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Poor shooting costs Lady Dragons on road

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Tiffin University (8-8, 5-7 GLIAC) held the halftime lead 32-28 but could not overcome poor field goal shooting over the full 40 minutes, falling 71-65 at Walsh in a game that saw 8 ties and 14 lead changes.

The Dragons were outshot for the game 45 percent to 34 percent, including a 22-8 disadvantage in the paint. Walsh used their superior shooting to streak past Tiffin 43-33 after the halftime break.

Tied at 52-52 with 8:45 left, Walsh put together a 13-4 run that put them up 65-56 with just 1:40 to play. But Jordan Fraley stepped up and scored 7 of her 23 points in less than a minute to pull the Dragons to within 3 points. Walsh did not fluster, though, sinking 6 of 8 free throws to put the game away.

Fraley's 23 points led the team while Steph Kelly had another solid game with 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Melissa Gilliland and Jillian Adams had 8 points apiece. Jessica Harris led the Dragons with 9 rebounds, becoming just the third Dragons player - male or female - to grab 900 career rebounds. Erica Mathis also had 7 rebounds off the bench.

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Players Mentioned

Erica Mathis

#54 Erica Mathis

F
5' 11"
Sophomore
Jessica Harris

#40 Jessica Harris

F
6' 1"
Senior
Melissa Gilliland

#23 Melissa Gilliland

G
5' 5"
Senior
Jillian Adams

#42 Jillian Adams

F
5' 9"
Junior
Jordan Fraley

#32 Jordan Fraley

G
5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Erica Mathis

#54 Erica Mathis

5' 11"
Sophomore
F
Jessica Harris

#40 Jessica Harris

6' 1"
Senior
F
Melissa Gilliland

#23 Melissa Gilliland

5' 5"
Senior
G
Jillian Adams

#42 Jillian Adams

5' 9"
Junior
F
Jordan Fraley

#32 Jordan Fraley

5' 9"
Freshman
G