2008 News
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News Release: Wittenberg Field Hockey Student-Athletes Earn Academic Awards
March 19, 2009SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Following a successful 2008 season in which the Wittenberg University field hockey team turned in a 19th consecutive winning record, the performance of eight student-athletes in the classroom has also been recognized. -
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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News Release: Four Wittenberg Players Earn First-Team All-NCAC Honors
November 20, 2008CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wooster junior forward Amanda Artman and Kenyon senior goalkeeper Karen Thompson have been named Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, joining four Wittenberg first-team selections, to highlight the 2008 All-North Coast Athletic Conference field hockey teams.
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News Release: Boo Vernon, Tori Casanta, Meredith Price Earn All-Great Lakes Region Honors
November 18, 2008SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg field hockey standouts Boo Vernon, class of 2011 from Lake Bluff, Ill., Tori Casanta, class of 2011 from Mason, Ohio, and Meredith Price, class of 2011 from Highland Park, Ill., have earned Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFCHA) Division III All-Great Lakes Region honors.
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Valiant Effort Falls Short As Tigers Drop NCAC Semifinal Match
November 05, 2008A late goal for the Tiger field hockey team was not enough as they saw their season come to an end with a 3-2 loss at the College of Wooster in the NCAC Semifinals.
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Tigers Top Morrisville State On Senior Recognition Day
November 01, 2008On Senior Recognition Day, the Tigers sent out defender Beth Vonderbrink (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) in style with a 1-0 win over Morrisville State.
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Tigers Wrap Up Conference Slate With Win At Earlham
October 28, 2008Even with the recent cold weather signifying the beginning of winter, the Tiger women's field hockey team has been on a hot streak, winning six of their last eight, a streak continued by a 2-0 win over Earlham College.
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Wittenberg Stunned In Overtime By Kenyon
October 25, 2008The Wittenberg Tigers saw an early lead slip away in a heartbreaking 3-2 overtime loss to North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Kenyon.
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Non-Conference Loss Snaps Tiger Streak
October 19, 2008A tough road loss for the Tiger women snapped a five-game winning streak when the Tigers fell at Bellarmine University by a 4-2 score.
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Tigers Ride Big First Half To NCAC Win
October 18, 2008The Wittenberg Tigers guaranteed themselves a spot in the upcoming North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament with a 4-2 victory over the first-place Wooster Scots from Edwards-Maurer Field.
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Tigers Rattle Off Fourth Win in a Row
October 16, 2008The Wittenberg field hockey team moved one step closer to clinching a spot in the NCAC Tournament with a victory over the Denison Big Red 2-1 in overtime.
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Wittenberg Evens Conference Record With Win At Oberlin
October 11, 2008The Wittenberg Tigers won their third game in five days with a 4-0 win over North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival, Oberlin.
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Tigers Defense Comes Up with First Shutout of the Season
October 10, 2008The Wittenberg Tigers took a break from conference play as they entertained Houghton College on Homecoming weekend, with the Tigers coming away with a 2-0 victory.
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Tigers Ride Early Goals To High-Scoring Win Over Denison
October 07, 2008In their most prolific offensive outing of the season, Wittenberg poured in nine goals, including five in the first 13 minutes, en route to a 9-3 win over conference rival Denison.
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Wittenberg Drops 2-1 Decision To Ohio Wesleyan
October 03, 2008It wasn't quite deja vu all over again for the Wittenberg Tigers, but the final score was identical as they lost to Ohio Wesleyan by a 2-1 score for the second time in the 2008 season.
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Wittenberg Bounces Back With Big Win Over Earlham
October 01, 2008The Wittenberg Tigers got back on the winning track on Wednesday with a strong showing against the Earlham Quakers, tallying four goals in the second half to pull away with a 5-1 victory.
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Wittenberg Falls 5-2 At Wooster
September 27, 2008A 4-0 halftime deficit was too much to overcome as the Tiger women dropped a conference match at Wooster by a final of 5-2.
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Tiger Rally Falls Short Against Conference Rival Kenyon
September 21, 2008The Wittenberg Tiger women's field hockey team fell in a 3-0 hole in the first half and were unable to complete the comeback as they dropped a road contest at Kenyon by a 5-2 margin.
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Wittenberg Tops Sewanee 2-1 On Late Goal
September 20, 2008A breakaway goal in the waning moments by sophomore forward Boo Vernon (Lake Bluff, Ill./Cushing Academy) was the difference as the Wittenberg Tigers captured a 2-1 win over Sewanee in non-conference action at Edwards-Maurer Field.
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Tigers Bounce Back In Big Way With 8-1 Win Over Oberlin
September 13, 2008After back-to-back one-goal offensive performances - and the first two defeats of the 2008 season - the Wittenberg Tigers took out their frustrations on visiting Oberlin in an 8-1 victory at Edwards-Maurer Field.
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Overtime Goal Downs Tigers in Conference Opener
September 10, 2008An overtime goal by Ohio Wesleyan's Christa Cocumelli seven minutes into the extra session denied the Tigers a conference opening victory in a 2-1 loss to rival Ohio Wesleyan.
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Wittenberg Game At Mary Washington Cancelled
September 06, 2008With Tropical Storm Hanna approaching this weekend, officials in the State of Virginia have declared a state of emergency to prepare for possible damage the storm could cause. As a result, Wittenberg's game at Mary Washington College has been cancelled.
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Short-Handed Tigers Fall Short In Tournament Finale
August 31, 2008The Wittenberg Tigers put the finishing touches on a successful opening weekend trip to Maryland with a deceiving 3-1 loss to FDU-Florham in the third-place game of the 2008 Black-Eyed Susan Tournament at Stevenson University.
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Wittenberg Tops Host Stevenson In Season Opener At Black Eyed Susan Tournament
August 30, 2008The Wittenberg Tiger field hockey team started the 2008 campaign on the right foot, pouring in five goals in a 5-4 victory over the host school Stevenson University in the Black-Eyed Susan Tournament.
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2008 Season Outlook
August 15, 2008Coming off another outstanding season - the program's 27th in a row without a losing record - the Wittenberg field hockey team fields a relatively young team in 2008. The bar is set high, however, as 11 letterwinners return to the lineup after capturing the program's fourth North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season title since 2000.
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Standout Student-Athletes Presented First-Ever Awards From Pam Evans Smith '82 Memorial Scholarship
May 05, 2008Rachel Dixon, class of 2009 from West Liberty, Ohio, chose to attend Wittenberg University for many reasons. One of the more prominent ones was to play basketball for the legendary Pam Smith.