2016 News
The Wittenberg Women’s Soccer team and head coach Katie Robinson welcomes seven new faces to the family for the 2017 season as part of this year’s recruiting class.
Robinson arrives in Springfield after spending the past three seasons at Ohio Northern University
Bowling Green State University has named Matt Fannon their next women’s soccer coach, after compiling a record of 40-26-10 in four seasons as head coach at Wittenberg.
Michelle Brunswick, Leah Soutar and Megan Davis were recognized by the National Soccer Coaches Association and the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association as members of the 2016 Women’s NCAA Division III All Ohio Team on Tuesday.
The Wittenberg women’s soccer team saw two members earn National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-Great Lakes Region honors for the 2016 season. Senior Michelle Brunswick and junior Leah Soutar each earned All-Region honors.
North Coast Athletic Conference names Matt Fannon as Coach of the Year and freshman Emma Thacker as Newcomer of the Year to top a list of four Tigers, including Thacker, named to All-NCAC teams.
Wittenberg earns the honors of hosting the regional tournament, and welcomes action on the field on both Saturday and Sunday.
The tables were turned on the Tigers on Saturday, as a hard-fought 90 minutes for both teams ended in heartbreak for the Tigers as Denison netted a goal in the 89th minute to win 1-0.
On Wednesday night, the Tigers were led by senior two-sport athlete Michelle Brunswick, who netted goals for the Tigers in the 21st and 72nd minute, allowing the Tigers to advance to the winner-take-all championship match on Saturday.
Wittenberg earned its first NCAC Women’s Soccer Title since 2013 as the Tigers dropped Wooster 1-0 behind a Megan Davis goal on Saturday. The Tigers earned the top seed in the 2016 NCAC Women’s Soccer Tournament with the win, after finishing 7-1-0 in league play this season.
On a play where Morgan Jones and Leah Soutar both worked the ball in the box to earn assists, Vaughn-Stanton caught a touch pass in front of the net off of a long cross to stun the Big red with a minute remaining in regulation.
The senior night festivities prefaced the match between the Hiram Terriers and Tigers, and poetically enough, it was a Tiger senior, Michelle Brunswick, that sealed the deal for the Tigers.
The Tigers of Wittenberg blanked DePauw 2-0 to move to 4-1 overall in NCAC play, now one point behind Denison atop the standings.
Wittenberg women’s soccer exploded for three unanswered goals in a 3-0 win over the Yeowomen of Oberlin College.
The Tigers scored two goals within 10 minutes of one-another on Saturday, and allowed one goal late, in a 2-1 victory. Wittenberg improves to 7-3-2 in 2016, with a 2-1 NCAC record.
In one of the most physical matches on Edwards-Maurer Field in 2016, Wittenberg outlasted the Battling Bishops, as Shannon Brueck notched the go-ahead goal in the second half in the 58th minute.
