2009 News
A year removed from the best season in Wittenberg men's soccer program history, a new-look Tiger team is hoping for an encore in 2009. Despite significant personnel losses due to graduation, including two-time North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Offensive Player of the Year Matt Borland and leading scorer Shane Price, a young but talented squad hopes to build off last year's NCAA Division III Tournament appearance.
While the Wittenberg University Department of Athletics can boast of a variety of outstanding team and individual athletic accomplishments again this academic year, another great source of pride is created by the performance of Tiger athletes in the classroom. It, too, has been exceptional.
One of the most successful fall sports seasons in Wittenberg history was capped by a tremendous haul of postseason awards from the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC).
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ohio Wesleyan junior Tyler Wall and Kenyon senior Jeremy Fischer have been named Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year to highlight the 2009 All-North Coast Athletic Conference men's soccer selections. Wittenberg placed three players on the postseason honor rolls.
The Wittenberg men's soccer team did not end the 2009 season how they had envisioned doing so, nor when they envisioned doing so. With a 2-0 loss at Hiram on Saturday, the men finished a 3-13-2 season in which they did not qualify for the North Coast Athletic Conference tournament with a 2-6-1 record in the conference.
The Wittenberg Tigers lost their fourth straight game after a promising start to the 2009 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) campaign, falling to first-place and top-ranked Ohio Wesleyan, 3-0.
After falling behind by two goals in the first 13 minutes of the game, the Wittenberg Tigers got a little more physical and battled visiting Denison to a near standoff before falling 4-2.
Entering the home stretch of the 2009 regular season, the Wittenberg men's soccer team lost a Wednesday night home matchup with Earlham by a 2-1 score. The loss drops the Tigers to 3-10-2 overall and 2-3-1 in the North Coast Athletic Conference.
The Wittenberg men's soccer team dropped a 1-0 decision Saturday night to the 23rd-ranked Kenyon Lords. Wittenberg drops to 3-9-2 overall but an even 2-2-1 in the North Coast Athletic Conference.
Eleven shots and four saves added up to a 3-2 win over Wabash for the Wittenberg men's soccer team Wednesday night, sending the Tigers to a 3-8-2 record overall and a winning mark in the North Coast Athletic Conference at 2-1-1.
The Oberlin and Wittenberg men's soccer teams may have only scored one goal between the two, but it was a different number that defined the Tigers 1-0 loss to the Yeomen Saturday night. The teams racked up a combined five penalty cards in dropping Wittenberg to 2-8-2 overall and 1-1-1 in the North Coast Athletic Conference.
The College of Wooster Fighting Scots handed Wittenberg University' men's soccer team a golden opportunity in the 28th minute on Saturday, leading to a 1-0 victory that propelled the Tigers to a 2-7-2 overall record and a 1-0-1 mark in the North Coast Athletic Conference.
Cedarville and Wittenberg battled to a 2-2 tie late into Tuesday night's game at Yellow Jacket Field, but the Tigers were set down by a tie-breaking goal with under 14 minutes to go in the game. The last-minute loss brings the Tigers to 1-7-2 on the season with North Coast Athletic Conference action waiting to resume Saturday.
The Wittenberg men's soccer team took a 1-0 advantage over Allegheny in both team's North Coast Athletic Conference opener midway through the first period, but tied the score back up with an own goal in the second period, producing a 1-1 tie that would hold throughout the rest of regulation and two overtime periods. Wittenberg moves to 1-6-2 overall and 0-0-1 in the NCAC, while Allegheny owns marks of 4-3-1 overall and 0-0-1 in conference.
The Wittenberg men's soccer team fell by an 8-0 margin to visiting Calvin in the fourth and final game of the 2009 Wittenberg Invitational, just one day removed from their first win of the season. The Tigers fell to 1-5-1 on the season, while Calvin improved to 5-1-0.
The Tigers may well have come away with a 5-0 victory over Albion Friday night at Edwards-Maurer Field, but they ended up happy with their first win of the season by a 2-0 margin in the second game of the 2009 Wittenberg Invitational. Wittenberg improved to 1-4-1 on the season, while Albion dropped to 1-4-0.