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April 11, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College volleyball program has announced its summer camp schedule that includes sessions for youth and high school girls and satellite camps.
March 27, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College will be joining up with the NCAA to celebrate Division III Week from April 9-15. DC will use the week to recognize the many academic achievements, athletic accomplishments and committed involvement in leadership, community and campus activities of its student-athletes.
March 26, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio - A time lapse video of the complete construction of DC's brand new George M. Smart Athletic Center is now available. The building of The George can now be viewed in a 75-second video clip containing photos from an online web cam that tracked the progress throughout the duration of the project.
February 24, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – DC celebrated the official opening of the George M. Smart Athletic Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday. The field house, known as The George, will serve as the recreational hub of the DC campus, while offering an indoor training facility for the Jackets’ 22 varsity athletic programs.
January 26, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College Sports Information Department, in partnership with Streamline Technologies, officially launched a redesigned online home for the Yellow Jackets on Thursday, with the aim of further increasing DC’s ability to showcase the student-athletes of its 22 varsity athletic programs.
January 11, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College announced on Wednesday that it had hired Brie Hagerty as the next head coach for the Yellow Jacket volleyball program. Hagerty brings strong local ties and a rich volleyball pedigree with her to Defiance, where she will begin her post on January 17.
December 21, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College athletics program saw 14-of-20 active varsity teams garner a collective grade-point average of 3.0 during the 2011 fall academic semester, as announced on Monday.
December 01, 2011
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced its fall honorees for the Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC Team, with Defiance placing 20 student-athletes on the list. The 20 award winners match DC’s number from the 2010 fall list, holding the increase of seven from 2008.
December 01, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College Athletic Media Relations Department, in partnership with Digipixart, officially launched a brand new online photo store on December 7. To celebrate the exciting new opportunity with Yellow Jacket fans, all products will be marked down 20 percent between now and January 1.
November 09, 2011
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Defiance College volleyball team was honored with numerous Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference awards on Wednesday. Senior Marlea Rolander, freshman Alicia Kalik and senior Meghan Hinds all collected conference accolades.
November 01, 2011
BLUFFTON, Ohio – The Defiance College volleyball team bowed out of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament after suffering a 3-0 (17-25, 18-25, 19-25) defeat against Bluffton.
November 01, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College's "Inside the Hive" recaps the Yellow Jacket volleyball team's performance over the final week of the regular seson during the latest episode. All ITH shows can be viewed by visiting DC's official YouTube channel.
October 31, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College volleyball team is geared up for the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference volleyball tournament to be held this week. The six-seeded Jackets play in the quarterfinals against the three-seed Bluffton University Beavers on Tuesday.
October 29, 2011
TERRA HAUTE, Ind. – The Defiance College volleyball team dropped its final two regular season matches on Saturday afternoon. The Yellow Jackets fell to Rose-Hulman, 3-0 (16-25, 17-25, 8-25), and Illinois College, 3-1 (15-25, 25-18, 17-25, 23-25).
October 26, 2011
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Defiance College volleyball team fell to Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference rival Bluffton University of Wednesday night, 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-17). The loss means the Yellow Jackets will be the six-seed in the HCAC Tournament.
October 26, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College's "Inside the Hive" recaps the Yellow Jacket volleyball team's crucial league victory over Anderson during the latest episode. All ITH shows can be viewed by visiting DC's official YouTube channel.
October 21, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Fans can now watch footage from Defiance College's Senior Night victory against Anderson University on October 19. The Jackets swept the Ravens in three sets, winning 25-18, 27-25, 25-18.
October 19, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College volleyball team earned a 3-0 (25-18, 27-25, 25-15) victory over Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference rival Anderson University Wednesday night. The win marked the final home match for seniors Meghan Hinds, Marlea Rolander, Michelle Sikora and Jessica Tietje.
October 19, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College's "Inside the Hive" recaps the Yellow Jacket volleyball team's trio of weekend matches during the latest episode. All ITH shows can be viewed by visiting DC's official YouTube channel.
October 17, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Throughout the 2011 season, members of the Defiance College volleyball team will be providing entries on their team blog to give an inside look into the program. In the third entry of 2011, the team talks about their recent roadtrip to Hanover and Transylvania.
October 15, 2011
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Defiance College volleyball team
lost their opening match against Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference foe
Transylvania, 3-2 (25-23, 25-20, 20-25, 20-25, 11-15), but rebounded to defeat
Kentucky Christian in the second match, 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-16).
October 14, 2011
HANOVER,
Ind. – The Defiance College volleyball team fell against Heartland
Collegiate Athletic Conference rival Hanover College, 3-0 (19-25, 22-25, 13-25)
on Friday. The loss drops the Jackets to 12-11 overall and 3-2 in the
conference.
October 12, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College's "Inside the Hive" recaps the Yellow Jacket volleyball team's 3-1 loss to Mount St. Joseph during the latest episode. All ITH shows can be viewed by visiting DC's official YouTube channel.
October 08, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance
College volleyball team dropped its first Heartland Collegiate Athletic
Conference match of the season to Mount Saint Joseph, 3-1 (15-25, 25-18, 15-25,
17-25), on Saturday.
October 04, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College athletics program will be hosting the second of three October 'Pink Out' events this Saturday, October 8, as the women's tennis team hosts Hanover at 10:00 am and the volleyball team welcomes MSJ at noon.
October 04, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College's "Inside the Hive" recaps the Yellow Jacket volleyball team's 3-0 start in HCAC action during the latest episode. All ITH shows can be viewed by visiting DC's official YouTube channel.
October 01, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College volleyball team remained perfect in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action by defeating Franklin College in straight sets, 3-0 (25-25, 25-15, 25-18). The win keeps the Jackets atop the HCAC standings.
September 30, 2011
ADRIAN, Mich. - The Defiance College volleyball team dropped a pair of matches Friday afternoon to Siena Heights, 3-2 (15-25, 25-21, 25-20, 16-25, 11-15), and Illinois Tech, 3-0 (14-25, 17-25, 18-25).
September 28, 2011
RICMOND, Ind. - The Defiance College volleyball team picked up its second straight Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference victory on Wednesday, with a 3-1 (25-19, 25-18, 20-25, 25-20) win over Earlham.
September 28, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College's "Inside the Hive" recaps the Yellow Jacket volleyball team's performance at the Carnegie Mellon Tournament in the latest episode. All ITH shows can be viewed by visiting DC's official YouTube channel.
September 26, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College's "Inside the Hive" looks at the volleyball program in the latest episode. All ITH shows can be viewed by visiting DC's official YouTube channel.
September 24, 2011
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Defiance College volleyball team dropped two tough matches on day two of the Carnegie Mellon Invitational to Mount Union, 3-1 (12-25, 25-20, 14-25, 14-25) and DeSales, 3-0 (17-25, 25-27, 19-25).
September 23, 2011
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Defiance College volleyball team continued its hot streak by claiming two victories on the first day of the Carnegie Mellon Tournament. The Yellow Jackets earned victories over Kings, 3-0 (25-14, 25-16, 25-19), and Scranton, 3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-18).
September 21, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College volleyball team earned a dramatic win over Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference rival Manchester College, 3-2 (18-25, 25-19, 20-25, 25-21, 15-11), Wednesday night.
September 20, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College athletics program will be hosting “Pink Out” events on each of the first three Saturdays of October to raise money for the fight against breast cancer. All proceeds will go towards the Susan G. Komen For The Cure Foundation.
September 20, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College's "Inside the Hive" recaps the football and volleyball team's weekend action in the latest episodes. All ITH shows can be viewed by visiting DC's official YouTube channel.
September 19, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College and head volleyball coach Dave Kwan are pleased to announce that Amanda Everaert will be joining the coaching staff of the DC volleyball team.
September 17, 2011
DANVILLE, Ky. – The Defiance College volleyball team wrapped up the Centre College Tournament with a perfect 4-0 mark after picking up wins against Centre and Fisk on day two of the event. The Jackets beat Centre, 3-0 (25-12, 25-23, 25-17), and defeated Fisk, 3-0 (25-11, 25-10, 25-15).
September 16, 2011
DANVILLE, Ky. – The Defiance
College volleyball team picked up victories against Marietta College and Kenyon
College on day one of the Centre College Tournament. The Jackets beat Marietta,
3-2 (25-22, 25-22, 11-25, 22-25, 15-12), and defeated Kenyon, 3-0 (25-15,
25-21, 25-21).
September 16, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College took another step towards realizing a long-awaited dream of an on-campus field house on Friday, as it highlighted the 2011 Homecoming by dedicating the 85,250-square foot facility. As part of the festivities, the building was officially named the George M. Smart Athletic Center.
September 14, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Throughout the 2011 season, members of
the Defiance College volleyball team will be providing entries on their
team blog to give an inside look into the program. In the second entry of 2011, the team talks about the DC Invitational and team improvements.
September 13, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College's "Inside the Hive" recaps the 12th-Annual DC Invitational in the latest episode. All ITH shows can be viewed by visiting DC's official YouTube channel.
September 10, 2011
DEFIANCE,
Ohio – The Defiance College volleyball team won their first
match against Marygrove College, 3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-17), but fell in the
championship of the DC Invite to Siena Heights University, 3-1 (25-20, 19-25,
19-25, 10-25).
September 09, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College volleyball team opened its 12-Annual DC Invitational on Friday with a pair of wins over Concordia and Siena Heights. The Jackets will play Marygrove on Saturday at 11:00 am, before battling for the tournament championship at 3:00 pm.
September 08, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College volleyball team returns to the friendly confines of the Karl H. Weaner Community Center on Friday, September 9 and Saturday, September 10 to host the 12th annual Defiance College Invitational.
September 07, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College's "Inside the Hive" previews the 12th-Annual DC Invitational in the latest episode. All ITH shows can be viewed by visiting DC's official YouTube channel.
September 06, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Throughout the 2011 season, members of the Defiance College volleyball team will be providing entries on their team blog to give an inside look into the program. In the first entry of 2011, the Yellow Jacket captains look back on their preseason activities.
September 03, 2011
ADA, Ohio – The Defiance
College volleyball team fell in the final two matches of the Ohio Northern
University Invitationa to No. 12
Heidelberg, 3-0 (14-25, 12-25, 15-25), and
Thiel, 3-2 (26-28, 22-25, 25-16, 25-18, 12-15.)
September 02, 2011
ADA, Ohio – The Defiance College volleyball team slipped in its opening match of the season, 3-1
(19-25, 26-24, 25-16, 26-24), to Ohio Northern University on day one of the ONU
Invitational. The Jackets fell to Carnegie Mellon, 3-1 (25-19, 17-25, 17-25, 18-25), in game two.
August 28, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The 2011 fall sports poster can now be enjoyed on a computer. The poster showcases eight Yellow Jackets from the upcoming fall seasons and includes all home events for those teams. The wallpaper is available in two sizes, so find the best fit and enjoy a new desktop background.
August 27, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio - With the 2011-2012 seasons ready to get started, fans of the DC are encouraged to follow the Jackets on the official DC Athletics Facebook and Twitter fan pages. The pages will be updated with the latest news and scores from DefianceAthletics.com, so become a fan today!
August 16, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance
College athletics department and head coach Dave Kwan have announced that
Michael Morici will be joining the DC volleyball program as an assistant coach.
August 04, 2011
GREENWOOD,
Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
announced its 2011 preseason volleyball poll on Thursday. Defiance College was
picked seventh in the preseason poll, and four members of the team were
selected to the HCAC Preseason Watch List.
July 27, 2011
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The American Volleyball Coaches Association recently announced that Defiance College was among 481 programs to earn the AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2010-2011 season. The Jackets were one of 88 NCAA Division III teams to be honored.
July 19, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College has completed the updating of its online athletics record books to include the 2010-2011 statistics and several areas have been expanded as well. Fans can access the information by clicking on the 'Record Book' link in the left column of the website.
May 18, 2011
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College volleyball program was recently recognized for posting the best team grade-point average among all of DC’s 21 varsity athletic programs during the 2011 spring semester.
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