DePauw men, women earn road wins Sunday

Sunday, January 3, 2016

HIRAM, Ohio -- Emily Budde scored 22 points and Melinda Franke hauled down eight rebounds as 24th-ranked DePauw moved to 10-3 overall and 4-0 in the North Coast Athletic Conference after a 63-54 win at Hiram. The Terriers dropped to 8-5 overall and 2-2 in conference play.

DePauw shot just 36 percent in the first half, but clung to a 31-28 lead as it knocked down 12-of-15 free throws and outrebounded the Terriers, 21-11 over the opening 20 minutes.

The Tigers started to pull away early in the third after Budde hit a pair of jumpers sandwiching a pair of Claire Ryan free throws to make it 37-28. DePauw took a 44-36 lead into the final stanza.

DePauw stretched the margin to as many as 12 in the fourth before Hiram closed the gap to eight at 57-49 with 2:15 remaining.

The Terriers had a chance to cut the lead to six, but Maya Howard's steal set up a possession that ended with Budde's jumper with 1:07 left.

Budde and Stoner each hit free throws in the final 34 seconds to seal the victory.

Budde led all with her 22 points, while Franke's eight boards were also a game high. Rya dished out four assists in the win.

Kaylee Shockley paced Hiram with 14, while Mercedes Jones added 13 and a team-best seven rebounds.

DePauw shot 55 percent in the second half and finished at 44.4 percent for the game, while Hiram connected on 36.5 percent from the field.

The Tigers held a 38-23 edge on the boards and finished with 22-of-26 free throw shooting.

Men Defeat Hiram

A balanced scoring attack and some key 3-pointers sent the DePauw men's basketball team to its fourth consecutive win Sunday as they defeated Allegheny, 67-64, in a North Coast Athletic Conference matchup.

The win brings DePauw to 6-5 overall and 2-2 in the NCAC, while Allegheny drops to 2-9 overall and 2-2 in the conference.

David Vogel's 17 points led the Tigers. Luke Lattner added 11 points and Adam Botts came off the bench to add 12 points on four 3-pointers.

DePauw shot 42 percent (22-of-52) from the floor with more than half of their shots coming from beyond the arc, where they shot 44 percent (15-of-34). Allegheny shot 40 percent (24-of-59) and 35 percent (6-of-17) from 3-point range.

Thus, Allegheny outscored DePauw in the paint 26-4, but the Tigers' defense held the Allegheny starters to just 14 points.

John Starkey gave the Tigers their largest lead of the game in the first half at 27-19 with 4:13 remaining, but the Gators immediately went on a 14-0 run to take their largest lead of the game at 33-29 with 1:03 left. However, the Tigers were able to tie it by the half at 35 with one second remaining on a 3-pointer from Botts.

The two teams stayed within seven points of each other for the remainder of the game. The Tigers opened the scoring in the second half with a 3-pointer from Vogel and held it for the remainder of the game.

The Gators cut the deficit to just one at 62-61 with 1:08 remaining, but Lattner found Mason Hankins for a big 3-pointer to make it a two possession game with 46 second remaining. Hankins finished with nine points, four assists and three rebounds.

Allegheny hit a 3-pointer with six seconds remaining and fouled Lattner on the ensuing possession. Lattner hit both his free throws, and Allegheny was unable to get another shot off as time expired.

The DePauw men return to action 2 p.m. Monday when it travels to Hiram for another NCAC matchup.

The Lady Tigers return to NCAC action on Wednesday, Jan. 6, when it hosts Denison at 7:30 p.m.

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