Volleyball Defeated by Ohio Dominican 3-0

Brie Wight led the Dragons with 10.5 points against the Panthers.
Brie Wight led the Dragons with 10.5 points against the Panthers.

The Tiffin University volleyball team lost to Ohio Dominican 3-0.

The Panthers improve to 16-11 overall and 9-5 in the GMAC, while the Dragons fall to 11-16 and 5-8 in the GMAC.

The Dragons jumped out to a 6-3 lead early in the first set, and followed that with a 5-0 run to lead the Panthers 12-4. ODU responded with a 6-0 run of their own to bring the score to 12-10. The two teams traded points until the Panthers were able to tie the game at 20-20. ODU outscored the Dragons 5-1 to make it set point at 24-21, but Tiffin rallied to tie the game at 24-24 and went on to lead 27-26. The first set went into extra points with neither team able to pull away until Ohio Dominican put together a 3-0 run to win the first set 34-32.

After a long first set, the second set saw the Panthers lead 7-3 early. The Dragons chipped away at the host lead until they went on a 4-0 run to lead 11-10. ODU countered with a 5-0 run to lead 16-13, and they then extended their lead with a 5-0 run to lead 24-16. The Dragons won the next two points but Ohio Dominican won the second set 25-18.

Ohio Dominican put the pressure on in set three, opening up a 13-5 lead. Tiffin outscored the Panthers 8-5 before going on a 5-0 run to tie the game at 18-18. ODU stopped the bleeding and was able to get a two-point lead at 21-19. The Dragons were able to tie the game again at 21-21, but the Panthers outscored Tiffin 4-2 to win set three 25-23. 

Brie Wight led the Dragons with 8 kills, a .208 hitting percentage, three digs, and 2.5 blocks for a total of 10.5 points, while Grace Schreiber had five kills, four digs, two blocks, and two service aces. Loryn Huffman recorded 36 assists, six digs, and 1.5 blocks.