Volleyball Defeats Tiffin 3-1

OVERVIEW – TIFFIN

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 3, Tiffin Dragons 1 (25-15, 25-19, 14-25, 25-17)

RECORDS: Northwood (15-14, 9-7 GMAC), Tiffin (13-16, 7-9 GMAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood picks up 3-1 GMAC victory over Tiffin Tuesday (November 1st).  

INSIDE THE MATCH

• Northwood jumped out to an 9-4 lead in the first set, forcing a Tiffin timeout. NU was able to stay ahead the rest of the way, leading by as much as eleven points before claiming the first set with a score of 25-15.
• A 5-1 start set the Timberwolves up nicely to begin the second set. The Dragons would pull within 10-8 before a 6-1 run put NU up 16-9. Tiffin kept battling, pulling within one late in the set. Ahead 19-18, Northwood scored six of the final seven points to win the second set 25-19.
• Even play to start the third set saw the score tied at 8-8. A 6-3 Tiffin run gave them the 14-11 advantage. The Dragons held onto a comfortable advantage from that point on, going on a 11-3 run to take the third set 25-14 to cut the Northwood lead to 2-1 overall.
• NU responded with a 9-3 start to the fourth. Tiffin continued to fight, scoring nine of the next 12 points to even the score at 12-12. Four straight points gave the Timberwolves the momentum back, jumping ahead 16-12.  A strong finish for Northwood led to a 25-17 win in the fourth set and a 3-1 victory.

MATCH STATS 

• HITTING: Tiffin .118 (42-24-152), Northwood .219 (52-20-146),
• DIGS: Tiffin 65, Northwood 76 (Venera Kadriu – 20)
• BLOCKS: Tiffin 8, Northwood 7 (Sydney Hasenfrantz – five)
• ACES: Tiffin 6, Northwood 7 (Lauren Bell – four)

TOP NU PERFORMERS 

• Hasenfrantz: 21 kills, 11 digs, five blocks, .457 hitting percentage (21-5-35)
• Maya Ferland: Nine kills, two blocks
• Renee Brines: 42 assists, five kills, 11 digs, five blocks
• Kadriu: 20 digs, 4 kills

UP NEXT 

• Northwood will stay home, hosting Malone on Friday (November 4). Match time is set for 7 p.m.