2012 News
For the fourth time in the last 10 years, the Wittenberg volleyball team will participate in a training trip to Spain.
Wittenberg volleyball coaches and players are offering five hours of instruction for players in grades four through eight on Sunday, March 10.
Head Coach Paco Labrador, who has won 323 matches in just 10 seasons at Wittenberg, offers seven hours of coaching instruction.
Kara Seidenstricker earned National Freshman of the Year; she was joined by Christina Gilene and Andrea Behling on the 2012 All-America honor roll.
The Tiger Sports Network's Tyson Agler '14 sat down with volleyball standouts senior Jessica Batanian and freshman Kara Seidenstricker to recap the 2012 season.
Wittenberg nearly pulls off same feat as 2011 before Calvin rallies for 3-2 NCAA Division III Tournament Round of 16 victory.
Jessica Batanian has performed admirably in the classroom and on the court during her collegiate career, leading to Academic All-District honors.
Wittenberg fans are invited to join the rest of the Tiger community at Founders Pub to watch live video of the Regional Championship Match at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
Wittenberg won its 14th straight match in 2012 and its eighth straight NCAA Division III Tournament match with a 3-0 victory against Hope.
Kara Seidenstricker, Christina Gilene, Jessica Batanian and Andrea Behling earn 2012 all-region awards.
The Wittenberg Tigers ran their NCAA Division III Tournament winning streak to seven with a 3-0 first round sweep of Ohio Northern in a match played at Calvin College.
Wittenberg opens its national title defense with a trip to Calvin, where last year's run started, for a first-round match against longtime rival Ohio Northern.
Kara Seidenstricker was named NCAC Newcomer and Player of the Year and Christina Gilene picked up her second straight NCAC Libero of the Year award.
Wittenberg topped Wooster for the second straight year in the conference tournament semifinals to earn a spot in the title match against DePauw.
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Wittenberg saved its best for last with a 3-0 sweep of DePauw to earn NCAC Tournament crown and automatic berth in NCAA Division III Tournament.
Top-seeded Wittenberg cruised past the Yeowomen in the conference tourney quarterfinal round to set up a showdown with Wooster.
Wittenberg University is proud to host the 2012 North Coast Athletic Conference Volleyball Tournament on Friday, Nov. 2, and Saturday, Nov. 3.
Wittenberg capped a 3-0 weekend at the Emory National Invitational with a victory over UMass-Boston to finish the regular season with a 22-4 overall record.
Wittenberg continued to show excellent late-season form with wins over Washington & Lee and sixth-ranked Emory.
Freshman Kara Seidenstricker led the Tigers to a perfect weekend and their seventh consecutive NCAC Championship.
Wittenberg wraps up a three-win weekend with a dominating performance in a 3-0 victory over the Pioneers.
Wittenberg wins 18th NCAC title with 3-0 victory over Allegheny to earn hosting rights for NCAC Tournament Nov. 2-3.
An annually awaited showdown between the NCAC’s perennial contenders, Wittenberg and Hiram, ended in a 3-0 Tiger victory Friday night in Pam Evans Smith Arena.
Wittenberg needed less than one hour to take care of business against host Oberlin, 3-0.
Wittenberg trailed early, but the Tigers dug down deep to defeat visiting DePauw and maintain their advantage in the NCAC.
Wittenberg was pushed to a fifth set twice in one day, splitting a pair against Urbana and Fairmont State.
The third-ranked Tigers picked up a 3-1 win over No. 14 Mount Union Friday night, kicking off Homecoming 2012 in style.
Wittenberg won its 35th straight against Kenyon, dating back to 1990, to remain unbeaten in 2012 NCAC action.
Wittenberg stepped outside of NCAA Division III and dropped a 3-1 decision to Division II powerhouse Indianapolis.
Third-ranked Wittenberg continued to steamroll the NCAC competition, racing past host Ohio Wesleyan 3-0.
Wooster won a set off Wittenberg for the first time in 18 years, but it wasn't enough as the Tigers extended their NCAC regular season winning streak to 29.
Wittenberg kicked off the conference portion of the 2012 schedule with a comfortable road victory over the rival Big Red.
Wittenberg bounced back to finish the Fall Classic with a solid 3-1 win over Mount St. Joseph.
In a battle of the second and third-ranked teams in NCAA Division III, Calvin took advantage of its size and experience to claim a win on Wittenberg's home floor.
The Washington University Bears and Wittenberg University Tigers were separated by a mere two points in a tremendous early-season match-up of 1 vs. 2 in the nation.
The Wittenberg Tigers overcame a slow start against seventh-ranked Hope to conclude a rollercoaster opening day of the Fall Classic.
Wittenberg will be joined by eight of the top teams in the nation for the Fall Classic Sept. 14-15, including No. 1 Washington University and No. 3 Calvin.
The Juniata ASICS Invitational MVP after recording 71 digs in three wins over nationally ranked opponents, Christina Gilene added AVCA National Player of the Week honors.
For her part in a big weekend for the Wittenberg volleyball team, including an upset of top-ranked Christopher Newport, Christina Gilene has been named the NCAC Volleyball Player of the Week.
The Tiger volleyball team improved to 6-0 with three wins over ranked opponents at the Juniata Asics Invitational, pushing Head Coach Paco Labrador past 300 victories in his career.
The Wittenberg Tigers beat three nationally ranked opponents at the Juniata Asics Invitational, highlighted by a win over No. 1 Christopher Newport in a re-match of the 2011 national championship match.
Wittenberg's youthful Tigers grew up in a hurry in the opener of the Juniata Asics Invitational, rallying for a 3-2 win over the host Hawks.
The defending national champion Wittenberg Tigers moved to 3-0 with two more wins to round out the Courtyard by Marriott Wittenberg National Invitational.
The Tigers opened defense of their 2011 NCAA Division III Championship with a 3-1 win over Wartburg to cap the first day of the Courtyard by Marriott Wittenberg National Invitational.
Wittenberg welcomes Whitworth, Wartburg and Trinity (Texas), all of which received votes in the 2012 preseason national poll, for the Courtyard by Marriott Wittenberg National Invitational Aug. 31-Sept. 1.
Fresh off the 2011 national championship, the Tigers were picked to defend their North Coast Athletic Conference title in a poll of the league's coaches.
Coming off a national championship in 2011, the Wittenberg volleyball team opens the 2012 season ranked No. 5 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association preseason poll for a second straight year.
Wittenberg volleyball reached the pinnacle in 2011, winning the program's first national title. The work begins anew in 2012, as Head Coach Paco Labrador looks to keep the momentum going while welcoming just six letterwinners back to the lineup.
