2011 News
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Wittenberg University Student-Athletes Earn Academic HonorsApril 17, 2012Wittenberg University’s Department of Athletics can boast of a variety of outstanding team and individual athletic accomplishments during the 2011-12 school year, in addition to another stellar performance by Tiger student-athletes in the classroom.
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Banner Day: National Champions Honored AgainFebruary 13, 2012Three months after the Wittenberg volleyball team made history, emotions around the team’s win were high again as the national championship banner was raised to the HPER Center rafters in the Pam Evans Smith Arena on campus, Feb. 11.
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Ohio House Of Representatives Recognizes Tigers With ResolutionFebruary 08, 2012Nearly three months after raising the 2011 NCAA Division III championship trophy to thunderous cheers of a small but partisan crowd at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., Wittenberg University's volleyball team was honored much closer to home with a resolution read on the floor of the Ohio House of Representatives.
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Tiger Volleyball Featured On CBS Sports Fall Championships SpecialDecember 25, 2011Wittenberg University's run to the 2011 NCAA Division III Championship, inspired by a cancer-stricken teammate, is the subject of a feature story included in the 2011 NCAA Fall Championships feature show.
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Volleyball Standout Kimmie Dyer Earns Academic All-America HonorsDecember 13, 2011Wittenberg University volleyball standout Kimmie Dyer, class of 2012 from Copley, Ohio, has been recognized for the combination of her athletic and academic accomplishments with third-team Capital One College Division Academic All-America honors.
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Paco Labrador Named NCAA Division III National Coach Of The YearNovember 21, 2011After leading the Wittenberg Tigers to their first NCAA Division III volleyball championship, Head Coach Paco Labrador has been named 2011 National Coach of the Year by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA).
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Road To The Championship: Volleyball Wins NCAA Division III TitleNovember 20, 2011When the final ball hit the floor in Wittenberg's 3-0 NCAA Division III Tournament championship victory over Christopher Newport, there was a release of energy from the Red & White clad horde behind the Tigers' bench that could be felt from coast to coast. Tiger fans everywhere joined in the celebration of Wittenberg's first NCAA Championship in 34 years.
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Tigers Claim NCAA Div. III Title With Win Over Christopher NewportNovember 20, 2011After the biggest win of his coaching career, Wittenberg Volleyball Head Coach Paco Labrador paused to reflect upon how much the 3-0 win over Christopher Newport in the 2011 NCAA Division III National Championship match meant to all the players who helped build the Tiger program.
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Seniors Speak At NCAA Banquet About Meaning Of TeamworkNovember 19, 2011Wittenberg University seniors Kimmie Dyer and Hannah Riley were selected to represent their team and university as presenters at the 2011 NCAA Division III Volleyball Banquet, hosted by Washington University and the NCAA at the Ballpark Hilton in St. Louis, Mo., on Thursday, Nov. 17. An excerpt of their presentation follows, as Kimmie and Hannah offered a glimpse into the world of Tiger volleyball and the obstacles the team faced on the road to the national tournament:
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Tigers Sweep Eastern, Reach First-Ever NCAA Championship MatchNovember 19, 2011The third try wasn't the charm for the Wittenberg Tiger volleyball team. Four years later, it was the fourth try.
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Tigers Cruise Past California Lutheran To Reach National SemifinalsNovember 18, 2011It is possible that the perfectionist in Wittenberg volleyball head coach Paco Labrador could still find something not to like in the final boxscore of his team's 3-0 NCAA Division III Tournament quarterfinal victory over California Lutheran. But he will have to look long and hard.
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Tiger Volleyball Stops By Good Shepherd For The MorningNovember 17, 2011The Wittenberg volleyball team is in St. Louis this weekend primarily in search of a national championship, but the Tigers took some time to team up with the NCAA and the St. Louis Sports Commission to lend a helping hand to Good Shepherd Children and Family Services.
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Tiger Volleyball Trio Earns All-America HonorsNovember 15, 2011Wittenberg University volleyball standouts Katie Sumner, class of 2012 from Dublin, Ohio, Kimmie Dyer, class of 2012 from Copley, Ohio, and Christina Gilene, class of 2013 from Milford, Ohio, have earned All-America honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA).
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Tigers Topple Top-Ranked Calvin To Reach National QuarterfinalsNovember 12, 2011The third time was definitely a charm for the Wittenberg Tigers. Eliminated by Calvin College in the 2009 and 2010 NCAA Division III Tournaments, the Tigers turned the tables on the Knights, 3-1, to advance to their first national quarterfinal since 2007.
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Tigers Reach NCAA Division III Tournament Regional Final With Sweep Of HeidelbergNovember 12, 2011A convincing 3-0 sweep of 13th-ranked Heidelberg moved the fifth-ranked Wittenberg Tigers into their ninth NCAA Division III Tournament regional championship match.
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Wittenberg Volleyball Standout Kimmie Dyer Earns Academic All-District HonorsNovember 11, 2011Wittenberg University volleyball standout Kimmie Dyer, class of 2012 from Copley, Ohio, has been recognized for the combination of her athletic and academic accomplishments with first-team Capital One Academic All-America College Division All-District 7 honors.
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Tigers Cruise Past Rose-Hulman In First Round Of NCAA Division III TournamentNovember 10, 2011The Wittenberg Tigers overwhelmed Rose-Hulman in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament, sweeping the Engineers, 3-0, by set scores of 25-15, 25-10, 25-11 in a match played at Calvin College.
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Three Wittenberg Volleyball Standouts Earn All-Region HonorsNovember 09, 2011Wittenberg University volleyball standouts Katie Sumner, class of 2012 from Dublin, Ohio, Kimmie Dyer, class of 2012 from Copley, Ohio, and Christina Gilene, class of 2013 from Milford, Ohio, have earned All-Great Lakes Region honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA).
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Tigers Earn 17th NCAA Division III Tournament BerthNovember 07, 2011SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The fifth-ranked Wittenberg Tigers have been selected to compete in the NCAA Division III Tournament for the 16th consecutive year and the 17th time in school history. The Tigers open their quest for a first national title against Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, at Calvin College.
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Tigers Sweep All Four NCAC Postseason AwardsNovember 05, 2011CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wittenberg swept the four top individual awards from the North Coast Athletic Conference: Paco Labrador (Coach), Katie Sumner (Player), Christina Gilene (Libero) and Meghan Vodopich (Newcomer).
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Wittenberg Wins 17th NCAC Tournament Title With 3-0 Sweep Of HiramNovember 05, 2011The North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament trophy is securely in the possession of the Wittenberg Tigers for the 17th time in the last 20 years after a 3-0 sweep of Hiram.
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Tigers Cruise Into NCAC Championship Past Wooster In NCAC SemifinalsNovember 04, 2011For the 20th straight year, the Wittenberg Tigers have reached the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament championship match after a 3-0 victory over the College of Wooster.
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Tigers Cap Regular Season, NCAC Title Run With Sweep At AlleghenyOctober 29, 2011The Wittenberg Tigers put the finishing touches on another tremendous regular season with a 3-0 sweep of host Allegheny. The victory pushed the Tigers' overall record to 29-3, but more importantly it capped the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) slate with a perfect 16-0 mark.
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Tigers Clinch NCAC Regular Season Crown With Win At HiramOctober 28, 2011The Wittenberg Tigers clinched the outright North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season championship with a 3-1 win at Hiram.
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Tigers Bounce Back To Beat Carthage And Wisconsin-OshkoshOctober 22, 2011Coming off their most disappointing result of the 2011 season, the Wittenberg Tigers bounced back in a big way on the second day of the Wisconsin-Whitewater Invitational, cruising past Carthage and Wisconsin-Oshkosh by matching 3-0 scores.
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Tigers Stumble In Opening Match At Wisconsin-Whitewater InvitationalOctober 21, 2011For the first time in more than a year, the Wittenberg Tigers were shut out, losing 3-0 to perennial powerhouse Wisconsin-Whitewater on the opening day of the Warhawks' Invitational.
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Tigers Beat Denison To Clinch Share Of Sixth Straight NCAC Regular Season TitleOctober 19, 2011The Wittenberg Tigers made it official with a 3-0 whitewashing of visiting Denison — for the sixth year in a row and 17th time since 1992, Wittenberg's name will stand atop the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season standings.
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Tigers Cap Perfect Weekend With Sweeps Of Oberlin And DePauwOctober 16, 2011The Wittenberg Tigers swept two more North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) opponents on the second and final day of the second 2011 NCAC Power Weekend to move within one game of clinching at least a share of their sixth straight regular season title.
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Tigers Cruise Past Kenyon And DenisonOctober 15, 2011The Wittenberg Tigers continued to take care of business against North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) competition, taking a pair of matches by 3-0 scores on Day 1 of the conference's Power Weekend activities at the College of Wooster.
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Tigers Roll Past NCAC Rival KenyonOctober 12, 2011The Wittenberg Tigers continued to roll through their 2011 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) schedule, racing past host Kenyon, 3-0.