2005 News
Wittenberg University’s volleyball team was one of 287 high school and college programs to earn the 2005-06 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award.
The Wittenberg volleyball team came so close the players and coaches could almost feel that famed Walnut & Bronze NCAA Division III Championship trophy in their hands.
Another banner fall sports season has reaped rich rewards for 34 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams over the last two weeks, and a number of those individuals have also claimed regional and national awards.
Another banner fall sports season has reaped rich rewards for 34 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams over the last two weeks, and a number of those individuals have also claimed regional and national awards.
The Wittenberg University Tigers were so close they could taste their first-ever NCAA Division III Tournament championship match berth. But they never reached that goal, falling in most stunning fashion, 3-2, to defending national champion Juniata.
After winning their third NCAA Division III Tournament Great Lakes Regional championship in the last four years last weekend, the Tigers had high hopes of breaking through the quarterfinal round and on into the semifinals for the first time in school history. In breathtaking fashion, Wittenberg did just that, rallying in the fifth and deciding game for a 3-2 victory over New York University.
The Wittenberg volleyball team is rolling toward what the players and coaches can only hope is the best finish in school history.
Wittenberg University scrapped its way past Calvin College, 3-0, in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Tournament championship match, in the process advancing to the national quarterfinals for the third time in the last four years.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Wittenberg sophomore Emily Bell has been named honorable mention All-America in an announcement from the American Volleyball Coaches Association.
The Wittenberg Tigers will get the chance to defend their NCAA Great Lakes Regional Tournament championship Saturday after disposing of arch-rival Ohio Northern, 3-1, in Friday night's semifinals at the HPER Center.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Hiram senior Shana Toth (Mantua, OH/Crestwood) has been named Player of the Year to highlight the 2005 All-North Coast Athletic Conference volleyball selections.
The top-seeded Wittenberg Tigers, the host of the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Tournament for the third time in the last four years, overwhelmed No. 8 seed Fontbonne, 3-0, in a quarterfinal match on Thursday in the HPER Center.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Wittenberg placed one player on the 2005 All-Great Lakes Region honor roll and another earned honorable mention recognition.
For the first time in nine years, the Wittenberg Tigers were forced to do it the hard way, but the end result was the same as they romped to a 3-1 win at Hiram in the title match of the 2005 North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament.
The Wittenberg volleyball team will have to follow an unfamiliar path to their customary spot in the NCAA Division III Tournament this weekend when the Tigers travel to Hiram for the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament.
The Wittenberg Tigers may not have their favorite Red and White surroundings to provide a comfort level, but they still took care of business Friday night, sweeping Denison 3-0 in the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals.