Tiffin University (5-9, 2-8 GLIAC) battled back from a disappointing first half and had a chance to tie at the buzzer but a last second three point shot hit the rim and bounced off as the Dragons fell to Findlay 69-66 in a hard-fought GLIAC contest.

Tiffin's Deidre McKay put up a three pointer in traffic at the horn, just missing a chance to send the game to overtime. The Dragons put up a valiant effort, coming back repeatedly from deficits to nearly pull the game out.

A rough first half put them in a big hole early. Tied 9-9 at the 13:00 minute mark, the Oilers took advantage of TU turnovers to go on a 25-11 run that sent them to a solid 40-27 halftime advantage. The Oilers totaled 20 points off TU turnovers and also held a 20-8 scoring edge in the paint during the first half.

The Dragons stormed out of the locker room after halftime, though, pushing a 23-10 run on the Oilers that tied the score 50-50 with 8:56 to play.

The Oilers continued to use their post play to hold onto the lead. They bounced back over the next 7 minutes on a 16-8 run that put them up 66-58 with 2:19 left.

TU refused to quit, with Katie Miller drilling two three pointers to pull the Dragons to within 3 points. A missed UF free throw gave TU one last shot at tying, which fell short.

Overall the Dragons outrebounded the Oilers 42-28 and held a big 21-7 edge from the free throw line, where TU went 21 for 27. These advantages could not overcome 28 TU turnovers, which led to 32 Oilers points. TU shot 40 percent in the game (28 percent in the first half), while the Oilers finished at 45 percent (54 percent in the second half).

The Dragons, playing without senior Karli Mast, had numerous leaders. Jordan Fraley led TU with 15 points, while Miller also had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Kaylee Patton had 11 points and Jillian Adams finished with 9. Anya Misko totaled 8 points with 9 rebounds, while McKay had 5 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists.