2016-17 Women's Basketball News
Defiance Has 48 Student-Athletes Selected Chi Alpha Sigma
DEFIANCE, OHIO -- The Defiance College Athletic Department announced its group of student-athletes to the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society.
July 13, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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