Dragons to Visit AB and ODU

Dragons to Visit AB and ODU

Following just one home game last week, Tiffin women's basketball is back on the road this week for two games at Alderson Broaddus and Ohio Dominican.

Game Information:

Tiffin Dragons (7-13, 2-8 GMAC) at
Alderson Broaddus Battlers (6-13, 3-7 GMAC)
Thursday, Jan. 30 | 5:15 p.m.
Elkins, W.Va. | McDonnell Center
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Tiffin Dragons (7-13, 2-8 GMAC) at
Ohio Dominican Panthers (10-10, 5-5 GMAC)
Saturday, Feb. 1 | 3:00 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio | Alumni Hall
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Dragon Details:

Tiffin will be looking to snap a five-game skid when they take on the Battlers on Thursday.

As a team, the Dragons are second in the GMAC with 41.1 rebounds per game and 12.1 offensive boards per game. TU also ranks second in three-point field goal percentage defense at 29.2%.

Aarion Nichols powers Tiffin from the guard position, ranking 11th in the GMAC with 14.9 points per game and tied for seventh with 7.2 rebounds per game. Jasmine Watts is the next highest scorer at 8.9 points per game while also ranking fourth in the conference with 1.3 blocks per outing.

Scouting the Battlers:

Alderson Broaddus enters the week having dropped each of their last seven contests. 

The Dragons and Battlers last played on Feb. 28 a season ago, with Tiffin taking a 75-61 road victory. Jasmine Watts had a double-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds, and four blocks to lead TU.

Hannah Henderson is AB's leading scorer and rebounder at 13.6 points per game and 5.8 boards per game. Mara Jimenez Montes leads the conference with 2.0 blocks per game, while Yolanda Florido is seventh with 3.3 assists per game.

Scouting the Panthers:

Ohio Dominican enters the week having won five of their last six, including an 82-57 defeat of Tiffin last Saturday. Angela Troyer led ODU with 21 points, while Aarion Nichols tallied 16 for the Dragons.

The Panthers enter Saturday's contest in fifth in the GMAC with 73.9 points per game and a 42.1 field goal percentage. They are also second in the conference with a 77.9 free-throw percentage and lead with 13.1 offensive rebounds per game. 

Alexa Fisher headlines the ODU offense with 15.5 points per game (sixth in GMAC) followed by Angela Troyer with 15.0 points per contest (10th). The Panthers also have a pair of players in the top 10 in rebounding as Alli Kern is third with 7.8 per game and Brittleigh Macauley is sixth with 7.5 per game.