Wittenberg Sweeps Past Ohio Wesleyan
Now is the time for the Wittenberg Tigers to round into the form that carried them all the way to the national semifinals in 2005.
DELAWARE, Ohio - Now is the time for the Wittenberg Tigers to round into the form that carried them all the way to the national semifinals in 2005. The Tigers looked sharp in a 3-0 road win over the Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops.
Wittenberg improved to 20-6 overall and 10-0 in the North Coast Athletic Conference, heading into a tri-match at Denison on Saturday. The Tigers take on perennial conference title contender Denison at 11 a.m. and then play Ohio Athletic Conference rival Heidelberg at 1 p.m. before returning to Springfield.
Against Ohio Wesleyan, the Tigers got a strong performance from junior Jan Kehres (Alliance, Ohio/Alliance), who finished with 16 kills and 21 digs, both second on the team. Junior Emily Bell (Fort Wayne, Ind./Concordia Lutheran)showed the way on offense with 18 kills, while sophomore Laura Fender (Toledo, Ohio/St. Ursula) chipped in with 22 digs.
Rounding things out, junior Sarah Matesich (Granville, Ohio/Newark Catholic)distributed 33 assists.