2010 News

  • News Release: Joelle Ghanem Caps Career With All-Region Honors
    May 25, 2010
    After leading the Wittenberg women's lacrosse team to just its second nine-win season in 20 years, midfielder Joelle Ghanem, class of 2010 from Dublin, Ohio, has earned second-team Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association All-West Region honors.
  • News Release: Four Tigers Earn 2010 All-NCAC Honors
    May 11, 2010
    CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wittenberg placed four student-athletes on the 2010 All-North Coast Athletic Conference honor roll, led by senior Joelle Ghanem (Dublin, Ohio/Coffman), who earned a spot on the first team after posting career highs in goals, assists and points.
  • Second Half Powers Tigers Past Saint Vincent In 2010 Finale
    April 24, 2010
    The Wittenberg women's lacrosse team finished the 2010 season on a high note with a 16-9 win over visiting Saint Vincent on Saturday, thanks to a 13-goal second half to recover from a 4-3 deficit at halftime.
  • Crucial Game Slips Away From Tigers In NCAC Finale
    April 21, 2010
    The Wittenberg women's lacrosse team went to Ohio Wesleyan needing a win Wednesday night in order to have a shot at the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament, but the Battling Bishops dealt the Tigers a final blow to their postseason hopes in an 18-16 loss.
  • Tigers Fall At Home To NCAC Foe Wooster
    April 17, 2010
    The Wittenberg women's lacrosse team built a 4-1 lead early in a Saturday game versus the College of Wooster, but the Fighting Scots tied the Tigers late in the first half and went ahead in the second to hand Wittenberg an 11-8 loss.
  • Tigers Drop NCAC Contest To Kenyon
    April 14, 2010
    The Wittenberg women's lacrosse team dropped a 12-4 decision versus the Kenyon Ladies Wednesday evening despite a four-goal rally in the first half.
  • No Trouble Topping Oberlin For Tigers
    April 10, 2010
    The Wittenberg women's lacrosse team had no trouble in dispatching with visiting Oberlin Saturday, winning by a final score of 20-7 to move to 8-3 overall and 2-1 in North Coast Athletic Conference competition.
  • Comeback Bites Tigers Again In Loss To Denison
    April 08, 2010
    The Wittenberg women's lacrosse team saw their opponent launch a late-game comeback for the second-straight game as Denison scored 12 goals in the second half to win over the Tigers 14-10 Thursday night.
  • Whittier Rallies Late To Overcome Tigers
    April 05, 2010
    Throughout most of the Wittenberg women's lacrosse game versus Whittier at home on Monday afternoon, the Tigers held the lead. But the Poets kept attacking and scored the last four goals of the game to take a 15-14 decision over the Tigers, ending Wittenberg's four-game winning streak and moving them to 7-2 overall.
  • Tigers Rally Past Allegheny In NCAC Opener
    April 03, 2010
    The best start in program history carried over into the start of the 2010 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) season as the Wittenberg Tigers pulled out a heart-stopping 12-11 victory.
  • Tigers Notch Decisive Road Win At Mount St. Joseph
    March 24, 2010
    The Wittenberg women's lacrosse team is now on their second three-game winning streak of the season following a dominant 17-4 decision over host Mount St. Joseph on Wednesday night.
  • Tigers Continue Hot Start With One-Sided Win Over Albion
    March 20, 2010
    The Wittenberg women's lacrosse team is off to its hottest start in more than a decade after moving to 5-1 on the season with a lopsided 20-6 win over visiting Albion on Saturday.
  • Tigers Open Home Schedule With Big Win Over Tiffin
    March 17, 2010
    The Wittenberg Tigers opened the home portion of the 2010 schedule with a convincing 21-8 victory over visiting Tiffin.
  • Tigers Fall In Spring Break Finale To Nationally Ranked Gettysburg
    March 09, 2010
    The Wittenberg Tigers wrapped up the competitive portion of their 2010 Spring Break trip to the Lone Star state with a 16-2 loss to third-ranked Gettysburg.
  • Tigers Roll Past Dallas To Remain Unbeaten
    March 08, 2010
    The Wittenberg Tigers moved to 3-0 on the young 2010 season and 2-0 on their Spring Break swing through the Lone Star state with a 19-6 victory over the University of Dallas.
  • Tigers Open Spring Break Trip With Big Win Over Colby-Sawyer
    March 07, 2010
    The Wittenberg Tigers kicked off a busy Spring Break trip in style, dominating Colby-Sawyer in a 12-2 victory.
  • News Release: Tigers Picked To Finish Sixth In NCAC Preseason Poll
    March 02, 2010
    CLEVELAND, Ohio — Kenyon emerged as the preseason favorite in balloting by North Coast Athletic Conference women's lacrosse coaches in their annual preseason poll. Wittenberg was picked to finish sixth.
  • Wittenberg Opens 2010 With OT Win At Fontbonne
    February 27, 2010
    The Wittenberg women's lacrosse team opened the 2010 season, their first under the direction of Head Coach Nichole Johnson, with an exciting 10-9 overtime win over host Fontbonne. The Tigers moved to 1-0 on the new season with the win.
  • 2010 Season Outlook
    February 14, 2010
    Coming off its best season in six years, in which the women's lacrosse team posted a 7-7 record and earned an NCAC Tournament semifinal appearance in 2009, the Tigers look to continue the momentum under first-year Head Coach Nichole Johnson.
  • Wittenberg Women's Lacrosse Hosts First-Ever "Laxathon" Fundraiser
    October 08, 2009
    The Wittenberg women's lacrosse team is hosting its first annual "Laxathon," a 24-hour lacrosse marathon in Pam Evans Smith Arena in the HPER Center, from 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10.
  • Wittenberg Welcomes Nichole Johnson As New Women's Lacrosse Head Coach
    August 25, 2009
    Director of Athletics and Recreation Garnett Purnell has announced the hiring of Nichole Johnson as the university's new women's lacrosse head coach.