Dragons Power Past Trevecca Nazarene 3-1

Taylor Peterson led the team with 13 kills in the win over Trevecca Nazarene.
Taylor Peterson led the team with 13 kills in the win over Trevecca Nazarene.

The Tiffin University volleyball team defeated Trevecca Nazarene 3-1.

The Dragons improve to 12-17 overall and 6-9 in conference play, while the Trojans fall to 18-9 overall and 9-6 in the conference.

Tiffin jumped out to a 6-1 lead early in the first set. The Trojans went on a 3-1 run to come within three at 7-4 but the Dragons countered with a 5-1 run to lead 12-5. Trevecca rallied on a 6-0 run to come within one at 12-11, forcing a Tiffin timeout. The Dragons came out and rallied five unanswered points to lead 17-11. The Trojans chipped away at the Tiffin lead with two 3-0 runs to bring the score to 20-18, but Tiffin outscored the visitors 5-2 to win set one 25-22.

The Trojans came out in the third set and scored the first four points. However, the Dragons came back with a 7-2 run to lead 8-7. Trevecca was able to build a two-point lead at 16-14, then Tiffin went on an 8-1 run to take a 22-17 lead. The Trojans didn't give up though, going on a 4-0 run to come within one of Tiffin, but the Dragons scored the last two points to win set two 25-22.

Trevecca jumped out to a 9-3 lead in the third set. Tiffin chipped away at the lead, outscoring the visitors 5-2 and bringing the score to 11-8, but the Trojans kept the pressure on and built up a 19-14 lead. The Trojans were able to outlast a late surge by the Dragons to win set three 25-21.

In the fourth set, the visitors again gained an early 6-0 lead, but Tiffin countered with an 8-2 run to tie the game at 8-8. After Trevecca scored two quick points to lead 10-8, the Dragons had a huge 11-2 run to lead 19-12. The Trojans were able to come within five of the Dragons but the big rally was able to seal the win for Tiffin as they took set four 25-19. 

Taylor Peterson led Tiffin's offense with 13 kills, a .149 hitting percentage, and 19 digs, Grace Schreiber also did well, recording nine kills with a .154 hitting percentage, and 1.5 blocks, and Kenedi Goon tallied six kills with a .120 hitting percentage, one dig, and 1.5 blocks. Wakaya Wilson notched seven kills and three digs while captain Loryn Huffman registered 37 assists, 15 digs, five kills with a .231 hitting percentage, two service aces, and 1.5 blocks.