2008 Volleyball News
DC Places 13 on HCAC's All-Academic Team
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced its fall honorees for Academic All-HCAC. Student-athletes must own a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 and be varsity athletes during the fall semester to make the list.
December 03, 2008
Trio of Jackets Honored, Nicely Named HCAC's Top Freshman
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2008 award winners on Wednesday. Defiance saw three student-athletes earn accolades, as Kristen Nicely was named HCAC Freshman of the Year, while Danyel Lipps and Julie Brunsman each claimed All-HCAC honors.
November 12, 2008
Lipps and Nicely Earn Spot on HCAC All-Tournament Squad
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance hitters Danyel Lipps and Kristen Nicely led the Jackets to the championship match of the 2008 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament and were each named to the HCAC All-Tournament Team.
November 10, 2008
Jackets Fall to MSJ in HCAC Title Bout
CINCINNATI, Ohio – The 2008 season came to a close on Sunday for the Defiance College volleyball team, as the Yellow Jackets fell to Mount St. Joseph in the championship match of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament.
November 09, 2008
DC Advances to HCAC Championship Match
CINCINNATI, Ohio – Defiance earned a spot in the championship match of the 2008 HCAC Conference Tournament with a four-set win against Manchester on Saturday night.
November 08, 2008
Beavers End DC's HCAC Title Hopes
BLUFFTON, Ohio – The Defiance College volleyball team saw its bid for at least a share of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference regular season championship fall short on Tuesday evening, as the Jackets fell in straight sets to a red-hot Bluffton squad.
November 04, 2008
Jackets Keep Perch Atop HCAC Standings with Sweep
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance picked up its fourth-straight victory in league play with a three-set win over HCAC foe Manchester on Tuesday night.
October 28, 2008
Lipps Nets HCAC Player-of-the-Week Honors
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Danyel Lipps led Defiance College to a pair of key HCAC victories and has been selected as the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week.
October 27, 2008
DC Secures Spot in HCAC Tournament with Win
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College volleyball team notched its third-straight Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference victory on Sunday with a 3-1 win over Rose-Hulman.
October 26, 2008
Volleyball Tops Transylvania in Straight Sets
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance kept pace with Mount St. Joseph atop the HCAC standings with a three-set win over Transylvania on Saturday afternoon.
October 25, 2008
Jackets Rally Past Anderson in Five
ANDERSON, Ind. – Defiance College moved into second place in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference on Wednesday with a five-set win at Anderson.
October 15, 2008
Volleyball Falls to Otterbein, Columbus State
WESTERVILLE, Ohio – Defiance suffered a pair of non-conference defeats on Saturday afternoon. The Jackets fell in four sets to Otterbein on the Cardinals’ home court, before losing in straight sets on the neutral court to Columbus State.
October 11, 2008
Defiance Falls to No. 21 MSJ in Clash for HCAC Top Spot
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance hosted Mount St. Joseph on Saturday morning inside of the Karl H. Weaner Community Center with sole-possession of first place in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference up for grabs.
October 04, 2008
Nicely Earns Second Weekly Honor from HCAC
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Kristin Nicely helped Defiance to a pair of conference victories and an early lead in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference standings and has been tabbed as the HCAC’s Player of the Week for the second time in the last three weeks.
September 29, 2008
DC Cruises Past Franklin, 3-0
FRANKLIN, Ind. – Defiance recorded a three-set victory over Franklin College on Saturday, September 27 to improve to 2-0 in the HCAC. The Jackets, who closed out September with two-straight wins, improve to 10-8 overall on the season.
September 27, 2008
Fifth-Set Victory Carries DC Past Hanover
HANOVER, Ind. – The Defiance College volleyball team overcame a 10-2 in the fifth set to grab a 3-2 victory over Hanover College on Friday, September 26.
September 26, 2008