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23 Erica King
Erica King
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Wauseon, Ohio
  • High School:
    Pettisville
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Elementary Education
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Bio

Senior (2013-14):  Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC ... Honorable Mention All-HCAC ... 16th DC Player to Reach 1,100 Points (Jan. 18) ... Tied DC record for Three-Pointers in a Game (Jan. 18) ... Becomes 19th DC Player to Reach 1,000 Points (Dec. 14) ... Played in 25 games with nine starts … Averaged 26.9 minutes per game with 672 minutes played … Made 247 points on the year, averaging 9.9 points per game … Shot 84-of-226 (.372) from the field ... Shot 45-of-128 (.352) from 3-point range ... Shot 34-of-45 (.756) from the free throw line ... Collected 61 rebounds (2.4 per game) ... 12 offensive rebounds ... 49 defensive rebounds ... Had two blocks ... Made 19 steals ... Recorded 58 assists ... 

Junior (2012-13): First-Team All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference selection ... Established new DC record for three-pointers made in a career, as well as tied the record for three-pointers in a game ... Voted HCAC Player to Watch ... Played in 25 games with 25 starts ... Averaged 34.4 minutes per game with 861 minutes played ... Made 332 points on the year, averaging 13.3 points per game ... Shot 107-of-283 (.378) from the field ... Shot 70-of-184 (.380) from 3-point range ... Her 70 three-pointers ranking second all-time in DC history for three-point field goals in a season ... Shot 48-of-71 (.676) from the free throw line ... Collected 94 rebounds (3.8 per game) ... 18 offensive rebounds ... 76 defensive rebounds ... Had five blocks ... Made 25 steals ... Recorded 51 assists ... Had 39 fouls ... Fouled out one time ... Turned the ball over 82 times ... Chosen to Centre Tournament All-Tournament Team ... HCAC Academic All-Conference ...

Sophomore (2011-2012): Received All-HCAC honors for sophomore campaign … Played in all 26 games for the Yellow Jackets … Led team in scoring, averaging 12.6 points per game … Led the team in points in 13 games … Placed first on team for minutes played, averaging 29.4 minutes per contest … Increased scoring in home contests to 14.8 points per game … Set a season-high in points in a game with 23 in a victory over Kalamazoo on December 14 …Recorded a career and team-best for assists in a game with nine in a 63-53 win over Bluffton on January 4 … Set a team-high in treys made with 62 on the season … Only player in the HCAC to average more than two three-pointers made per game … Averaged nearly three assists per game in Jacket victories … Got to the charity stripe a team high 87 times on the season … Finished second on the team in assists with 52 … Finished season strong by leading DC in scoring in seven of last nine games...

Freshman (2010-2011): Named the HCAC Freshman-of-the-Year and D-III News All-Freshman Team after leading the Yellow Jackets in scoring with 10.8 points per game ... Shot .407 from the field and had the same clip from behind the three-point arc ... Hit 52-of-65 free throws … Grabbed 3.9 boards per game and dished out 41 assists … Scored double-digits in 15 games … Season-best 22 points against Franklin on February 19...

Prep: Four-year letterwinner for head coach Jason Waldvogel at Pettisville High ... Honored as a Division Four First-Team All-Ohio performer as a senior ... Two-time District Seven and Buckeye Border Conference Player of the Year ... Selected as the Associated Press Northwest District Player of the Year and 2010 Crescent-News High School Player of the Year, after leading team to District 7 Championship ... Honored as an all-conference and all-district performer as a sophomore ... Eclipsed the 1,000-point mark with 1,224 points in her career … First-Team All-Ohio Academic selection and Pettisville National Honor Society member ... Honor Roll member ...

Personal: Born in Defiance, Ohio ... Daughter of Larry and Cathy King ... Has one brother; Aaron ... Majoring in Early Childhood Education ... Also competes as a member of the Defiance women's lacrosse team ...  

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 6 Anderson (Ind.) W, 61-53
Feb 8 Mt. St. Joseph W, 76-59
Feb 12 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 83-49
Feb 15 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 80-63
Feb 19 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 47-45
Feb 22 Franklin (Ind.) W, 62-60
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3PT 0-0 0-0
3PT Pct - -
FT 0-0 0-0
FT Pct - -
Off rebounds - -
Def rebounds - -
Total rebounds - -
Rebounds per game - -
Personal fouls - -
Disqualifications - -
Assists - -
Turnovers - -
Assist to turnover ratio - -
Steals - -
Blocks - -
Points 0 0
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Points per 40 min - -

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 20 at Alma (Mich.) W, 78-65 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Baldwin Wallace L, 87-55 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 70-68 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 at St. Mary's (Ind.) W, 77-71 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 4 Manchester (Ind.) L, 61-40 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 7 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 74-67 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 14 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 65-59 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 18 Trine (Ind.) L, 65-57 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 28 at Albion (Mich.) W, 67-60 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 vs. Olivet (Mich.) L, 61-56 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 72-62 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 8 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 65-39 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 11 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 63-57 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 15 Bluffton W, 70-61 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 57-54 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 22 Earlham (Ind.) W, 74-73 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 Hanover (Ind.) L, 88-77 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 29 at Bluffton L, 71-55 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 69-59 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 6 Anderson (Ind.) W, 61-53 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Mt. St. Joseph W, 76-59 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 12 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 83-49 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 80-63 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 19 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 47-45 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 Franklin (Ind.) W, 62-60 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 20 at Alma (Mich.) W, 78-65 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Baldwin Wallace L, 87-55 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 70-68 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 at St. Mary's (Ind.) W, 77-71 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 4 Manchester (Ind.) L, 61-40 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 7 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 74-67 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 14 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 65-59 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 18 Trine (Ind.) L, 65-57 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 28 at Albion (Mich.) W, 67-60 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 vs. Olivet (Mich.) L, 61-56 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 72-62 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 8 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 65-39 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 11 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 63-57 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 15 Bluffton W, 70-61 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 57-54 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 22 Earlham (Ind.) W, 74-73 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 Hanover (Ind.) L, 88-77 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 29 at Bluffton L, 71-55 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 69-59 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 6 Anderson (Ind.) W, 61-53 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Mt. St. Joseph W, 76-59 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 12 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 83-49 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 80-63 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 19 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 47-45 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 Franklin (Ind.) W, 62-60 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 20 at Alma (Mich.) W, 78-65 - - - -
Nov 22 at Baldwin Wallace L, 87-55 - - - -
Nov 23 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 70-68 - - - -
Nov 30 at St. Mary's (Ind.) W, 77-71 - - - -
Dec 4 Manchester (Ind.) L, 61-40 - - - -
Dec 7 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 74-67 - - - -
Dec 14 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 65-59 - - - -
Dec 18 Trine (Ind.) L, 65-57 - - - -
Dec 28 at Albion (Mich.) W, 67-60 - - - -
Dec 29 vs. Olivet (Mich.) L, 61-56 - - - -
Jan 4 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 72-62 - - - -
Jan 8 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 65-39 - - - -
Jan 11 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 63-57 - - - -
Jan 15 Bluffton W, 70-61 - - - -
Jan 18 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 57-54 - - - -
Jan 22 Earlham (Ind.) W, 74-73 - - - -
Jan 25 Hanover (Ind.) L, 88-77 - - - -
Jan 29 at Bluffton L, 71-55 - - - -
Feb 1 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 69-59 - - - -
Feb 6 Anderson (Ind.) W, 61-53 - - - -
Feb 8 Mt. St. Joseph W, 76-59 - - - -
Feb 12 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 83-49 - - - -
Feb 15 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 80-63 - - - -
Feb 19 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 47-45 - - - -
Feb 22 Franklin (Ind.) W, 62-60 - - - -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2010-11 26 22.0 3.5-8.5 1.8-4.5 2.0-2.5 10.8
2011-12 26 29.4 3.8-10.6 2.4-6.9 2.5-3.3 12.6
2012-13 25 34.6 4.3-11.3 2.8-7.4 1.9-2.8 13.3
2013-14 - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Total 77 28.6 3.9-10.1 2.3-6.2 2.1-2.9 12.2

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2010-11 26 25 573 90-221 40.7 48-118 40.7 52-65 80.0 280
2011-12 26 14 764 100-275 36.4 62-179 34.6 65-87 74.7 327
2012-13 25 25 864 107-283 37.8 70-184 38.0 48-71 67.6 332
2013-14 - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Total 77 64 2201 297-779 38.1 180-481 37.4 165-223 74.0 939

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2010-11 26 573 22.0 6.3-15.4 3.4-8.2 40.7 3.6-4.5 19.5
2011-12 26 764 29.4 5.2-14.4 3.2-9.4 34.6 3.4-4.6 17.1
2012-13 25 864 34.6 5.0-13.1 3.2-8.5 38.0 2.2-3.3 15.4
2013-14 - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Total 77 2201 28.6 5.4-14.2 3.3-8.7 37.4 3.0-4.1 17.1

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2010-11 26 0.7 3.2 3.9 1.6 2.6 0.4 0.0
2011-12 26 0.7 2.4 3.1 2.0 2.3 0.5 0.2
2012-13 25 0.7 3.0 3.8 2.0 3.3 1.0 0.2
2013-14 - - - - - - - -
Total 77 0.7 2.9 3.6 1.9 2.7 0.6 0.1

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2010-11 26 25 19 82 101 41 68 11 1
2011-12 26 14 17 63 80 52 60 14 4
2012-13 25 25 18 76 94 51 82 25 5
2013-14 - - - - - - - - -
Total 77 64 54 221 275 144 210 50 10

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2010-11 26 1.3 5.7 7.1 2.9 4.7 0.8 0.1
2011-12 26 0.9 3.3 4.2 2.7 3.1 0.7 0.2
2012-13 25 0.8 3.5 4.4 2.4 3.8 1.2 0.2
2013-14 - - - - - - - -
Total 77 1.0 4.0 5.0 2.6 3.8 0.9 0.2

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Conference - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Away - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Losses - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Conference - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Away - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Losses - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Conference - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Away - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Losses - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - -

News Mentions

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15 Student-Athletes Named to Winter Academic All-HCAC List

GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference released its Academic All-Conference Honorees list today for the winter...

March 26, 2014

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Tietje Heads Four Yellow Jackets With All-HCAC Honors

DEFIANCE, Ohio – After a fantastic freshman season for Kelsey Tietje, the DC center was selected First-Team All-HCAC and made the HCAC...

March 5, 2014

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Lady Jackets End Season on High Note With a Victory

DEFIANCE, Ohio – It was a thrilling way to end the 2013-14 campaign for the DC women’s basketball team, as it came from behind to...

February 22, 2014

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Jackets Fall to Pioneers, 80-63

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Purple and Gold women’s basketball team fought all the way to the buzzer on Saturday, February 15, but the...

February 15, 2014

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Earlham Defeats Purple and Gold for First-Ever Win in Series

RICHMOND, Ind. – The Earlham Quakers shot the lights out of the building and held down the DC women’s basketball team to its second-lo...

February 12, 2014

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Purple and Gold Top Anderson For Ninth Straight Time

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jackets women’s basketball squad edged out the Anderson Ravens 61-53 on Thursday, February 6 to snap a...

February 6, 2014

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Bluffton's Big Second Half Hands Defiance Second Straight Defiance

BLUFFTON, Ohio. – The Purple and Gold women’s basketball team held a three point lead over the Beavers at the break, but Bluffton took...

January 28, 2014

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Hanover Holds On in OT to Snap DC's Winning Streak

DEFIANCE, Ohio. – For the second time this season, the Hanover Panthers clawed out a victory over the Purple and Gold women’s...

January 25, 2014

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King's Late Three Downs Franklin On the Road

FRANKLIN, Ind. – The Purple and Gold women’s basketball team travels back to Defiance, Ohio tonight after a big 57-54 victory over the...

January 18, 2014

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Tietje Leads Defiance to Rivalry Victory Over Bluffton

DEFIANCE, Ohio. – It was a big night for the Lady Jackets basketball squad as they defeated the Bluffton Beavers 70-61 for their first home...

January 15, 2014

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Defiance Drubs Raves on the Road for 65-39 Victory

ANDERSON, Ind. – It was all about the defense on Wednesday, January 8, as the Lady Jacket basketball squad held the Anderson Ravens to 39...

January 8, 2014

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Tietje Sets DC Rebounds Record in Loss to Hanover

HANOVER, Ind. – An incredible 18 point, 26 rebound and five block performance from Kelsey Tietje was not enough on Saturday, January 4, as a...

January 3, 2014

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Olivet Outlasts Defiance as Comeback Effort Falls Short

ALBION, Mich. – After the DC women’s basketball team trailed by 19 early in the second half, it put together a run that cut the...

December 29, 2013

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Purple and Gold Edge Albion in Overtime to Snap Four-Game Skid

ALBION, Mich. – Megan Zachrich and Erica King each scored six points in overtime to lead the Defiance women’s basketball team to a...

December 28, 2013

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King Collects 1,000th Point as DC Falls Short Against Pioneers

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance women’s basketball team fought tooth and nail with defending Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference...

December 14, 2013

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Turnover Troubles Haunt DC in Road Loss to MSJ

CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Mount St. Joseph Lions snapped a four-game losing streak to the Defiance College women’s basketball team with a...

December 7, 2013

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Manchester Shuts Down Jackets Offense, DC Falls 61-40

DEFIANCE, Ohio – For the seventh-straight contest, the DC women’s basketball team failed to grab a victory in its matchup with...

December 4, 2013

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Yellow Jackets Overcome Deficit with 77-71 Win Over St Mary's

NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Defiance College Yellow Jackets overcame a 13-point deficit to defeat Saint Mary's College Saturday afternoon 77-71.

November 30, 2013

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Comeback Effort Falls Short as Battling Bishops Best Defiance

BEREA, Ohio – In the consolation game of the Baldwin-Wallace Tournament, the DC women’s basketball team fought hard against the...

November 23, 2013

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Tremendous Night From Tietje Guides Jackets to Win Over Alma

ALMA, Mich. – For the first time since 2009-10, the Defiance women’s basketball team grabbed a victory in its season opener, as it...

November 20, 2013

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HCAC Coaches Select Lady Jacket Basketball to Finish Fourth

GREENWOOD, Ind. – After taking fourth place during the 2012-13 regular season, the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference has chosen the...

October 29, 2013