2011-12 News
Two Wittenberg University student-athletes were among 300 participants representing schools throughout the nation and across all three NCAA divisions in attendance at the four-day NCAA Career in Sports Forum in Indianapolis, Ind., June 7-10.
Sarah Watson, class of 2012 from Hudson, Ohio, has trained service dogs, given campus tours, maintained an exemplary grade point average and participated in community service projects on two different continents since arriving at Wittenberg University in 2008.
Wittenberg University basketball standouts Clayton Black, class of 2012 from Lancaster, Ohio, and Sarah Watson, class of 2012 from Hudson, Ohio, have been selected to participate in the fourth annual Jump25.com/Ohio College All-Star Classic on Saturday, April 14, at Ohio Dominican University in Columbus, Ohio.
Sarah Watson, class of 2012 from Hudson, Ohio, earned her second straight second-team All-NCAC award, while Katelyn Haralamos, class of 2015 from Maineville, Ohio, picked up honorable mention recognition.
For the third time in the 2011-12 season, nationally ranked DePauw wore down the Wittenberg women's basketball team, this time securing a berth in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament championship game with a 69-52 victory.
Wittenberg Women's Basketball Head Coach Sarah Jurewicz had been waiting all season for a performance like this.
The Wittenberg women's basketball team outscored host Ohio Wesleyan 30-11 over the last 15 minutes of the first half and carried that momentum to an 85-62 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) victory.
After digging themselves another double-digit first-half hole, the Wittenberg women's basketball team fell on the road at fourth-ranked DePauw, 62-45.
The Wittenberg women's basketball senior class made their final 2011-12 regular season appearance a memorable one, overcoming a slow start to pick up a 72-45 victory over visiting Wooster.
Slow starts have repeatedly hurt the Wittenberg Tigers on the road in 2011-12. The script played out once again at Denison in a 70-57 loss to the host Big Red.
Perhaps Head Coach Sarah Jurewicz should coach every game in bare feet. If her team plays as well as it did in an 87-76 victory over Allegheny, she may have to consider it.
For the second time in the 2011-12 season, Wittenberg's defense wreaked havoc on Hiram in a lop-sided victory.
When Wittenberg University Women's Basketball Head Coach Sarah Jurewicz walks into Pam Evans Smith Arena for a pivotal North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) game against Allegheny at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, she will be wearing a favorite pair of shoes. Just before tip-off, however, Jurewicz will remove them in an effort to raise awareness of the plight of millions of children around the world.
The Wittenberg women's basketball team found its shooting stroke at just the right time, and predictably, the end result was a much-needed 85-59 victory over visiting Ohio Wesleyan.
The Wittenberg women's basketball team couldn't find the range offensively in a stunning 73-56 loss at Oberlin.
The Wittenberg women's basketball team was overwhelmed by 60 percent shooting by sixth-ranked DePauw in a 90-53 victory.
