Volleyball Fall to Yellow Jackets 3-1

Kenedi Goon led the Dragons with 11 kills and two block assists in the game against Cedarville.
Kenedi Goon led the Dragons with 11 kills and two block assists in the game against Cedarville.

The Tiffin University volleyball team (4-5, 0-1 GMAC) fell to the Cedarville Yellow Jackets 3-1.

TU fell 25-19, 24-26, 25-19, and 25-15. Cedarville outhit the Dragons .264 to .214.

Cedarville built a steady 15-10 lead in the first set, but TU bounced back to come within one of the Yellow Jackets. Cedarville kept the lead and won set one 25-19.

In set two, Tiffin jumped out to an early lead at 4-2, but the host fought back to take a 10-8 lead. The turning point in set two was when the Dragons went on a 7-1 run to retake the lead at 21-17. Cedarville was able to tie it at 24-24, but the Dragons won the next two points to win the set 26-24.

The host had a great start to set three, going up 9-1 early. Tiffin never gave up and went on an 8-2 run to cut the Yellow Jackets' lead down to 22-17. Cedarville outlasted Tiffin and took the third set 25-19.

The two teams were fighting hard for each point and ended up tied at 6-6, but the Yellow Jackets went on a 5-0 run to lead 11-7. Cedarville kept their momentum and went on to win the final set 25-15.

Kenedi Goon led the Dragons' offense, recording 11 kills with a .179 hitting percentage, four digs, and two block assists, Wakaya Wilson also had 11 kills with a .154 hitting percentage, seven digs, and one block assist, and Alivia Rew tallied seven kills with a .700 hitting percentage, one service ace, six digs, and three block assists.

Diana Heitkamp registered 18 digs and teammate Clare Kwiatkowski had a team-high 20 assists.