For Immediate Release Aug. 30, 2008

Contact: Ryan Maurer E-Mail: rmaurer@wittenberg.edu

Jimmy Thinnes

WESTERVILLE, Ohio - The Wittenberg Tigers kicked off the 2008 season in the best way possible, recording a 1-0 win at Ohio Athletic Conference rival Otterbein.

The Tigers won with an age-old recipe for winning soccer. Freshman goalkeeper Michael Lambeck (Dublin, Ohio/Coffman) turned away five shots to pick up a win in his first collegiate start, making an unassisted goal by senior midfielder Jimmy Thinnes (Cincinnati, Ohio/LaSalle) early in the second half stand up for a shutout victory.

The Tigers outshot their hosts 17-11, putting seven on goal. Wittenberg returns to action Wednesday, Sept. 3, at perennial OAC powerhouse Wilmington. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

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