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Matches airing LIVE on B2 Networks
Tiffin University's home volleyball contests will be airing live on the B2 Networks once again in 2008. A total of 9 matches will be shown on the network, with Sports Information Director Shane O'Donnell handling play-by-play duties. The games will also be shown on a tape delayed basis on local Time Warner Channel 10. (more)
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Howard named Assistant Coach for volleyball squad
Jill Howard has been named Tiffin University's Volleyball Assistant Coach. “Jill’s experiences as a player and coach in Ohio made her stand out among the seventy applicants we received,” said Head Coach T.J. Shouse. “Her enthusiasm and knowledge for the game made her the right person for our program.” Howard is originally from Fairborn, Ohio, where she was an accomplished high school athlete. Her athletic and academic successes led her to Division III Hiram College, and while she began her college career as a setter, she finished as a highly decorated libero. Twice during her career the Terriers made the NCAA tournament, and Howard graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education while holding the school’s career records for digs and service aces. Howard served the last two years for Division III Marietta College as the Women’s Volleyball Assistant Coach, with the Pioneers posting a 16-17 record in 2008. Howard will join the Dragons on May 1st, 2009, and will work as the team’s Recruiting Coordinator, along with primarily working with the team’s setters and defensive specialists.
Total of 51 Dragons athletes named to GLIAC Fall All-Academic squad (more)
Teaford named Honorable Mention All-GLIAC (more)
Dragons help in community work
Tiffin University's volleyball team recently helped with some community service in the Seneca County area. The team assisted a local Rotary club with fundraising efforts twice in December, wrapping and making popcorn balls in conjunction with other fundraising endeavors by the club. The team looks to continue their community involvement in the future. Dragons lose season finale 3-1 to Gannon
Tiffin University (14-19,
2-14 GLIAC) fell in its season finale to Gannon on Senior Day 15-25, 18-25, 25-16, 24-26. Katie Luker finished her career with a strong match, totaling 14 kills and 6 blocks, while Brooke Bernabei also had 11 kills. TU's offense was inconsistent, however, as they had 29 attack errors. Lindsay Heller had 12 digs and Jess Adams and Dana Peterson had 32 assists.Dragons slump continues in 3-0 loss to Wheeling Jesuit
Tiffin University (14-18,
2-14 GLIAC) bounced back from a disappointing first game but couldn't convert game points in either game two or three, eventually falling to Wheeling Jesuit 17-25, 24-26, 25-27. The Dragons had solid leads in both games two and three but watched as WJU came back and won narrow games. Brittany Teaford led the team with 8 kills, while setter Jess Adams had 6 kills and Amanda Marquardt also had 6 kills. Adams had 23 assists, while Teaford led the blockers with 6 blocks. TU had 20 attack errors and hit .105 as a team. Hitting woes lead to 3-0 loss to Ashland
Tiffin University (14-17,
2-14 GLIAC) struggled up front, committing 16 attack errors and hitting .089 as a team in a 20-25, 16-25, 22-25 loss to Ashland. Amanda Marquardt led the team with 7 kills, while Katie Luker and Shannon Burke had 4 blocks each. Dragons lose rematch at Northwood 3-0
Tiffin University (14-16,
2-13 GLIAC) had another rough day offensively, committing 19 attack errors en route to a 22-25, 13-25, 20-25 loss at Northwood. Brooke Bernabei led the team with 7 kills, while Brittany Teaford had 5 kills and 5 blocks. Jess Adams also had 16 assists. Dragons fall at Wayne State 3-0
Tiffin University (14-15,
2-12 GLIAC) struggled offensively all night at Wayne State, falling 15-25, 19-25, 15-25. The Dragons had 25 attack errors, with Katie Luker the only Dragon with more than four kills as she finished with 7. Brooke Bernabei had 11 digs and 4 kills. Dragons sweep past Notre Dame 3-0
Tiffin University (14-14,
2-11 GLIAC) dominated play at home against Notre Dame, winning 25-17, 25-19, 25-14. TU hit .324 for the night, with Katie Luker getting 9 kills, Brooke Bernabei drilling 8 kills, Jess Adams and Beth Willenbrink getting 7 kills each, and Brittany Teaford adding 6 more kills. TU had 18 aces in the match, with Bernabei getting 6 aces. Bernabei also led the team with 16 digs. Dana Peterson and Jess Adams combined for 35 assists. Dragons fall to tough Hillsdale squad 3-0
Tiffin University (13-14,
2-11 GLIAC) fell in three games to Hillsdale 25-11, 25-18, 25-13. Beth Willenbrink led the team with 8 kills while Katie Luker had 7 kills. Lindsey Heller had 12 digs and Jess Adams added 15 assists. Dragons sweep past Urbana 3-0
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University (13-13, 2-10 GLIAC) won three close games at Urbana, beating the Blue Knights 25-22, 25-22, 28-26 to pull back to .500 overall. Brittany Teaford had 12 kills while Beth Willenbrink added 9 kills. Jess Adams had 25 assists and Katie Luker had 4 blocks. Dragons avenge earlier loss, beat Findlay 3-1
Tiffin University (12-13, 2-10 GLIAC) avenged an earlier three game loss to Findlay, beating the Oilers 25-23, 25-23, 22-25, 25-17. Brooke Bernabei hit .333 en route to 13 kills, while Beth Willenbrink hit .368 with 8 kills. Katie Luker also hit .312 with 6 kills. Dana Peterson and Jess Adams combined for 34 assists, while Luker added 6 blocks.Dragons beat Kentucky Wesleyan, fall to Pumas in final day at GLVC/GLIAC Crossover
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University (11-13, 1-10 GLIAC) defeated Kentucky Wesleyan in three games 25-13, 25-16, 25-21 before falling to St. Joseph's in an extremely close match 25-27, 20-25, 25-23, 26-28. Against KWC, Brooke Bernabei had 14 kills while hitting .333 and Katie Luker also smashed 12 kills and hit .667. TU hit .318 as a team. Jess Adams and Dana Peterson combined for 35 assists and Brittany Teaford had 5 blocks. Against the Pumas, Bernabei and Luker again led the way, with Bernabei getting 14 kills and Luker 13 kills. Beth Willenbrink had 9 kills and Shannon Burke also had 8 kills, while Dana Peterson led the setters with 30 assists. TU also played strong defensively, as four players registered double figures in digs. Lindsay Heller had 19 digs and Amanda Marquardt had 17 digs. Dragons drop heartbreaker to Wisconsin-Parkside 3-2
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University (10-12, 1-10 GLIAC) dropped a five-game heartbreaker in their first match at the GLVC-GLIAC Crossover in Indianapolis, losing 25-15, 23-25, 16-25, 25-20, 12-15. Brooke Bernabei had 17 kills while hitting .333 while Katie Luker also had 10 kills. Jess Adams led the team with 30 assists, while TU had 13 total blocks. Dragons fall to Ferris State in close match 3-1
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University (10-11, 1-10 GLIAC) played four close games with Ferris State but came up just short, falling 18-25, 25-23, 20-25, 18-25. The Bulldogs won the first game with a strong second half, winning 11 of the final 15 points. But the Dragons came back and just clipped FSU by two points to bring the match even. The Bulldgos held their composure, however, taking advantage of receiving errors by TU to pull out the final two games. Brooke Bernabei had 12 kills to lead TU, while Beth Willenbrink hit .300 for 8 kills. Dana Peterson and Jess Adams combined for 29 assists. Lakers beat Dragons 3-0 for 10th GLIAC win
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University (10-10, 1-9 GLIAC) ran into the nationally-ranked Grand Valley State Lakers Friday night, and the Lakers won 25-12, 25-17, 25-20 to improve to 10-0 in the GLIAC. GVSU hit .412 in the match while TU hit .156. Beth Willenbrink and Brittany Teaford led the Dragons with 6 kills each while Lindsay Heller had 8 digs. Jess Adams and Dana Peterson combined for 18 assists. Dragons stumble at Northern Michigan 3-0
Tiffin University (10-9, 1-8 GLIAC) struggled on the road at Northern Michigan, falling 19-25, 13-25, 14-25. The Dragons hit just .109 as a team, with Brooke Bernabei totaling 5 kills. Dana Peterson and Jess Adams combined for 17 assists. Dragons fall in three games at Michigan Tech
Tiffin University (10-8, 1-7 GLIAC) got off to a rough start, falling in the first game 15-25, but played tough over the next two games, coming up just short in each 23-25, 23-25. Brooke Bernabei led the hitters with 11 kills, but the Dragons hit just .130 in the match. Brittany Teaford had 5 blocks and Lindsey Heller had 11 digs.Dragons get first GLIAC win in four games over Northwood
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University (10-7, 1-6 GLIAC) got its first GLIAC win of 2008, beating Northwood in four games 25-19, 25-14, 20-25, 25-18 in one of their most solid matches of the season. TU was led up front by Brooke Bernabei's 13 kills while Giavana DiPietro hit .333 en route to 12 kills. Jess Adams and Dana Peterson combined for 33 assists, TU also had 12.5 team blocks. Brittany Teaford and Katie Luker each had 5 blocks apiece. Dragons fall in four games to Wayne State
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University (9-7, 0-6 GLIAC) bounced back from a 18-25 game one setback to win game two 25-23, but then struggled through the final two games as Wayne State won the last two games 12-25, 15-25. Brooke Bernabei had 10 kills but overall the Dragons hit just .174. Jess Adams had 19 assists and Dana Peterson added 14 assists, but the Warriors were strong up front, hitting .330 and posting four players in double figures in kills while also registering 15 blocks. Dragons snap five-match losing streak with 3-0 win at Lake Erie
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University (9-6, 0-5 GLIAC) broke a five-match losing streak with a 25-13, 25-18, 25-9 win at Lake Erie. Dana Peterson had 29 assists while Brittany Teaford had 5 aces. Katie Luker and Beth Willenbrink also hit well, combining for 15 kills. Dragons drop five-game match at Lake Superior State
Tiffin University (8-6, 0-5 GLIAC) tried to stage a comeback down two games and nearly pulled it off before falling apart in the fifth and deciding game. After dropping the first two games 22-25, 19-25, TU stormed back behind some strong hitting up front to win the next two games 25-7, 25-15. TU fell in the final game, however, 4-15. Four players reached double figures in kills, with Brittany Teaford leading the way with 13 kills. Beth Willenbrink had 11 kills, while Dana Peterson had 11 kills and 26 assists. Brooke Bernabei also had 10 kills. Dragons fall in three straight at Saginaw Valley State
Tiffin University (8-5, 0-4 GLIAC) had inconsistent hitting throughout their match at Saginaw Valley State, falling 20-25, 17-25, 20-25. Brooke Bernabei led the team with 8 kills while Giavana DiPietro had 6 kills. Brittany Teaford added 5 blocks while Jess Adams had 10 assists. Dragons take first game but fall in four to Ashland
Tiffin University (8-4, 0-3 GLIAC) came out strong, winning the first game 25-18 before Ashland regrouped and clipped the Dragons in the final three games 20-25, 22-25, 12-25. Jessica Adams led the team with 29 assists, while Beth Willenbrink had a strong game up front with 12 kills. Brooke Bernabei and Lindsey Heller combined for 27 digs.
Dragons fall in hardfought battle at Hillsdale 3-0
Tiffin University (8-3) battled over three games but lost to Hillsdale 15-25, 28-30, 22-25. Katie Luker led the Dragons with 11 kills, while Brooke Bernabei also had 9 kills and 10 digs. Brittany Teaford had 5 blocks and Jess Adams totaled 28 assists. Dragons fall to Findlay in GLIAC opener 3-0
Tiffin University (8-2) fell at Findlay 17-25, 16-25, 20-25 in their GLIAC opener. Brooke Bernabei led the Dragons with 10 kills while Beth Willenbrink followed with 9 kills. Jessica Adams had 22 assists while Lindsey Heller had 11 digs. Teaford named GLIAC South Division Player of the Week (more)
Dragons beat Bluefield State, Pitt-Johnstown to improve to 8-1; Teaford earns tourney MVP
Tiffin University (8-1) dominated play on day two at the Davis & Elkins tourney, beating Bluefield State 25-8, 25-19, 25-13 behind 16 aces, including 4 aces each from Lindsey Heller and Amanda Marquardt. Brittany Teaford added 9 kills and 5 blocks. TU then beat Pitt-Johnstown 25-18, 25-16, 25-23 with five hitters posting more than 7 kills each. Giavana DiPietro led the way with 11 kills, while Jess Adams had 37 assists. Brittany Teaford totaled 7 blocks and Heller had 10 digs and 3 aces. Teaford was named Davis & Elkins Tournament MVP for her outstanding tournament play.Dragons win sixth straight match at Davis & Elkins tourney
Tiffin University (6-1) won both of its matches on day one of the Davis & Elkins tourney, beating District of Columbia 25-12, 18-25, 25-17, 25-17 before beating Davis & Elkins 25-15, 25-15, 25-19. In game one, the Dragons had a balanced offensive attack with Giavana DiPietro (12 kills), Brittany Teaford (11 kills) and Brooke Bernabei (10 kills) leading the way. Jess Adams had 36 assists. In game two, Teaford added 12 more kills while Shannon Burke posted a .500 attack percentage. Adams registered 38 more assists.Dragons beat Heidelberg to improve to 4-1
Tiffin University played well in beating Heidelberg 25-19, 17-25, 25-23, 25-16, improving to 4-1 in the process. After Heidelberg bounced back after dropping game one, the Dragons put together a 8-point lead in game three only to see Heidelberg come back to take a 23-22 lead. But TU rallied behind Lindsey Heller's serve to win the next three points and win a pivotal game three 25-23. TU then continued its strong hitting up front by Brittany Teaford, Beth Willenbrink, and Brooke Bernabei and good setting by Jess Adams to win the final game 25-16.Dragons sweep pair of matches in day two at Clarion
Tiffin University beat Notre Dame in a close match 25-19, 21-25, 25-18, 23-25, 15-10 before downing Davis & Elkins 25-27, 25-19, 25-10, 25-10 to improve to 3-1. In the opener Brittany Teaford had 13 kills and 5 blocks, Jess Adams had 46 assists, and Brooke Bernabei had 18 kills. In the second match, Bernabei drilled 20 more kills while Amanda Marquardt had 15 digs and Teaford had 14 kills. Bernabei and Adams were both named to the All-Tourney team.Dragons split on first day of Clarion tourney
Tiffin University dropped their season opening match against Clarion in the first round of the Clarion tourney, falling 22-25, 16-25, 25-20, 21-25 before bouncing back to beat Holy Family 25-20, 25-19, 25-14 in match two. Against Clarion Jess Adams had 33 assists and Brooke Bernabei had 11 kills. Bernabei continued her strong hitting in match two, registering 11 more kills while Shannon Burke had 7 kills. Brittany Teaford had 6 blocks and Adams added 27 assists.Dragons picked sixth in GLIAC poll
Tiffin University was picked sixth in the GLIAC South Division in the 2008 GLIAC Preseason Coaches Poll. Tiffin, entering their first year in the GLIAC, had five points and were behind fifth-place Wayne State's 10 points. Hillsdale edged out Ashland 23-22 for the top spot in the South, with Northwood and Findlay landing in third and fourth place, respectively. Grand Valley State was the clear favorite in the North Division with 24 points, easily ahead of Northern Michigan's 18 points. Ferris State and Michigan Tech tied for third, while Saginaw Valley State and Lake Superior State rounded out the field.Team Camp Information Headquarters (here)
Summer Camp Information
Tiffin University ’s Volleyball Program will be hosting its annual Summer Team Camp from July 10-12, 2008. We offer competitive camp prices (as low as $30 a player) and maximum play opportunities (28 games guaranteed) against solid regional competition. Teams are still eligible to join, but the camp is filling fast. Just mail us the coach’s registration form (click here) with a camp deposit to reserve your team now. For additional camp information, please click here.
Dragons participate in Relay for Life
The Tiffin University Women's Volleyball team participated in the Relay for Life event on April 26, raising over $1,000 for cancer research and awareness. The team collected funds from friends, family, and community members to support the American Cancer Society event held at the Heidelberg campus. "We hope that our small contribution can help support a worthy cause," said Coach T.J. Shouse, "and has raised our team's awareness as to the importance of cancer prevention and research."