2011 News

  • Three Scholar Athletes Attend NCAA Career In Sports Forum
    June 27, 2011
    SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Three Wittenberg scholar athletes with an interest in pursuing professional careers in coaching or athletics administration got a closer look at their chosen fields recently. They were among 303 NCAA scholar athletes selected from more than 1,000 applicants to attend a Career in Sports Forum in Indianapolis, Ind., June 12-16.
  • News Release: Five Tigers Earn All-NCAC, Johnson Named Coach Of The Year
    May 04, 2011
    CLEVELAND, Ohio — Five Wittenberg women's lacrosse student-athletes added 2011 All-North Coast Athletic Conference honors to their resumés, including senior Maggie Amorello's (Sutton, Mass./Worcester Academy) fourth straight appearance, while Nichole Johnson earned her first Coach of the Year nod in her second season at the helm.
  • Tigers Fall In NCAC Tournament Semifinals On Late Goal At Denison
    April 28, 2011
    The Wittenberg Tigers put together a furious second-half rally to reach the brink of their first-ever North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament championship game.
  • Big Second Half Sends Tigers To Overtime Loss At Allegheny
    April 23, 2011
    A second-half charge and a game-tying goal with less than 30 seconds to play gave Wittenberg new life in a key North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) game at Allegheny, but the Gators scored two goals against Wittenberg's one to hand the Tigers a 12-11 loss.
  • Tigers Clinch NCAC Tourney Spot With Victory At Oberlin
    April 22, 2011
    It wouldn't be a 2011 Wittenberg women's lacrosse game day without some combination of raindrops and cold temperatures.
  • Fast Start Sends Adrian Past Tigers
    April 19, 2011
    The Wittenberg Tigers ran into a buzzsaw in their home finale, falling behind visiting Adrian by nine goals late in the first half and eventually succombing by a score of 21-10.
  • Tigers Battle Past Elements, St. Vincent
    April 16, 2011
    Mother Nature has thrown everything but the kitchen sink at the Wittenberg Tigers during the 2011 season.
  • Tigers Honor Seniors With Win Over Bishops
    April 13, 2011
    he Wittenberg women's lacrosse team honored their two seniors, Maggie Amorello (Sutton, Mass./Worcester Academy) and Jordan Beauchamp (Noblesville, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern) in style with a 20-10 win over Ohio Wesleyan Wednesday night.
  • Tigers Fall At Defending NCAC Champ Wooster
    April 09, 2011
    The Wittenberg Tigers fell behind in the first half and were unable to complete the rally in a 13-9 loss to North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Wooster.
  • Women's Lacrosse Joins Forces With Wooster To Raise Awareness About Autism
    April 07, 2011
    The Wittenberg women's lacrosse team is partnering with North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Wooster to raise awareness about autism during a game to be hosted by the Scots at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9.
  • Tigers Top Kenyon In Key NCAC Battle
    April 06, 2011
    For the first time since 2005, the Wittenberg Tigers claimed a victory over North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Kenyon with a come-from-behind 16-12 decision.
  • Tigers Stun Washington & Jefferson In Overtime Win
    April 02, 2011
    Washington & Jefferson women's lacrosse went nearly an entire calendar year without a regular season loss, but Wittenberg stopped them one day short with a thrilling 11-10 overtime victory Saturday.
  • Tigers Fall To Big Red In Heated Battle On Chilly Night
    March 30, 2011
    The calendar may say it is springtime, but Mother Nature never got the memo as the Wittenberg women's lacrosse team dealt with snow and below-freezing temperatures in a heated battle with the Denison Big Red.
  • Tigers Back In Win Column 18-3 Over Albion
    March 23, 2011
    A five-hour bus ride and near-freezing temperatures failed to stop the Wittenberg women's lacrosse team from moving to 4-1 overall with an 18-3 defeat of Albion on Wednesday.
  • Tigers Drop First Of Season To Visiting Lynchburg
    March 20, 2011
    The Wittenberg women's lacrosse team fell for the first time this season in an 18-13 loss to Lynchburg on Sunday.
  • Tigers Blank Mount St. Joseph, 21-0
    March 16, 2011
    The Wittenberg Tigers ran their season-opening win streak to three with a nearly flawless performance in a 21-0 victory over visiting Mount St. Joseph.
  • Tigers Pick Up Spring Break Trip Win Over Gwynedd-Mercy
    March 08, 2011
    For the second straight game to open the 2011 season, the Wittenberg Tigers got off to a fast start and cruised to a victory.
  • Tigers Open Season With Big Win Over Fontbonne
    March 05, 2011
    The Wittenberg Tigers kicked off the 2011 season in the best way possible, dominating visiting Fontbonne in a 14-3 victory.
  • Follow the Tigers' Spring Break Trip On Spring Circuit
    March 03, 2011
    Follow the action direct from West Palm Beach, Fla., as the Tiger women's lacrosse team embarks on a week-long Spring Break trip. Track updates on weather, opponents, live stats and audio, and much more with the Spring Circuit blog.
  • 2011 Women's Lacrosse Season Outlook
    February 28, 2011
    The Wittenberg women's lacrosse team has built some momentum recently as its win total has increased four straight years, from three wins in 2006 and 2007 to nine victories in 2010. Now in her second season in Springfield, Head Coach Nichole Johnson welcomes 16 letterwinners, including 10 starters, back in hopes of reaching double figures in wins for the first time since 1990.
  • Wittenberg Students Lead Campus Initiative To Fight Diabetes
    February 24, 2011
    Wittenberg University students Jessica Mead and Clark Goodman learned of their diabetes diagnoses at very different points in their lives. Regardless, the shared experience of living with the disease has brought them together for a second straight year to organize a Swim for Diabetes fundraiser event at Wittenberg's HPER Center Natatorium.
  • News Release: Tigers Picked To Finish Fourth In NCAC Preseason Poll
    February 22, 2011
    CLEVELAND, Ohio — Kenyon emerged as the favorite in the 2011 NCAC women's lacrosse preseason poll, earning five of six available first-place votes from league coaches for 41 points. Wooster was selected to finish second in the poll, followed by Allegheny, Wittenberg, Ohio Wesleyan, Denison and Oberlin.