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sports at TU > SportsScene wOMEN’S TENNIS Tiffin University’s women’s tennis team wrapped up their fall season at 0-13. The Dragons will now prepare for the spring season. In singles action, Taylor Cooper won two matches for the Dragons. Teauana Long also won a singles match for TU. Cooper and Jessie Stefanov went 3-7 in doubles action. Long and Beth Clark also added a win in their 1-1 record and Long also picked up a victory with teammate Renee Mattson. CROSS COuNTRY Tiffin University Cross Country finished their season with a 14th place finish in the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Championships. Junior Mike Eblin was the first Dragon to cross the finish line in the meet. He finished in 42nd place in a race that hosted 128 runners. Atlantis Troutman (53), Dominique O’Neal (77), and Brock Lloyd (89) all also finished in the top 100. The meet wrapped up a season that consisted of six races. Previously in the GLIAC meet, the Dragons finished eighth out of 11 teams. Eblin finished 42nd again while Nick Thomas finished 55th. The Tiffin University Women’s Cross Country season ended with a 17th place finish in the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Championships. Freshmen Carly Reese led the way for the Dragons, finishing 34th out of 134. The Dragons also got top 100 finishes from Rebecca Miller (61) and Heidi Kiesel (90). The Lady Dragons finished 10th of 12 in the GLIAC Championships. Miller led the way for TU finishing in 28th place while Reese (30), Kiesel (61), Maria Shaw (66), and Tichelle Brant (70) rounded out the scorers for the Dragons. 50 CHALLENGE > Fall / Winter 09 Winter Preview MEN’S BaSkETBall The Tiffin University Men’s Basketball team looks to take things in a new direction with a new head coach and many new faces as the team enters its second season in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. John Hill takes over the program, returning to Tiffin as Head Coach following a 26 year career as Head Coach at Heidelberg College. Hill won 357 games with Heidelberg and looks to bring the same level of success and competitiveness to the Dragons. “This year our emphasis is on having a new look and a new attitude,” Hill noted. “This is a chance for the program to head in a new direction and get a fresh start with a new year.” TU’s Rafael Cuellar is a captain for the Dragons in 2009-10 and is one of three returning players. Cuellar averaged 10.4 ppg and led the team in rebounding last season. Three returnees bring experience to the floor this season. The returnees are led by guard Brian Scott (8.2 ppg), post players Rafael Cuellar (10.4 ppg, 5.2 rpg) and Mohammed Fall (5.1 ppg, 4.2 ppg). But for the Dragons to succeed this season, they will need contributions from many of the new faces brought in by Coach Hill and his staff. Leading the new standouts for TU are Brandon Harris, DeAngelo Jordan, Keenan Barlow, and Austin Smith. Harris (6-10, 245 lb. post) attended Duquesne University in Pittsburgh as a red shirt freshman. His sophomore year he transferred to Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana where he played in 20 of 31 games. Jordan (6-6, perimeter) last attended Owens Community College in Toledo. He has a strong perimeter shooting game and was team MVP for Owens last season, earning All-Conference honors and the team Captain’s Award. He averaged 14 ppg and 9 rpg for the Express. Barlow (6-5, 220 lb. post) is a sophomore transfer from Indiana State. After red shirting in his first season, Barlow played in 16 games for the Sycamores last year. As a high school standout, Barlow was First
Team All City and All-State Honorable Mention, averaging 12 ppg with 8 rpg. Smith (6-5, 185 lb. perimeter) gives the Dragons needed depth on the wing. A left-handed shooter, Smith tallied 18.5 ppg and 7 rpg as a Special Mention All-Ohio player for Colonel Crawford. He also earned Player of the Year honors in District VI. Also looking to make significant contributions this season are 6-4 guard Ryan Cosgray, 6-1 guard Mike Hammonds, 6-2 guard Brandon Amann, and 6-5 forward Ryan Davis. wOMEN’S BaSkETBall One year in the GLIAC is all it took for the Tiffin women’s basketball team to realize what it takes to be a contender in the NCAA Division II ranks. Coming off a 7-20 record, with many of those losses by 10 points or less, the Dragons know that not only does it take prime physical conditioning but also complete mental focus to get to the top. Now with the knowledge of what to expect in the GLIAC, Head Coach Pam Oswald has set the bar very high but with very reachable goals in mind. This year’s Tiffin squad is very young, returning 2 seniors and 2 juniors while adding 5 freshmen to the mix. Two returning starters anchor the Dragon attack in junior guard/forward Holly Focke and sophomore guard Mandy Jaeb. Senior center Katrina Clark looks to rebound from only 13 games a year ago and provide a physical presence in the paint. Junior guard Samantha McCall and sophomore guard Jennifer Johnston look to provide their threat from the 3 point line and knowledge of the system to spark the Dragons. After a season ending injury last year, red shirt freshman center Jessica Harris looks to put what she learned last year to use on the court. Rounding out the squad is freshmen guards Karli Mast, Melissa Gilliland, Stephanie Kelly, Jordan Jenkins and center Jonette McQueen. This year’s strength again lies in the backcourt. The 2009-2010 backcourts are young with only one upperclassman. It is comprised of 1 junior, 2 Mandy Jaeb is the top returning player for the Lady Dragons basketball team, as she leads a team of young players in GLIAC competition in 2009-10. Jaeb averaged 10.5 ppg in her freshman season. sophomores, and 4 freshmen. Although young, Mandy Jaeb started almost every game last season and is the leading returner in scoring. Jennifer Johnston was one of the first players off the bench from a year ago and Samantha McCall brings with her 2 years of experience in Coach Oswald’s system. Although 4 freshmen added to the backcourt seems like a lot of inexperience, each player comes from an elite high school program and has had plenty of success at the state level. Sophomore point guard Mandy Jaeb is looking to build upon last year’s season. As the returning leading scorer with 10.5 ppg, Jaeb is also looking to fill the assist column as the floor general. Jaeb’s definite strength is her quickness on defense, compiling 44 steals just a year ago. Jaeb has worked hard in the off season on taking the ball to the hoop and drawing contact to get to the foul line. Opponents will want to keep her off the line after shooting a team high 86% from the charity stripe. Junior forward Holly Focke provides a versatility that can prove to be very difficult for opponents. Averaging nearly 7 ppg, Focke was also second on the team in rebounding at 6 rpg, third on the team in steals with 34, and second on the team in assists with 75 and blocked 11 shots. Focke not only possesses the quickness in the post to take opponents off the dribble, the strength to get points with her back to the basket, but also can hit the trey, shooting 38% from behind the arc. Senior center Katrina Clark is entering her second season with the Dragons. Only playing in 13 games a year ago with 10 starts, Clark is looking to use her aggressive style of play to anchor the post. Having a year in the Tiffin system will help Clark establish herself more on the court and in the battles down low. Jessica Harris is entering her second year with the Dragons. After a season ending injury early in the year, Harris is looking to bounce back and use that year of experience watching and coaching her teammates on the court. The only newcomer to the frontcourt is freshman center Jonette McQueen, who looks to make her 6 foot 3 inch presence felt down low. Conley Named Tennis Coach Philip Conley enters his first year as Head Men’s and Women’s Tennis coach at Tiffin University. Phil is a graduate of Tiffin University. While at Tiffin University, Conley played #1 singles. He was All AMC three years in a row for singles, finishing fourth in the Midwest Regional NAIA ITA tournament his Junior year. In 2007, Conley’s junior year, the team finished # 26 in the nation in NAIA and finished second in the conference. Conley taught tennis at Baywind Athletic Club under former Head Coach Pat Ortner. While at Baywind he helped with the junior program. www.tiffin.edu > 51
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