Sam Ervin

40 Sam Ervin
Sam Ervin
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Hometown:
    Bloomdale, Ohio
  • Position:
    F/C
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Elmwood
  • Major:
    Early Childhood Education & Intervention Specialist
  • gp
    27
  • pts/g
    9.6
  • fg %
    35.7
  • 3pt %
    23.6
  • ft %
    76.4
  • reb/g
    6.5
  • a/g
    0.7
Bio

Senior (2018-19): Played in 27 games and started 15 ... Named to the HCAC All-Sportsmanship Team ... Her 260 points were second most on the team ... Recorded two double-doubles ... Scored a career-high 33 points in the season finale against Transylvania in the second round of the HCAC Tournament ... Shot 90-of-252 (35.7%) from the floor ... Knocked down 25-of-106 three point attempts for a 23.6 percent rate ... Recorded a 76.4 percent (55-of-72) mark from the charity stripe ... Grabbed a team-high 176 rebounds, averaging 6.5 per game which landed her eighth on the HCAC charts ...  Dished out 19 assists while recording 16 steals. 

Junior (2017-18): Started in all 24 games she played ... Led the team by scoring 308 points, averaging 12.9 per game ... Shot 39.2 percent from the floor (113-of-288) and 77.6 percent from the free-throw line (77.6 percent), making the most free throws on the team ... Grabbed a team-leading 162 rebounds, averaging 6.5 per game ... Led the team with 43 blocked shots ... Also had 21 steals and 14 assists ... Scored a career-high 23 points in the Jan. 13 win over Mt. St. Joseph ... Scored 20 or more points in five games ... Recorded two double doubles, one on Jan. 24 at Manchester and Jan. 31 vs. Anderson.

Sophomore (2016-17): Played in all 26 games ... Scored 155 points on the season ... Was second on the team in field-goal percentages with 45.5 (55-of-121) ... Was second on the team in free-throw percentages with 71.4 (45-of-63) and made the second most free-throws ... Recorded the second most rebounds with 138 (39 offensive and 138 defensive) ... Earned 13 assists and 12 steals ... Was second on the team in blocked shots with 14 ... Had a season best of 19 points against Olivet on Nov. 30.

Freshman (2015-16):  HCAC All-Freshman Team ... Started all 26 games played ... Scored 10 or more points in eleven games, including a season-high 20 points against Manchester (Ind.) University on Feb. 17 ... Second on the team in scoring with 236 points for a 9.1 points per game average ... Shot 41.4 percent from the field (98-of-237) ... Converted 58.8 percent of her free-throws (40-of-68) ... Grabbed a total of 132 boards (45 offensive and 87 defensive) ... Recorded 17 assists, 15 blocks and 13 steals. 

Prep:  Lettered two years at Elmwood High School in basketball ... Lettered one year in track ... Earned honorable mention All-Wood County accolades her junior year ... Two-time All-District 7 and second-team All-Northern Buckeye Conference (2013-15) ... Senior year she earned honorable mention All-Northwest Ohio honors ... Academically earned Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association Silver Certificate junior year for having a 3.2 gpa or above ... Awarded Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association Gold Certificate senior year for having a 3.2 gpa or above. 

Personal:  Daughter of Bart and Rhonda Ervin ... Majoring in early childhood education and intervention specialist.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 27 18
Games started 15 7
Minutes 686 442
Minutes per game 25.4 24.6
FG 90-252 53-157
FG Pct 35.7 33.8
3PT 25-106 15-66
3PT Pct 23.6 22.7
FT 55-72 44-56
FT Pct 76.4 78.6
Off rebounds 49 28
Def rebounds 127 75
Total rebounds 176 103
Rebounds per game 6.5 5.7
Personal fouls 55 36
Disqualifications - -
Assists 19 10
Turnovers 52 30
Assist to turnover ratio 0.4 0.3
Steals 16 9
Blocks 28 12
Points 260 165
Points per game 9.6 9.2
Points per 40 min 15.2 14.9
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 6 at Bluffton W, 68-50
Feb 9 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 101-51
Feb 13 Earlham (Ind.) W, 62-46
Feb 16 Hanover (Ind.) L, 73-56
Feb 19 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 84-47
Feb 22 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 95-67
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 13 Albion (Mich.) L, 68-58 1 34 3-11 27.3 2-6 33.3 3-4 75.0 11
Nov 16 vs. Elmhurst L, 53-40 1 29 1-6 16.7 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Nov 17 at North Park L, 51-48 1 36 1-8 12.5 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Nov 20 at Ohio Northern L, 90-45 1 31 5-19 26.3 2-10 20.0 2-2 100.0 14
Nov 27 Ohio Wesleyan L, 82-62 1 16 3-7 42.9 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 8
Dec 1 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 61-53 1 28 2-11 18.2 1-9 11.1 0-0 - 5
Dec 8 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 58-49 1 34 2-10 20.0 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 5
Dec 15 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 73-61 1 25 3-9 33.3 0-3 0.0 3-4 75.0 9
Dec 18 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 71-57 1 27 2-15 13.3 1-6 16.7 2-2 100.0 7
Dec 19 Trine (Ind.) L, 71-40 1 15 2-7 28.6 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4
Dec 28 Siena Heights W, 56-48 1 23 2-9 22.2 0-4 0.0 1-3 33.3 5
Jan 2 Anderson (Ind.) L, 75-74 1 41 4-12 33.3 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 10
Jan 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 70-58 1 20 4-8 50.0 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 10
Jan 9 Bluffton L, 66-48 1 14 1-5 20.0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 2
Jan 12 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 59-55 - 19 3-5 60.0 1-3 33.3 4-4 100.0 11
Jan 16 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 73-71 - 31 4-8 50.0 1-5 20.0 2-3 66.7 11
Jan 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 67-53 - 16 1-5 20.0 0-3 0.0 3-3 100.0 5
Jan 23 Manchester (Ind.) W, 69-55 - 19 3-9 33.3 0-4 0.0 10-13 76.9 16
Jan 26 Franklin (Ind.) L, 87-79 - 25 4-13 30.8 2-6 33.3 3-6 50.0 13
Jan 31 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 67-51 - 27 4-11 36.4 2-3 66.7 4-4 100.0 14
Feb 2 Mt. St. Joseph W, 74-59 - 25 3-6 50.0 2-5 40.0 2-2 100.0 10
Feb 6 at Bluffton W, 68-50 - 25 7-11 63.6 2-2 100.0 2-4 50.0 18
Feb 9 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 101-51 - 20 1-8 12.5 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Feb 13 Earlham (Ind.) W, 62-46 - 24 2-5 40.0 0-2 0.0 3-4 75.0 7
Feb 16 Hanover (Ind.) L, 73-56 - 22 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 8
Feb 19 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 84-47 - 27 7-9 77.8 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 15
Feb 22 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 95-67 1 33 13-19 68.4 3-8 37.5 4-5 80.0 33
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 13 Albion (Mich.) L, 68-58 1 34 6 13 19 1 3 0 2
Nov 16 vs. Elmhurst L, 53-40 1 29 2 4 6 0 3 2 0
Nov 17 at North Park L, 51-48 1 36 2 10 12 1 5 1 3
Nov 20 at Ohio Northern L, 90-45 1 31 3 3 6 2 3 2 2
Nov 27 Ohio Wesleyan L, 82-62 1 16 3 4 7 0 2 0 1
Dec 1 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 61-53 1 28 0 5 5 0 4 2 0
Dec 8 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 58-49 1 34 1 6 7 0 3 2 1
Dec 15 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 73-61 1 25 4 4 8 1 2 1 3
Dec 18 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 71-57 1 27 1 8 9 0 1 0 0
Dec 19 Trine (Ind.) L, 71-40 1 15 0 4 4 2 1 0 0
Dec 28 Siena Heights W, 56-48 1 23 2 6 8 1 1 1 3
Jan 2 Anderson (Ind.) L, 75-74 1 41 3 7 10 0 0 0 0
Jan 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 70-58 1 20 2 3 5 0 1 1 0
Jan 9 Bluffton L, 66-48 1 14 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Jan 12 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 59-55 - 19 3 3 6 0 0 0 1
Jan 16 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 73-71 - 31 1 3 4 2 1 0 3
Jan 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 67-53 - 16 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
Jan 23 Manchester (Ind.) W, 69-55 - 19 4 3 7 1 2 0 0
Jan 26 Franklin (Ind.) L, 87-79 - 25 2 5 7 1 1 1 1
Jan 31 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 67-51 - 27 1 3 4 0 0 1 1
Feb 2 Mt. St. Joseph W, 74-59 - 25 0 1 1 1 3 1 0
Feb 6 at Bluffton W, 68-50 - 25 2 6 8 1 2 0 0
Feb 9 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 101-51 - 20 2 3 5 1 1 0 0
Feb 13 Earlham (Ind.) W, 62-46 - 24 0 10 10 2 2 0 2
Feb 16 Hanover (Ind.) L, 73-56 - 22 0 4 4 0 5 0 0
Feb 19 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 84-47 - 27 2 4 6 1 0 0 3
Feb 22 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 95-67 1 33 1 4 5 1 4 1 2
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 13 Albion (Mich.) L, 68-58 1 4 - 0.3
Nov 16 vs. Elmhurst L, 53-40 1 1 - 0.0
Nov 17 at North Park L, 51-48 1 0 - 0.2
Nov 20 at Ohio Northern L, 90-45 1 2 - 0.7
Nov 27 Ohio Wesleyan L, 82-62 1 3 - 0.0
Dec 1 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 61-53 1 3 - 0.0
Dec 8 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 58-49 1 1 - 0.0
Dec 15 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 73-61 1 1 - 0.5
Dec 18 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 71-57 1 3 - 0.0
Dec 19 Trine (Ind.) L, 71-40 1 3 - 2.0
Dec 28 Siena Heights W, 56-48 1 3 - 1.0
Jan 2 Anderson (Ind.) L, 75-74 1 2 - -
Jan 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 70-58 1 2 - 0.0
Jan 9 Bluffton L, 66-48 1 0 - 0.0
Jan 12 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 59-55 - 0 - -
Jan 16 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 73-71 - 4 - 2.0
Jan 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 67-53 - 3 - 0.0
Jan 23 Manchester (Ind.) W, 69-55 - 3 - 0.5
Jan 26 Franklin (Ind.) L, 87-79 - 4 - 1.0
Jan 31 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 67-51 - 2 - -
Feb 2 Mt. St. Joseph W, 74-59 - 3 - 0.3
Feb 6 at Bluffton W, 68-50 - 1 - 0.5
Feb 9 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 101-51 - 1 - 1.0
Feb 13 Earlham (Ind.) W, 62-46 - 1 - 1.0
Feb 16 Hanover (Ind.) L, 73-56 - 2 - 0.0
Feb 19 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 84-47 - 3 - -
Feb 22 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 95-67 1 0 - 0.3
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2015-16 26 25.9 3.8-9.1 0.0-0.1 1.5-2.6 9.1
2016-17 26 18.0 2.1-4.7 0.0-0.0 1.7-2.4 6.0
2017-18 24 31.1 4.7-12.0 0.2-1.4 3.2-4.1 12.8
2018-19 27 25.4 3.3-9.3 0.9-3.9 2.0-2.7 9.6
Total 103 25.0 3.5-8.7 0.3-1.4 2.1-2.9 9.3

Career Stats: Shooting per game

gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2015-16 26 26 673 98-237 41.4 0-2 0.0 40-68 58.8 236
2016-17 26 - 469 55-121 45.5 0-0 - 45-63 71.4 155
2017-18 24 24 746 113-288 39.2 6-33 18.2 76-98 77.6 308
2018-19 27 15 686 90-252 35.7 25-106 23.6 55-72 76.4 260
Total 103 65 2574 356-898 39.6 31-141 22.0 216-301 71.8 959

Career Stats: Shooting totals

gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2015-16 26 673 25.9 5.8-14.1 0.0-0.1 0.0 2.4-4.0 14.0
2016-17 26 469 18.0 4.7-10.3 0.0-0.0 - 3.8-5.4 13.2
2017-18 24 746 31.1 6.1-15.4 0.3-1.8 18.2 4.1-5.3 16.5
2018-19 27 686 25.4 5.2-14.7 1.5-6.2 23.6 3.2-4.2 15.2
Total 103 2574 25.0 5.5-14.0 0.5-2.2 22.0 3.4-4.7 14.9

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2015-16 26 1.7 3.3 5.1 0.7 2.2 0.5 0.6
2016-17 26 1.5 3.8 5.3 0.5 1.6 0.5 0.5
2017-18 24 2.0 4.8 6.8 0.6 2.5 0.9 1.8
2018-19 27 1.8 4.7 6.5 0.7 1.9 0.6 1.0
Total 103 1.8 4.1 5.9 0.6 2.0 0.6 1.0

Career Stats: Ball control per game

gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2015-16 26 26 45 87 132 17 57 13 15
2016-17 26 - 39 99 138 13 42 12 14
2017-18 24 24 48 114 162 14 60 21 43
2018-19 27 15 49 127 176 19 52 16 28
Total 103 65 181 427 608 63 211 62 100

Career Stats: Ball control totals

gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2015-16 26 2.7 5.2 7.8 1.0 3.4 0.8 0.9
2016-17 26 3.3 8.4 11.8 1.1 3.6 1.0 1.2
2017-18 24 2.6 6.1 8.7 0.8 3.2 1.1 2.3
2018-19 27 2.9 7.4 10.3 1.1 3.0 0.9 1.6
Total 103 2.8 6.6 9.4 1.0 3.3 1.0 1.6

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 27 25.4 3.3-9.3 0.9-3.9 2.0-2.7 9.6
Conference 18 24.6 2.9-8.7 0.8-3.7 2.4-3.1 9.2
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 13 23.5 2.8-8.4 0.8-3.7 2.1-3.0 8.4
Away 13 27.0 4.1-10.5 1.2-4.3 2.2-2.5 11.5
Neutral 1 29.0 1.0-6.0 0.0-2.0 0.0-0.0 2.0
Result
Wins 10 26.2 3.6-9.3 1.0-3.8 2.6-3.5 10.8
Losses 17 24.9 3.2-9.4 0.9-4.0 1.7-2.2 8.9
Month
November 5 29.2 2.6-10.2 1.2-4.8 1.2-1.6 7.6
December 6 25.3 2.2-10.2 0.5-4.8 1.0-1.5 5.8
January 9 23.6 3.1-8.4 0.9-3.4 3.1-4.0 10.2
February 7 25.1 5.1-9.1 1.1-3.1 2.1-2.7 13.6

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 27 15 686 90-252 35.7 25-106 23.6 55-72 76.4 260
Conference 18 7 442 53-157 33.8 15-66 22.7 44-56 78.6 165
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 13 8 306 36-109 33.0 10-48 20.8 27-39 69.2 109
Away 13 6 351 53-137 38.7 15-56 26.8 28-33 84.8 149
Neutral 1 1 29 1-6 16.7 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Result
Wins 10 3 262 36-93 38.7 10-38 26.3 26-35 74.3 108
Losses 17 12 424 54-159 34.0 15-68 22.1 29-37 78.4 152
Month
November 5 5 146 13-51 25.5 6-24 25.0 6-8 75.0 38
December 6 6 152 13-61 21.3 3-29 10.3 6-9 66.7 35
January 9 3 212 28-76 36.8 8-31 25.8 28-36 77.8 92
February 7 1 176 36-64 56.3 8-22 36.4 15-19 78.9 95

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 27 686 25.4 5.2-14.7 1.5-6.2 23.6 3.2-4.2 15.2
Conference 18 442 24.6 4.8-14.2 1.4-6.0 22.7 4.0-5.1 14.9
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 13 306 23.5 4.7-14.2 1.3-6.3 20.8 3.5-5.1 14.2
Away 13 351 27.0 6.0-15.6 1.7-6.4 26.8 3.2-3.8 17.0
Neutral 1 29 29.0 1.4-8.3 0.0-2.8 0.0 0.0-0.0 2.8
Result
Wins 10 262 26.2 5.5-14.2 1.5-5.8 26.3 4.0-5.3 16.5
Losses 17 424 24.9 5.1-15.0 1.4-6.4 22.1 2.7-3.5 14.3
Month
November 5 146 29.2 3.6-14.0 1.6-6.6 25.0 1.6-2.2 10.4
December 6 152 25.3 3.4-16.1 0.8-7.6 10.3 1.6-2.4 9.2
January 9 212 23.6 5.3-14.3 1.5-5.8 25.8 5.3-6.8 17.4
February 7 176 25.1 8.2-14.5 1.8-5.0 36.4 3.4-4.3 21.6

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 27 1.8 4.7 6.5 0.7 1.9 0.6 1.0
Conference 18 1.6 4.2 5.7 0.6 1.7 0.5 0.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 1.8 5.0 6.8 0.7 2.0 0.5 0.7
Away 13 1.8 4.5 6.3 0.8 1.8 0.6 1.5
Neutral 1 2.0 4.0 6.0 0.0 3.0 2.0 0.0
Result
Wins 10 1.4 5.0 6.4 0.9 1.5 0.5 1.3
Losses 17 2.1 4.5 6.6 0.6 2.2 0.6 0.9
Month
November 5 3.2 6.8 10.0 0.8 3.2 1.0 1.6
December 6 1.3 5.5 6.8 0.7 2.0 1.0 1.2
January 9 2.0 3.1 5.1 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.7
February 7 1.0 4.6 5.6 1.0 2.4 0.3 1.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 27 15 49 127 176 19 52 16 28
Conference 18 7 28 75 103 10 30 9 12
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 8 23 65 88 9 26 6 9
Away 13 6 24 58 82 10 23 8 19
Neutral 1 1 2 4 6 0 3 2 0
Result
Wins 10 3 14 50 64 9 15 5 13
Losses 17 12 35 77 112 10 37 11 15
Month
November 5 5 16 34 50 4 16 5 8
December 6 6 8 33 41 4 12 6 7
January 9 3 18 28 46 4 7 3 6
February 7 1 7 32 39 7 17 2 7

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 27 2.9 7.4 10.3 1.1 3.0 0.9 1.6
Conference 18 2.5 6.8 9.3 0.9 2.7 0.8 1.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 3.0 8.5 11.5 1.2 3.4 0.8 1.2
Away 13 2.7 6.6 9.3 1.1 2.6 0.9 2.2
Neutral 1 2.8 5.5 8.3 0.0 4.1 2.8 0.0
Result
Wins 10 2.1 7.6 9.8 1.4 2.3 0.8 2.0
Losses 17 3.3 7.3 10.6 0.9 3.5 1.0 1.4
Month
November 5 4.4 9.3 13.7 1.1 4.4 1.4 2.2
December 6 2.1 8.7 10.8 1.1 3.2 1.6 1.8
January 9 3.4 5.3 8.7 0.8 1.3 0.6 1.1
February 7 1.6 7.3 8.9 1.6 3.9 0.5 1.6

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

News mentions
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Rogers and Day Headline DC All-HCAC Selection

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Ervin Post Career-High to Pace the Way for the Yellow Jackets
Ervin Post Career-High to Pace the Way for the Yellow Jackets

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Women's Basketball Dominates MSJ to Advance in the HCAC Tournament
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Yellow Jackets Finish Regular Season with Senior Day Showdown
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Defiance Punches Ticket to the HCAC Tournament
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Women's Basketball Defeats MSJ in Pivotal HCAC Match-Up
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Yellow Jackets Shoot Past Anderson
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Yellow Jackets Host Franklin in OT Thriller
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Strong First Half Propels DC Past Manchester
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Second Half Comeback Falls Short in Exciting HCAC Contest at MSJ
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Rogers Highlights Contest with HCAC Leading Transylvania
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Yellow Jacket Offense Comes Alive in Double Overtime Thriller with Anderson
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Yellow Jackets Downed by Nationally Ranked Thunder
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Hot Shooting Propels DC Past Manchester
Hot Shooting Propels DC Past Manchester

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Women's Basketball Holds Off HCAC Opponent Franklin
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Women's Basketball Falls Short in Conference Opener
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Yellow Jackets Compete at Area Rival Ohio Northern
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Season Opener Sees Five Yellow Jackets in Double Digits
Season Opener Sees Five Yellow Jackets in Double Digits

DEFIANCE, OHIO - The Defiance College women's basketball team tipped-off the 2018-19 season on Tuesday evening. The Yellow Jackets under the direction of first-year Head Coach Allan King, Jr. hosted the Albion College Britons and fell by a final score of 65-58. 

Defiance to Begin New Era in 2018-19 Season
Defiance to Begin New Era in 2018-19 Season

DEFIANCE, OHIO – The Defiance College women’s basketball team will look to a balanced squad in 2018-19 under the guidance of first year head coach Allan King, Jr.