Wittenberg Drops NCAC Contest At No. 1 DePauw

The visiting Tigers pulled to within two points midway through the first half, but the top-ranked team in the nation pulled away from there.

Amber Lara scored five points in the Tigers' loss at No. 1 ranked DePauw. File Photo | Erin Pence
Amber Lara scored five points in the Tigers' loss at No. 1 ranked DePauw. File Photo | Erin Pence
January 23, 2013
Box Score

GREENCASTLE, Ind. – The short-handed Wittenberg Tigers were outgunned by No. 1-ranked North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival DePauw by a final score of 74-37.

Playing without leading scorer Enri Small (Columbus, Ohio/Columbus School for Girls) for a third straight game, the Tigers dropped to 8-9 overall and 4-4 in the NCAC. DePauw continued to roll through a perfect 2012-13 season, improving to 18-0 overall and 9-0 in the conference.

DePauw scored the first eight points of the game, but Wittenberg rallied to within 16-14 on a basket by senior Kim Replogle (Houston, Ohio/Houston) at the 11:37 mark of the first half. The host Tigers responded with a 7-0 run, and by halftime the margin had widened to 36-18. The visiting Tigers could get no closer than 17 points in the second half.

Wittenberg was limited to 30.6 percent shooting from the field, including 1-of-15 from three-point range. The visiting Tigers were outrebounded by 10 and committed 12 more turnovers than DePauw, which has beaten just two opponents all season by less than 10 points.

Individually, Wittenberg was paced by junior Amber Rice (South Charleston, Ohio/Southeastern) with eight points and six rebounds, while sophomore Katelyn Haralamos (Maineville, Ohio/Kings) added six points, three steals, three rebounds and two assists.