HAMMOND, Ind. – The Tiffin University volleyball team wrapped up the Midwest Region Crossover on Sunday as the Dragons were in action against Truman State. TU dropped the first two sets (25-18, 27-25) but would steal the third taking it 25-16 but the Bulldogs sealed it in the fourth by winning 25-17.
The 'Gons totaled 12 kills to Truman State's 11 in the opening set, but the Bulldogs used a late run to pull away for a 25-18 victory. Tiffin battled back in the second set after trailing 8-2 early, evening the score at 10-10 following a Bulldog attack error. The Dragons later pushed ahead to set point at 24-20 after a kill from
Amber Czerniak and a Truman State error. The Bulldogs answered with four straight points to tie the set before taking it 27-25.
Tiffin turned in its most efficient offensive performance of the afternoon in the third set, recording 17 kills while hitting .385. The Dragons built a 15-8 advantage behind consecutive kills from
Amber Czerniak and continued to extend the lead. Kills from
Katelyn Owens, Czerniak, and
Parker Vackert helped seal a convincing 25-16 win to make it 2-1.
Facing elimination, Truman State responded in the fourth set by racing out to a 5-0 lead. The Dragons trimmed the deficit to six points midway through the set, but the Bulldogs maintained control and closed out the match with a 25-17 victory.
Parker Vackert paced the Tiffin attack with 14 kills, while Czerniak added 12 kills and nine digs.
Symari Scott contributed nine kills, and
Katelyn Owens recorded seven kills while helping lead the Dragons at the net with 10 total blocks.
Setter
Maggie Pavlansky distributed 25 assists and collected 19 digs for the double-double, while libero Czerniak completed her double-double with 10 digs.
With the loss, Tiffin drops to 3-17 overall and return to G-MAC play this Friday, October 23 hosting Walsh University at 7 p.m. in Gillmor Student Center.
