2003 News
Another banner fall sports season has reaped tangible rewards for 34 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams. In addition, several Tiger athletes received regional and national recognition from various organizations, including two All-America selections to date.
CLEVELAND --Wooster's Adam Milligan (Orrville, OH/Orrville) and Allegheny's Ben Montgomery (McMurray, PA/Peter's Township) have been named co-Offensive Players of the Year and Ohio Wesleyan's Jeff Krigbaum (Canal Winchester, OH/Canal Winchester) has been named Defensive Player of the Year to highlight the 2003 All-North Coast Athletic Conference men's soccer selections.
The Wittenberg men's soccer team rounded out its 2003 season with a 2-1 double overtime road victory over Oberlin on Saturday. The win gave Wittenberg eight on the season, and it extended to 21 the number of consecutive seasons that the Tiger men's soccer program has registered at least seven wins.
The Wittenberg men's soccer team got off to a slow start to the 2003 season, came on strong in the middle of the season but then faltered a bit down the stretch while featuring a young team that included eight new starters.
The Wittenberg men's soccer team has one game left in a rebuilding 2003 season that has yielded some high points and provided great promise for the future. The team's latest outing resulted in a 1-0 home loss on Saturday to nationally ranked Denison.
The Wittenberg men's soccer team has had an up-and-down season, and unfortunately things moved back in the downward direction over the last week. On Saturday, the Tigers were shut out 4-0 by visiting Allegheny, one of the top 10 teams in the region, and then on Wednesday, Wittenberg was upended on the road by Wabash in double overtime by a 2-1 count.
The Wittenberg men's soccer team is riding a three-game win streak at just the right time. With several key conference games coming up in the next two weeks, Head Coach Steve Dawson and his team will find out if the momentum garnered from beating three teams in the lower portion of the NCAC standings can carry over against teams ranked among the best in the nation.
CLEVELAND -- Kenyon?s Kelsey Olds and Ohio Wesleyan?s Philip Hoffman head an impressive list of past standouts named to the North Coast Athletic Conference?s 20th Anniversary men?s soccer team. Olds and Hoffman are two of the 13 former NCAC Players of the Year represented on the 18-person squad.
The Wittenberg men's soccer team is back on a two-game win streak and is also back in the NCAC race heading into the home stretch of the 2003 season.
The Wittenberg men's soccer team appeared to have turned the corner, winning three straight games heading into the NCAC schedule. But when the conference includes four teams ranked in the top 10 in the region and three ranked among the top 20 in the nation, nothing is ever as it appears.
The Wittenberg men's soccer team got off to a tough start with a young roster and a difficult nonconference schedule. But in the last week, the Tigers have put together three straight one-goal victories to work their way back to 4-5 overall heading into the NCAC schedule.
A young team in search of an offense after heavy graduation losses continues to grow and find itself against a very challenging nonconference schedule. The Tiger men's soccer team has competed well and has now won two of its last four games and has hopefully found its offensive stride.
Wittenberg men's soccer has been picked fifth while the women are predicted to finish sixth in the 2003 NCAC soccer seasons.
The Wittenberg University men's soccer program kicks off its 2003 season by hosting the Wittenberg Men's Soccer Invitational this weekend at Bill Edwards Field.
The Wittenberg men's soccer team got off to a slow start to the 2003 season, came on strong in the middle of the season but then faltered a bit down the stretch while featuring a young team that included eight new starters. After losing five of their first six games, the Tigers rebounded to win six of their next eight games before losing three of four to close the campaign with an 8-10 overall record.
The Wittenberg men's soccer program has been competitive with the best teams in NCAA Division III for a long time, but it has been seven years since the Tigers have advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament, thanks in part to the tremendous strength of the North Coast Athletic Conference and its bevy of national powers. Veteran