Megan Zachrich

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Megan Zachrich
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Hometown:
    Napoleon, Ohio
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    So.
  • High School:
    Napoleon
  • Major:
    Wellness & Corporate Fitness
  • gp
    26
  • pts/g
    8.5
  • fg %
    38.8
  • 3pt %
    27.0
  • ft %
    66.1
  • reb/g
    5.1
  • a/g
    2.6
Bio

Sophomore (2012-13): Selected Honorable Mention All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference ... Played in 26 games with 26 starts ... Averaged 29.8 minutes per game with 775 minutes played ... Made 221 points on the year, averaging 8.5 points per game ... Shot 85-of-219 (.388) from the field ... Shot 10-of-37 (.270) from 3-point range ... Shot 41-of-62 (.661) from the free throw line ... Collected 132 rebounds (5.1 per game) ... 55 offensive rebounds ... 77 defensive rebounds ... Had nine blocks ... Made 43 steals ... Recorded 67 assists ... Had 77 fouls ... Fouled out two times ... Turned the ball over 70 times ... Chosen to Centre Tournament All-Tournament Team.

Freshman (2011-12): Started six games, while appearing in 25 during freshman season … Averaged 4.1 points and 3.2 rebounds per game … Led the team in steals with 33 for the season … Recorded double digit point totals three times, while leading the team in scoring twice … Scored a season-high 19 points in an 81-73 overtime win against Earlham on January 18 … Grabbed a season-high eight boards against Alma on December 21 … Totaled five steals in a 55-50 win over Anderson on December 19.

Prep: Four-year letterwinner at Napoleon High for head coach Rod Hersha … Honorable Mention All-District Seven as a sophomore … First-Team All-District Seven as a junior … Earned Honorable Mention All-Ohio and District Seven Player-of-the-Year honors during senior season … Academic All-Northern Lakes League … Member of the Academic Honor Roll … N-Club Scholar Athlete in basketball, volleyball and softball ... Also lettered in volleyball and softball. 

Personal: Born in Defiance, Ohio ... Daughter of Brad and Niki Zachrich … Has one brother; Tyler and one sister; Brooke ... Sister of Brooke was a member of the Defiance women’s basketball team from 2008-12 ... Majoring in Wellness and Corporate Fitness with a minor in Sport Management.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 26 18
Games started 26 18
Minutes 775 531
Minutes per game 29.8 29.5
FG 85-219 58-155
FG Pct 38.8 37.4
3PT 10-37 7-30
3PT Pct 27.0 23.3
FT 41-62 30-43
FT Pct 66.1 69.8
Off rebounds 55 41
Def rebounds 77 55
Total rebounds 132 96
Rebounds per game 5.1 5.3
Personal fouls 77 58
Disqualifications 2 1
Assists 67 52
Turnovers 70 40
Assist to turnover ratio 1.0 1.3
Steals 43 31
Blocks 9 6
Points 221 153
Points per game 8.5 8.5
Points per 40 min 11.4 11.5
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 2 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 74-72
Feb 6 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 58-47
Feb 9 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 57-50
Feb 13 at Bluffton L, 62-47
Feb 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 61-56
Feb 22 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 48-32
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 16 vs. Thomas More L, 55-51 1 33 7-13 53.8 2-2 100.0 1-4 25.0 17
Nov 17 at Centre (Ky.) L, 78-42 1 30 7-13 53.8 0-1 0.0 3-3 100.0 17
Nov 20 Hope L, 52-46 1 37 3-11 27.3 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 6
Nov 28 Alma (Mich.) W, 80-69 1 35 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 4-6 66.7 8
Dec 1 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 56-50 1 34 4-10 40.0 2-2 100.0 0-1 0.0 10
Dec 5 Anderson (Ind.) W, 56-42 1 37 4-9 44.4 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 9
Dec 8 Hanover (Ind.) W, 85-80 1 28 7-13 53.8 1-3 33.3 2-3 66.7 17
Dec 15 Franklin (Ind.) W, 59-51 1 23 1-7 14.3 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Dec 18 at Kalamazoo W, 62-40 1 29 3-8 37.5 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 9
Dec 28 at Wittenberg L, 62-44 1 25 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Dec 29 vs. Albion (Mich.) W, 45-42 1 27 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 1-3 33.3 5
Jan 2 Bluffton W, 54-32 1 24 4-9 44.4 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 8
Jan 5 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 65-53 1 34 4-11 36.4 0-2 0.0 4-6 66.7 12
Jan 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 64-62 1 27 3-10 30.0 0-0 - 5-5 100.0 11
Jan 12 Mt. St. Joseph W, 70-55 1 24 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Jan 16 Earlham (Ind.) W, 66-57 1 31 7-13 53.8 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 15
Jan 19 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 88-76 1 16 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 7
Jan 23 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 46-44 1 31 4-10 40.0 0-2 0.0 1-1 100.0 9
Jan 26 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 84-81 1 46 7-15 46.7 3-6 50.0 5-7 71.4 22
Jan 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 61-48 1 27 0-6 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 2 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 74-72 1 38 5-14 35.7 0-2 0.0 3-4 75.0 13
Feb 6 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 58-47 1 26 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Feb 9 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 57-50 1 31 2-5 40.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Feb 13 at Bluffton L, 62-47 1 27 1-5 20.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 3
Feb 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 61-56 1 27 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 22 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 48-32 1 28 0-7 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 16 vs. Thomas More L, 55-51 1 33 1 3 4 3 5 4 1
Nov 17 at Centre (Ky.) L, 78-42 1 30 3 1 4 1 2 1 0
Nov 20 Hope L, 52-46 1 37 4 8 12 1 5 0 0
Nov 28 Alma (Mich.) W, 80-69 1 35 3 4 7 3 1 0 0
Dec 1 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 56-50 1 34 0 4 4 4 2 1 0
Dec 5 Anderson (Ind.) W, 56-42 1 37 3 4 7 3 2 1 0
Dec 8 Hanover (Ind.) W, 85-80 1 28 0 7 7 3 3 1 0
Dec 15 Franklin (Ind.) W, 59-51 1 23 2 2 4 3 2 0 0
Dec 18 at Kalamazoo W, 62-40 1 29 0 2 2 2 3 4 0
Dec 28 at Wittenberg L, 62-44 1 25 1 1 2 3 7 1 0
Dec 29 vs. Albion (Mich.) W, 45-42 1 27 2 1 3 0 3 1 0
Jan 2 Bluffton W, 54-32 1 24 2 2 4 3 3 1 1
Jan 5 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 65-53 1 34 4 6 10 2 0 0 0
Jan 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 64-62 1 27 2 2 4 5 0 4 0
Jan 12 Mt. St. Joseph W, 70-55 1 24 3 3 6 4 2 0 1
Jan 16 Earlham (Ind.) W, 66-57 1 31 0 2 2 2 3 3 2
Jan 19 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 88-76 1 16 2 1 3 0 7 0 0
Jan 23 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 46-44 1 31 3 1 4 1 4 5 0
Jan 26 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 84-81 1 46 7 4 11 1 2 0 0
Jan 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 61-48 1 27 1 5 6 6 2 2 0
Feb 2 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 74-72 1 38 4 1 5 5 0 2 1
Feb 6 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 58-47 1 26 1 4 5 3 2 1 1
Feb 9 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 57-50 1 31 4 2 6 4 2 4 0
Feb 13 at Bluffton L, 62-47 1 27 3 3 6 1 2 2 0
Feb 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 61-56 1 27 0 2 2 2 2 4 0
Feb 22 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 48-32 1 28 0 2 2 2 4 1 2
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 16 vs. Thomas More L, 55-51 1 3 0 0.6
Nov 17 at Centre (Ky.) L, 78-42 1 1 0 0.5
Nov 20 Hope L, 52-46 1 1 0 0.2
Nov 28 Alma (Mich.) W, 80-69 1 1 0 3.0
Dec 1 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 56-50 1 2 - 2.0
Dec 5 Anderson (Ind.) W, 56-42 1 3 0 1.5
Dec 8 Hanover (Ind.) W, 85-80 1 4 0 1.0
Dec 15 Franklin (Ind.) W, 59-51 1 2 0 1.5
Dec 18 at Kalamazoo W, 62-40 1 1 0 0.7
Dec 28 at Wittenberg L, 62-44 1 3 0 0.4
Dec 29 vs. Albion (Mich.) W, 45-42 1 4 0 0.0
Jan 2 Bluffton W, 54-32 1 1 0 1.0
Jan 5 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 65-53 1 4 0 -
Jan 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 64-62 1 4 0 -
Jan 12 Mt. St. Joseph W, 70-55 1 4 0 2.0
Jan 16 Earlham (Ind.) W, 66-57 1 1 0 0.7
Jan 19 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 88-76 1 5 1 0.0
Jan 23 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 46-44 1 4 0 0.3
Jan 26 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 84-81 1 4 0 0.5
Jan 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 61-48 1 3 0 3.0
Feb 2 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 74-72 1 3 0 -
Feb 6 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 58-47 1 3 0 1.5
Feb 9 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 57-50 1 4 - 2.0
Feb 13 at Bluffton L, 62-47 1 3 0 0.5
Feb 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 61-56 1 4 0 1.0
Feb 22 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 48-32 1 5 1 0.5
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2011-12 25 19.0 1.7-5.1 0.1-0.9 0.6-1.2 4.1
2012-13 26 29.8 3.3-8.4 0.4-1.4 1.6-2.4 8.5
2013-14 20 28.4 2.8-6.6 0.2-0.8 1.1-1.8 6.8
2014-15 25 29.4 4.0-10.7 0.9-3.1 2.5-3.0 11.3
Total 96 26.6 2.9-7.8 0.4-1.6 1.5-2.1 7.8
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2011-12 25 6 475 42-128 32.8 3-23 13.0 16-31 51.6 103
2012-13 26 26 775 85-219 38.8 10-37 27.0 41-62 66.1 221
2013-14 20 16 569 55-132 41.7 4-16 25.0 23-35 65.7 137
2014-15 25 25 736 99-268 36.9 23-77 29.9 62-75 82.7 283
Total 96 73 2555 281-747 37.6 40-153 26.1 142-203 70.0 744
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2011-12 25 475 19.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 13.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2012-13 26 775 29.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 27.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2013-14 20 569 28.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2014-15 25 736 29.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 29.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 96 2555 26.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 26.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2011-12 25 1.3 1.9 3.2 1.4 1.6 1.3 0.1
2012-13 26 2.1 3.0 5.1 2.6 2.7 1.7 0.3
2013-14 20 1.3 2.1 3.4 2.2 2.8 2.1 0.3
2014-15 25 0.9 2.9 3.8 2.1 2.9 1.4 0.7
Total 96 1.4 2.5 3.9 2.1 2.5 1.6 0.4
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2011-12 25 6 33 47 80 35 39 33 2
2012-13 26 26 55 77 132 67 70 43 9
2013-14 20 16 25 43 68 44 55 42 6
2014-15 25 25 23 72 95 52 73 34 18
Total 96 73 136 239 375 198 237 152 35
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2011-12 25 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012-13 26 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013-14 20 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2014-15 25 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 96 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 26 29.8 3.3-8.4 0.4-1.4 1.6-2.4 8.5
Conference 18 29.5 3.2-8.6 0.4-1.7 1.7-2.4 8.5
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 11 31.2 3.5-8.7 0.5-1.8 1.5-2.5 8.9
Away 12 28.7 3.2-8.3 0.2-1.1 1.8-2.3 8.4
Neutral 3 29.3 3.0-7.7 0.7-1.3 0.7-2.3 7.3
Result
Wins 14 29.9 3.4-8.2 0.4-1.4 1.5-2.3 8.6
Losses 12 29.8 3.2-8.7 0.4-1.5 1.7-2.5 8.4
Month
November 4 33.8 4.8-10.2 0.5-0.8 2.0-3.5 12.0
December 7 29.0 3.4-7.9 0.6-1.3 1.1-2.1 8.6
January 9 28.9 3.7-9.3 0.4-2.0 1.9-2.6 9.7
February 6 29.5 1.5-6.5 0.0-1.2 1.3-1.7 4.3
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 26 26 775 85-219 38.8 10-37 27.0 41-62 66.1 221
Conference 18 18 531 58-155 37.4 7-30 23.3 30-43 69.8 153
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 11 11 343 38-96 39.6 5-20 25.0 17-27 63.0 98
Away 12 12 344 38-100 38.0 3-13 23.1 22-28 78.6 101
Neutral 3 3 88 9-23 39.1 2-4 50.0 2-7 28.6 22
Result
Wins 14 14 418 47-115 40.9 5-19 26.3 21-32 65.6 120
Losses 12 12 357 38-104 36.5 5-18 27.8 20-30 66.7 101
Month
November 4 4 135 19-41 46.3 2-3 66.7 8-14 57.1 48
December 7 7 203 24-55 43.6 4-9 44.4 8-15 53.3 60
January 9 9 260 33-84 39.3 4-18 22.2 17-23 73.9 87
February 6 6 177 9-39 23.1 0-7 0.0 8-10 80.0 26
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 26 775 29.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 27.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 18 531 29.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 23.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 11 343 31.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 12 344 28.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 23.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 3 88 29.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 14 418 29.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 26.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 12 357 29.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 27.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 4 135 33.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 66.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 7 203 29.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 44.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 9 260 28.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 22.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 6 177 29.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 26 2.1 3.0 5.1 2.6 2.7 1.7 0.3
Conference 18 2.3 3.1 5.3 2.9 2.2 1.7 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 2.6 3.9 6.5 3.0 2.5 1.1 0.4
Away 12 1.9 2.3 4.3 2.4 2.6 2.1 0.2
Neutral 3 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.7 4.0 2.0 1.0
Result
Wins 14 1.9 2.8 4.7 2.9 2.3 1.7 0.4
Losses 12 2.3 3.2 5.5 2.3 3.2 1.6 0.3
Month
November 4 2.8 4.0 6.8 2.0 3.3 1.3 0.3
December 7 1.1 3.0 4.1 2.6 3.1 1.3 0.0
January 9 2.7 2.9 5.6 2.7 2.6 1.7 0.4
February 6 2.0 2.3 4.3 2.8 2.0 2.3 0.7
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 26 26 55 77 132 67 70 43 9
Conference 18 18 41 55 96 52 40 31 6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 11 29 43 72 33 27 12 4
Away 12 12 23 28 51 29 31 25 2
Neutral 3 3 3 6 9 5 12 6 3
Result
Wins 14 14 27 39 66 40 32 24 6
Losses 12 12 28 38 66 27 38 19 3
Month
November 4 4 11 16 27 8 13 5 1
December 7 7 8 21 29 18 22 9 0
January 9 9 24 26 50 24 23 15 4
February 6 6 12 14 26 17 12 14 4
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 26 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 18 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 12 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 14 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 12 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
Comden, King Earn All-HCAC Honors for Second-Straight Year
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  • February 27, 2013
Comden, King Earn All-HCAC Honors for Second-Straight Year

GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Defiance College women’s basketball program landed three players on the 2013 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball All-HCAC Teams. Kim Comden and Erica King received the nod for First Team All-HCAC recognition for the second consecutive season and Megan Zachrich received Honorable Mention All-HCAC honors.

  • February 27, 2013
Pioneers Outlast Defiance in Double-Overtime Thriller
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  • January 26, 2013
Pioneers Outlast Defiance in Double-Overtime Thriller

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance and Transylvania met for the second time this season on Saturday afternoon, as the Pioneers and Yellow Jackets battled in a double-overtime instant classic. Transy managed to escape the Hive with a well-earned 84-81 victory.

  • January 26, 2013
Defiance Escapes Anderson With a Win in Offensive Struggle
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  • January 23, 2013
Defiance Escapes Anderson With a Win in Offensive Struggle

ANDERSON, Ind. – The Yellow Jacket women’s basketball squad completed the season sweep of Anderson on Wednesday evening in a 46-44 defensive battle. The victory gives the Purple and Gold seven-straight wins against the Ravens in the head-to-head matchup.

  • January 23, 2013
Defiance Second Half Surge Carries Jackets Past Quakers
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  • January 16, 2013
Defiance Second Half Surge Carries Jackets Past Quakers

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The DC women’s basketball team extended its home winning streak to seven games on Wednesday evening with a 66-57 win over Earlham College. The Jackets used a 41-point second half to record the come-from-behind victory, as the Purple and Gold outscored the Quakers by 16 in the final frame.

  • January 16, 2013
Yellow Jackets Fall to Manchester in HCAC Road Matchup
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  • January 09, 2013
Yellow Jackets Fall to Manchester in HCAC Road Matchup

N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – The Defiance College women’s basketball program traveled to Manchester University on Wednesday evening for a key Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference showdown. The Spartans did just enough to narrowly escape with a 64-62 victory over DC to even the teams’ conference records at 5-2 and into a second place tie in the standings.

  • January 09, 2013
King Sets All-Time Three Record in DC's First HCAC Defeat
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  • January 05, 2013
King Sets All-Time Three Record in DC's First HCAC Defeat

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Junior Erica King broke Defiance College’s all-time record for three pointers made in a career on Saturday afternoon against Transylvania. The guard made three treys to move her total to 144, passing the previous record holder Courtney Schmersal. Unfortunately for the Jackets, DC fell to the Pioneers by a score of 65-53, the team’s first Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference loss of the season.

  • January 05, 2013
DC Defeats Albion in Final Day of Wittenberg Tournament
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  • December 29, 2012
DC Defeats Albion in Final Day of Wittenberg Tournament

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio –After a tough loss in the opening day of the Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic to the host, Wittenberg, the Lady Yellow Jackets’ basketball team bounced back with a hard-fought 45-42 win over Albion on Saturday.

  • December 29, 2012
Slow Start Dooms Yellow Jackets Against Wittenberg
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  • December 28, 2012
Slow Start Dooms Yellow Jackets Against Wittenberg

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Yellow Jackets’ women’s basketball team’s six-game winning streak came to an end on Friday afternoon on the opening day of the Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic. Defiance’s 15-point first half derailed the Jackets’ hopes of extending the streak to seven games, as the Purple and Gold lost to the tournament host, Wittenberg, by a score of 62-44.

  • December 28, 2012
DC Edges Hanover in OT Thriller to Stay Unbeaten in HCAC
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  • December 08, 2012
DC Edges Hanover in OT Thriller to Stay Unbeaten in HCAC

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College women’s basketball team won a big early season Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference test against the conference’s preseason No. 1 ranked Hanover Panthers by a score of 85-80 in overtime. The win gives DC its first 3-0 start in the HCAC since 2001-2002.

  • December 08, 2012
DC Stays Unbeated in the HCAC and Moves Win Streak to Three
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  • December 05, 2012
DC Stays Unbeated in the HCAC and Moves Win Streak to Three

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jacket women’s basketball squad came into the evening looking to win its third game in a row for the first time since the 2009-2010 season. Defiance hosted Anderson in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference matchup, with the Jackets claiming a 56-42 victory to remain unbeaten in the HCAC at 2-0.

  • December 05, 2012
Comden Carries Jackets to Win in HCAC Opener Over Engineers
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  • December 01, 2012
Comden Carries Jackets to Win in HCAC Opener Over Engineers

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Defiance College women’s basketball team won its Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference opener on Saturday on the road against Rose-Hulman. Senior Kim Comden’s career-high 22 points propelled the Jackets to a 56-50 win over the Engineers.

  • December 01, 2012
Jackets' Upset Hops Fall Just Short to No. 12 Flying Dutch
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  • November 20, 2012
Jackets' Upset Hops Fall Just Short to No. 12 Flying Dutch

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jacket women’s basketball team hosted No. 12 Hope College in its home opener on Tuesday evening. The Purple and Gold used a strong second half to put the Flying Dutch on the ropes, but the upset bid fell short, as DC lost by a score of 52-46.

  • November 20, 2012
Lady Jackets Struggle in Final Day of Centre Tournament
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  • November 17, 2012
Lady Jackets Struggle in Final Day of Centre Tournament

DANVILLE, Ky. – After a tough 55-51 loss on Friday to the 14th ranked team in the nation in Thomas More to open the season, Defiance was back in action on Saturday afternoon for the final day of the Centre Tournament. The Jackets were overwhelmed by No. 27 Centre from the start and lost by a score of 78-42.

  • November 17, 2012
Yellow Jacket Comeback Falls Just Short to No. 14 Thomas More
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  • November 16, 2012
Yellow Jacket Comeback Falls Just Short to No. 14 Thomas More

DANVILLE, Ky. – The Defiance College women’s basketball squad traveled to Danville, Ky. to tip off its season at the Centre Tournament this weekend. The Jackets faced a tough first test, as DC played No. 14 Thomas More, a team that had a 25-5 record a season ago. The Purple and Gold put up a valiant effort but fell just short of pulling off the upset, losing by a score of 55-51.

  • November 16, 2012
Jessica Morris Era Begins as DC Begins Season at Centre
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  • November 15, 2012
Jessica Morris Era Begins as DC Begins Season at Centre

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Jessica ‘Cox’ Morris takes over the reins of the Defiance women’s basketball team as the 12th head coach in the program’s history. Morris will direct a squad that returns nearly every player from the 2011-2012 team that finished fifth in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. The Jackets bring back four of their five starters from last year and 87 percent of their scoring.

  • November 15, 2012