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Dragons fall in GMAC Championship 3-1

Box Score

Tiffin University (19-13) put up a battle, taking the first set but eventually falling to Hillsdale 3-1 in the GMAC Championship match.

The Dragons claimed the opening set 28-26 but then fell in set two 25-19. Hillsdale controlled the third game 25-13 and held on to win the final set 25-20.

Hillsdale used solid hitting to take the title, hitting .243 overall while the Dragons managed .087. The Chargers actually improved their hitting as the night went on, opening with a ,050 mark but then rebounding to .294 in set two, .385 in set three, and .333 in the final set. 

After Hillsdale opened up a 9-4 lead to start the match, Tiffin rallied back, going on a 12-2 run to take a 16-11 lead. The Chargers rallied back to tie the score 20-20 but Tiffin countered with three straight points to lead 23-20. Again Hillsdale came back, tying Tiffin and forcing the Dragons to play four set points before a kill by Alicia Kessler and an attack error from Hillsdale gave the first set to TU.

The second set was also close, with Tiffin taking a slim 15-13 lead. The Chargers pulled it together with a 12-4 run to close out the set and even the score at 1-1.

After Hillsdale opened with another 9-4 lead to start the third set, Tiffin pulled to within 16-13 before Hillsdale used superior hitting to win the final 9 points in a row and race to a 2-1 set advantage.

In the final set, with the score tied 11-11, the Chargers stayed just ahead of Tiffin by an 11-9 score to lead 22-20. The Chargers then won the final three points to take the championship.

Huffman finished with 20 kills and 13 digs, while Kyndall Hellyer had 8 kills. Kessler added 7 kills while Grace Schreiber and Loryn Huffman had 6 kills each. Loryn Huffman also had 35 assists while Sam Fallis had 29 digs to lead the team. 

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Players Mentioned

Kyndall Hellyer

#10 Kyndall Hellyer

OH
6' 0"
Sophomore
Alicia Kessler

#20 Alicia Kessler

MH/RS
6' 2"
Junior
Sam Fallis

#8 Sam Fallis

DS
5' 6"
Senior
Loryn Huffman

#2 Loryn Huffman

S
5' 10"
Senior
Grace Schreiber

#5 Grace Schreiber

MH
5' 11"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Kyndall Hellyer

#10 Kyndall Hellyer

6' 0"
Sophomore
OH
Alicia Kessler

#20 Alicia Kessler

6' 2"
Junior
MH/RS
Sam Fallis

#8 Sam Fallis

5' 6"
Senior
DS
Loryn Huffman

#2 Loryn Huffman

5' 10"
Senior
S
Grace Schreiber

#5 Grace Schreiber

5' 11"
Senior
MH