DETROIT - Senior Jordan Jenkins broke a school record as the Tiffin University volleyball team (11-11, 2-11 GLIAC) lost 3-1 (30-28, 23-25, 25-15, 25-14) to Wayne State (9-15, 6-7 GLIAC), Saturday afternoon at the Matthaei Center.
In the first set, it went back and forth until 13-12. Tiffin scored five straight points to take an 18-13 lead. The Dragons led 22-18 before Wayne State went on a run.
The Warriors rolled off a 6-1 swing to take the lead at 24-23. From this point, four set points were defended by both teams. Freshmen Olivia Cobb and Kayla Persinger stuffed WSU to make it 28-27. Wayne State then scored the next three points to take the set.
In the second set, TU had a lead of four points six times, the last being at 15-11. The Warriors scored six straight points to lead 16-15.
It went back and forth for the next 12 points or so. Madison Reeves blocked a Tiffin spike to tie it at 23-23. Kills from freshman Sabine Stadler and junior Tiffany Buchinger even the match at 1-1.
In the third set, WSU was in command early taking a 14-7 lead. Following a block, sophomore Casey Volz served up three straight points to make it 14-11. Wayne State closed the set on an 11-4 run.
In the fourth set, it was another battle royal. Buchinger stuffed one down the middle to make it 15-13, Warriors. WSU scored five straight points to effectively end the match.
For Tiffin, Jenkins had 26 digs for her 42nd consecutive double-digit dig match. She broke the TU NCAA Division II record with 1614 career digs. The old mark had been 1604 by Lindsay Heller (2008-11). Senior Danielle McQuade had 12 kills and 11 digs, Cobb had five blocks and Volz put up 11 digs.
For Wayne State, Kristen Bulkiewicz had 18 kills while Heather Weiss had 15 kills. Carlee Hunt had 21 digs and Mikayla Shell had 12 blocks.
Tiffin remains on the road, Tuesday, Nov. 5, taking on Ohio Dominican. The match is scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m. Live Stats are available http://livestats.prestosports.com/ohiodominican/
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