The Dragons (6-8, 4-4 G-MAC) fell to Hiram 15-6 before defeating Malone 18-2 to advance to round three for a rematch with the Terriers.
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Tiffin kicked off the conference championship with a matchup against Hiram in which it scored most of its points in the second half but ultimately came up short. Four Dragons reached a rating of 13 including
Kaiah Hicks,
Karli Liming,
Madisyn Cook, and
Riane Todd.
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Malone's loss to Ashland set up the round two matchup between the Pioneers and Dragons. Tiffin bounced back well, scoring points in all but three rounds including tallying three of a possible three in two of the four rounds of the fourth quarter.
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Leading the way for TU was Hicks and Liming, reaching a rating of 40 for the game. They were followed closely by Cook with 39, Todd with 38, and
Brianna Richards with 35.
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As the tournament is double elimination, the Dragons have advanced to a round three rematch with Hiram that will begin at 5 p.m. tomorrow, March 29. The winner will advance to the next round to face off with Ashland at 7:30 p.m.
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