2019-20 Defiance Women's Basketball News

Season
Day named Honorable Mention All-HCAC in women's basketball

CARMEL, Ind. – Defiance College's Taylor Day (West Mansfield, Ohio / North Union), a sophomore guard, was named Honorable Mention All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference for the 2019-20 women's basketball season. Day was the lone representative from Defiance on the All-HCAC teams after a vote of the conference's head coaches.

March 05, 2020

Women’s basketball season ends with conference loss at Franklin

FRANKLIN, Ind. – On the road in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference game on Saturday afternoon, the Defiance College women’s basketball squad had its 2019-20 season come to an end with an 84-50 loss to the Franklin College Grizzlies at the Spurlock Center.

February 22, 2020

Women's basketball falls short at Bluffton despite strong second half

BLUFFTON, Ohio – With four teams, including Defiance and Bluffton, locked at 6-10 in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference standings, the Yellow Jackets traveled south to take on the Beavers in a pivotal league clash. After falling in an early hole, DC fell short as Bluffton prevailed 75-67.

February 19, 2020

Women's basketball concludes home schedule with defeat

DEFIANCE, Ohio – With senior day festivities preceding the action, a busy afternoon in the Karl H. Weaner Center began with the Defiance College women’s basketball team taking on Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. An afternoon of offensive struggles saw the Fightin’ Engineers prevail 46-40. 

February 15, 2020

Women's basketball splits season series with Earlham after road defeat

RICHMOND, Ind. – The Defiance College women’s basketball team made the southern trip to Earlham College on Wednesday afternoon for a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference matchup. An ever-changing battle of momentum saw DC fall to the Quakers 64-58.

February 12, 2020

Yellow Jackets fall short at MSJ

CINCINNATI, Ohio- The Defiance College women's basketball team traveled to Mount St. Joseph University for a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference matchup on Saturday afternoon. The Yellow Jackets fell short as the Lions held onto a 62-60 conference game victory.

February 08, 2020

Women's basketball tallies midweek victory

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College women’s basketball team returned to action on a wintery Wednesday evening. The Yellow Jackets welcomed Manchester University to the Karl H. Weaner Center for a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference bout, which saw DC take home a 64-51 win.

February 05, 2020

Women's basketball defeated by No. 7 Transylvania

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Saturday afternoon saw the Defiance College women’s basketball team take on nationally-ranked Transylvania University in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action. The Pioneers, ranked seventh in the nation, were able to defeat DC 79-50 in the conference affair.

February 01, 2020

Women’s basketball drops HCAC game at Anderson

ANDERSON, Ind.- The Defiance College women’s basketball team traveled to Anderson University for Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action Wednesday evening. The Yellow Jackets fell to the Ravens by a final score of 55-41.

January 29, 2020

Women's Basketball stifled at Hanover

HANOVER, Ind. – The Defiance College women's basketball team dropped an away contest at Hanover College, where the Yellow Jackets fell 86-49 to the Panthers on Saturday afternoon.

January 25, 2020

Strong second half propels women's basketball to HCAC victory

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Behind a huge second-half performance, the Defiance College women’s basketball team pulled out another Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference victory on Wednesday evening. The Yellow Jackets topped Earlham in the Karl H. Weaner Center, 69-63.

January 22, 2020

Yellow Jackets win in triple overtime

DEFIANCE, Ohio- The Defiance College women’s basketball team played host to Mount St. Joseph University on Saturday afternoon for a Heartland Colligate Athletic Conference matchup. The Yellow Jackets defeated the Lions in triple overtime 84-82.

January 18, 2020

Offensive struggles see Women's Basketball fall at Manchester

NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. – The Defiance College women’s basketball team made the short journey to Manchester University for Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action Wednesday evening. The Yellow Jackets fell to the Spartans by a final score of 54-40.

January 15, 2020

Women's Basketball falls at Transylvania

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Coming off a big win over rival Bluffton on Wednesday evening, the Defiance College women’s basketball team made the southern trip to Transylvania for Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action on Saturday. The strong Pioneer side topped the Yellow Jackets 75-46 in the contest.

January 11, 2020

Yellow Jackets come up victorious against the Beavers

DEFIANCE, Ohio- Yellow Jacket fans saw an exciting 55-50 victory from the Defiance College women's basketball team over HCAC rival Bluffton University in the Karl H. Weaner Center on Wednesday night. 

January 08, 2020

Women's basketball drops home contest to Franklin

DEFIANCE, Ohio- The Defiance College women's basketball team played host to Franklin College on Saturday afternoon for a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference matchup. Before the contest, both sides sat 2-1 in the HCAC standings, and the Grizzlies prevailed beating the Yellow Jackets 77-64.

January 04, 2020