Tiffin had four set points in the second set of Saturday's volleyball match against Truman State University and never won one. Truman State ran off five straight points behind Autumn Erickson, took the set 27-25, and went on to beat Tiffin 25-18, 27-25, 16-25, and 25-17 at the Midwest Region Crossover at Hammond Sportsplex in Hammond, Indiana.
Tiffin led 24-20 in the second set. Erickson put down a kill, and with Avery Poppe serving, Truman State scored the next four: a block by Jessie Julius and Erickson, an ace by Poppe, and two more Erickson kills for a 25-24 lead. Tiffin tied it, Julius answered with a kill, and a Tiffin attack error ended the set.
Tiffin took the third set 25-16. Truman State jumped to a 5-0 lead in the fourth, stretched it to 16-5, and closed it out 25-17.
Erickson hit .385 with 12 kills. Julius added 12 kills and 11 digs, and Laci Neece had 11 kills and 16 digs. Lily Porter had 10 kills. Tori Creason had 42 assists, Addy Janssen had 22 digs, and Poppe served five aces. Truman State had 11 aces to Tiffin's three.
Parker Vackert led Tiffin with 14 kills, and Katelyn Owens, of Tiffin, had three solo blocks and seven block assists.
Truman State went 2-1 at the crossover, beating Lake Erie and losing to Wayne State (Mich.) on Friday. The Bulldogs are 10-11 and 4-4 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Tiffin is 3-17.
Truman State plays at Drury at 6 p.m. Friday in Springfield.
Final tally: Truman State 3, Tiffin 1.