Field Hockey - 2007 News Releases
March 13, 2008
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Following a successful 2007 season in which the Wittenberg University field hockey team tied for first place in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) before falling in the conference tournament championship game, the performance of five student-athletes in the classroom has also been recognized. Read More ... |
Jan. 3, 2008
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — While studying physiology with Professor of Psychology Jo Wilson as a freshman at Wittenberg University, Erin Berger, class of 2010 from Louisville, Ky., had a revelation. After learning more about neurological diseases, including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, Berger, who carries a 4.0 grade point average, realized she could make a difference. Read More ... |
Nov. 21, 2007
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — 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). Read More ... |
Nov. 19, 2007
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wittenberg freshman forward Tori Casanta (Mason, OH/Cor Jesu Academy) and Kenyon junior back Perrin Legg (Baltimore, MD/Bryn Mawr) have been named Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year to highlight the 2007 All-North Coast Athletic Conference field hockey selections. Read More ... |
Nov. 19, 2007
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — After leading her team and the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) in seven of nine offensive statistical categories, Wittenberg field hockey standout Boo Vernon, class of 2011 from Lake Bluff, Ill., was rewarded with third-team Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFCHA) Division III All-America honors. Read More ... |
Nov. 12, 2007
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — After a thrilling season in which the Wittenberg field hockey team finished with a 12-7 overall record, finished in a three-way tie for regular season North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) champion, and earned runner-up in the NCAC tournament, three players have been recognized with Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFCHA) Division III All-Great Lakes Region honors. Read More ... |
Nov. 3, 2007
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — It was hard-fought and fast-paced, but in the end a 2-1 loss to Kenyon in penalty strokes ended up as simply heartbreaking. For two regulation periods, two overtime periods, and one round of penalty strokes, the Kenyon Ladies and Wittenberg Tigers provided some of the most exhilirating field hockey played on Edwards-Maurer Field in quite some time. Read More ... |
Oct. 31, 2007
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Tiger offense decided to change things up, ripping Oberlin for seven goals in a conference semifinal game after scoring just one on the Yeowomen all season. With the win they advance to the NCAC finals. Read More ... |
Oct. 30, 2007
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Tori Casanta is named national Rookie of the Week after scoring the only two goals for Wittenberg on the week, which were game-winners that propelled the Tigers to the top seed in the NCAC Tournament. Read More ... |
Oct. 27, 2007
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Heading into the 2007 regular season finale against Kenyon College, the Wittenberg Tigers knew what they had to do: win, or risk missing out on the conference tournament. After playing a scoreless first half, in which Kenyon kept most of the pressure on the Wittenberg end, the momentum began to sway at the beginning of the second half. Read More ... |
Oct. 24, 2007
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tiger field hockey team wanted a win on Wednesday, having lost to conference foe Oberlin just a week and a half prior. They evened the season series versus the Yeowomen with a 1-0, moving to 10-6 overall and 7-4 in the tough North Coast Athletic Conference. Read More ... |
Oct. 21, 2007
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wittenberg freshman goalkeeper Liana Began (Hudson, OH/Hudson) made her fifth and sixth career starts last week and wound up with a pair of 2-1 victories. Against Denison, she made nine saves and in an overtime win over Wooster, she made six more to total 15 saves on the week. Click here to see complete list of 2007 NCAC Field Hockey Players of the Week. Read More ... |
Oct. 21, 2007
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The game program for Wittenberg's Homecoming weekend field hockey game featured a photograph of senior forward/midfielder Alison Voigt (Louisville, Ky./Ballard). She lived up to the publicity, scoring the game-winning goal in the first overtime to end a tight game against Wooster in a 2-1 Tiger victory. Read More ... |
Oct. 18, 2007
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GRANVILLE, Ohio — Tori Casanta and Hannah Scheckelhoff both scored en route to a victory over Denison Universty, while goalkeeper Liana Began came up big with nine saves including seven in the second half to preserve the win. Read More ... |
Oct. 14, 2007
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wittenberg freshman Boo Vernon (Lake Bluff, Ill./Cushing Academy) continued to show off her scoring ability, putting away the game-winning goal in the Tigers' overtime decision against Denison. It was her second goal of the game as the Tigers won, 4-3. Wittenberg also lost to Oberlin last week, 1-0. Vernon leads the Tigers with 16 goals and 34 points this season. Click here to see complete list of 2007 NCAC Field Hockey Players of the Week. Read More ... |
Oct. 13, 2007
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OBERLIN, Ohio — Defense has become a buzzword on Wittenberg's campus. Men's soccer, women's soccer, field hockey and football have all relied on strong defense to have success in the 2007 season. But even the best defense can't win a game when the offense does not produce. Despite firing an overwhelming number of shots, the Tiger field hockey team could not find the cage on Saturday, falling to Oberlin in a close 0-1 game. Read More ... |
Oct. 9, 2007
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The statistics may be misleading after the Tigers finished with the Denison field hockey squad. Despite several players taking massive amounts of shots, the Red & White of Wittenberg won on the strength of the team on Tuesday. Among many, freshman Marisa Myers (Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty) helped lead the team to a 4-3 overtime victory in the most dramatic comeback of the season. Read More ... |
Oct. 6, 2007
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DELAWARE, Ohio — An important North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) field hockey game between two teams with title aspirations went the way of the home team Saturday as host Ohio Wesleyan defeated Wittenberg 4-3 in overtime. Read More ... |
Oct. 2, 2007
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — After dropping two straight games, including one to conference foe Wooster, the Tiger field hockey team was in overdrive on Tuesday, bulldozing Earlham for a 4-1 victory. Read More ... |
Sept. 30, 2007
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Liana Began saw some of her first minutes in 2007 against Sewanee in a game which took three hours to finish, including two overtimes and two rounds of penalty strokes. Read More ... |
Sept. 29, 2007
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Tiger field hockey team fell to 5-3 overall and 2-2 in the conference on Saturday, with a 3-1 loss at Wooster. Despite shooting the ball 16 times, the Red & White could not overcome the Fighting Scots. Read More ... |
Sept. 26, 2007
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Boo Vernon continued adding to her season stats by accumulating her team-leading eighth and ninth goals on Wednesday against Kenyon, in a 2-1 double overtime win. Read More ... |
Sept. 22, 2007
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — There's just no stopping Boo Vernon. Saturday she won another game for the Tigers, scoring the only two goals of the day, helped by a crucial defensive save from teammate Meredith Price. Read More ... |
Sept. 18, 2007
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RICHMOND, Ind. — Boo Vernon exploded for three goals against Earlham, as the Tigers put Earlham away with four goals in the second period, moving to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the NCAC. Read More ... |
Sept. 12, 2007
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tiger field hockey team fought hard in their conference-opening game against Ohio Wesleyan, but the Battling Bishops sticks had a lucky touch, giving them a 2-1 victory that pushed the Tigers back to even at 2-2 overall. Read More ... |
Sept. 9, 2007
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CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — In the first two weekends of intercollegiate athletics in 2007, Wittenberg has had an impressive record at invitationals. With their 1-0 win over Wilson on Saturday and a 2-1 victory over Ramapo on Sunday, the Tiger field hockey team added the title to the list which includes the volleyball team's title at tournaments at home and at Washington University, the men's soccer team's win in their own invitational, and the men's cross country team's finish at their Wittenberg Invitational. Read More ... |
Sept. 8, 2007
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CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — The Wittenberg Tigers got their long weekend road trip to Pennsylvania off on the right foot Saturday with a 1-0 win over the host team in the Wilson College Invitational. Read More ... |
Sept. 3, 2007
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers, with five freshman in the starting lineup, opened the 2007 season with a hard-luck 2-1 loss at DePauw. Read More ... |
Aug. 30, 2007
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The 2007 fall sports season opens for Wittenberg intercollegiate teams on Friday, Aug. 31, when the nationally ranked Tiger volleyball squad hosts the Wittenberg Invitational. The next day, five of the other six teams kick things off, literally in the case of the Tiger men's soccer team, which is scheduled to host its annual Wittenberg Invitational on Saturday and Sunday at Edwards-Maurer Field in Springfield. Read More ... |
Aug. 27, 2007
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Defending NCAC tournament champion Kenyon has emerged as the favorite in preseason balloting by NCAC field hockey coaches. The Ladies paced all teams in the poll with five of seven first-place votes for 46 points, topping defending NCAC champion Wooster, which totalled 34 points. Wittenberg finished third with 30 points. Read More ... |
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