2011 News

  • Tiger Student-Athletes Earn National Academic Awards
    March 10, 2012
    Nine field hockey student-athletes have been recognized for their performance in the classroom by the NFHCA. In addition, the Tiger field hockey program has earned a National Academic Team Award.
  • Five Tiger Standouts Earn All-North Coast Athletic Conference Honors
    November 18, 2011
    Five Tiger field hockey standouts earned 2011 All-North Coast Athletic Conference honors, led by first-team selection Elizabeth Dwyer (St. Louis, Mo./LaDue).
  • Three Wittenberg Field Hockey Standouts Earn All-Region Honors
    November 17, 2011
    Wittenberg University field hockey standouts Elizabeth Dwyer, class of 2012 from St. Louis, Mo., Jenny Schaafsma, class of 2012 from Grand Rapids, Mich., and Kellen Morrissey, class of 2013 from Aurora, Colo., have earned 2011 All-Great Lakes Region honors from the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA).
  • Dwyer Selected For Annual Division III Field Hockey Senior Game
    November 03, 2011
    Wittenberg University field hockey standout Elizabeth Dwyer, class of 2012 from St. Louis, Mo., has been selected to participate in the prestigious National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III Senior Game scheduled for 5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 19, on the campus of Nichols College in Dudley, Mass.
  • Denison Shoots Past Wittenberg In NCAC Tournament Semifinals
    November 02, 2011
    The Denison Big Red pressured the Wittenberg goal for more than 50 minutes before finally breaking through on a penalty stroke and then adding an insurance goal to advance to the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament championship game with a 2-0 win over the visiting Tigers.
  • Tigers Fall To Wooster In Season Finale
    October 29, 2011
    Wittenberg's field hockey team rounded out the 2011 regular season on a sour note, losing a 2-0 decision to visiting Wooster to finish 9-8 overall and 7-6 in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC).
  • Late Goal Pushes Tigers Past Kenyon For Key NCAC Win
    October 21, 2011
    The Wittenberg Tigers came up with a clutch 2-1 victory over visiting Kenyon to take sole possession of third place in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) standings.
  • Big Offense, Stiff Defense Take Care Of Pioneers
    October 14, 2011
    The Wittenberg field hockey team improved to 8-7 overall with a 4-1 victory after holding visiting Transylvania to three shots Friday night.
  • Tigers Drop Overtime Decision To Denison
    October 11, 2011
    Wittenberg field hockey battled through regulation to hold a scoreless game intact, but it was visiting Denison who scored in overtime to decide the game and send the Tigers to 7-7 overall and 6-5 in the North Coast Athletic Conference.
  • Dwyer Adds womensfieldhockey.com Honor Roll Recognition
    October 10, 2011
    Senior Elizabeth Dwyer (St. Louis, Mo./Ladue) earned her way onto the weekly Division III honor roll at womensfieldhockey.com by pouring in five goals and one assist last week. She hit the back of the net three times with one assist in a 7-0 decision over Earlham, and then scored both goals in a 2-1 overtime victory against Ohio Wesleyan
  • Tigers' Last Long Homestand Starts With Win
    October 09, 2011
    Wittenberg field hockey started a six-game, regular season-ending homestand on Sunday with a 5-1 win over Oberlin at Edwards-Maurer Field. The Tigers evened the season series with the Yeowomen and moved to 7-6 overall and 6-4 in the North Coast Athletic Conference.
  • Dwyer's Five Goals Net NCAC Player Of The Week Honor
    October 09, 2011
    Senior Elizabeth Dwyer (St. Louis, Mo./Ladue) poured in five goals and one assist last week, including an overtime game-winner. Dwyer hit the back of the net three times with one assist in a 7-0 decision over Earlham, and then scored both goals in a 2-1 overtime victory against Ohio Wesleyan.
  • Tigers Steal Sudden Victory At Ohio Wesleyan
    October 06, 2011
    The Wittenberg field hockey team earned a sweep of the season series with Ohio Wesleyan on an overtime 2-1 win on the road Thursday night. The Tigers improved to 6-6 overall but more importantly moved above .500 at 5-4 in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC).
  • Tigers Subdue Quakers With First-Half Offensive Outburst
    October 04, 2011
    The Wittenberg field hockey team improved to 5-6 overall and 4-4 in the North Coast Athletic Conference with a key 7-0 league victory over the visiting Earlham Quakers at Edwards-Maurer Field on Tuesday, posting their second-highest scoring total of the season.
  • Early Goal Holds Up As Tigers Fall To Wooster
    October 01, 2011
    The Wittenberg Tigers finished with more shots and more penalty corners, but by game's end they hadn't cashed in on any of their offensive opportunities in a 1-0 loss on a cold, damp morning in Wooster.
  • Tigers Fall In Key NCAC Game At DePauw
    September 28, 2011
    After a strong start, the Wittenberg Tigers fell to North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) newcomer DePauw, 5-1. The game was the first played between Wittenberg and DePauw.
  • Wittenberg Field Hockey Announces Fundraising Opportunity
    September 27, 2011
    The Wittenberg University field hockey program traces a proud history all the way back to the 1930s. In recent years, the Tigers have been among the most consistent winners in the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Region, going nearly 30 years without a losing record and winning 10 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) titles, more than any other member institution.
  • Rally Falls Short In 2-1 Loss At Centre
    September 25, 2011
    A second-half rally failed to produce an equalizing goal as the Wittenberg Tigers dropped the second game of a busy weekend twinbill, falling 2-1 at Centre less than 24 hours after winning by the same score at Kenyon.
  • Tigers Rally For Key NCAC Win At Kenyon
    September 24, 2011
    In every season, there comes a turning point, a gut-check of sorts that reveals a team's future direction. It is possible that the Wittenberg Tigers encountered just such an inflection point at Kenyon. If so, the Tigers' direction may be a positive one after they rallied for a 2-1 win over their North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rivals.
  • Tigers Set Team Scoring, Defensive Records With 12-0 Win Over Trine
    September 21, 2011
    Two Wittenberg players netted hat tricks and the Tigers kept the visiting Trine field hockey team from attempting a shot on the way to a 12-0 shutout win over the Thunder, setting or tying three program records to improve to 3-3 on the season.
  • Tigers Force Overtime But Fall To Oberlin
    September 18, 2011
    The Wittenberg field hockey team visited Northeastern Ohio on Sunday to make up a game postponed from Sept. 10 at Oberlin but fell in overtime by a score of 4-3 to move to 2-3 overall and 2-2 in the North Coast Athletic Conference.
  • Tigers Open Home Slate With Shutout Of Battling Bishops
    September 17, 2011
    The Wittenberg field hockey team improved to 2-2 overall and 2-1 in the Northc Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) with a 2-0 win over Ohio Wesleyan in their first game at Edwards-Maurer Field in 2011.
  • Tigers Pull Out Win At Earlham In Second Round Of Penalty Strokes
    September 07, 2011
    The Wittenberg Tigers were forced to do it the hard way, but by the time they walked off the field the Tigers had extended their winning streak over Earlham to 37 in a row with a 1-0 victory that was determined in a second round of penalty strokes.
  • Tigers Open NCAC Action With 1-0 Loss At Denison
    September 03, 2011
    The Wittenberg Tigers were shut out, 1-0, by North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Denison in the league-opener for both teams.
  • Tigers Open 2011 Athletics Schedule At W&J
    September 01, 2011
    The Wittenberg field hockey team got a brand new season underway in the first official Tiger athletic contest of the new school year, but ran into a tough Washington & Jefferson squad to drop the matchup 4-0 on Thursday night.
  • 2011 Season Outlook
    August 29, 2011
    A year after winning the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season title with a program-best 11-1 record and outscoring opponents by a whopping 79-25 margin, the Wittenberg field hockey program takes on a much different shape in 2011.