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22 Kelsey Tietje
Kelsey Tietje
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Deshler, Ohio
  • High School:
    Patrick Henry
  • Position:
    C
  • Major:
    Business Administration
  • gp
    25
  • pts/g
    16.1
  • fg %
    49.8
  • 3pt %
    100.0
  • ft %
    69.1
  • reb/g
    10.2
  • a/g
    0.7

Bio

Freshman (2013-14):  HCAC All-Freshman Team ... First-team All-HCAC ... HCAC Player of the Week (Dec. 23 - Jan. 5) ... Set HCAC record for rebounds in a game ... Set DC record for rebounds in a game ... Albion Classic All-Tournament Team ... HCAC Player of the Week (Nov. 18-24) ... Baldwin-Wallace All-Tournament Team ... Played in 25 games with 22 starts … Averaged 28.4 minutes per game with 709 minutes played … Made 402 points on the year, averaging 16.1 points per game … Shot 139-of-279 (.498) from the field ... Shot 1-of-1 (1.000) from 3-point range ... Shot 123-of-178 (.691) from the free throw line ... Collected 256 rebounds (10.2 per game) ... 76 offensive rebounds ... 180 defensive rebounds ... Had 37 blocks ... Made 14 steals ... Recorded 18 assists.

Prep:  Lettered all four years at Patrick Henry High for head coach Joe Pennington … Senior-year accomplishments included Second-Team All-Ohio, District 7 and Northwest Ohio Athletic League player of the year and First-Team All-Northwest Ohio District ... Owns Patrick Henry's single-season scoring record and is a member of the 1,000 point club ... Competed in the Ohio North South All Star Game, along with the Ohio Indiana All-Star Game ... Honor Roll student all four years … Also lettered three years in volleyball.

Personal:  Born in Toledo, Ohio … Daughter of Ervin and Lori Tietje … Brothers Kyle and Kevin played basketball at DC and graduated in 2012, while third brother Kent graduated in 2015 … Cousin Chris Tietje played football at DC and graduated in 2008, while fellow cousin Jessica Tietje played volleyball for the Purple and Gold and graduated in 2012 and is a former assistant coach for the volleyball program … Majoring in business administration.

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
  Total Conference
Games 25 18
Games started 22 17
Minutes 709 515
Minutes per game 28.4 28.6
FG 139-279 90-186
FG Pct 49.8 48.4
3PT 1-1 0-0
3PT Pct 100.0 -
FT 123-178 90-126
FT Pct 69.1 71.4
Off rebounds 76 51
Def rebounds 180 119
Total rebounds 256 170
Rebounds per game 10.2 9.4
Personal fouls 45 35
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 18 14
Turnovers 74 52
Assist to turnover ratio 0.2 0.3
Steals 14 9
Blocks 37 30
Points 402 270
Points per game 16.1 15.0
Points per 40 min 22.7 21.0

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 20 at Alma (Mich.) W, 78-65 - 24 9-14 64.3 0-0 - 6-10 60.0 24
Nov 22 at Baldwin Wallace L, 87-55 1 25 9-15 60.0 0-0 - 7-9 77.8 25
Nov 23 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 70-68 - 22 8-13 61.5 0-0 - 7-10 70.0 23
Nov 30 at St. Mary's (Ind.) W, 77-71 1 27 7-11 63.6 0-0 - 1-3 33.3 15
Dec 4 Manchester (Ind.) L, 61-40 1 23 4-10 40.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 11
Dec 7 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 74-67 1 27 7-10 70.0 0-0 - 5-7 71.4 19
Dec 14 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 65-59 1 30 6-9 66.7 0-0 - 4-6 66.7 16
Dec 18 Trine (Ind.) L, 65-57 1 23 4-10 40.0 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 10
Dec 28 at Albion (Mich.) W, 67-60 1 38 3-9 33.3 0-0 - 9-12 75.0 15
Dec 29 vs. Olivet (Mich.) L, 61-56 1 35 9-21 42.9 1-1 100.0 1-5 20.0 20
Jan 4 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 72-62 1 31 7-15 46.7 0-0 - 4-8 50.0 18
Jan 8 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 65-39 1 32 5-11 45.5 0-0 - 6-6 100.0 16
Jan 11 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 63-57 1 22 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 3-5 60.0 7
Jan 15 Bluffton W, 70-61 1 37 9-11 81.8 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 19
Jan 18 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 57-54 1 31 3-8 37.5 0-0 - 8-10 80.0 14
Jan 22 Earlham (Ind.) W, 74-73 1 33 8-12 66.7 0-0 - 6-6 100.0 22
Jan 25 Hanover (Ind.) L, 88-77 1 32 4-13 30.8 0-0 - 6-12 50.0 14
Jan 29 at Bluffton L, 71-55 1 31 5-16 31.3 0-0 - 4-7 57.1 14
Feb 1 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 69-59 1 29 3-10 30.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 9
Feb 6 Anderson (Ind.) W, 61-53 1 20 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 5-7 71.4 7
Feb 8 Mt. St. Joseph W, 76-59 1 28 11-15 73.3 0-0 - 8-11 72.7 30
Feb 12 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 83-49 1 22 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 8
Feb 15 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 80-63 1 37 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 8-9 88.9 12
Feb 19 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 47-45 1 29 6-11 54.5 0-0 - 6-10 60.0 18
Feb 22 Franklin (Ind.) W, 62-60 - 21 5-13 38.5 0-0 - 6-9 66.7 16

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 20 at Alma (Mich.) W, 78-65 - 24 4 7 11 0 2 1 2
Nov 22 at Baldwin Wallace L, 87-55 1 25 3 7 10 0 4 1 0
Nov 23 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 70-68 - 22 2 8 10 0 1 1 1
Nov 30 at St. Mary's (Ind.) W, 77-71 1 27 3 12 15 0 3 0 2
Dec 4 Manchester (Ind.) L, 61-40 1 23 4 4 8 0 4 0 2
Dec 7 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 74-67 1 27 1 8 9 2 6 2 0
Dec 14 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 65-59 1 30 3 6 9 0 3 0 3
Dec 18 Trine (Ind.) L, 65-57 1 23 6 9 15 0 2 0 0
Dec 28 at Albion (Mich.) W, 67-60 1 38 6 10 16 3 6 1 1
Dec 29 vs. Olivet (Mich.) L, 61-56 1 35 1 8 9 1 4 1 1
Jan 4 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 72-62 1 31 7 19 26 1 0 0 5
Jan 8 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 65-39 1 32 4 8 12 1 2 0 3
Jan 11 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 63-57 1 22 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
Jan 15 Bluffton W, 70-61 1 37 0 11 11 3 3 0 2
Jan 18 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 57-54 1 31 1 5 6 0 2 1 0
Jan 22 Earlham (Ind.) W, 74-73 1 33 2 7 9 0 4 1 1
Jan 25 Hanover (Ind.) L, 88-77 1 32 4 5 9 2 0 1 4
Jan 29 at Bluffton L, 71-55 1 31 1 8 9 0 0 0 0
Feb 1 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 69-59 1 29 1 6 7 1 2 1 1
Feb 6 Anderson (Ind.) W, 61-53 1 20 1 5 6 0 3 1 1
Feb 8 Mt. St. Joseph W, 76-59 1 28 3 7 10 0 7 0 1
Feb 12 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 83-49 1 22 1 4 5 1 3 1 0
Feb 15 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 80-63 1 37 5 8 13 0 8 0 3
Feb 19 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 47-45 1 29 4 8 12 2 3 0 4
Feb 22 Franklin (Ind.) W, 62-60 - 21 8 0 8 0 1 1 0

Game Log - BC extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 20 at Alma (Mich.) W, 78-65 - 0 0 0.0
Nov 22 at Baldwin Wallace L, 87-55 1 4 0 0.0
Nov 23 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 70-68 - 2 0 0.0
Nov 30 at St. Mary's (Ind.) W, 77-71 1 1 0 0.0
Dec 4 Manchester (Ind.) L, 61-40 1 1 0 0.0
Dec 7 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 74-67 1 3 0 0.3
Dec 14 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 65-59 1 2 0 0.0
Dec 18 Trine (Ind.) L, 65-57 1 1 0 0.0
Dec 28 at Albion (Mich.) W, 67-60 1 1 0 0.5
Dec 29 vs. Olivet (Mich.) L, 61-56 1 1 0 0.3
Jan 4 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 72-62 1 4 0 -
Jan 8 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 65-39 1 2 0 0.5
Jan 11 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 63-57 1 0 0 1.0
Jan 15 Bluffton W, 70-61 1 1 0 1.0
Jan 18 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 57-54 1 3 0 0.0
Jan 22 Earlham (Ind.) W, 74-73 1 2 0 0.0
Jan 25 Hanover (Ind.) L, 88-77 1 2 0 -
Jan 29 at Bluffton L, 71-55 1 4 0 -
Feb 1 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 69-59 1 0 0 0.5
Feb 6 Anderson (Ind.) W, 61-53 1 3 0 0.0
Feb 8 Mt. St. Joseph W, 76-59 1 1 0 0.0
Feb 12 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 83-49 1 1 0 0.3
Feb 15 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 80-63 1 3 - 0.0
Feb 19 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 47-45 1 3 0 0.7
Feb 22 Franklin (Ind.) W, 62-60 - 0 0 0.0

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2013-14 25 28.4 5.6-11.2 0.0-0.0 4.9-7.1 16.1
2014-15 25 31.5 6.2-12.6 0.0-0.0 7.0-8.9 19.4
2015-16 26 30.8 7.0-13.6 0.1-0.5 5.5-6.9 19.7
2016-17 26 31.8 7.6-13.3 0.0-0.2 4.8-7.2 20.0
Total 102 30.6 6.6-12.7 0.0-0.2 5.5-7.5 18.8

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2013-14 25 22 709 139-279 49.8 1-1 100.0 123-178 69.1 402
2014-15 25 25 788 155-316 49.1 0-0 - 176-222 79.3 486
2015-16 26 26 801 183-353 51.8 3-12 25.0 143-179 79.9 512
2016-17 26 26 827 197-347 56.8 1-4 25.0 124-188 66.0 519
Total 102 99 3125 674-1295 52.0 5-17 29.4 566-767 73.8 1919

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2013-14 25 709 28.4 7.8-15.7 0.1-0.1 100.0 6.9-10.0 22.7
2014-15 25 788 31.5 7.9-16.0 0.0-0.0 - 8.9-11.3 24.7
2015-16 26 801 30.8 9.1-17.6 0.1-0.6 25.0 7.1-8.9 25.6
2016-17 26 827 31.8 9.5-16.8 0.0-0.2 25.0 6.0-9.1 25.1
Total 102 3125 30.6 8.6-16.6 0.1-0.2 29.4 7.2-9.8 24.6

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2013-14 25 3.0 7.2 10.2 0.7 3.0 0.6 1.5
2014-15 25 3.2 9.6 12.8 0.5 2.1 0.4 2.2
2015-16 26 3.0 9.3 12.4 0.8 2.1 0.3 2.3
2016-17 26 3.5 10.3 13.8 1.1 2.7 0.2 2.6
Total 102 3.2 9.1 12.3 0.8 2.5 0.4 2.1

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2013-14 25 22 76 180 256 18 74 14 37
2014-15 25 25 80 240 320 12 52 9 54
2015-16 26 26 79 243 322 21 54 8 60
2016-17 26 26 91 268 359 28 70 6 67
Total 102 99 326 931 1257 79 250 37 218

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2013-14 25 4.3 10.2 14.4 1.0 4.2 0.8 2.1
2014-15 25 4.1 12.2 16.2 0.6 2.6 0.5 2.7
2015-16 26 3.9 12.1 16.1 1.0 2.7 0.4 3.0
2016-17 26 4.4 13.0 17.4 1.4 3.4 0.3 3.2
Total 102 4.2 11.9 16.1 1.0 3.2 0.5 2.8

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 25 28.4 5.6-11.2 0.0-0.0 4.9-7.1 16.1
Conference 18 28.6 5.0-10.3 0.0-0.0 5.0-7.0 15.0
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 10 26.9 5.4-10.2 0.0-0.0 4.4-6.4 15.2
Away 13 29.5 5.2-11.0 0.0-0.0 5.5-7.6 15.9
Neutral 2 28.5 8.5-17.0 0.5-0.5 4.0-7.5 21.5
Result            
Wins 11 29.1 6.1-10.8 0.0-0.0 5.6-7.7 17.8
Losses 14 27.8 5.1-11.4 0.1-0.1 4.4-6.6 14.7
Month            
November 4 24.5 8.2-13.2 0.0-0.0 5.2-8.0 21.8
December 6 29.3 5.5-11.5 0.2-0.2 4.0-6.2 15.2
January 8 31.1 5.4-11.4 0.0-0.0 4.8-6.9 15.5
February 7 26.6 4.3-9.4 0.0-0.0 5.7-7.7 14.3

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 25 22 709 139-279 49.8 1-1 100.0 123-178 69.1 402
Conference 18 17 515 90-186 48.4 0-0 - 90-126 71.4 270
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 10 9 269 54-102 52.9 0-0 - 44-64 68.8 152
Away 13 12 383 68-143 47.6 0-0 - 71-99 71.7 207
Neutral 2 1 57 17-34 50.0 1-1 100.0 8-15 53.3 43
Result                    
Wins 11 9 320 67-119 56.3 0-0 - 62-85 72.9 196
Losses 14 13 389 72-160 45.0 1-1 100.0 61-93 65.6 206
Month                    
November 4 2 98 33-53 62.3 0-0 - 21-32 65.6 87
December 6 6 176 33-69 47.8 1-1 100.0 24-37 64.9 91
January 8 8 249 43-91 47.3 0-0 - 38-55 69.1 124
February 7 6 186 30-66 45.5 0-0 - 40-54 74.1 100

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 25 709 28.4 7.8-15.7 0.1-0.1 100.0 6.9-10.0 22.7
Conference 18 515 28.6 7.0-14.4 0.0-0.0 - 7.0-9.8 21.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 10 269 26.9 8.0-15.2 0.0-0.0 - 6.5-9.5 22.6
Away 13 383 29.5 7.1-14.9 0.0-0.0 - 7.4-10.3 21.6
Neutral 2 57 28.5 11.9-23.9 0.7-0.7 100.0 5.6-10.5 30.2
Result                
Wins 11 320 29.1 8.4-14.9 0.0-0.0 - 7.8-10.6 24.5
Losses 14 389 27.8 7.4-16.5 0.1-0.1 100.0 6.3-9.6 21.2
Month                
November 4 98 24.5 13.5-21.6 0.0-0.0 - 8.6-13.1 35.5
December 6 176 29.3 7.5-15.7 0.2-0.2 100.0 5.5-8.4 20.7
January 8 249 31.1 6.9-14.6 0.0-0.0 - 6.1-8.8 19.9
February 7 186 26.6 6.5-14.2 0.0-0.0 - 8.6-11.6 21.5

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 25 3.0 7.2 10.2 0.7 3.0 0.6 1.5
Conference 18 2.8 6.6 9.4 0.8 2.9 0.5 1.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 10 3.2 5.4 8.6 0.6 2.8 0.4 1.4
Away 13 3.2 8.5 11.6 0.8 3.2 0.6 1.6
Neutral 2 1.5 8.0 9.5 0.5 2.5 1.0 1.0
Result                
Wins 11 3.3 7.3 10.5 0.8 3.3 0.5 1.5
Losses 14 2.9 7.1 10.0 0.6 2.7 0.6 1.4
Month                
November 4 3.0 8.5 11.5 0.0 2.5 0.8 1.3
December 6 3.5 7.5 11.0 1.0 4.2 0.7 1.2
January 8 2.5 7.9 10.4 1.0 1.5 0.4 1.9
February 7 3.3 5.4 8.7 0.6 3.9 0.6 1.4

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 25 22 76 180 256 18 74 14 37
Conference 18 17 51 119 170 14 52 9 30
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 10 9 32 54 86 6 28 4 14
Away 13 12 41 110 151 11 41 8 21
Neutral 2 1 3 16 19 1 5 2 2
Result                  
Wins 11 9 36 80 116 9 36 6 17
Losses 14 13 40 100 140 9 38 8 20
Month                  
November 4 2 12 34 46 0 10 3 5
December 6 6 21 45 66 6 25 4 7
January 8 8 20 63 83 8 12 3 15
February 7 6 23 38 61 4 27 4 10

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 25 4.3 10.2 14.4 1.0 4.2 0.8 2.1
Conference 18 4.0 9.2 13.2 1.1 4.0 0.7 2.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 10 4.8 8.0 12.8 0.9 4.2 0.6 2.1
Away 13 4.3 11.5 15.8 1.1 4.3 0.8 2.2
Neutral 2 2.1 11.2 13.3 0.7 3.5 1.4 1.4
Result                
Wins 11 4.5 10.0 14.5 1.1 4.5 0.8 2.1
Losses 14 4.1 10.3 14.4 0.9 3.9 0.8 2.1
Month                
November 4 4.9 13.9 18.8 0.0 4.1 1.2 2.0
December 6 4.8 10.2 15.0 1.4 5.7 0.9 1.6
January 8 3.2 10.1 13.3 1.3 1.9 0.5 2.4
February 7 4.9 8.2 13.1 0.9 5.8 0.9 2.2

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Tietje Heads Four Yellow Jackets With All-HCAC Honors

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March 5, 2014

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February 22, 2014

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Purple and Gold Top Manchester in Critical HCAC Battle

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February 19, 2014

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Jackets Fall to Pioneers, 80-63

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February 15, 2014

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Tietje's Big Game Leads Lady Jackets to Home Win Over Lions

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February 8, 2014

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Rose-Hulman Downs DC, 69-59, in HCAC Action

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February 1, 2014

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

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January 25, 2014

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Tietje's Free Throws With Under One Second Left Silences Quakers

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January 22, 2014

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King's Late Three Downs Franklin On the Road

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January 18, 2014

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Tietje Leads Defiance to Rivalry Victory Over Bluffton

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January 15, 2014

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Yellow Jackets Fall Just Short to Rose-Hulman

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January 11, 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 Earns Second HCAC Player of the Week Honor

GREENWOOD, Ind. – After her solid performance during the Albion Tournament and a record-setting outing against Hanover, Kelsey Tietje has...

January 6, 2014

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Tietje Sets DC Rebounds Record in Loss to Hanover

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January 3, 2014

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Harshman and Tietje Selected to Albion Classic Team

ALBION, Mich. – After their solid performances from this past weekend, senior Hannah Harshman and freshman Kelsey Tietje were named to the...

December 30, 2013

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Olivet Outlasts Defiance as Comeback Effort Falls Short

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December 29, 2013

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

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December 28, 2013

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Trine Hands Yellow Jackets Fourth-Straight Loss with 65-57 Defeat

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December 18, 2013

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

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December 14, 2013

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Turnover Troubles Haunt DC in Road Loss to MSJ

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December 7, 2013

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Manchester Shuts Down Jackets Offense, DC Falls 61-40

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December 4, 2013

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

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November 30, 2013

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Tietje Named to B-W Tournament Team

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November 25, 2013

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HCAC Selects Tietje as Women's Basketball Player of the Week

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November 25, 2013

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November 23, 2013

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