Tiffin University's football team broke two single game records and tied another in their GLIAC game with Lake Erie, but 34 first half points were too much to overcome, as the Dragons (0-10, 0-9) fell to the Storm (2-8, 1-8) 52-42 at Frost Kalnow Stadium.

Quarterback James Capello returned after missing nearly a month with a rib injury, and he came back in a big way, connecting on a school record 46 completions on 55 attempts for 383 yards, the fifth-highest total in school history. He also tied a school record with 5 touchdown throws, and had just one interception.

The main recipient of Capello's passing was Obadiah Dykes, who broke another school record with 18 receptions totaling 118 yards, including a 1-yard score. Bertram Marks also had a big day with 110 yards receiving on 6 catches, while James Hall had 63 yards receiving and Marcus Beaurem had 53 yards.

With all the offensive fireworks, Dragons fans had the chance to put up some numbers and possibly grab a victory. But Lake Erie had other plans, as they scored touchdowns on five of their first six possessions to build a 34-21 halftime edge.

After Lake Erie marched downfield and scored on their opening possession, TU answered immediately as Capello, who also rushed for 49 yards in the game despite taking 4 sacks, scampered for a 22 yard touchdown to tie the score at 7-7.

Lake Erie answered with two straight touchdowns to make it 20-7 but TU answered again with 8:00 left in the half as Bertram Marks hauled in a 35 yard TD from Capello to make it 20-14.

The Dragons defense, however, could not make a stand, as the Storm put another TD on the board with 3:48 left. The Dragons climbed back to within 6 points again when Marks scored for the second time, this time on a 11 yard toss from Capello. The Storm tallied one final score with :57 seconds left to make it 34-21 at the half.

TU did outscore Lake Erie in the second half 21-18 but consistently failed to make big defensive stops to give the offense more chances to play catchup. Dykes, Brendton Williams (6 yard TD catch), and Marcus Beaurem (7 yard TD reception) all scored second-half touchdowns but TU never got closer than 10 points at any point after halftime.

Overall TU outgained the Storm 490-431, as Lake Erie had a balance of 270 yards rushing and 161 yards passing. Each team also had just one interception, while Lake Erie posted 4 sacks to Tiffin's 1.

Marcus Beaurem had 124 all-purpose yards with 71 yards in kick returns on top of his 53 receiving yards, while Nate Scully also had 87 yards in kick returns. Overall Capello accounted for 432 yards rushing and passing.

Mike Virgin was the leading tackler with 11 including 7 solo stops, 2 deflections, and a tackle for loss. Carlton Watkins had 7 tackles while Michael Gomez and Rafael Cuellar combined on a sack. Ravelle Sadler also had an interception.