2016-17 Women's Basketball News
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Defiance Has 48 Student-Athletes Selected Chi Alpha Sigma
July 13, 2017DEFIANCE, OHIO -- The Defiance College Athletic Department announced its group of student-athletes to the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society. -
Defiance Has 12 Winter Athletes Named Academic All-HCAC
April 03, 2017GREENWOOD, IND. – The Defiance College winter athletic teams had 12 student-athletes named to the Tom Bohlsen All-Academic Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference list for the winter sport season. -
DC's Kelsey Tietje Named Second-Team All-Region By D3hoops
March 14, 2017DEFIANCE, OHIO -- Defiance College senior women's basketball player Kelsey Tietje (Deshler/Patrick Henry) adds to her already impressive list of postseason awards with a second-team All-Great Lakes Region selection by D3hoops.com. -
Tietje Selected As Finalist For National Josten's Trophy
March 02, 2017DEFIANCE, OHIO -- Defiance College wmen's basketball player and senior forward Kelsey Tietje (Deshler/Patrick Henry) has been named as one of ten finalists for the Jostens Trophy. -
Tietje Named Second-Team CoSIDA Academic All-American
March 01, 2017AUSTIN, TEXAS -- Defiance College senior women's basketball player Kelsey Tietje (Deshler/Patrick Henry) has been named second-team CoSIDA Academic All-American as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America for her performance both on the court and in the classroom. -
Kelsey Tietje Named HCAC Player of the Year
March 01, 2017GREENWOOD, IND. -- Defiance College senior women's basketball player Kelsey Tietje (Deshler/Patrick Henry) has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year in addition to garnering first-team accolades for her efforts this season. In addition, fellow senior Erica Smay (Defiance/Tinora) was selected to the All-Sportsmanship Team. -
Inside the Hive: Kelsey Tietje
February 22, 2017DEFIANCE, OHIO - Inside the Hive's Marisa Guyton sits down with senior Kelsey Tietje of the Defiance women's basketball team. -
Women's Hoops End Season in HCAC Tourney
February 21, 2017LEXINGTON, KY. -- The Defiance College women's basketball team stumbled in the second quarter and never recovered, falling to Transylvania (Ky.) University, 70-58, in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal matchup in Lexington, Ky. -
Yellow Jackets Downed by Engineers
February 18, 2017DEFIANCE, OHIO -- The Defiance College women's basketball team dropped their regular-season finale to Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference regular-season champion Rose-Hulman (Ind.) Institute of Technology, 72-48, on senior day at the Karl H. Weaner Center. -
DC Women Use Big First Quarter to Knock Off Spartans
February 15, 2017NORTH MANCHESTER, IND. -- The Defiance College women's basketball team used an 18-4 opening quarter to cruise to a 73-51 victory against Manchester (Ind.) University in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference game. -
Yellow Jackets Lose to Pioneers
February 11, 2017LEXINGTON, KY. -- The Defiance College women's basketball team dropped a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference matchup to Transylvania (Ky.) University, 78-55, in Lexington, Ky. -
Kelsey Tietje Named CoSIDA Academic All-District
February 09, 2017DEFIANCE, OHIO -- Defiance College women's basketball senior forward Kelsey Tietje (Deshler/Patrick Henry) has been selected first-team CoSIDA Academic All-District VII for her efforts in the classroom. -
DC Falls Short Against Beavers
February 08, 2017DEFIANCE, OHIO -- The Defiance College women's basketball team dropped an 81-68 decision at the hands of Bluffton University in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference matchup at the Karl H. Weaner Center. -
Tietje Becomes All-Time Leading Scorer in Loss to Grizzlies
February 04, 2017DEFIANCE, OHIO -- Senior Kelsey Tietje scored 13 points to become Defiance College's all-time leading scorer in women's basketball, but Franklin (Ind.) College snapped the Yellow Jackets' five-game winning streak with a 55-48 victory in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference contest in Franklin, Ind. -
Defiance Outlasts Earlham to Win Fifth Straight
February 01, 2017RICHMOND, IND. -- The Defiance College women's basketball team rallied from a halftime deficit to edge the Earlham (Ind.) College Quakers, 68-62, to win their fifth straight Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference contest. -
Tietje Named HCAC Player of the Week
January 30, 2017GREENWOOD, IND. -- In back-to-back weeks, and third time this year, Defiance College senior Kelsey Tietje (Deshler/Patrick Henry) has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week. -
DC Dominates Hanover For Fourth Straight Win
January 28, 2017TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- The Defiance College Yellow Jackets scored their fourth straight victory and leaped into sole possession of fourth place in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference standings with a 75-49 triumph against the Hanover (Ind.) College Panthers. -
Defiance Wins Third Straight With Win Against Anderson
January 25, 2017DEFIANCE, OHIO -- The Defiance College women's basketball team earned a third straight victory, as it knocked off Anderson (Ind.) University, 66-57, in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference matchup at the Karl H. Weaner Center. -
DC's Tietje Named HCAC Player of the Week
January 23, 2017GREENWOOD, IND. -- Defiance College senior women's basketball player Kelsey Tietje (Deshler/Patrick Henry) has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player-of-the-Week for the second time this season. -
Defiance Dominates in Victory Against MSJ
January 21, 2017DEFIANCE, OHIO -- The Defiance College women's basketball team led from start to finish as they cruised to a 75-30 victory against Mount St. Joseph University in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference matchup at the Karl H. Weaner Center. -
Defiance Rallies to Knock Off Bluffton in Double Overtime
January 18, 2017BLUFFTON, OHIO – Senior forward Kelsey Tietje (Deshler/Patrick Henry) became the school’s all-time leading rebounder as the Defiance College women's basketball team pulled out a victory against the top-ranked team in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference and the 24th-ranked team in Division III with a, 79-75, double overtime win at the Sommer Center in Bluffton, Ohio. -
Engineers Use Big Fourth Quarter to Knock Off Defiance
January 14, 2017TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- The Defiance College women's basketball team was outscored, 19-7, in the final quarter of action as they fell to the Rose-Hulman (Ind.) Institute of Technology Fightin' Engineers, 55-42, in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference contest in Terre Haute, Ind. -
Defiance Women Post Five in Double Figures in Win
January 11, 2017DEFIANCE, OHIO -- Balanced scoring led the Defiance College women's basketball team to a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference victory as they knocked off Earlham (Ind.) College, 62-59, at the Karl H. Weaner Center. -
Yellow Jackets Stumble Late in Loss to Pioneers
January 07, 2017DEFIANCE, OHIO -- The Defiance College Yellow Jacket women's basketball team suffered a 70-50 defeat at the hands of the Transylvania (Ky.) University Pioneers in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference matchup at the Karl H. Weaner Center. -
Defiance Earns Conference Victory at Anderson
January 04, 2017ANDERSON, IND. -- The Defiance College women's basketball team used a 10-point fourth quarter advantage to come out with a 60-53 victory at Anderson (Ind.) University in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference matchup. -
Tietje Dominant in DC Victory
December 30, 2016ALMA, MICH. -- The Defiance College women's basketball team rebounded from their loss on Thursday to knock off Alma (Mich.) College, 64-57, in a non-conference matchup in Alma, Mich. -
DC Loses High-Scoring Road Matchup with Adrian
December 29, 2016ADRIAN, MICH. -- The Defiance College women's basketball team finished on the wrong end of a high-scoring affair that saw 15 lead changes, as DC fell to Adrian (Mich.) College, 86-85, in a non-conference matchup in Adrian, Mich. -
DC Falls in Low-Scoring Battle with Trine
December 18, 2016DEFIANCE, OHIO -- The Defiance College women's basketball team was outscored, 14-5, in the final quarter to fall to Trine (Ind.) University, 52-38, in a non-conference tilt at the Karl H. Weaner Center. -
Yellow Jackets Use Big Third Quarter to Knock Off Lions
December 17, 2016CINCINNATI, OHIO -- The Defiance College Yellow Jackets outscored Mount St. Joseph University, 22-8, in the third quarter en route to a 70-53 win against the Lions in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference contest in Cincinnati, Ohio. -
Tietje Selected to D3hoops.com National Team of the Week
December 13, 2016DEFIANCE, OHIO -- Defiance College senior forward Kelsey Tietje (Deshler/Patrick Henry) has been named to this week's D3hoops.com Women's Team of the Week.