Posted: Apr 11, 2018
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Wittenberg's late comeback came up short against the Tigers of DePauw on Wednesday night, as Wittenberg fell 15-10.
- The Tigers trailed DePauw 8-2 at halftime in a game where they never led.
- Noah Moderwell paced the Tigers with three goals, while Andrew Ellis recorded two assists to lead the Tigers in that category.
SITE: Greencastle, Indiana (DePauw University)
SCORE: Wittenberg 10, DePauw 15
RECORDS: WIT 4-8 (2-4), DEP 6-8 (3-2)
NEXT GAME: Saturday, April 14—vs Wooster (Springfield, Ohio 1:00 PM)
GAME BREAKDOWN
- Wittenberg trailed 3-1 at the end of the first quarter, as Jack Strahm scored the Tiger's lone goal in the first 15 minutes of play.
- The DePauw lead was cut to 3-2 after an unassisted Moderwell goal 50 seconds into the second quarter, but DePauw would score five unanswered goals to end the half.
- Trailing 12-4 in the third quarter, Michael Carluccio and Strahm scored the last two goals of the quarter to cut the lead to 12-6.
- The fourth quarter featured four Tiger goals, as Wittenberg would get as close as five on multiple occasions before eventually falling 15-10.
KEY STATS
- Moderwell was joined in the scoring column by Strahm and Jerry Coyle who scored two goals each, as Moderwell paced Wittenberg with 11 total shots.
- DePauw scooped up 49 groundballs to Wittenberg's 33, as Anthony LeBarge III led the Tigers in that category with seven.
- Paxton Kreger moved to 1-5 in net, as the freshman recorded nine saves in 60 minutes of work.
- Wittenberg and DePauw combined for 47 turnovers in the game, while DePauw won 22 of 28 faceoffs.
- The Tiger's slow start on offense resulted in DePauw out-shooting Wittenberg 46-29 in the game.
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— Wittenberg Athletics (@WittAthletics) April 10, 2018