https://www.defianceathletics.com en-us https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518hiru4u 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. Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518hiru4u https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518hhs5bj 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. Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518hhs5bj https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518hggyip LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Defiance College women’s basketball team traveled to Lexington, Ky. to face Manchester University in the first round of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference 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. Fri, 22 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518hggyip https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518hf8k6z FRANKLIN, Ind. – The Yellow Jacket women basketball program wrapped up its regular season on Saturday afternoon with a tough road test at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference’s second place team, Franklin College. The Purple and Gold 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. Sat, 16 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518hf8k6z https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518hebr9s BLUFFTON, Ohio – The Defiance College women’s basketball team traveled to Bluffton University on Wednesday evening 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. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518hebr9s https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518hdgrrf 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. Sat, 09 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518hdgrrf https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518hcn992 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. Wed, 06 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518hcn992 https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518haf8nl 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. Mon, 04 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518haf8nl https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518h97n4n 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. Sat, 02 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518h97n4n https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518h80jr5 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. Fri, 01 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518h80jr5 https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518h79z91 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. Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518h79z91 https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518h6epcm 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. Sat, 26 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518h6epcm https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518h4pmue 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. Wed, 23 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518h4pmue https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518h32y18 HANOVER, Ind. – The Yellow Jacket women’s basketball team traveled to Hanover to take on the Panthers in a pivotal rematch of one of the best games in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference this season. DC won the first meeting on December 8 in an 85-80 overtime thriller. The Jackets were unable to complete the season sweep on Saturday, as Hanover pulled out an 88-76 win over DC. Sat, 19 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518h32y18 https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518h18m93 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. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518h18m93 https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518h09eix DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jacket women’s basketball team continued its dominating play inside the Hive on Saturday against Mount St. Joseph, as the Purple and Gold used a strong second-half performance to coast to a 70-55 victory. Former All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference performer, Kim Comden recorded a new career-high in scoring with 25 points. Sat, 12 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518h09eix https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518gz1zr3 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. Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518gz1zr3 https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518gy08cm 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. Sat, 05 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518gy08cm https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518gx043i DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College women’s basketball team made a defensive statement on Tuesday evening, as the Yellow Jackets thrashed rival Bluffton University in a 54-32 win. With Transylvania falling to Franklin on the evening, DC now sits alone atop the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference standings as the only remaining unbeaten team. Wed, 02 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518gx043i https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518gw40ki 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. Sat, 29 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518gw40ki https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518guyrrg 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. Fri, 28 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518guyrrg https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518gti5m7 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. Tue, 18 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518gti5m7 https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518gsk0ia DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jacket 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 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference with a 59-51 win over the defending conference champions Franklin College. Sat, 15 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518gsk0ia https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518grii2j 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. Sat, 08 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518grii2j https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518goq856 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. Wed, 05 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518goq856 https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518gnsccw GREENVILLE, Ind. – Defiance’s Kim Comden received recognition from the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference 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. Mon, 03 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518gnsccw https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518glzjf1 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. Sat, 01 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518glzjf1 https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518gl0mdw DEFIANCE, Ohio – First-year head coach Jessica Morris and junior Erica King led Defiance to an 80-69 win on Wednesday evening over Alma College, the first of Morris’s DC and collegiate coaching career. King tied the all-time Defiance College record in three-pointers made in a single game with seven and finished with a career-high 28 points. Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518gl0mdw https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518gjk9gy 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. Tue, 20 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518gjk9gy https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518gipfou 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. Sat, 17 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20170518gipfou