Cristin Gill	Jessica Wright

The Tigers have had their backs against the wall for several weeks. They responded with three wins and a tie in their final four NCAC games to claim an improbable spot in the conference's postseason tournament. Wittenberg, seeded fourth, will open up with the tourney's No. 1 seed, nationally ranked NCAC defending champion Ohio Wesleyan, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in Delaware.

Last week, Wittenberg got things started with a 5-1 win at Cedarville. Sophomore Cristin Gill (Loveland, Ohio/Loveland) sparked the offense with two goals and one assist. Freshman Jessica Wright (Granville, Ohio/Watkins Memorial) chipped in with a goal and two assists.  

Then on Saturday, the Tigers faced a must-win situation and came through with flying colors. Behind sophomore Geri Woessner (Dayton, Ohio/Oakwood) and her four goals and two assists, the Tigers blitzed visiting Hiram 9-0 to assure themselves of the NCAC tournament berth.

The win over Hiram gave the Tigers their first winning NCAC record since 1995.