2007 News

Season
Wittenberg University Volleyball Earns Eighth Team Academic Award
Wittenberg University Volleyball Earns Eighth Team Academic Award

Wittenberg University's volleyball team was one of 353 high school and college programs to earn a 2007-08 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award.

Wittenberg Student-Athletes Participate In NCAA Leadership Conference
Wittenberg Student-Athletes Participate In NCAA Leadership Conference

Volleyball standout Erin Slattery, class of 2010 from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and men's lacrosse standout Jeff Capella, class of 2010 from Columbus, Ohio, did some serious work in one of the least serious places in the world.

Volleyball Standout Emily Bell Earns National Academic Award
Volleyball Standout Emily Bell Earns National Academic Award

Wittenberg University volleyball standout Emily Bell, class of 2008 from Fort Wayne, Ind., has been recognized for the combination of her athletic and academic accomplishments with second-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division honors.

Thirty-Six Student-Athletes, Coaches Earn Fall 2007 All-Conference Awards
Thirty-Six Student-Athletes, Coaches Earn Fall 2007 All-Conference Awards

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).

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Wittenberg Falls In National Semifinals To Washington University

If the analogy can be made to climbing a mountain, then the Wittenberg Tiger volleyball team has neared the summit of the NCAA Division III Tournament each of the last three years.

Wittenberg Tops Stevens Institute of Technology, 3-0, In NCAA Division III Quarterfinals
Wittenberg Tops Stevens Institute of Technology, 3-0, In NCAA Division III Quarterfinals

t wasn't the clean, crisp performance Tiger fans had come to expect from the Wittenberg volleyball team in 2007, but the final score was the same as so many others during this dream season.

Wittenberg Volleyball Student-Athletes, Coach Earn Postseason Awards
Wittenberg Volleyball Student-Athletes, Coach Earn Postseason Awards

Three Wittenberg University volleyball standouts and Head Coach Paco Labrador have earned postseason awards from the American Volleyball Coaches Association after their record-breaking undefeated regular season.

Wittenberg Volleyball Standout Emily Bell Earns Academic Award
Wittenberg Volleyball Standout Emily Bell Earns Academic Award

Wittenberg University volleyball standout Emily Bell, class of 2008 from Fort Wayne, Ind., has been recognized for the combination of her athletic and academic accomplishments with first-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors.

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Wittenberg Sweeps Again, Advances To Fourth Straight NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal With Win Over Ohio Northern

This is a habit that the Wittenberg Tigers are starting to become accustomed to - for the fourth straight year and the fifth time in the last six years Wittenberg is headed to the national quarterfinals.

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Wittenberg Moves Into Sixth Straight Regional Final With Sweep Of Heidelberg

The Wittenberg Tigers are into the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Region championship match for the fifth time in the last six years after a 3-0 win over Heidelberg.

Wittenberg Ices Frostburg, Moves On To Semifinals
Wittenberg Ices Frostburg, Moves On To Semifinals

The Wittenberg Tigers will sleep well tonight after steamrolling the Frostburg State Bobcats, 3-0, piling on 58 kills to cap a busy day of four volleyball matches at the university's HPER Center.

Volleyball To Host Great Lakes Regional Of NCAA Division III Tournament
Volleyball To Host Great Lakes Regional Of NCAA Division III Tournament

The No. 1 ranked Wittenberg University volleyball team will appear in the NCAA Division III Tournament for the 12th consecutive year and the 13th time in school history. The Tigers open their quest for the first national title in program history at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, against Frostburg State University.

Jackie Williams, Paco Labrador Headline List Of Tiger All-NCAC Honorees
Jackie Williams, Paco Labrador Headline List Of Tiger All-NCAC Honorees

Wittenberg junior Jackie Williams (Rocky River, OH/Magnificat) has been named Player of the Year to highlight the 2007 All-North Coast Athletic Conference volleyball selections.

Photo By: Brad Tucker
Wittenberg Captures 13th NCAC Tournament Title In The Last 16 Years

The Wittenberg Tigers maintained their stranglehold on the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) with a 3-0 win over Hiram in newly renamed Pam Evans Smith Arena in the HPER Center.

Wittenberg Reaches 16th Straight NCAC Tourney Final With Win Over Earlham
Wittenberg Reaches 16th Straight NCAC Tourney Final With Win Over Earlham

The Wittenberg Tigers extended the longest winning streak in college volleyball - regardless of division - with a 3-0 win over Earlham in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament semifinals Friday in the university's newly re-named Pam Evans Smith Arena in the HPER Center.

Wittenberg Finishes Perfect NCAC Season With Win Over Denison; Tops Juniata In Battle Of Nos. 1 And 2 Teams In the Nation
Wittenberg Finishes Perfect NCAC Season With Win Over Denison; Tops Juniata In Battle Of Nos. 1 And 2 Teams In the Nation

The Wittenberg Tigers rode a wave of momentum provided by a school-record 1,400 fans who packed the HPER Center to witness a pair of victories Friday. The first, a 3-0 defeat of Denison, put a cap on the second straight unbeaten North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season.