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Tiffin Falls In Hard Fought Battle

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TIFFIN, Ohio - Seniors Danielle McQuade and Jordan Jenkins had double-doubles as the Tiffin University volleyball team (5-2, 1-2 GLIAC) lost 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-20) to Northwood (6-5, 1-2 GLIAC), Friday night at the Gillmor Center.

In the opening set, the teams traded points until 6-6. Northwood went on a 6-3 run to lead 12-9. Tiffin fought back with a 4-2 burst. Freshman Olivia Cobb ripped one down the middle to make it 14-13.

The Timberwolves went up 18-14. The Dragons closed to 21-18 on a spike by McQuade. That was as close as TU could get.

The second set was a chess match early on with both teams countering. Junior Chelsea Stockmeyer picked up consecutive kills. That tied the set at 14-14.

NU outscored Tiffin 5-1 to lead 19-14. The Dragons refused to go quietly into the night. Senior Bridget Boyle and Sabine Stadler stuffed a Northwood attack to make it 23-21. The Timberwolves picked up the next two points to end the set.

In the third set, NU came out with guns blazing, forging a 13-4 lead. Following a kill by McQuade, junior Lu Phillips came in and served up five straight points. A kill by Stockmeyer made it 13-10, Northwood.

The Timberwolves came back with a 7-5 run to lead 20-15. TU gritted its teeth and went on a 4-1 burst. An ace by junior Sarah Haman made it 21-19. NU closed with a 4-1 run to end the match.

For Tiffin, McQuade had 13 kills and 10 digs for her sixth straight double-double. Junior Tiffany Buchinger had 27 assists. Jenkins had 27 digs, her 27th consecutive double-digit dig performance.

For Northwood, Juliia Pakhomenko had 17 kills and hit .333 while Jordan Dunn had 36 assists. Elizabeth Barker had three aces and 14 digs.

Tiffin remains home Saturday, Sept. 28, taking on Hillsdale. The match is scheduled to start at 2:00 p.m. Live Stats will be available at http://livestats.prestosports.com/tiffin/

-TIFFIN UNIVERSITY-

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Players Mentioned

Jordan Jenkins

#2 Jordan Jenkins

DS
5' 8"
Senior
Danielle McQuade

#22 Danielle McQuade

OH
6' 0"
Senior
Bridget Boyle

#9 Bridget Boyle

MH
5' 10"
Senior
Tiffany Buchinger

#5 Tiffany Buchinger

S/RS
6' 0"
Junior
Sabine Stadler

#16 Sabine Stadler

MH
6' 2"
Senior
Sarah Haman

#6 Sarah Haman

DS
5' 3"
Junior
Olivia Cobb

#3 Olivia Cobb

OH
5' 10"
Freshman
Lu Phillips

#10 Lu Phillips

OH
5' 10"
Junior
Chelsea Stockmeyer

#19 Chelsea Stockmeyer

MH
6' 1"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Jordan Jenkins

#2 Jordan Jenkins

5' 8"
Senior
DS
Danielle McQuade

#22 Danielle McQuade

6' 0"
Senior
OH
Bridget Boyle

#9 Bridget Boyle

5' 10"
Senior
MH
Tiffany Buchinger

#5 Tiffany Buchinger

6' 0"
Junior
S/RS
Sabine Stadler

#16 Sabine Stadler

6' 2"
Senior
MH
Sarah Haman

#6 Sarah Haman

5' 3"
Junior
DS
Olivia Cobb

#3 Olivia Cobb

5' 10"
Freshman
OH
Lu Phillips

#10 Lu Phillips

5' 10"
Junior
OH
Chelsea Stockmeyer

#19 Chelsea Stockmeyer

6' 1"
Junior
MH