TIFFIN, Ohio - The Tiffin University volleyball team (7-9, 2-9 GLIAC) lost 3-0 (25-11, 25-8, 25-11) to Northern Michigan (16-5, 10-1 GLIAC), Saturday afternoon at the Gillmor Center.
In the opening set, Northern Michigan took an early 12-3 lead and was never headed.
In the second set, senior Danielle McQuade found the back corner to make it 7-4, Wildcats. NMU went on a 7-1 run to put the set out of reach.
In the third set, the two teams battled to a 5-5 tie. Tiffin forced an error and got an ace from junior Chelsea Stockmeyer. That put the Dragons up 7-5.
Northern Michigan took the lead at 10-8. Following a hitting error, senior Bridget Boyle ripped the ball off the block to tie it at 10-10. The Wildcats scored seven straight points to effectively end the match.
For Tiffin, senior Jordan Jenkins had 17 digs, her 36th consecutive double-digit dig performance.
For Northern Michigan, Lina Lopes had 12 kills and Alex Berger had 13 digs.
Tiffin remains home, Tuesday, Oct. 22, taking on Urbana. 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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