Four Dragons Hit Double Digits in 69-64 Win Over Ursuline

Game Leaders

Ursuline
Pts: Green, Bekah - 22
Reb: Cloonan, Madison - 9
Ast: 2 Players (#4, #5) - 2
Tiffin
Pts: Jada Tate - 17
Reb: Jada Tate - 10
Ast: Dana Rose - 5

Team Stats

Ursuline
Tiffin

Field Goals

(24-45)
(26-53)

Field Goal %

53.3%
49.1%

Rebounds

23
28

Assists

8
14

Turnovers

12
10

Pts off Turnovers

9
13

2nd Chance Pts

2
11

Pts in the Paint

32
34

Fastbreak Pts

12
4

Bench Pts

3
23
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Aarion Nichols scored 16 points off the bench in the return back to the lineup.
Aarion Nichols scored 16 points off the bench in the return back to the lineup.
Posted: Jan 26, 2022

The Tiffin University women's basketball team won 69-64 against conference opponent Ursuline.

The Dragons improve to 8-8 overall and 5-5 in the conference, while the Arrows fall to 8-10 overall and 5-8 in the conference.

The Arrows jumped out to an 11-5 lead in the first quarter at the 3:27 mark, but the Dragons rallied back and outscored the visitors 8-0 to lead 14-11 by the end of the first frame.

Each team traded buckets and TU held an 18-15 lead with 7:23 left in the second quarter. Tiffin was able to go on an 8-0 run through the next three minutes of play to take a 26-15 lead. The Arrows finished the second quarter strong, going on an 8-2 run to cut the Dragons' lead down to 32-27 going into halftime.  

The Dragons started the second half hot, going on an 11-2 run in the first three minutes of play. Tiffin kept the pressure on and held their largest lead of the game of 17 points with 2:16 in the third quarter with a 54-37 score. The Arrows had a late 4-0 surge to end the third quarter down 54-41.

In the final frame the Dragons were able to keep a double-digit lead through the first five minutes of play to lead 65-49, but the Arrows never gave up and went on a 9-0 run to cut the lead down to three points with 40 seconds left in regulation. After a crazy double turnover and two clutch free throws made by Aarion Nichols, the Dragons were able to seal the win at 69-64.

The Dragons' offense was led by Jada Tate who recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 17 points shooting 8-for-14 from the field, 10 rebounds, and two assists, and teammate Aarion Nichols came off the bench and scored 16 points shooting 6-for-11 from the field, 1-for-2 from three-point territory, three rebounds, two steals, one block, and one assist. Savanah Richards had a good night as well, recording 15 points shooting 6-for-8 from the field and 3-for-5 from beyond the arc, three rebounds, and one assist, and Dana Rose tallied 11 points shooting 3-for-11 from the field and 5-for-5 from the free throw line, three rebounds, and a team-high five assists.