Kelsey Tietje

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Kelsey Tietje
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Hometown:
    Deshler, Ohio
  • Position:
    C
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Patrick Henry
  • gp
    26
  • pts/g
    20.0
  • fg %
    56.8
  • 3pt %
    25.0
  • ft %
    66.0
  • reb/g
    13.8
  • a/g
    1.1
Bio

Senior (2016-17): HCAC Player of the Year ... First-Team CoSIDA Academic All-District ... Second-Team CoSIDA Academic All-American ... Second-Team All-Great Lakes Region ... Broke the DC All-Time rebounding record ... Broke the DC All-Time scoring record ... Played in and started all 26 games ... Led the team in points scored (519) and points per game (20.0) ... Led the team in field-goal percentage (56.8) with the most field goals made (197-of-347) ... Was one-for-four behind the arch (.250 percentage) ... Led the team in free-throws made and attempted (124-of-188) for a 66.0 shooting percentage ... Led the team with 359 rebounds total (91 offensive and 268 defensive) ... Recorded 28 assists and six steals ... Led the team in blocked shots with 67 ... Recorded 12 double-doubles on the season in points and rebounds ... Scored in double didgets every game ... Had a season-high of 32 points scored on Dec. 30 against Alma with 16 rebounds on the night ... Had a season high of 23 rebounds on Dec. 10 against Hanover with 20 points as well. 

Junior (2015-16):  First-team All-HCAC ... CoSIDA Third-Team Academic All-American ... CoSIDA Academic All-District VII ... USBWA Division III National Player of the Week ... D3Hoops.com Team of the Week ... Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC ... Started all 26 games played ... Recorded a double-double in all but nine games ... Scored 10 or more points in all but three games, including 11 games of 20 or more points ... Led the team in scoring with 512 points and points per game (19.7) ... Broke the 1,000 point barrier in the game against the University of Mount Union (Dec. 18) ... Shot 51.8 percent from the field (183-of-353) ... Converted 79.9 percent of her free-throws (143-of-179) ... Grabbed 322 total rebounds (79 offensive and 243 defensive) for a 12.4 rebounds per game average ... Tallied 21 assists and eight steals ... Blocked 60 shots. 

Sophomore (2014-15):  First-team All-HCAC ... Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC ... Started all 25 games ... Averaged a double-double with 19.4 points per game and 12.8 rebounds per game ... Recorded a double-double in all but five games ... Scored 10 or more points in all but one game, including 10 games of 20 or more points ... Recorded a career-high 37 points against Mount St. Joseph University on Feb. 7 ... Grabbed a season-high 19 rebounds against Franklin (Ind.) College in the season finale on Feb. 22 ... Ranked 30th nationally in scoring, tied for fifth in double-doubles (20) and 13th in rebounds per game (12.8) ... Led the team, and was second in the HCAC, in scoring with 486 points and points per game (19.4) ... Shot 49.1 percent from the floor (155-of-316) ... Converted 79.3 percent of her free-throws (176-of-222) ... Led the team in field goals made (155), field goal attempts (316), free-throws made (176), free-throw attempts (222), rebounds (320) and blocked shots (54) ... Led the HCAC in rebounding (320) and free-throw shooting (176-of-222) ...  Was second in HCAC in blocked shots.

Freshman (2013-14):  HCAC All-Freshman Team ... First-team All-HCAC ... HCAC Player of the Week (Dec. 23 - Jan. 5) ... Set HCAC record for rebounds in a game ... Set DC record for rebounds in a game ... Albion Classic All-Tournament Team ... HCAC Player of the Week (Nov. 18-24) ... Baldwin-Wallace All-Tournament Team ... Played in 25 games with 22 starts … Averaged 28.4 minutes per game with 709 minutes played … Made 402 points on the year, averaging 16.1 points per game … Shot 139-of-279 (.498) from the field ... Shot 1-of-1 (1.000) from 3-point range ... Shot 123-of-178 (.691) from the free throw line ... Collected 256 rebounds (10.2 per game) ... 76 offensive rebounds ... 180 defensive rebounds ... Had 37 blocks ... Made 14 steals ... Recorded 18 assists.

Prep:  Lettered all four years at Patrick Henry High for head coach Joe Pennington … Senior-year accomplishments included Second-Team All-Ohio, District 7 and Northwest Ohio Athletic League player of the year and First-Team All-Northwest Ohio District ... Owns Patrick Henry's single-season scoring record and is a member of the 1,000 point club ... Competed in the Ohio North South All Star Game, along with the Ohio Indiana All-Star Game ... Honor Roll student all four years … Also lettered three years in volleyball.

Personal:  Born in Toledo, Ohio … Daughter of Ervin and Lori Tietje … Brothers Kyle and Kevin played basketball at DC and graduated in 2012, while third brother Kent graduated in 2015 … Cousin Chris Tietje played football at DC and graduated in 2008, while fellow cousin Jessica Tietje played volleyball for the Purple and Gold and graduated in 2012 and is a former assistant coach for the volleyball program … Majoring in business administration.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 26 18
Games started 26 18
Minutes 827 574
Minutes per game 31.8 31.9
FG 197-347 132-228
FG Pct 56.8 57.9
3PT 1-4 0-1
3PT Pct 25.0 0.0
FT 124-188 84-124
FT Pct 66.0 67.7
Off rebounds 91 67
Def rebounds 268 191
Total rebounds 359 258
Rebounds per game 13.8 14.3
Personal fouls 47 34
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 28 22
Turnovers 70 44
Assist to turnover ratio 0.4 0.5
Steals 6 4
Blocks 67 51
Points 519 348
Points per game 20.0 19.3
Points per 40 min 25.1 24.3
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 4 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-48
Feb 8 Bluffton L, 81-68
Feb 11 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 78-55
Feb 15 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 73-51
Feb 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 72-48
Feb 21 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 70-58
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 5 Heidelberg - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at IPFW L, 76-58 1 38 13-22 59.1 0-0 - 5-7 71.4 31
Nov 18 at Penn State-Behrend W, 80-65 1 37 8-15 53.3 0-0 - 6-9 66.7 22
Nov 19 vs. Waynesburg (Pa.) L, 87-79 1 35 10-18 55.6 0-1 0.0 9-14 64.3 29
Nov 22 at Ohio Northern L, 82-58 1 34 9-15 60.0 0-0 - 5-6 83.3 23
Nov 30 at Olivet (Mich.) W, 93-57 1 22 9-16 56.3 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 20
Dec 3 Franklin (Ind.) L, 69-57 1 38 10-13 76.9 0-1 0.0 2-5 40.0 22
Dec 7 Manchester (Ind.) W, 63-33 1 35 8-14 57.1 0-0 - 7-10 70.0 23
Dec 10 Hanover (Ind.) L, 79-75 1 38 9-19 47.4 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 20
Dec 17 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 70-53 1 30 9-15 60.0 0-0 - 4-7 57.1 22
Dec 18 Trine (Ind.) L, 52-38 1 30 3-10 30.0 0-1 0.0 5-13 38.5 11
Dec 29 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 86-85 1 31 6-15 40.0 0-0 - 5-10 50.0 17
Dec 30 at Alma (Mich.) W, 64-57 1 30 13-16 81.3 1-1 100.0 5-5 100.0 32
Jan 4 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 60-53 1 33 8-13 61.5 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 18
Jan 7 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 70-50 1 31 5-7 71.4 0-0 - 5-5 100.0 15
Jan 11 Earlham (Ind.) W, 62-59 1 20 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 4-7 57.1 12
Jan 14 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 55-42 1 34 5-12 41.7 0-0 - 7-9 77.8 17
Jan 18 at Bluffton W, 79-75 1 42 8-16 50.0 0-0 - 8-10 80.0 24
Jan 21 Mt. St. Joseph W, 75-30 1 20 10-15 66.7 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 21
Jan 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 66-57 1 31 9-13 69.2 0-0 - 3-6 50.0 21
Jan 28 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 75-49 1 27 11-14 78.6 0-0 - 4-5 80.0 26
Feb 1 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 68-62 1 30 4-11 36.4 0-0 - 5-13 38.5 13
Feb 4 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-48 1 34 5-9 55.6 0-0 - 3-5 60.0 13
Feb 8 Bluffton L, 81-68 1 34 11-21 52.4 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 25
Feb 11 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 78-55 1 29 4-9 44.4 0-0 - 4-5 80.0 12
Feb 15 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 73-51 1 34 7-11 63.6 0-0 - 11-14 78.6 25
Feb 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 72-48 1 34 5-10 50.0 0-0 - 9-10 90.0 19
Feb 21 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 70-58 1 34 7-14 50.0 0-0 - 3-3 100.0 17
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 5 Heidelberg - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at IPFW L, 76-58 1 38 2 8 10 0 0 1 2
Nov 18 at Penn State-Behrend W, 80-65 1 37 3 13 16 1 6 1 1
Nov 19 vs. Waynesburg (Pa.) L, 87-79 1 35 5 8 13 0 5 0 2
Nov 22 at Ohio Northern L, 82-58 1 34 3 9 12 1 5 0 0
Nov 30 at Olivet (Mich.) W, 93-57 1 22 2 9 11 1 2 1 1
Dec 3 Franklin (Ind.) L, 69-57 1 38 5 9 14 1 2 0 2
Dec 7 Manchester (Ind.) W, 63-33 1 35 3 15 18 2 1 0 4
Dec 10 Hanover (Ind.) L, 79-75 1 38 8 15 23 0 2 0 4
Dec 17 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 70-53 1 30 6 13 19 2 4 0 1
Dec 18 Trine (Ind.) L, 52-38 1 30 3 12 15 0 3 0 3
Dec 29 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 86-85 1 31 2 7 9 1 1 0 2
Dec 30 at Alma (Mich.) W, 64-57 1 30 3 13 16 0 2 0 5
Jan 4 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 60-53 1 33 2 7 9 0 3 1 3
Jan 7 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 70-50 1 31 5 5 10 1 1 0 3
Jan 11 Earlham (Ind.) W, 62-59 1 20 2 7 9 0 2 0 4
Jan 14 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 55-42 1 34 4 14 18 1 3 1 1
Jan 18 at Bluffton W, 79-75 1 42 2 17 19 2 2 0 7
Jan 21 Mt. St. Joseph W, 75-30 1 20 1 5 6 3 1 1 1
Jan 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 66-57 1 31 5 9 14 1 8 0 0
Jan 28 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 75-49 1 27 4 9 13 2 2 1 4
Feb 1 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 68-62 1 30 6 12 18 2 1 0 1
Feb 4 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-48 1 34 4 13 17 0 3 0 2
Feb 8 Bluffton L, 81-68 1 34 1 13 14 2 2 0 1
Feb 11 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 78-55 1 29 2 6 8 0 4 0 2
Feb 15 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 73-51 1 34 4 13 17 1 1 0 7
Feb 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 72-48 1 34 3 9 12 2 2 0 4
Feb 21 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 70-58 1 34 3 6 9 2 2 0 2
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 5 Heidelberg - - - -
Nov 12 at IPFW L, 76-58 1 3 0 -
Nov 18 at Penn State-Behrend W, 80-65 1 2 0 0.2
Nov 19 vs. Waynesburg (Pa.) L, 87-79 1 2 0 0.0
Nov 22 at Ohio Northern L, 82-58 1 2 - 0.2
Nov 30 at Olivet (Mich.) W, 93-57 1 1 0 0.5
Dec 3 Franklin (Ind.) L, 69-57 1 2 - 0.5
Dec 7 Manchester (Ind.) W, 63-33 1 2 - 2.0
Dec 10 Hanover (Ind.) L, 79-75 1 3 - 0.0
Dec 17 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 70-53 1 2 - 0.5
Dec 18 Trine (Ind.) L, 52-38 1 2 - 0.0
Dec 29 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 86-85 1 1 - 1.0
Dec 30 at Alma (Mich.) W, 64-57 1 1 - 0.0
Jan 4 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 60-53 1 2 0 0.0
Jan 7 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 70-50 1 3 - 1.0
Jan 11 Earlham (Ind.) W, 62-59 1 3 - 0.0
Jan 14 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 55-42 1 2 - 0.3
Jan 18 at Bluffton W, 79-75 1 3 - 1.0
Jan 21 Mt. St. Joseph W, 75-30 1 1 - 3.0
Jan 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 66-57 1 0 - 0.1
Jan 28 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 75-49 1 0 - 1.0
Feb 1 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 68-62 1 3 - 2.0
Feb 4 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 55-48 1 3 - 0.0
Feb 8 Bluffton L, 81-68 1 2 - 1.0
Feb 11 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 78-55 1 1 0 0.0
Feb 15 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 73-51 1 1 - 1.0
Feb 18 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 72-48 1 1 - 1.0
Feb 21 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 70-58 1 2 0 1.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2013-14 25 28.4 5.6-11.2 0.0-0.0 4.9-7.1 16.1
2014-15 25 31.5 6.2-12.6 0.0-0.0 7.0-8.9 19.4
2015-16 26 30.8 7.0-13.6 0.1-0.5 5.5-6.9 19.7
2016-17 26 31.8 7.6-13.3 0.0-0.2 4.8-7.2 20.0
Total 102 30.6 6.6-12.7 0.0-0.2 5.5-7.5 18.8
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2013-14 25 22 709 139-279 49.8 1-1 100.0 123-178 69.1 402
2014-15 25 25 788 155-316 49.1 0-0 - 176-222 79.3 486
2015-16 26 26 801 183-353 51.8 3-12 25.0 143-179 79.9 512
2016-17 26 26 827 197-347 56.8 1-4 25.0 124-188 66.0 519
Total 102 99 3125 674-1295 52.0 5-17 29.4 566-767 73.8 1919
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2013-14 25 709 28.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 100.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2014-15 25 788 31.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
2015-16 26 801 30.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2016-17 26 827 31.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 102 3125 30.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 29.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2013-14 25 3.0 7.2 10.2 0.7 3.0 0.6 1.5
2014-15 25 3.2 9.6 12.8 0.5 2.1 0.4 2.2
2015-16 26 3.0 9.3 12.4 0.8 2.1 0.3 2.3
2016-17 26 3.5 10.3 13.8 1.1 2.7 0.2 2.6
Total 102 3.2 9.1 12.3 0.8 2.5 0.4 2.1
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2013-14 25 22 76 180 256 18 74 14 37
2014-15 25 25 80 240 320 12 52 9 54
2015-16 26 26 79 243 322 21 54 8 60
2016-17 26 26 91 268 359 28 70 6 67
Total 102 99 326 931 1257 79 250 37 218
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2013-14 25 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
2015-16 26 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2016-17 26 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 102 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 31.8 7.6-13.3 0.0-0.2 4.8-7.2 20.0
Conference 18 31.9 7.3-12.7 0.0-0.1 4.7-6.9 19.3
Exhibition 1 38.0 13.0-22.0 0.0-0.0 5.0-7.0 31.0
Location
Home 10 31.1 7.4-12.8 0.0-0.2 4.1-6.6 18.9
Away 15 32.1 7.5-13.4 0.1-0.1 4.9-7.2 20.1
Neutral 1 35.0 10.0-18.0 0.0-1.0 9.0-14.0 29.0
Result
Wins 13 30.1 8.3-13.5 0.1-0.1 4.8-7.3 21.5
Losses 13 33.5 6.8-13.2 0.0-0.2 4.8-7.2 18.5
Month
November 4 32.0 9.0-16.0 0.0-0.2 5.5-8.2 23.5
December 7 33.1 8.3-14.6 0.1-0.4 4.3-7.7 21.0
January 8 29.8 7.5-12.0 0.0-0.0 4.2-5.9 19.3
February 7 32.7 6.1-12.1 0.0-0.0 5.4-7.7 17.7
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 26 26 827 197-347 56.8 1-4 25.0 124-188 66.0 519
Conference 18 18 574 132-228 57.9 0-1 0.0 84-124 67.7 348
Exhibition 1 1 38 13-22 59.1 0-0 - 5-7 71.4 31
Location
Home 10 10 311 74-128 57.8 0-2 0.0 41-66 62.1 189
Away 15 15 481 113-201 56.2 1-1 100.0 74-108 68.5 301
Neutral 1 1 35 10-18 55.6 0-1 0.0 9-14 64.3 29
Result
Wins 13 13 391 108-175 61.7 1-1 100.0 62-95 65.3 279
Losses 13 13 436 89-172 51.7 0-3 0.0 62-93 66.7 240
Month
November 4 4 128 36-64 56.3 0-1 0.0 22-33 66.7 94
December 7 7 232 58-102 56.9 1-3 33.3 30-54 55.6 147
January 8 8 238 60-96 62.5 0-0 - 34-47 72.3 154
February 7 7 229 43-85 50.6 0-0 - 38-54 70.4 124
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 26 827 31.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 18 574 31.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition 1 38 38.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location
Home 10 311 31.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 15 481 32.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 100.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 1 35 35.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 13 391 30.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 100.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 13 436 33.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 4 128 32.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 7 232 33.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 8 238 29.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 7 229 32.7 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 3.5 10.3 13.8 1.1 2.7 0.2 2.6
Conference 18 3.7 10.6 14.3 1.2 2.4 0.2 2.8
Exhibition 1 2.0 8.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0
Location
Home 10 3.6 9.9 13.5 1.2 2.4 0.1 2.6
Away 15 3.3 10.7 14.1 1.1 2.7 0.3 2.6
Neutral 1 5.0 8.0 13.0 0.0 5.0 0.0 2.0
Result
Wins 13 3.3 10.9 14.2 1.3 2.7 0.4 3.0
Losses 13 3.7 9.7 13.4 0.8 2.7 0.1 2.2
Month
November 4 3.3 9.8 13.0 0.8 4.5 0.5 1.0
December 7 4.3 12.0 16.3 0.9 2.1 0.0 3.0
January 8 3.1 9.1 12.3 1.3 2.8 0.5 2.9
February 7 3.3 10.3 13.6 1.3 2.1 0.0 2.7
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 26 26 91 268 359 28 70 6 67
Conference 18 18 67 191 258 22 44 4 51
Exhibition 1 1 2 8 10 0 0 1 2
Location
Home 10 10 36 99 135 12 24 1 26
Away 15 15 50 161 211 16 41 5 39
Neutral 1 1 5 8 13 0 5 0 2
Result
Wins 13 13 43 142 185 17 35 5 39
Losses 13 13 48 126 174 11 35 1 28
Month
November 4 4 13 39 52 3 18 2 4
December 7 7 30 84 114 6 15 0 21
January 8 8 25 73 98 10 22 4 23
February 7 7 23 72 95 9 15 0 19
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 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Location
Home 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 15 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 13 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 13 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 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
Defiance Has 12 Winter Athletes Named Academic All-HCAC
  • Article
  • April 03, 2017
Defiance Has 12 Winter Athletes Named Academic All-HCAC

GREENWOOD, 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.

  • April 03, 2017
DC's Kelsey Tietje Named Second-Team All-Region By D3hoops
  • Article
  • March 14, 2017
DC's Kelsey Tietje Named Second-Team All-Region By D3hoops

DEFIANCE, 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.

  • March 14, 2017
Tietje Selected As Finalist For National Josten's Trophy
  • Article
  • March 02, 2017
Tietje Selected As Finalist For National Josten's Trophy

DEFIANCE, 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.

  • March 02, 2017
Tietje Named Second-Team CoSIDA Academic All-American
  • Article
  • March 01, 2017
Tietje Named Second-Team CoSIDA Academic All-American

AUSTIN, 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.

  • March 01, 2017
Kelsey Tietje Named HCAC Player of the Year
  • Article
  • March 01, 2017
Kelsey Tietje Named HCAC Player of the Year

GREENWOOD, 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.

  • March 01, 2017
Inside the Hive: Kelsey Tietje
  • Article
  • February 22, 2017
Inside the Hive: Kelsey Tietje

DEFIANCE, OHIO - Inside the Hive's Marisa Guyton sits down with senior Kelsey Tietje of the Defiance women's basketball team.

  • February 22, 2017
Women's Hoops End Season in HCAC Tourney
  • Article
  • February 21, 2017
Women's Hoops End Season in HCAC Tourney

LEXINGTON, 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.

  • February 21, 2017
Yellow Jackets Downed by Engineers
  • Article
  • February 18, 2017
Yellow Jackets Downed by Engineers

DEFIANCE, 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.

  • February 18, 2017
DC Women Use Big First Quarter to Knock Off Spartans
  • Article
  • February 15, 2017
DC Women Use Big First Quarter to Knock Off Spartans

NORTH 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.

  • February 15, 2017
Yellow Jackets Lose to Pioneers
  • Article
  • February 11, 2017
Yellow Jackets Lose to Pioneers

LEXINGTON, KY. -- The Defiance College women's basketball team dropped a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference matchup to Transylvania (Ky.) University, 78-55, in Lexington, Ky.

  • February 11, 2017
Kelsey Tietje Named CoSIDA Academic All-District
  • Article
  • February 09, 2017
Kelsey Tietje Named CoSIDA Academic All-District

DEFIANCE, 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.

  • February 09, 2017
DC Falls Short Against Beavers
  • Article
  • February 08, 2017
DC Falls Short Against Beavers

DEFIANCE, 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.

  • February 08, 2017
Tietje Becomes All-Time Leading Scorer in Loss to Grizzlies
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  • February 04, 2017
Tietje Becomes All-Time Leading Scorer in Loss to Grizzlies

DEFIANCE, 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.

  • February 04, 2017
Defiance Outlasts Earlham to Win Fifth Straight
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  • February 01, 2017
Defiance Outlasts Earlham to Win Fifth Straight

RICHMOND, 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.

  • February 01, 2017
Tietje Named HCAC Player of the Week
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  • January 30, 2017
Tietje Named HCAC Player of the Week

GREENWOOD, 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.

  • January 30, 2017
DC Dominates Hanover For Fourth Straight Win
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  • January 28, 2017
DC Dominates Hanover For Fourth Straight Win

TERRE 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.

  • January 28, 2017
Defiance Wins Third Straight With Win Against Anderson
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  • January 25, 2017
Defiance Wins Third Straight With Win Against Anderson

DEFIANCE, 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.

  • January 25, 2017
DC's Tietje Named HCAC Player of the Week
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  • January 23, 2017
DC's Tietje Named HCAC Player of the Week

GREENWOOD, 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.

  • January 23, 2017
Defiance Dominates in Victory Against MSJ
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  • January 21, 2017
Defiance Dominates in Victory Against MSJ

DEFIANCE, 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.

  • January 21, 2017
Defiance Rallies to Knock Off Bluffton in Double Overtime
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  • January 18, 2017
Defiance Rallies to Knock Off Bluffton in Double Overtime

BLUFFTON, 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.

  • January 18, 2017
Engineers Use Big Fourth Quarter to Knock Off Defiance
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  • January 14, 2017
Engineers Use Big Fourth Quarter to Knock Off Defiance

TERRE 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.

  • January 14, 2017
Defiance Women Post Five in Double Figures in Win
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  • January 11, 2017
Defiance Women Post Five in Double Figures in Win

DEFIANCE, 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.

  • January 11, 2017
Yellow Jackets Stumble Late in Loss to Pioneers
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  • January 07, 2017
Yellow Jackets Stumble Late in Loss to Pioneers

DEFIANCE, 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.

  • January 07, 2017
Defiance Earns Conference Victory at Anderson
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  • January 04, 2017
Defiance Earns Conference Victory at Anderson

ANDERSON, 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.

  • January 04, 2017
Tietje Dominant in DC Victory
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  • December 30, 2016
Tietje Dominant in DC Victory

ALMA, 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.

  • December 30, 2016
DC Loses High-Scoring Road Matchup with Adrian
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  • December 29, 2016
DC Loses High-Scoring Road Matchup with Adrian

ADRIAN, 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.

  • December 29, 2016
DC Falls in Low-Scoring Battle with Trine
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  • December 18, 2016
DC Falls in Low-Scoring Battle with Trine

DEFIANCE, 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.

  • December 18, 2016
Yellow Jackets Use Big Third Quarter to Knock Off Lions
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  • December 17, 2016
Yellow Jackets Use Big Third Quarter to Knock Off Lions

CINCINNATI, 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.

  • December 17, 2016
Tietje Selected to D3hoops.com National Team of the Week
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  • December 13, 2016
Tietje Selected to D3hoops.com National Team of the Week

DEFIANCE, 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.

  • December 13, 2016
Tietje Goes Over 1000 Rebounds in Loss to Hanover
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  • December 10, 2016
Tietje Goes Over 1000 Rebounds in Loss to Hanover

DEFIANCE, OHIO -- The Defiance College women's basketball team got 20 points and 23 rebounds from senior Kelsey Tietje (Deshler/Patrick Henry), but it wasn't enough as they fell in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference matchup to Hanover College, 79-75, at the Karl H. Weaner Center.

  • December 10, 2016
Defiance Defense Dominates Manchester in Victory
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  • December 07, 2016
Defiance Defense Dominates Manchester in Victory

DEFIANCE, OHIO -- The Defiance College women's basketball team outscored the Manchester (Ind.) University Spartans, 18-2, in the fourth quarter on their way to a 63-33 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference victory at the Karl H. Weaner Center.

  • December 07, 2016
Grizzlies Knock Off Jackets in HCAC Opener
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  • December 03, 2016
Grizzlies Knock Off Jackets in HCAC Opener

DEFIANCE, OHIO -- The Defiance College women's basketball team battled Franklin (Ind.) College, but fell in a 69-57 loss to the Grizzlies to open Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play at the Karl H. Weaner Center.

  • December 03, 2016
Defiance Rolls to Blowout Victory
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  • November 30, 2016
Defiance Rolls to Blowout Victory

OLIVET, MICH. -- The Defiance College women's basketball team eased their way to a 93-57 victory against Olivet (Mich.) College in a non-conference matchup in Olivet, Mich.

  • November 30, 2016
Yellow Jackets Beaten By #23 Ohio Northern
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  • November 22, 2016
Yellow Jackets Beaten By #23 Ohio Northern

ADA, OHIO -- The Defiance College Yellow Jackets played 23rd-ranked Ohio Northern University tough for three quarters before ultimately falling, 82-58, in a non-conference matchup in Ada, Ohio.

  • November 22, 2016
DC's Tietje Named HCAC Player of the Week
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  • November 21, 2016
DC's Tietje Named HCAC Player of the Week

GREENWOOD, IND. -- Defiance College senior women's basketball player Kelsey Tietje (Deshler/Patrick Henry) has been named this week's Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference "Player of the Week."

  • November 21, 2016
DC Falls to Waynesburg at PSU-Behrend Tourney
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  • November 19, 2016
DC Falls to Waynesburg at PSU-Behrend Tourney

ERIE, PA. -- The Defiance women's basketball team fell in a high-scoring affair to the Waynesburg (Pa.) University Yellow Jackets, 87-79, in the finale of the Penn State-Behrend Tip-Off Tournament in Erie, Pa.

  • November 19, 2016
Yellow Jackets Earn Season-Opening Victory
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  • November 18, 2016
Yellow Jackets Earn Season-Opening Victory

ERIE, PA. -- The Defiance College women's basketball team traveled to Erie, Pa. to open the 2016-17 campaign against Penn State-Behrend and came away with an 80-65 victory against the Lions behind a 22-point, 16-rebound effort from senior Kelsey Tietje (Deshler/Patrick Henry).

  • November 18, 2016
Women's Basketball Preview
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  • November 16, 2016
Women's Basketball Preview

DEFIANCE, OHIO – The Defiance College women’s basketball team brings back plenty of experience as they make another push at a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference title in 2016-17.

  • November 16, 2016
Defiance Women's Hoops Picked Sixth in HCAC Poll
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  • October 26, 2016
Defiance Women's Hoops Picked Sixth in HCAC Poll

GREENWOOD, IND. -- The Defiance College women's basketball team was picked to finish sixth in the 2016-17 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches Poll.

  • October 26, 2016