2009 Volleyball News
Defiance Places 15 on Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC Team
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced its fall honorees for the Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC Team. Defiance College saw 15 student-athletes make the list, raising its total by two from one year ago.
December 02, 2009
HCAC Announces Inaugural Fall All-Sportsmanship Team
GREENWOOD, Ind. – For the first time ever, the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference has announced an All-Sportsmanship Team for the fall of 2009.
November 19, 2009
Lipps, Rolander and Porter Named All-HCAC
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference recently unveiled its 2009 award winners and all-conference team. Defiance placed three student-athletes on the All-HCAC team, with Danyel Lipps, Marlea Rolander and Sara Porter earning the honor.
November 13, 2009
Porter Named to HCAC All-Tournament Team
BLUFFTON, Ohio – Sara Porter averaged 13.5 kills, 9.5 digs, 3.0 assists and 1.5 total blocks per match during Defiance College’s run to the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals and has been selected to the seven-athlete HCAC All-Tournament Team.
November 09, 2009
Jackets Get Past Rose-Hulman, Advance to HCAC Semifinals
BLUFFTON, Ohio - Defiance College held off the fifth-seeded Rose-Hulman Engineers in the opening round of Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament on Saturday afternoon by a 25-20, 25-23, 20-25, 22-25, 15-11 score.
November 07, 2009
Volleyball Falls in HCAC Semifinals to Bluffton
BLUFFTON, Ohio – A strong 2009 season for the Defiance College volleyball team came to an end on Saturday night in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Semifinals.
November 07, 2009
Eight-Match Win Streak Ends at Bluffton for DC Volleyball
BLUFFTON, Ohio – The 2009 regular season came to a close on Tuesday night, along with an eight-match winning streak for the Jackets via a 3-0 loss at Bluffton.
November 03, 2009
Jackets Clinch Spot in HCAC Tournament with Senior Day Win
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Ashton Judis and Danyel Lipps played in front of a home crown for the final time of their collegiate careers on Sunday and helped Defiance post a 25-18, 25-17, 25-13 win against Franklin.
November 01, 2009
Defiance Extends Streak to Seven with Pair of Victories
GAMBIER, Ohio – The Defiance College volleyball team scored wins over Allegheny and Kenyon on Saturday to push its current win streak to seven-straight contests and to record the fourth 20-win season in the seven-year tenure of head coach David Kwan.
October 24, 2009
Hot-Swinging Jackets Pound Manchester for Fifth-Straight Win
N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – Defiance College blistered the Manchester defense on Thursday evening, en route to sweeping the Spartans for the team’s fifth-straight win.
October 22, 2009
DC Tops Marygrove in 'Dig Pink' Match
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College had little trouble racking up its fourth-straight win and its 17th victory of the 2009 campaign on Saturday, as it rolled past Marygrove in straight sets on Saturday during DC’s ‘Dig Pink’ rally.
October 17, 2009
Jackets Blast by Anderson for Third-Straight Win
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance continued its push towards the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament with a brisk 25-18, 27-25, 25-20 win over Anderson on Wednesday night.
October 14, 2009
DC Volleyball Sweeps Past Transylvania and UC-Clermont
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Defiance College volleyball team picked up its first Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference victory of the season on Saturday, with a 3-0 win at Transylvania.
October 10, 2009
Centre Tops Yellow Jackets in Five
DANVILLE, Ky. – Defiance played its third-straight five-set match on Friday, this time suffering a 3-2 loss in a non-conference clash at Centre.
October 09, 2009
Defiance Falls to Hanover, Tops Kalamazoo
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College split a pair of matches at home for the second time in as many days on Sunday afternoon. The Jackets dropped a five-set loss to Hanover but rebounded to outlast Kalamazoo in five.
October 04, 2009
Lipps Sets DC Kills Record as Jackets Split Pair of Matches
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Danyel Lipps recorded five kills in a three-set defeat against Mount St. Joseph to become Defiance’s all-time career leader in kills. Lipps and DC would bounce back in their second match of the afternoon to top Kenyon in four sets.
October 03, 2009