3-0 win over Denison to kick off Homecoming Weekend.
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Tigers Finish Strong in Three-Set Sweep of Earlham
October 07, 2008In each of their three sets against a pesky Earlham squad, the Tigers finished on a strong run to close the door on their NCAC foe, as the Tigers moved to 7-0 in NCAC with a 3-0 win over the Quakers.
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Wittenberg Has Big Day At Hiram With Sweep Of Host Team And Nationally Ranked Trinity
October 04, 2008If the Wittenberg Tiger volleyball team goes on to great things in the 2008 season, it is likely that Head Coach Paco Labrador and his student-athletes will look back at Saturday, Oct. 4, as the day when the tide turned, so to speak.
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Wittenberg Stays Unbeaten In NCAC With Sweep At Allegheny
October 03, 2008The Wittenberg Tigers continued their march through the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC), passing the quarter-pole with a 3-0 win at Allegheny.
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Wittenberg Finishes Perfect Week With 3-0 Wins Over Wooster And Mount Union
September 27, 2008The Wittenberg Tigers have competed against at least one team ranked in the top 25 each of the last two weekends, and they will again next weekend after recently adding Trinity (Texas) to the schedule at North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Hiram next Saturday.
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Wittenberg Races Past NCAC Rival Oberlin, 3-0
September 26, 2008The Wittenberg Tigers took care of business Friday night, dispatching North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Oberlin, 3-0.
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Wittenberg Sweeps Past Ohio Wesleyan, 3-0
September 24, 2008The Wittenberg Tigers headed back into North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) action Wednesday and took care of business in familiar fashion, beating Ohio Wesleyan, 3-0.
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Wittenberg Finish Out 3-1 After Two Wins On Day 2 At Emory Invitational
September 20, 2008The Wittenberg Tigers put the finishing touches on what has to be considered a successful weekend road trip to Emory University with a pair of wins Saturday.
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Wittenberg Splits Pair On Day 1 Of Emory Invitational
September 19, 2008The Wittenberg Tigers won the match they were expected to win and lost the match they were not favored to win on Day 1 of the Emory Invitational.
