2009-10 Women's Basketball News
DC Adds Two More to Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC Team
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference has announced its winter honorees for the Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC Team. Defiance College placed two student-athletes on the list to raise its 2009-2010 total to 17 entering the spring seasons.
March 24, 2010
White, Price, Stucke Honored as All-HCAC Selections
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference released its 2010 All-HCAC selections on Wednesday, March 3. Defiance College’s Mandie White and Shavonda Price both received the All-HCAC nod, with DC’s Tasha Stucke receiving an All-HCAC Honorable Mention.
March 04, 2010
DC Women Fall Short in Semifinal Matchup at Franklin
FRANKLIN, Ind. – A strong season came to a close for the Defiance College women’s basketball team on Friday, as they watched the top-seeded Grizzlies rally in the final minute to take the 58-52 win. With a final record of 17-10, this year’s squad posted the best record the program has seen since the 2003-04 season.
February 26, 2010
Second Half Struggles Derail Jackets in Regular-Season Finale
FRANKLIN, Ind. – The Lady Jackets wrapped up the 2009-10 regular season on Saturday, losing in a 67-62 decision at Franklin College (19-6, 13-3 HCAC). DC will enter the HCAC Tournament as the number four seed, meaning they will host the number five seed, Manchester University, on Tuesday.
February 20, 2010
Lady Jackets Handed a Tough Loss on the Road
BLUFFTON, Ohio – The Lady Jackets were handed their first road loss since January 6th on Wednesday night, falling 96-91, in an overtime decision at Bluffton University (8-16, 5-11 HCAC). With the loss, Defiance drops into the fourth seed in the HCAC as the final week of the regular season approaches.
February 17, 2010
Lady Jackets Claim Road Win at Mount St. Joseph
CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Lady Jackets got a big win on Saturday, knocking off Mount St. Joseph, 81-68, while taking the first of three-straight road games to close out the regular season. Defiance improves to 16-7 with the win, and 10-4 in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.
February 13, 2010
Pioneers Snap Lady Jackets' Seven Game Winning Streak
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Lady Jackets’ seven-game winning streak came to an end on Saturday afternoon as they dropped an 88-80 decision to Transylvania (15-6, 10-3 HCAC). The loss marks the first time since December 2nd that Defiance has came up short at home, and drops the Jackets into a tie with Hanover for third place in the HCAC.
February 06, 2010
Jackets Move into Second Place with Seventh Straight Win
N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – The Lady Jackets recorded their seventh-straight conference win on Wednesday night, defeating Manchester on the road, 67-59, to improve their conference record to 9-3. With the win, the Jackets become the second team to clinch a spot in the HCAC Tournament, and sit just half of a game behind first-place Franklin for the top spot.
February 03, 2010
Lady Jackets Get Sixth Straight Conference Win
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Lady Jackets outlasted Hanover on Saturday, downing their HCAC rival, 85-74, to improve their conference winning streak to six straight. The win gives Defiance (14-6, 8-3 HCAC) sole possession of third place, and puts the Jackets half a game behind second-place Franklin with five games remaining.
January 30, 2010
DC Gets Thrilling Road Win, White Eclipses 1,000 Career Points
Anderson, Ind. – Defiance showed great resiliency on Wednesday night, pulling out a thrilling, 77-68, overtime win on the road in a crucial conference game against Anderson. The win moves the Yellow Jackets (13-6, 7-3 HCAC) into a tie with Hanover for third place in the HCAC.
January 27, 2010
Mandie White Named HCAC Basketball Player of the Week
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Mandie White led the Lady Jackets to conference victories over Bluffton and Rose-Hulman last week and has been named the HCAC Women’s Basketball Player-of-the-Week for the second time during her 2009-10 campaign. She is one of only two players to earn the award multiple times this season.
January 25, 2010
Lady Jackets Soar Past Rose in Second Half
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Lady Jackets got off to a slow start at Rose-Hulman on Saturday, but turned things around in the second half to claim a, 61-42, victory. Defiance has now won four consecutive conference competitions and sits just one game out of first place in the HCAC.
January 23, 2010
Lady Jackets Claim Third-Straight Conference Victory
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Lady Jackets won their third straight conference game on Wednesday night, defeating Bluffton University, 83-71, to improve to 5-3 in HCAC competition. Defiance claims the second best conference record with the victory and has now won 10 of 11 home games this season.
January 20, 2010
Lady Jackets Defeat First-Place Franklin
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance continued its home court dominance on Saturday afternoon, defeating the previously first-place Franklin Grizzlies, 81-63. The Yellow Jackets improve to 4-3 in the HCAC with the win and have now won nine of their ten home games this season.
January 16, 2010
Lady Jackets Claim Crucial Conference Win
DEFIANCE, Ohio – DC’s women’s basketball team climbed back into the thick of the conference standings with a 93-82 win over Mount St. Joseph on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Jackets (9-6, 3-3 HCAC) move into fourth place in the HCAC with the victory.
January 09, 2010
Lady Jackets Drop Road Game to Pioneers
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Lady Jackets let a first-half lead slip through their fingers, dropping a 81-72 decision to Transylvania University (8-5, 3-2 HCAC) on Wednesday night, in a game that saw nine ties and 20 lead changes. DC falls to 2-3 in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference competition with the loss.
January 06, 2010