The odds seemed stacked against Tiffin University (11-3-1, 10-3 GLIAC) entering their battle on the road against 20th-ranked Saginaw Valley State. They were without the two top scorers in the GLIAC, as Andre Landell and Michael McPeek were both sitting out after red cards in their last outing. They had also already fallen to the Cardinals in double overtime 2-1 earlier in the season at home.

It didn't matter.

Tiffin took the lead early and never trailed, defeating the Cardinals 2-1 and reclaiming the top spot in the conference with one game left in the regular season for the Dragons. They play Findlay at home on Oct. 31 with a chance to win the regular season outright.

Tiffin took the lead in the fourth minute when Alex Tuliraba took Calin Vadana's kick and headed it to Colin Edwards for a header goal and a quick 1-0 lead.

The Dragons then came out after halftime and scored in the 46th minute, as Tuliraba took a pass from Stephen Saddler and headed it home for a 2-0 lead.

The Cardinals answered quickly, getting a goal back in the 48th minute, but the Dragons defense was unflappable, allowing a total of 2 shots on goal in the entire contest.

Jeremy Ashley got the win in goal, making one save.