2010 News

  • Wittenberg University Volleyball Earns 11th Team Academic Award
    July 25, 2011
    Wittenberg University's volleyball team was one of a record 481 high school and college programs to earn a 2010-11 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award. The award, initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, annually honors men's and women's college and high school teams that display excellence in the classroom by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade-point average on a 4.0 scale or a 4.10 cumulative team GPA on a 5.0 scale during the school year.
  • "Memorable Moments" Season Highlights Video Now Online
    February 03, 2011
    The most memorable moments of the 2010 Wittenberg volleyball season, which included a fourth-straight North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament championship and the team's 16th NCAA Div. III Tournament appearance, are now available for viewing online.
  • 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).
  • Three Tiger Volleyball Standouts Earn All-America Honors
    November 17, 2010
    Wittenberg University volleyball standouts Amy Cox, class of 2011 from Newark, Ohio, Katie Sumner, class of 2012 from Dublin, Ohio, and Miranda Sagle, class of 2012 from Springfield, Ohio, have earned All-America honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA).
  • Four Tiger Volleyball Standouts Earn All-Region Honors
    November 14, 2010
    Wittenberg University volleyball standouts Amy Cox, class of 2011 from Newark, Ohio, Miranda Sagle, class of 2012 from Springfield, Ohio, Katie Sumner, class of 2012 from Dublin, Ohio, and Christina Gilene, class of 2013 from Milford, Ohio, have earned All-Great Lakes Region honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association.
  • Calvin Edges Past Wittenberg To Win NCAA Division III Tournament Regional Title
    November 13, 2010
    The Wittenberg Tigers ran into a buzzsaw in their quest for the first national volleyball championship in program history, coming up short in a 3-1 loss to Calvin in the Springfield, Ohio Regional Championship match.
  • Tigers Roll Past Hope To Reach NCAA Division III Tournament Regional Final
    November 12, 2010
    The Wittenberg Tigers won their 20th straight match and improved to 10-1 against teams currently ranked in the American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III Top-25 with a 3-0 regional semifinal victory over visiting Hope.
  • Tigers Sweep Past Ohio Northern, 3-0, To Open NCAA Division III Tournament Action
    November 11, 2010
    The Wittenberg Tigers played their way through some second-set jitters to put together a 3-0 victory over rival Ohio Northern University in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Division III Tournament.
  • Paco Labrador Earns Individual Award To Highlight All-NCAC Selections
    November 08, 2010
    CLEVELAND, Ohio — Four Tigers earned All-North Coast Athletic Conference honors, including a trio of first-team selections in juniors Miranda Sagle and Katie Sumner and senior Amy Cox. Head Coach Paco Labrador earned his third NCAC Coach of the Year award in eight seasons at the helm.
  • Wittenberg Volleyball Earns 16th NCAA Division III Tournament Berth
    November 08, 2010
    The No. 2-ranked Wittenberg University volleyball team has been selected to compete in the NCAA Division III Tournament for the 15th consecutive year and the 16th time in school history. The Tigers open their quest for the first national title in program history with a first-round match at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, at home in Pam Evans Smith Arena against Ohio Northern University.
  • Tigers Top Hiram 3-1 To Win NCAC Tournament
    November 06, 2010
    The Wittenberg volleyball team picked up their fourth consecutive North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament championship Saturday, winning 3-1 over the Hiram Terriers by scores of 25-27, 25-16, 25-16 and 25-12 to claim the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
  • Tigers Advance To NCAC Finals With Sweep Of Denison
    November 05, 2010
    The first-seeded Wittenberg volleyball team faced down fourth-seeded Denison Friday night in Pam Evans Smith Arena and came away with a 3-0 win by scores of 25-22, 25-11 and 25-11, advancing to the North Coast Athletic Conference Finals where they will face second-seed Hiram.
  • Volleyball Standout Amy Cox Earns Academic All-District Honors
    November 05, 2010
    Wittenberg University volleyball standout Amy Cox, class of 2011 from Newark, Ohio, has been recognized for the combination of her athletic and academic accomplishments with second-team CoSIDA Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors.
  • Tigers Conclude Regular Season With Perfect Fall Classic
    October 30, 2010
    The Wittenberg volleyball team closed out a perfect 3-0 weekend in their own Fall Classic with a pair of victories Saturday with 3-0 wins over Mount St. Joseph and Carnegie Mellon. The Tigers completed their regular season with a sparkling overall record of 28-2.
  • Tigers Come Up Big On Day 1 Of 2010 Wittenberg Fall Classic
    October 29, 2010
    The Wittenberg Tigers overcame a slow start to capture an inspiring 3-1 victory over Juniata to cap the opening night of the 2010 Wittenberg Fall Classic.
  • Wittenberg Sweeps Both Urbana And West Virginia Wesleyan
    October 23, 2010
    The Wittenberg Tigers stepped out of both conference and NCAA Division III play Saturday with a pair of 3-0 sweeps at Urbana, beating the host Blue Knights and also West Virginia Wesleyan.
  • Tigers Top Wooster To Clinch Share Of Regular Season Conference Title
    October 22, 2010
    The Wittenberg Tigers took care of business for an 11th straight time, wrapping up a share of the 2010 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season championship in the process, with a 3-0 win at Wooster.
  • Tigers Wrap Up Power Weekend With Big Win Over Denison
    October 17, 2010
    The Wittenberg Tigers put the finishing touches on a busy North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) week, easily topping Denison, 3-0, for the second time in less than a week on their home floor.
  • Tigers Make Quick Work Of Kenyon, Ohio Wesleyan To Start NCAC Power Weekend
    October 16, 2010
    The Wittenberg Tigers were efficient in a pair of North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) victories over Kenyon and Ohio Wesleyan as four league rivals converged on Wittenberg's Pam Evans Smith Arena.
  • Tigers Overwhelm Denison, 3-0
    October 13, 2010
    The Wittenberg Tigers have won 19 of their first 21 matches in the 2010 season, with 15 of those victories coming by 3-0 scores. The latest was a 25-11, 25-7, 25-11 decision over North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Denison.
  • Wittenberg Gets Even With 3-0 Win Over Hiram
    October 09, 2010
    The Wittenberg Tigers returned to the top of the 2010 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) with a convincing 3-0 victory over visiting Hiram, avenging a 3-0 upset road defeat against the Terriers two weeks earlier.
  • Tigers Start Homecoming Weekend With Win Over Allegheny
    October 08, 2010
    Homecoming Weekend started well for the Wittenberg volleyball team, as they rolled to a 3-0 win Friday night over the visiting Allegheny Gators, improving to 17-2 overall and 7-1 in the North Coast Athletic Conference in the process.
  • Tigers Rule The Roost At Kenyon With Clean Sweep
    October 05, 2010
    The Wittenberg volleyball team made quick work of the Kenyon Ladies Tuesday night, sweeping their way to a 25-13, 25-3, 25-15 victory to move to 16-2 overall and 6-1 in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) on the season.
  • Tigers Cruise Past Oberlin, 3-0
    October 02, 2010
    The fourth-ranked Wittenberg Tigers improved to 15-2 overall and, more importantly, 5-1 in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) with a 3-0 sweep at Oberlin.
  • Tigers Sweep Past Ohio Wesleyan
    September 30, 2010
    The fourth-ranked Wittenberg Tigers took care of business Thursday, taking the measure of visiting North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Ohio Wesleyan, 3-0.
  • Record Win Streak Snapped By Hiram As Tigers Finish First NCAC Weekend 3-1
    September 26, 2010
    For the first time ever, Wittenberg University's volleyball team lost a North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) match by a 3-0 score, succombing to host Hiram in the first match of the second day of a busy conference weekend. The Tigers recovered to sweep Wooster and head back home with a 3-1 weekend finish.
  • Tigers Sweep Pair To Open NCAC Action
    September 25, 2010
    The Wittenberg Tigers opened 2010 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) action with a pair of victories at the first of two Power Weekend events, sweeping past Oberlin and Allegheny in matches hosted by Hiram College.
  • Tigers Finish Perfect 4-0 In 2010 Border Battle After Day 2 Sweep
    September 18, 2010
    The Wittenberg Tigers completed their death march of an opening to the 2010 season with a perfect 4-0 performance at the Border Battle in Pam Evans Smith Arena. On Day 2 of the annual competition, Wittenberg toppled its seventh nationally ranked opponent in sixth-ranked Hope before capping the weekend with a win over Alma, which came into the Border Battle undefeated on the young season.
  • Tigers Take Down Two More Nationally Ranked Teams On Day 1 Of Border Battle
    September 17, 2010
    The Wittenberg Tigers continued their early-season march through the NCAA Division III Top 25, slaying two more giants on Day 1 of the 2010 Border Battle in Pam Evans Smith Arena.
  • Volleyball Promotes Cancer Awareness To Honor Teammate At Annual Border Battle
    September 16, 2010
    The Wittenberg University volleyball team, ranked fifth in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) NCAA Division III poll, hosts its sixth annual Border Battle Friday and Saturday, Sept. 17-18. As always, Head Coach Paco Labrador has built a philanthropic component into the annual competition, and in 2010 the cause is near and dear to the players and coaches on the Tiger team.
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