2008 News
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Wittenberg Student-Athletes Participate In NCAA Leadership ConferenceJune 03, 2008Volleyball standout Erin Slattery, class of 2010 from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and men's lacrosse standout Jeff Capella, class of 2010 from Columbus, Ohio, did some serious work in one of the least serious places in the world.
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Twenty-Eight Student-Athletes Claim Spring Sport All-Conference AwardsMay 19, 2008A solid 2008 spring sports season has reaped individual rewards for 28 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) teams over the last two weeks.
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News Release: Three Tigers Selected To Receive 2008 All-NCAC HonorsMay 14, 2008CLEVELAND, Ohio — Denison senior Alex Baruch has been named Player of the Year to highlight the 2008 All-North Coast Athletic Conference men's lacrosse selections. Wittenberg's Jeff Capella, Mitch Cohagan and Steve Koppenhafer earned spots in the annual listing of honorees.
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Wittenberg Rallies For 11-10 Win Over WoosterApril 26, 2008On the wider NCAA Division III landscape, the result of Saturday's dramatic 11-10 Wittenberg win over Wooster will hardly make a ripple.
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Battle Of Tigers Goes To Colorado College Thanks To Late SurgeApril 20, 2008The youthful Wittenberg Tigers still must find that winning formula, the one that allows them to close out a victory when leading in the second half.
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Wittenberg Falls At Conference Power Ohio WesleyanApril 16, 2008For the second time this season, the Wittenberg Tigers went toe-to-toe with one of the North Coast Athletic Conference's (NCAC) traditional men's lacrosse powers.
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Wittenberg Gets Back On Winning Track At OberlinApril 12, 2008The Wittenberg Tigers jumped on top early and maintained the pressure throughout for an 18-10 victory over North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Oberlin.
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Late Adrian Rally Stuns Tigers In Home LossApril 09, 2008The Wittenberg men's lacrosse team lost at home by the hands of Adrian College after a shocking fourth period rally.
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Conference Play Continues To Be Tough For Tigers With Loss To KenyonApril 05, 2008After keeping a tight game through the first quarter, the Wittenberg Tigers allowed six goals in the second quarter of a contest with the Kenyon College Lords, eventually dropping the game by a 16-5 count and moving to 4-3 overall and 0-2 in the conference.
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Wittenberg Hangs Tough Before Falling 10-6 To DenisonMarch 26, 2008The Wittenberg Tigers were ambushed at the outset of Wednesday's North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) opener against Denison, and the slow start cost them in a 10-6 loss.
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Wittenberg Keeps Rolling With Big Win Over Washington & JeffersonMarch 21, 2008The Wittenberg Tigers are now officially off to the best start in the modern of the men's lacrosse program after taking care of visiting Washington & Jefferson, 15-6, in the cold rain at Edwards-Maurer Field.
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Wittenberg Gets Back On Winning Track Against Mount St. JosephMarch 18, 2008The Wittenberg Tigers broke out Tuesday in the rain, muck and mire at Mount St. Joseph, scoring the first eight goals en route to a 14-3 victory over the homestanding Lions.
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Wittenberg Drops Heartbreaking Home Opener To St. VincentMarch 15, 2008Wittenberg's men's lacrosse team returned home after a successful Spring Break trip to Florida with a head of steam, but a late-game scoring burst gave visiting St. Vincent an 11-10 win to spoil the Tigers' 2008 home opener.
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Tigers Wrap Up Spring Break Trip With Win Over SewaneeMarch 08, 2008The Wittenberg Tigers put the finishing touches on a productive Spring Break week with a second straight win, this time by a 12-6 margin over Sewanee.
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Wittenberg Pulls Out 5-4 Win Over EasternMarch 05, 2008The Wittenberg Tigers rallied for a thrilling 5-4 season-opening victory over Eastern (Pa.) in their 2007-08 season opener.
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News Release: Wittenberg Picked To Finish Fifth In NCAC Preseason PollFebruary 19, 2008CLEVELAND, Ohio — Defending North Coast Athletic Conference champion Ohio Wesleyan and runner-up Denison emerged as the preseason co-favorites in balloting by NCAC men's lacrosse coaches in their annual preseason poll. Wittenberg was picked to repeat its fifth-place finish of a year ago.
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Matt Lord Selected To Play For England In 2008 U-19 World GamesFebruary 11, 2008Wittenberg University men's lacrosse standout Matt Lord, class of 2011 from Pickerington, Ohio, has been to England just once in his life. It was so long ago that he doesn't remember much about the trip.
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2008 Season OutlookJanuary 29, 2008After finishing with its best record since the 2000 season, the 2008 Wittenberg men's lacrosse team is looking for more. Optimism is high for third-year head coach George Harris as 15 letterwinners are back in the fold.