WATCH: Coach Courtney Grove Talks About The Win Over Tiffin

Seton Hill opened the 2016 season by hosting Tiffin University on Sunday afternoon at Dick's Sporting Goods Field.  SHU trailed by scores of 4-0 and 7-4 before rallying and scoring six of the last eight goals of the game to open the season with 10-9 come from behind victory.  Head coach Courtney Grove discusses the win here. Senior attack Renee Kania talks about the win here.

Tiffin jumped all over the Griffins, scoring the game's first four goals and held a 4-0 lead just under eight minutes into the contest.  SHU finally got on the scoreboard at the 16:33 mark when Renee Kania found Emily Fagan in front of the net for Fagan's first goal of the contest.  Nellie Phillips then followed Fagan's goal with a free position goal at the 14:28 mark of the first half to trim the lead to 4-2.  Tiffin then scored the next two goals of the contest to take a 6-2 lead with 4:53 to play in the half.  Alexis Petrarca trimmed the lead to 6-3 with a goal with 1:43 to play in the half.  Charlotte Cunningham assisted on the goal.  Cunningham was credited with a goal with five seconds to play in the half as the Tiffin goalie put the ball into her own net and SHU trailed 6-4 at the half. 

Two minutes into the second half, the Dragons extended their lead to 7-4.  SHU would then run off three straight goals to tie the score at seven.  Kania scored an unassisted goal 4:32 into the second half to cut the lead to 7-5.  Kania then found Fagan for two goals in 29 seconds to tie the score at seven with 21:19 left in the half.  Less than two minutes later, Tiffin took their final lead of the game at 8-7.  Olivia Canby then tied the score at eight with a free position shot goal with just over 11 minutes left in the half.  Savannah Monroe gave the Griffins their first lead of the game with an unassisted goal with 6:29 to play in the contest.  Fagan followed with her fourth of the game to extend the SHU lead to 10-8 with 4:13 to play.  Tiffin trimmed the lead to 10-9 with a goal with 1:02 to play in the contest.  Nicole Nath got the ensuing draw control and the Griffins were able to run out the clock.

Emily Fagan led the offense with 4 goals.  She also added 4 draw controls.  Renee Kania finished the contest with a goal and 3 assists.  Charlotte Cunningham added a goal and assist.  Eden Olson led the Griffins with 6 ground balls and 3 caused turnovers.  Meghan Hollar recorded 9 saves in net in the win.

SHU will head south to take on Queens (NC) and Limestone on February 29th and March 2nd.