Junior Savannah Smith goes up for a basket: Courtesy | Ashley Van Hoose

After a 83–65 win against Cedarville University at home Jan. 15, the Chargers lost to Tiffin University 80–52 on the road Jan. 17.

The Chargers shot 54% from the field, scored 56% from beyond the arc, made 15 3-pointers, and held Cedarville to 40% shooting from the field en route to a double-digit victory against the Yellow Jackets.

“Our outside shots were on fire, and we did a great job finding our shooters and getting them great passes so they could knock them down,” head coach Brianna Brennan said.

Sophomore guard Magdalena Sularski scored a career high 18 points, including shooting 4–5 from 3-point range to lead the Chargers in scoring.

“My teammates did a great job finding me on the court and getting me open looks,” Sularski said. “They recognized that I had the hot hand and continued to trust me with the ball.”

Senior guard Emma Ruhlman contributed 14 points, shot 4–5 from 3-point range, and led the team with seven rebounds. Junior guard Annalise Pietrzyk added 14 points and led the team with seven assists.

“Annalise got to showcase how much of a threat she is on the floor as a facilitator too,” Brennan said. “She scored the ball as she always does, but finished the game with seven assists.”

Sophomore guard Emilia Sularski added 15 points by shooting 5–8 from 3-point range. Junior forward Savannah Smith scored 10 points to become the team’s fifth double digit scorer in the game.

“​​We minimized turnovers and shared the ball really well on offense,” Brennan said.

Against Tiffin University, the Chargers struggled from the field, shooting 34% and 19% from beyond the arc.

Pietrzyk led the team with 15 points. Smith added 12 points and Ruhlman contributed 10 points and seven rebounds.

Sophomore center Ellie Bruce added 9 points and seven rebounds for the Chargers. 

With the split, the Chargers record moved to 4–4 in conference play and 8–6 overall to remain in the middle of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference standings.

Hillsdale plays at the University of Findlay at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 22 and returns home to play Ashland University at 1 p.m. Jan. 24.

“We have a big week this coming week,” Ruhlman said. “We need to bounce back from our loss this weekend, and those are two teams that it would be really nice to do it against.”