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Holly Groff 2021-22 Action Shot
Andy Smith
56
Malone MU 12-10,8-8 G-MAC
64
Winner Tiffin Tiffin 12-12,9-9 G-MAC
Malone MU
12-10,8-8 G-MAC
56
Final
64
Tiffin Tiffin
12-12,9-9 G-MAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Malone MU 11 13 17 15 56
Tiffin Tiffin 16 14 14 20 64

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Malone Sports Information - Kate Daugherty

Pioneers Drop Final Road Game to the Dragons

TIFFIN, Ohio – Thursday evening was the final road game for the Malone University women's basketball team as they traveled to Tiffin to face off with the Dragons of Tiffin University.

While the Pioneers (12-10, 8-8 GMAC) led by five early in the first quarter, it was the Dragons that rallied to lead by six points after the first twenty minutes of play.

Malone outscored Tiffin 17-14 in the third quarter to bring the game within a possession, but Tiffin extended their halftime lead to finish the game 64-56 in favor of the home team.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
After the Tiffin scored first, Malone then worked to build their lead with points scored from five different players, beginning with Kelsey Swihart's shot from the paint.

However, Malone's largest lead of the night was quickly cut down as the Dragons responded with nine unanswered points to take a 13-9 lead. Tiffin would remain in control of the lead through the halftime.

Into the second quarter, Malone focused on their offensive under the basket as they scored 12 points in the paint, six coming from the hands of Alexis Hutchison. The Pioneers efforts brought them within a possession of the home team multiple times, but the Dragons took a 30-24 lead into the locker room at the break.

Holly Groff started the third quarter for the Pioneers with a three-point shot at the 9:04 mark. After two free throws from Swihart and another layup from Hutchison, Malone cut the Tiffin lead to a single possession and would keep it that close for the remainder of the period.

Brooklyn Troyer gave the Pioneers the lead again after sinking a shot from beyond the three-point line at the 3:33 mark of the third. The final few minutes of the period saw the teams trade baskets as Hutchison and Groff each got a layup.

The fourth quarter for the Pioneers began with Madison Hunter sinkings a free throw at the 8:17 mark. Robin Campbell would score the next points for Malone with a three-pointer four minutes later followed by a layup from Hunter.

A couple of free throws closed out the game for the Pioneers as they drop their final road game of the regular season to the Dragons 64-56.

PIONEER POINTS
  • Holly Groff shot 5-12, including 3-8 from three-point range to tie a high score all-scorers in the game with 15 points and grabbed three steals.
  • Alexis Hutchison scored 14 points to round out the Pioneers' double-digit scorers.
  • Robin Campbell pulled down six rebounds and dished out four assists. With her eight points, Campbell moves into 10th place on the Malone All-Time Scoring List.
  • As a team, Malone shot 35.6% from the field and 33% from three-point range. The Pioneers forced Tiffin into 22 turnovers that transferred to 16 points for Malone on the offensive end.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Pioneers will return home for four games to finish out the season. This Saturday they welcome #2 Ashland University for a 1:00 p.m. tip-off from Osborne Hall.
 
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