CEDARVILLE, Ohio - The Tiffin University women's soccer team battled (RV) Cedarville for the first 45 minutes, but the Yellow Jackets erupted offensively for three second-half goals on Saturday afternoon to defeat the Dragons 3-0. With the loss, Tiffin drops to 5-7-2 overall and 3-6-1 in G-MAC play.
The first half was a defensive battle with the teams combining for six shots. Callie Cacchione's shot attempt in the fourth minute missed high and Sam McPhee made a save in the fifth minute to keep it scoreless. Cedarville nearly took the lead in the 12th minute on a shot attempt that hit the left post.
The Yellow Jackets ramped up the offense in the second half and scored twice in the first 2:19 of action while scoring their first 45 seconds after kickoff. Cedarville's third and final goal of the game came in the 60th minute.
The Dragons' lone shot on goal came from Willow Toft in the 66th minute.
Tiffin emptied the bench in this one with 29 players seeing action. Sam McPhee started in goal and took the loss, recording four saves in 73:03. Gianna Parmentier played 9:07 in goal while Kayla Hammonds made her first appearance since the season opener and logged 7:50 in goal.
Cedarville outshot the Dragons 13-3 and held a 7-1 advantage in shots on goal. The Yellow Jackets also edged TU in corner kicks, 3-2.
The Dragons host Thomas More for Senior Day on Saturday, October 17 at noon at the Paradiso Athletic Complex.
