Schweitzer's Game-Winning Goal Pushes Tiffin Past ODU

Autumn Schweitzer scored the game-winning goal against Ohio Dominican.
Autumn Schweitzer scored the game-winning goal against Ohio Dominican.

The Tiffin University Dragons (4-4-2, 2-3-1 GMAC) defeated Ohio Dominican 3-2.

Tiffin started strong as Kaelynn Harkness scored off a pass from Ryan Kunkle in the sixth minute of play to open the scoring. The Dragons doubled their advantage in the 11th minute as Harkness crossed the ball off a counterattack and found Kristen Dickison hitting a shot into the left side of the net.

Ohio Dominican pressed hard in the second half and got on the board in the 64th minute to cut the lead in half.

However, in the 72nd minute, the Dragons won a freekick in a dangerous position for the Panthers. On the freekick, Ryan Kunkle hit the post, and Autumn Schweitzer was the first to the rebound and slotted the ball into the back of the net to give Tiffin a 3-1 lead.

The Panthers won a penalty in the 79th minute to bring them within one goal of Tiffin, but the Dragons held on to win 3-2.

Kristen Dickison scored her 12th goal of the season, breaking the single-goal TU Division II season record.

Autumn Schweitzer scored the game-winning goal for the Dragons, which was also the first goal of her collegiate career.

Andrea Parker got the win in the net. She moves to 3-1-1 on the season, as she faced 14 shots and saved 12 through 90 minutes of play.