The Tiffin University volleyball team picked up a huge GLIAC win on Friday night, beating the Hillsdale College Chargers 3-1 for the first time in program history. 

The Chargers, currently 5th place in the GLIAC, were able to squeak out a 32-30 victory in set one, committing five less attack errors than the Dragons. Tiffin and Hillsdale each collected 20 kills, but it was the Chargers' .255 hitting percentage that proved to be the difference.

Tiffin didn't let the tough 1st set loss bother them, pummeling the Chargers 25-18. Tiffin had their best hitting set, finishing with a .367 hitting percentage. The Dragons took advantage of Hillsdale's eight attack errors, holding the Chargers to a .146 hitting percentage.

The 3rd set was hotly contested, as the crowd noise continued to build with each Tiffin kill. The Dragons were able to scratch and claw their way past the Chargers 25-21. TU smacked 16 kills for a .256 hitting percentage. Hillsdale converted 13 kills, but hit at only a .184 mark, lacking offensive efficiency.

In the final set, momentum and crowd noise pushed the Dragons over the edge, with Tiffin clobbering 14 kills to the adulation of their faithful. The Chargers were held to only 10 kills, as their offense hit the skids, hitting at only a .026 percentage. The Dragons finished the Chargers with a 25-20 4th set victory.

As a team, Tiffin hit at a .211 mark. The Dragons committed 27 attack errors, but converted 63 kills. Defensively, Tiffin combined to block nine shots, holding Hillsdale to a .162 hitting percentage. Individually, Jenna Huffman pounded 16 kills, committing only one attack error for a .484 hitting percentage. Danielle Hicks clobbered 14 kills, Amanda Curry added 13 kills, and Kasey Adelsperger chipped in with 10 kills. Emily Weithman collected 56 assists, and Taylor Lattimore swiped 35 digs. 

The win moves the Dragons to 13-10 overall and 4-6 in GLIAC play.