2009 News
While the Wittenberg University Department of Athletics can boast of a variety of outstanding team and individual athletic accomplishments again this academic year, another great source of pride is created by the performance of Tiger athletes in the classroom. It, too, has been exceptional.
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).
Wittenberg University volleyball standout Erin Slattery, class of 2010 from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, has capped her collegiate career with honorable mention All-America honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA).
Wittenberg University volleyball standout Erin Slattery, class of 2010 from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, has earned first-team All-Great Lakes Region honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA).
For the first time in a decade, the Wittenberg Tigers were knocked out of the NCAA Division III Tournament in the first round, falling to Calvin College by a 3-0 score in a match played at Hope College.
Wooster senior KateLynn Riley has been named Player of the Year to highlight the 2009 All-North Coast Athletic Conference volleyball selections. Erin Slattery, Kate Snead, Katie Sumner and Amy Cox earned postseason awards from the NCAC.
The No. 11-ranked Wittenberg University volleyball team has been selected to compete in the NCAA Division III Tournament for the 14th consecutive year and the 15th time in school history. The Tigers open their quest for the first national title in program history with a first round match at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at Hope College against 14th-ranked Calvin College.
After dropping the first set and fending off an energetic Hiram squad in the second, the Wittenberg volleyball team put together a furious comeback in the third frame and slammed the door shut with an overwhelming fourth to take home their 15th overall North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament Championship and their 12th in the last 13 years.
The Wittenberg Tigers reached their 18th consecutive North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament championship match with a 3-0 sweep of visiting Allegheny.
Wittenberg University volleyball standout Erin Slattery, class of 2010 from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, has been recognized for the combination of her athletic and academic accomplishments with third-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors.
The eighth-ranked Wittenberg Tigers absorbed some punishment on the final weekend of the 2009 regular season after losing to three nationally ranked teams in the Trinity National Invitational.
The Wittenberg volleyball team lost by a 3-0 margin for just the third time in the last three years, faltering under a blistering attack from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh to pick up only their fifth loss of the season. The match was decided by set scores of 25-21, 25-16 and 26-24.
The Wittenberg Tigers put the finishing touches on their fourth consecutive undefeated North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season, sweeping host Ohio Wesleyan 3-0 by scores of 25-20, 25-5, 25-16.
After their first loss in more than a month on Friday against nationally ranked Heidelberg, the Wittenberg Tigers made full use of their expansive roster to complete a second-day sweep at the Heidelberg Quad Saturday with wins over Webster and Carthage.
Playing before a charged-up home crowd in the first match of the two-day Heidelberg Quad, the Wittenberg Tigers came up just short in a battle between two of the top teams in the Great Lakes Region.
The Wittenberg Tigers continued to roll through the 2009 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) schedule, cruising past Earlham 3-0. Along the way, the Tigers clinched a 12th outright NCAC regular season title in 13 years (fourth in a row) while breaking the conference record with their 64th consecutive NCAC regular season victory.