2005-06 News
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Basketball Players, Coach Earn Regional, National Postseason Awards
March 19, 2006Wittenberg fans were treated to another tremendous basketball season in 2005-06, one that led to a North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season championship for the women and an NCAC Tournament crown and a run to the national title game in the NCAA Division III Tournament for the men. Predictably, regional and even national honors have followed for three individual student-athletes. -
Winter Athletes, Coaches Claim 26 Conference Postseason Awards
March 08, 2006An outstanding 2005-06 winter sports season continues for the Wittenberg University Tigers as the men's basketball team prepares for the sectional round of the NCAA Division III Tournament and a member of the women's swimming and diving team heads to Minnesota for another NCAA Division III Championship meet.
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2005-06 Season In Review
March 04, 2006The Wittenberg women's basketball team got back on track in 2005-06, putting together a 19-8 overall record, including a 14-2 in the North Coast Athletic Conference. That was good for the program's 11th NCAC regular season title in just 17 years in the league - easily tops among member institutions.
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Women's Basketball Roundup - Feb. 28
February 28, 2006The Wittenberg women's basketball team saw its 2005-06 season come to a disappointing conclusion last week. After winning the North Coast Athletic Conference regular season championship with a sparkling 14-2 record, the Tigers were upended in the NCAC Tournament semifinals last Friday on their home court.
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Tigers Stymied By Kenyon In NCAC Semifinals
February 24, 2006For the first time in the history of the North Coast Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, the No. 1 seeded team lost in the semifinals as the Wittenberg Tigers dropped a 52-37 decision to visiting Kenyon.
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Tigers Crush Hiram In NCAC Tournament Quarterfinals
February 21, 2006In perhaps their most complete performance of the 2005-06 season, the Wittenberg Tigers overwhelmed visiting Hiram, 81-36, in the first round of the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament.
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Tigers Grind Out Tough Win Over Wooster
February 18, 2006The Wittenberg Tigers put the finishing touches on the 11th North Coast Athletic Conference regular season championship in school history with a 59-46 defeat of visiting Wooster in the HPER CEnter.
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Women's Basketball Team Captures NCAC Championship
February 18, 2006The Wittenberg University women's basketball team put the finishing touches on the 2005-06 North Coast Athletic Conference regular season championship Saturday with a 59-46 home victory over Wooster.
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Kathy Hittle Named Second-Team Academic All-District
February 15, 2006Wittenberg University women’s basketball standout Kathy Hittle of Noblesville, Ind., class of 2007, has been recognized for the combination of her athletic and academic accomplishments with second-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors.
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Women's Basketball Roundup - Feb. 15
February 15, 2006The Wittenberg women's basketball team needed some time in the 2005-06 season to find the right player combinations. That has worked out quite well, thank you, and the result is a North Coast Athletic Conference regular season championship.
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Tigers Lose At Kenyon
February 15, 2006After winning eight straight games and 12 of the last 13 to take a strangehold of the 2005-06 North Coast Athletic Conference regular season title chase, it is conceivable that the Wittenberg Tigers were due for an off night. They had one Wednesday at Kenyon as the 2006 NCAC regular season champions succombed to the 2005 NCAC regular season titlists, 72-58.
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Big Second Half Propels Tigers Past OWU For NCAC Title Clincher
February 11, 2006The wins keep piling up for the Wittenberg Tigers, and now space will have to be cleared in the trophy case for another piece of hardware for the women's basketball team. A 77-58 road win over Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday assured that the North Coast Athletic Conference regular season title trophy will reside in Springfield with the Wittenberg Tigers for the fourth time in the last five years.
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Tigers Inch Closer To Fourth NCAC Crown In Five Years
February 08, 2006The Wittenberg Tigers took another step toward reclaiming the top spot in the North Coast Athletic Conference on Wednesday night with a 77-58 victory over visiting Earlham.
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Tigers Take Two-Game NCAC Lead With Win At Allegheny
February 04, 2006The Wittenberg Tigers took control of the 2005-06 North Coast Athletic Conference regular season title chase with a 57-54 road victory over second-place Allegheny.
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Tigers Summon Depth For Win At Hiram
February 03, 2006The Wittenberg Tigers took a while to find their footing, but once they did it was smooth sailing late in the second half in an 80-58 victory over host Hiram on Friday night.
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Wittenberg Tops Kenyon In Key NCAC Game
January 31, 2006The Wittenberg Tigers took a huge step toward one of their primary season goals Tuesday with a 54-46 defeat of visiting Kenyon.
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Tigers Maintain NCAC Lead With Win At Oberlin
January 28, 2006The Wittenberg Tigers kept the pace Saturday, making the long road trip to Oberlin a happy one with an 80-59 victory over the Yeowomen. It wasn't quite as dominating as the 46-point win Wittenberg recorded in a December meeting between the two teams, but the Tigers enjoyed a comfort level throughout and played everyone in uniform for the trip.
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Women's Basketball Roundup - Jan. 27
January 27, 2006The Wittenberg women's basketball team is finding a way to get things done, which may bode well for a future run at the North Coast Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles. The Tigers have won six of their last seven games, including a pair of three-point victories at home in the last week, to improve to 11-6 overall and 7-1 in the NCAC.
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Wittenberg Holds On For Win Over Thomas More
January 25, 2006Successful coaches are always harping on the little things in practice, despite the eye rolls and frustrated sighs of players who usually prefer to simply run, jump and shoot the basketball. Wednesday's 60-57 win over visiting Thomas More was Exhibit A for why Wittenberg Head Coach Pam Smith pays such close attention to the details.
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Tigers Beat OWU On 13-2 Game-Ending Run
January 21, 2006When the chips were down, the Wittenberg Tigers clamped down on defense and came away with an exciting 57-54 victory over visiting Ohio Wesleyan.
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Women's Basketball Roundup - Jan. 20
January 20, 2006The Wittenberg women's basketball team stumbled in its most recent game, but the Tigers remain in control of their own destiny, one game ahead of their nearest pursuer in the North Coast Athletic Conference. The Tigers stand 9-6 overall and 6-1 in the NCAC heading into the home stretch of the 2005-06 season.
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Tigers Go Cold In Loss At Denison
January 18, 2006ne long cold stretch on offense is something a team can overcome. But not one in each half. The Wittenberg Tigers went through a nine-minute stretch with just two points in the first half and a five-minute stretch with just two points in the second half, leading to a 63-44 loss at Denison.
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Tigers Keep Rolling With Win At Earlham
January 11, 2006The Wittenberg Tigers hit the road Wednesday and did what good teams do - manufacture a win against an opponent well down in the conference standings. The victim in this instance was Earlham, by a final score of 67-53.
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Women's Basketball Roundup - Jan. 9
January 09, 2006The Wittenberg women's basketball team played a killer non-conference schedule during the first six months of the season, compiling a 3-5 record. All five losses are to teams that have been ranked in the top 25 nationally at some point this season, including three teams that remain in the polls today.
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Wittenberg Streaks Past Hiram
January 07, 2006Four minutes into the game, the Wittenberg Tigers picked things up and essentially put away the visiting Hiram Terriers, breaking a 6-6 tie with a 27-4 run that led to a 74-51 North Coast Athletic Conference victory.
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Tigers Top Allegheny, Remain Perfect In NCAC
January 06, 2006The Wittenberg Tigers overcame a slow start to pull away from visiting Allegheny College, 63-50, in Friday night North Coast Athletic Conference women's basketball action. It was Wittenberg's 30th win in 33 meetings with the Gators, and the Tigers' ninth win in the last 10 meetings between the two teams.
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Wittenberg Tops Denison In Overtime Thriller
January 03, 2006After leading almost the entire game, the Wittenberg Tigers saw their advantage evaporate in the final minutes of regulation against Denison on Tuesday in the HPER Center. A freshman then came off the bench to rescue the Tigers and put sophomore post Ali Rohlfs in position to hit the game-winning jumper with just six seconds left in overtime, which gave Wittenberg an 82-80 victory over the visiting Big Red.
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Albion def. Wittenberg 55-50 In Women's Championship Game
December 30, 2005The Wittenberg Tigers finished strong, but the clock ran out on their miracle comeback attempt as the Albion Britons posted a 55-50 victory over the host team in the championship game of the 2005 Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic.
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Wittenberg def. Manchester, 73-48
December 29, 2005The Wittenberg Tigers used a punishing post game to grind out a 73-48 victory over visiting Manchester in the second semifinal game of the 2005 Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic.
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Basketball Teams Host Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic
December 28, 2005The Wittenberg University men’s and women’s basketball teams welcome an outstanding field of eight teams for the 2005 Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic. This year’s competition is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 29, and Friday, Dec. 30, at Wittenberg’s HPER Center. Games for both days are scheduled for 1, 3, 6 and 8 p.m.