2005 News
The Wittenberg University men's lacrosse team went through a frustrating season of what-ifs in 2005, finishing 2-11 overall and 1-4 in the North Coast Athletic Conference.
A solid spring sports season has reaped individual rewards for 35 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams over the last two weeks.
Ohio Wesleyan senior John Schlegel has been named Player of the Year for the second straight season to highlight the 2005 All-North Coast Athletic Conference men's lacrosse selections.
e 2005 Wittenberg University men's lacrosse team wrapped up the season with a heartbreaking 8-7 home loss to Wooster on Saturday. The defeat capped the Tigers' campaign at 2-11 overall and 1-4 in the North Coast Athletic Conference. After falling behind 4-1 by halftime, the Tigers scored three straight goals to open the second half and tie the score. Wooster jumped back in front with the final two goals of the third quarter before Wittenberg scored three unanswered to open the final stanza. That put the Tigers firmly in the driver's seat, and they even had possession of the ball several times in hopes of going up by two goals.
The Wittenberg Tigers managed to steal defeat from the jaws of victory on Saturday, missing out on a chance to send out their two seniors on a positive note with an 8-7 loss to Wooster in a non-conference game at Edwards-Maurer Field.
The 2005 Wittenberg University men's lacrosse team split a pair of games in the last week to head into Saturday's season finale with a 2-10 overall record, including a mark of 1-4 in the North Coast Athletic Conference.
The Wittenberg Tigers waited an extra month to take on the Denison Big Red, but it wasn't worth the wait, as it turned out. Denison dropped the Tigers to 2-10 on the season and capped Wittenberg's 2005 North Coast Athletic Conference schedule at 1-4 with a 15-3 home decision.
It was a must-win situation in wintry weather conditions after a long road trip - a perfect scenario for a letdown. But the Wittenberg Tigers did the job Saturday, pulling out a 15-5 North Coast Athletic Conference victory at Oberlin.
The 2005 Wittenberg University mens lacrosse team continues to struggle, but there are still some big games left on the schedule in which to stop the slide and build momentum for next season.
The Wittenberg Tigers gave perennial powerhouse Ohio Wesleyan a good battle on Wednesday in a game delayed nearly an hour by lightning, eventually falling 14-7 after trailing just 5-3 at halftime.
The winning formula once again escaped the Wittenberg Tigers on Saturday, this time in a game against the homestanding Washington & Jefferson Presidents. The Tigers dropped an 18-13 decision to W&J.
The Wittenberg Tigers made the trip north to Wooster and kept it close for a while before falling 9-3. The loss dropped Wittenberg to 1-7 overall and 0-2 in the North Coast Athletic Conference.
The Wittenberg Tigers are still in search of that winning formula after a frustratingly close 13-11 home loss to Kenyon. The loss dropped Wittenberg to 1-6 on the season and 0-1 in the North Coast Athletic Conference.
The watershed moment that changed the Wittenberg athletic landscape forever occurred on April 3, 1955, with the most important hiring in the department's illustrious history.
The 2005 Wittenberg University men's lacrosse team hasn't had the success it had hoped for yet in 2005, but the season is still relatively young and the North Coast Athletic Conference schedule is still ahead of the Tigers, beginning with tomorrow's game against Kenyon.
The stars just seemed to be aligned against the Wittenberg Tigers on this cold, blustery, rainy "spring" evening. The Tigers just couldn't get the offense going, couldn't make smooth transitions upfield and couldn't find the key defensive stops in a 13-5 loss to visiting Whittier.