TIFFIN, Ohio – The road struggles continued for Ohio Dominican's women's basketball team Thursday evening at South Division foe Tiffin as the Panthers suffered their seventh straight loss away from home and eighth overall, falling 66-44.

Tiffin (10-3, 5-2 GLIAC) showed no signs of fatigue from its recent excursion to San Juan, Puerto Rico as the Dragons hit 7 of their first 11 shots over the opening 6:10 for the 16-5 advantage. After early turnover woes, ODU (5-8, 1-6 GLIAC) gradually chipped away at the lead and closed to within 20-17 at the 7:53 mark as sophomore Christina Pentaudi (Dayton, OH) capped a 12-4 burst with a deep three from the left wing. The Dragons went back up 11, 29-18 with 42 seconds left before freshman Kacee Hockenberry (Haviland, OH) rattled home a trey for the 29-21 halftime score.

Similar to the first, Tiffin's offensive was clicking to start the second as the Dragons tallied 17 of the half's first 23 points for a 46-27 lead and control of the game.  ODU drew no closer than 16 the rest of the way as Tiffin finished the half 13-of-27 on the way to a 25-of-55 (45.5 percent) effort for the day, including 6-of-13 (46.2 percent) on three-pointers and 10-of-12 (83.3 percent) at the stripe.

Mandy Jaeb led Tiffin with a game-high 17 points, while Jessica Harris and Karli Mast each totaled 10. Harris also pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds for the double-double.

Pentaudi paced the Panthers with 12 points and six rebounds, while Hockenberry finished with nine and a season-best five boards.

The Panthers return home for the first time in five weeks this Saturday, Jan. 7 as South Division No. 2 Lake Erie visits Alumni Hall for a 1 p.m. clash.

Contact: Bryan Desch
deschb@ohiodominican.edu