Tiffin Downed by Hillsdale 3-1

Kenedi Goon registered 11 kills and 13 digs in the match against Hillsdale.
Kenedi Goon registered 11 kills and 13 digs in the match against Hillsdale.

The Tiffin University volleyball squad (9-11, 4-6 GMAC) fell 3-1 to Hillsdale.

The Chargers won 25-17, 25-12, 20-25, and 25-14.

Tiffin started well, holding an 8-7 lead early, but the Chargers went on a 4-0 run to lead 18-12. Hillsdale outscored Tiffin 7-5 to win the first set 25-17.

The Chargers started set two strong, going on a 6-0 run that forced a Tiffin timeout. Tiffin scored four to make it 10-4, but Hillsdale went on a 10-1 run to lead 20-5. The Dragons had a late surge outscoring the Chargers 7-2, but the visitor's lead was too large, and they won the second set 25-12.

After going down in set three 5-1, Tiffin countered with a 10-2 run to take an 11-7 lead. The Chargers chipped away at Tiffin's lead and tied the game at 15-15. The Dragons outscored Hillsdale 10-5 the rest of the way, taking set three 25-20.

In the fourth set, the Chargers kept up the pressure and jumped out to a 12-5 lead. Hillsdale held a ten-point cushion the rest of the set and went on to win 25-14.

The Dragons' offense was led by Josie Reinhart with 13 kills, a .211 hitting percentage, six digs, one assist, and one solo block, Kenedi Goon tallied 11 kills, with a .139 hitting percentage, 13 digs, and two block assists, and Clare Kwiatkowski recorded 34 assists, five digs, two kills, and one block assist.