PAINESVILLE, Ohio – The Tiffin University men's soccer team finished the 2026 regular season on Tuesday night with a 4-0 loss on the road at Lake Erie. The Dragons fall to 9-3-6 overall and finish conference play with an 8-2-4 mark.
Tiffin fell behind early and was unable to recover. The Storm opened the scoring in the 11th minute and added a second goal in the 36th minute as they carried the momentum early. Tiffin's best scoring chance of the night came in the 24th minute when Noah Purtz's header hit the crossbar.
Lake Erie added two in a 1:03 span in the second half.
The Dragons emptied the bench that saw Lucas Blejer and Qingcheng Du make their first appearances of the season.
Nick Cherry made three saves in goal in 63:37 minutes and took the loss while Blejer played the final 26:23 and recorded two saves. Juan Lobos, Zach Garcia, and Sam Brittain led the offense by recording one shot on goal each. Laurent Kenmoe and Garbhan Feeney were the only two to play the full 90 minutes.
Lake Erie tripled the Dragons in shots (21-7) and shots on goal (9-3). The Storm edged TU in corner kicks, 5-4.
The 2026 season marks the first time since 2022 that the Dragons have not won the G-MAC Regular Season Title and earned the one seed in the tournament. The tournament bracket and seeding will be finalized later tonight following the conclusion of the Thomas More at Kentucky Wesleyan contest.
