TIFFIN, Ohio - Freshman Olivia Cobb and senior Danielle McQuade had double-figures in kills as the Tiffin University volleyball team (5-4, 1-4 GLIAC) lost 3-1 (21-25, 25-21, 29-27, 25-23) to Ohio Dominican (7-6, 2-3 GLIAC), Tuesday night at the Gillmor Center.
In the opening set, the teams went back and forth until it was 17-17. Ohio Dominican scored three straight points to lead 20-17.
Tiffin fought back with five straight points to lead 22-20. The Panthers got a kill to make it 22-21. TU got a kill from Cobb and junior Lu Phillips served up two points to end the set.
In the second set, ODU jumped out to a 9-2 early lead. Ohio Dominican looked to be in charge, up 19-14. Tiffin fired up a 5-1 run. McQuade crushed one off the block to make it 20-19. The Panthers then closed the set on a 5-2 burst to even the match.
In the third set, ODU took an early 11-7 lead. The Dragons came back with a 5-1 run to tie it at 12-12. From there, the squads traded points. TU had set point three times; however Ohio Dominican was able to hold them off.
The Panthers took the lead at 27-26. Tiffin forced an error to tie it at 27-27. The Panthers scored two straight points to take the set.
In the fourth set, ODU appeared to be in control with a 17-11 lead. The Dragons refused to quit and went on an 11-6 run. Cobb found the back corner to make it 23-22. After trading points, Jackie Oestreich got a kill down the middle to end the match.
For Tiffin, McQuade had 18 kills and 17 digs and Cobb had a career-high 11 kills while hitting .304. Junior Tiffany Buchinger had 48 assists and 11 digs. Senior Jordan Jenkins had 36 digs, her 29th consecutive double-digit dig performance.
For Ohio Dominican, Oestreich had 19 kills and hit .514 while Lauren Kraemer had 17 kills. Defensively Megan Hendershot had 21 digs and Bailey Barker had 18.
Tiffin hits the road, Friday, Oct. 4, taking on Ferris State. The match is scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m. Live Stats will be available at http://livestats.prestosports.com/ferrisstate/
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