Chargers Bolt Past Dragons

Chargers Bolt Past Dragons

The Tiffin University women's basketball team dropped their GLIAC matchup with the Hillsdale Chargers, falling 69-51.

Tiffin held their own in the 1st quarter, leading the Chargers by as much as eight points before Hillsdale began to close the gap. Tiffin, holding a 13-5 lead with 08:21 left to play in the 1st quarter, surrendered a 12-4 run to Hillsdale to end the quarter.

The 2nd quarter is when it all came unwound for TU. Tiffin went over five minutes without a basket to open the 2nd quarter, allowing Hillsdale to jump out to a 23-17 lead. Tiffin scored again at the 04:46 mark to cut their deficit to four, but were held scoreless for the remainder of the quarter. The Chargers finished the half on a 13-4 run, taking a 30-21 lead to the break.

In the 3rd quarter, Hillsdale poured it on Tiffin, outscoring the Dragons 25-13. Heading to the final quarter, Tiffin trailed 55-34. Tiffin won the 4th quarter, but were too far in the rearview mirror to make up a 21 point deficit. Tiffin put 17 points on the board, and held Hillsdale to 14.

Allie Miller was the lone Dragon in double figures, scoring 11 points. As a team TU had an off day shooting, converting only 26.1% of their field goal attempts. 

The loss drops Tiffin to 4-12 overall and 2-9 in GLIAC play.