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April 09, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio –The Defiance College women’s basketball program will host a trio of camps throughout the summer months of June and July in addition to the Lady Jacket Team Shootout. The camps will be geared towards girls ranging from age five through 17.
March 20, 2013
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced its winter honorees for the Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC Team, with Defiance placing 17 student-athletes on the list. The 17 award-winning athletes rank DC second in the conference.
February 27, 2013
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The DC women’s basketball program landed three players on the 2013 Women’s Basketball All-HCAC Teams. Kim Comden and Erica King received the nod for First Team All-HCAC recognition and Megan Zachrich received Honorable Mention All-HCAC honors.
February 27, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College's "Inside the Hive" talks with seniors from the basketball and track programs, while taking a look at the upcoming home opener for men's lacrosse in the latest show. All "ITH" episodes can be viewed by visiting DC's official YouTube channel.
February 22, 2013
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The DC women’s basketball team traveled to Lexington, Ky. to face Manchester University in the first round of the HCAC Tournament on Friday evening. The Jackets were unable to overcome its shooting woes in the first half, as DC was eliminated by a final of 48-32.
February 21, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The DC women’s basketball team is set to compete in its tenth HCAC Tournament in 13 season of being a member of the league. Defiance enters the tourney as the No. 4 seed, its highest finish in the conference since the 2009-2010 season, and plays Manchester in the round one.
February 21, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College's "Inside the Hive" takes a look at the men's and women's basketball squads as they prepare for the HCAC Tournaments and highlights the track and field programs in the latest show.
February 16, 2013
FRANKLIN, Ind. – DC wrapped up its regular season on Saturday with a tough road test at the HCAC’s second place team, Franklin College. DC fought the Grizzlies to the final horn, but came up just short of obtaining the road upset, as DC lost by a final score of 61-56.
February 13, 2013
BLUFFTON, Ohio – The DC women’s basketball team traveled to Bluffton on Wednesday to take on the Beavers in a late-season Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference contest. The Yellow Jackets recorded their worst shooting performance of the year and lost by a score of 62-47.
February 13, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College's "Inside the Hive" takes a look at the men's and women's basketball squads and the track and field programs in the latest show. All "ITH" episodes can be viewed by visiting DC's official YouTube channel.
February 09, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio – After a poor first half, the Yellow Jackets dug in on the defensive end of the floor and came away with a 57-50 win over Rose-Hulman in Defiance’s home regular season finale on Saturday afternoon. The Jackets managed to outscore the Engineers 37-19 in the second stanza.
February 08, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College women's basketball team hosts Rose-Hulman on Saturday, February 9 at 1:00 p.m. The game will be the Jackets last home contest of the regular season and will be senior day. The game will be webcast live by the Yellow Jacket Sports Network at the link provided.
February 06, 2013
RICHMOND, Ind. – The Defiance College women’s basketball program clinched its fourth-consecutive spot in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament on Wednesday evening in a 58-47 win at Earlham.
February 04, 2013
GREENWOOD, Ind. – DC’s Kim Comden was named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the second time this season due to her stellar play against Manchester and Mount St. Joseph.
February 02, 2013
CINCINNATI – The Yellow Jacket women’s basketball team earned a hard-fought win over Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference foe Mount St. Joseph on Saturday afternoon. The Purple and Gold outscored the Lions 39-29 in the second half to capture a 74-72 win.
February 01, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance senior Kim Comden received special recognition on Thursday evening for her strong performance on the basketball court and in the classroom this season, as the center was named to the Capital One Academic All-District Seven Team.
January 30, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College women’s basketball team suffered its second-straight Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference home loss on Wednesday evening against Manchester, who won by a final of 61-48.
January 30, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College women's basketball team hosts Manchester on Wednesday, January 30 at 7:30 p.m. The Jackets are 8-4 in the conference and have a home record of 6-1 in conferenc action. The game will be webcast live by the Yellow Jacket Sports Network at the link provided.
January 26, 2013
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, Ohio - The Defiance College women's basketball team hosts Transylvania on Saturday, January 26 at 1:00 p.m. The Jackets are 8-3 in the conference and an undefeated 6-0 at home in conference action. The game will be webcast live by the Yellow Jacket Sports Network at the link provided.
January 24, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College athletics program and basketball squads will host a Pink Day on Saturday, January 26, when the Jackets host Transylvania at 1:00 and 3:00 pm inside the Karl H. Weaner Community Center.
January 23, 2013
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 19, 2013
HANOVER, Ind. – The Jacket women’s basketball team traveled to Hanover to take on HC in a pivotal rematch of one of the best games in the HCAC this season. DC won the first meeting in an 85-80 overtime thriller. DC was unable to complete the season sweep, as Hanover pulled out an 88-76 win over DC.
January 16, 2013
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. The Jackets used a 41-point second half to record the come-from-behind victory, as DC outscored the Quakers by 16 in the final frame.
January 16, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College women's basketball team hosts Earlham on Wednesday, January 16 at 7:30 p.m. The Jackets are 6-2 in the conference and an undefeated 5-0 at home in conference action. The game will be webcast live by the Yellow Jacket Sports Network at the link provided.
January 15, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College is pleased to announce a new promotion at ShopDefianceGear.com, with auto decals and magnets now on sale at a 10-percent discount. The sale is for a limited time, so act fast to take advantage of the lower prices!
January 12, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jacket women’s basketball team continued its dominating play inside the Hive on Saturday against MSJ, as DC used a strong second-half performance to coast to a 70-55 victory. Former All-HCAC performer, Kim Comden recorded a new career-high in scoring with 25 points.
January 11, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The DC women's basketball team hosts Mount St. Joseph on Saturday, January 12 at 1:00 p.m. The Jackets are 5-2 in the conference and an undefeated 4-0 at home in conference action. The game will be webcast live by the Yellow Jacket Sports Network at the link provided.
January 09, 2013
N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – The DC women’s basketball program traveled to Manchester on Wednesday evening. 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 05, 2013
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Erica King broke DC’s all-time record for threes made in a career against Transylvania. The guard made three treys to move her total to 144, passing the previous record holder Courtney Schmersal. DC fell to the Pioneers by a score of 65-53, the team’s first HCAC loss of the season.
January 02, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The DC women’s basketball team made a defensive statement on Tuesday evening, as the Jackets thrashed rival Bluffton in a 54-32 win. With Transylvania falling to Franklin on the evening, DC now sits alone atop the HCAC standings as the only remaining unbeaten team.
January 02, 2013
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College women's basketball team hosts Bluffton University on Wednesday, January 2 at 6:00 p.m. The Jackets are 4-0 in the conference and winners of seven of their last eight games. The game will be webcast live by the Yellow Jacket Sports Network at the link provided.
December 29, 2012
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 28, 2012
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Yellow Jackets’ women’s basketball team’s six-game winning streak came to an end on Friday afternoon. Defiance’s 15-point first half derailed the Jackets’ hopes of extending the streak to seven games, as DC lost to the tournament host, Wittenberg, by a score of 62-44.
December 18, 2012
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Defiance College women’s basketball team extended its current win streak to six games on Tuesday evening with a comfortable 62-40 win over the Hornets of Kalamazoo College.
December 15, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The DC women’s basketball team is off to its best start in conference since the 2001-2002 season, as the Purple and Gold improved to 4-0 on Saturday in the HCAC with a 59-51 win over the defending conference champions Franklin College.
December 14, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College women's basketball team will host Franklin College on Saturday at 2:00 pm. The Jackets are 3-0 in the conference and are on a four-game winning streak. The game will be webcast live by the Yellow Jacket Sports Network at the link provided.
December 09, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College athletics department has announced exciting Holiday Sales for its online team and photo stores. The sales will run through the end of December, so do not miss the chance to get great prices for all of your holiday shopping.
December 08, 2012
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 07, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College women's basketball team will host Hanover College on Saturday at 1:00 pm. The Jackets are 2-0 in the conference and are on a three-game winning streak. The game will be webcast live by the Yellow Jacket Sports Network at the link provided.
December 05, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The DC 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 HCAC matchup, with the Jackets claiming a 56-42 victory to remain unbeaten in the HCAC at 2-0.
December 05, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College women's basketball team will host Anderson University on Wednesday at 7:30 pm. The Jackets are 1-0 in the conference and are on a two-game winning streak. The game will be webcast live by the Yellow Jacket Sports Network at the link provided.
December 03, 2012
GREENVILLE, Ind. – Defiance’s Kim Comden received recognition from the HCAC on Monday for her stellar play over the last week. The senior led the team in points, rebounds and blocks on the way to a 2-0 week for the Jackets with an 80-69 win over Alma and a 56-50 victory at Rose-Hulman in the conference opener.
December 01, 2012
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.
November 28, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – First-year head coach Jessica Morris and junior Erica King led DC to an 80-69 win on Wednesday evening over Alma, the first of Morris’s DC and collegiate coaching career. King tied the all-time DC record in three-pointers made in a single game with seven and finished with a career-high 28 points.
November 28, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College women's basketball team will host Alma College on Wednesday at 6:00 pm. The Jackets have a 10-5 record against Alma in the program's history. The game will be webcast live by the Yellow Jacket Sports Network at the link provided.
November 20, 2012
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
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College women's basketball team will host Hope College on Tuesday at 7:00 pm. The Jackets have a 9-6 record against Hope in the program's history. The game will be webcast live by the Yellow Jacket Sports Network at the link provided.
November 17, 2012
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 16, 2012
DANVILLE, Ky. – The DC women’s basketball squad tipped off its season at the Centre Tournament this weekend. 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 15, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Jessica ‘Cox’ Morris takes over the reins of the DC 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 HCAC.
October 23, 2012
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The HCAC has released its preseason coaches’ poll and Defiance College is placed fifth out of the ten teams. The Purple and Gold received 58 points from the conference coaches. Hanover claimed the top spot with 91 points followed by Franklin (89) and Transylvania (77).
October 22, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The 2012-2013 winter sports poster can now be enjoyed on a computer in the form of a desktop wallpaper. The poster showcases eight Yellow Jacket student-athletes from the winter seasons and includes the full schedule for those teams.
October 21, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College athletics department, in partnership with Advanced-Online, officially launched ShopDefianceGear.com on Friday, October 19. The new online store will serve as a fundraiser for DC, while providing a wide range of products for Yellow Jacket fans.
October 21, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Fans of Defiance College basketball can now reserve season tickets in the special seat-back section of the brand new bleachers that were recently installed inside the Karl H. Weaner Community Center.
October 17, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College and the Yellow Jacket Sports Network have announced that 28 DC basketball contests from the 2012-2013 men’s and women’s seasons will be webcast live. The full schedule includes 24 home games, four road dates and the potential to be expanded into the postseason.
October 15, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – After a multi-step process that spanned nearly two months, the extensive upgrades to Defiance College’s Karl H. Weaner Community Center have been completed to give a brand new look to the home of the Yellow Jacket volleyball and basketball programs.
September 26, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The improvements inside the Karl H. Weaner Center are becoming more visible by the day, with significant progress being made on the installation of the new bleachers. Follow DC on Twitter (DC_Athletics) and Facebook (Defiance-Athletics) for all of the latest pictures and updates!
September 17, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio –The Defiance College Athletic Media Relations Department, in partnership with Digipixart, has announced a nearly 30-percent cut in prices at DC's online photo store. Images can still be purchased in nearly every size and on a wide range of specialty products.
August 17, 2012
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College has finished the resurfacing of the Karl H. Weaner Center floor. For all the latest photos and updates of the continuous renovation and all things Yellow Jacket athletics follow us on Twitter at @DC_Athletics and on Facebook at Defiance Athletics.
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