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Witt beats Wabash on last-second kick
By David Jablonski Staff Writer
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — Wittenberg set an offical school record for hugs in the aftermath of it’s 10-7 victory over Wabash on Saturday, Oct. 17.
That’s what you do when you erase almost a decade of frustration in Little Giant Stadium with one kick. You wrap your arms around the nearest battered, bruised and sweaty teammate, and you hug it out like brothers.
Fifth-year senior Zack Harris participated in his share of bear hugs. His 31-yard field goal with 1 second left gave the still-unbeaten and 22nd-ranked Tigers their biggest victory in years and their first on the home field of No. 10 Wabash.
The kick came one season after Wabash beat Wittenberg 13-10 in Springfield on a last-second kick of its own. It’s the the third time in four seasons the game has come down to a field goal in the final seconds.
“I was just glad I had a shot,” said Harris, who missed most of last season with a knee injury. “I remember standing on the sideline last year when they were kicking. I’ve seen it three times since I’ve been here in five years, and we finally got our chance.”
Defensive tackle Lance Phillips, another fifth-year senior called it “probably the greatest victory I’ve ever had in football.”
“I think it’s huge for the program,” Phillips said. “We’ve never sung the fight song at Wabash. It’s something we’ve been reminded of quite frequently.”
Wittenberg’s finished its only previous victory in Crawfordsville in 2000 at a high school in town. It had since lost four straight at Little Giant Stadium.
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