2009 News
Wittenberg wrapped up a record-setting year with another haul of All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) recognitions from their spring sports. A total of 41 student-athletes earned NCAC spring postseason honors during a season in which the Tiger men's and women's tennis, men's golf and men's and women's lacrosse teams reached new heights.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wooster senior attack Carly Carey and Denison senior defender Katie Kubasta have been named Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year to highlight the 2009 All-North Coast Athletic Conference women's lacrosse selections. Six Wittenberg players also made the 2009 All-NCAC teams.
In their first appearance in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament in six years, the Wittenberg Tigers endured an unprecedented 19-hour rain delay before falling 14-10 to Kenyon in the semifinals.
Back-to-back tough games away from home caught Wittenberg a bit road-weary as they fell for the second game in as many days, dropping a 19-5 decision to Notre Dame (OH).
Heading into the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament for just the second time in program history, the Wittenberg Tigers now have a profile on the top team in the conference after a 18-9 loss at the hands of Wooster in the conference regular season finale.
Senior day at Edwards Maurer Field saw the departure of six Tiger seniors and one junior playing their final home game.
Head Coach Kati Robbins made the Tigers' goals clear before the outset of the 2009 season - making her Tigers a fixture in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) postseason tournament was a start.
The 2009 season has proven to be a season of firsts for third-year Head Coach Kati Robbins and her Tiger women lacrosse team.
Looking for a weekend sweep of Pennsylvania, the Wittenberg Tiger women could not keep up their torrid goal-scoring pace in a 17-9 loss to conference rival Allegheny.
The Wittenberg Tiger women's lacrosse team hit their opener of a two-games-in-two-days stretch in style, overwhelming host Waynesburg 17-2 for their fifth win of the season.
Hot off one of the biggest wins in recent history over North Coast Athletic Conference rival Ohio Wesleyan, the Tiger women's lacrosse team could not parlay the momentum into a road victory as they fell to St. Vincent, 9-6. With goals sparse, the Tigers could not take advantage of a 37-22 shot advantage.
It might just have been the coming out party that Head Coach Kati Robbins and her Wittenberg women's lacrosse team were looking for.
If there was any weariness from a tough stretch of three games in four days, it certainly did not show for the Wittenberg women's lacrosse team as they dispatched their opponents for the second time in as many days in a 10-6 win over Fontbonne.
Playing their first two matches from deep early deficits, the Tigers turned the tables on Trine in a 10-7 win.
The Wittenberg Tigers opened up the 2009 home campaign with a tough 12-10 loss at the hands of Washington and Jefferson.
Wittenberg's women's lacrosse team made the wait for their season opener worth it with a furious comeback rally to beat Adrian College 16-14 in double overtime.