2008-09 News
An historic 2008-09 winter sports season wrapped up for the Wittenberg University Tigers over the last two weeks as the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) awarded 29 Wittenberg student-athletes and coaches with postseason honors.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Kenyon Bryan Yelvington has been named Player of the Year to highlight the 2009 All-North Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball squad, announced today after voting by the conference's head coaches.
Facing the Kenyon Lords for the second time in four days, the Wittenberg Tigers were unable to pull off a repeat as they were defeated 65-60 in North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament quarterfinal action.
A great deal was on the line Saturday at Pam Evans Smith Arena, and the Wittenberg Tigers rose to the challenge with a 68-44 victory over visiting Kenyon.
Cold shooting, coupled with a three-point barrage from the host Wabash Little Giants, sent the Wittenberg Tigers to a road loss by a 68-43 score. Wabash jumped out to a 15-2 lead and never looked back as the hosts evened up the season series between the two squads.
It took a frenetic final five minutes of basketball, but the Wittenberg Tigers fought their way to an 80-69 victory over the visiting Indiana University-East Red Wolves.
The Wittenberg Tigers battled through a first-half shooting slump to nearly catch the College of Wooster, only to have the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) leaders hit multiple clutch shots down the stretch in a 67-53 Fighting Scots victory.
The Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops put together a mind-blowing 22-0 run to start the game, a deficit simply too significant for the Wittenberg Tigers to overcome in an 83-59 loss.
The Wittenberg University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will host its first-ever Take a Kid to the Game Day on Saturday, Feb. 14, part of a daylong celebration of basketball and community in Wittenberg's Pam Evans Smith Arena.
With each game holding increased importance in a tight North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) race, the Wittenberg Tigers answered the bell with a 68-58 win at Allegheny. After a tight first half that included three ties and no lead larger than seven points for either team, Wittenberg powered past the Gators in the second half, leading by as many as 17 while pulling away.
Officially hitting the homestretch of the 2008-09 season, the Wittenberg Tigers jumped out to an early lead and held on for a very important 84-70 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) victory over host Earlham.
A three-point home win over perennial powerhouse Wittenberg in December served notice that the Hiram Terriers were a force to be reckoned with in the 2008-09 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) championship race.
The Wittenberg Tigers opened the first half with a 13-5 run and closed it with a 14-4 burst to take what turned out to be an insurmountable 15-point halftime lead en route to a 75-64 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) victory over visiting Wabash.
The Wittenberg Tigers picked themselves up off the mat Saturday and picked up a crucial 73-61 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) victory over host Kenyon.
The Wittenberg Tigers found tough travels against an Ohio Wesleyan program that has given them all sorts of trouble over the past several seasons. The home-standing Tigers dropped their second consecutive North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) outing, stymied at the offensive end in 63-48 loss.
The Wittenberg University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and Student Senate are putting school bragging rights on the line as never before.
