Tiffin University's Volleyball team played host to #18 Grand Valley State on Saturday. The Lakers entered the contest with a 7-2 record while Tiffin sat at 4-5 and was hoping to get back to .500 on the season. At the end of the match, Grand Valley State succeeded, winning in three sets and pushing the Dragons' losing streak to five consecutive matches.
The Lakers came out and took the first set by a score of 25-15. In the second set, the Lakers hit .324 while coasting to a 25-18 victory and in the third and final set Grand Valley State took the set and the match with a 25-16 performance.
With senior outside hitter Ally Kohlhase sidelined with an injury she sustained on Friday night, the Dragons looked to find depth and they found it in junior outside hitter Alexandria Miglin. Miglin led the Dragons with six kills and one block. Chelsea Stockmeyer helped the Dragons by recording four service aces and five kills. Lu Phillips contributed six kills while Olivia Cobb had four. Tiffany Buchinger notched another solid outing, recording 19 assists and five digs. Taylor Lattimore led the team in digs with 19.
The Lakers were led by a plethora of offensive options, as eleven players recorded at least one kill in the match. Leading the team was Sydney Doby, who had a kill percentage of .389 and finished with a game-high nine kills. Kaitlyn Wolters added 15 assists while Christina Canepa finished with a team-high 10 digs.
Grand Valley State continues their early season run of success and improves to 9-2, 7-0 (GLIAC). The Dragons fall to 4-6, 2-5 (GLIAC) on the season and will look to come out of their five-game losing streak on Tuesday night at 7 PM, as they take on Ursuline College at home. Things won't get any easier against Ursuline, as they carry a 7-1 record into Tiffin. The Arrows are also a perfect 4-0 on the road this season.