TIFFIN, Ohio - Sophomore Danielle McQuade had 16 kills and 18 digs as the Tiffin University volleyball team (5-17, 4-9 GLIAC) lost 3-1 (25-20, 24-26, 25-13, 25-19) to Wayne State (11-11, 7-7 GLIAC), Tuesday evening at the Gillmor Center.
In the first set, the teams battled back and forth until it was 8-8. Wayne State went on a 5-1 run to lead 13-9. Tiffin responded with six straight points. A block from junior Maggie Betz and McQuade made it 15-13.
The Warriors called timeout and came back with three straight points to lead 16-15. It went back and forth until it was 19-17. Senior Lindsay Heller dropped the ball in to close to one, 19-18. The Warriors finished on a 6-2 run to take the set.
The second set was one of runs. The Dragons opened with an 8-4 lead. WSU got kills from Jen Finkbeiner and Madie Kent to make it 8-6.
TU put up an 8-4 rally to lead 16-10. Wayne State had a 4-1 run ended with a kill from Finkbeiner. That made it 17-14.
Tiffin put on the pressure building to a 22-17 lead. The Warriors called timeout and came back with six straight points. A service ace from Kent put WSU up 23-22.
The moment of truth came with the Dragons trailing 24-23. Freshman Erin Turner bounced the ball off the block to make it 24-23. TU got a kill from McQuade and forced an error to tie the match at 1-1.
In the third set, Wayne State took the early 9-7 lead. Sophomore McKenzie Wright slammed one home to make it 9-8. The Warriors scored six straight points to effectively end the set.
In the fourth set, it went back and forth until it was 13-12, Tiffin. The Dragons forced two errors and got a kill from Wright. That made it 16-12.
The Warriors went on an 8-1 run to lead 20-17. Wright smashed the ball off the top of the head of a WSU player to make it 20-18. Wayne State closed the set with a 5-1 run to take the match.
For Tiffin, McQuade had her 10th double-double of the season, sixth in a row while sophomore Jordan Jenkins had 10 digs. Senior Lindsay Heller had 13 digs, giving her 1517 in her career, ninth all-time in TU history.
For Wayne State, Nicole Arends had 17 kills, Kristen Bulkiewicz had 17 kills and 15 digs and Candice Ottey tallied 13 kills.
Tiffin remains home, Friday, Oct. 28, taking on Saginaw Valley State. The match is scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m. Live stats will be available at http://livestats.prestosports.com/tiffin/.
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