DePauw women thump Wooster in NCAC tourney play

Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Senior guard Lex Gaumer puts up a jumper for en route to her game-high and career-high 17 points against Wooster Tuesday in the NCAC Tournament.
Courtesy of DePauw University

Senior guard Lex Gaumer poured in a career-high 17, including nine straight during a late second-quarter stretch, to lead top-seed DePauw University to a 90-56 win over eighth-seed Wooster Tuesday night in the quarterfinals of the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament.

The 12th-ranked Tigers improved to 24-2, while the Fighting Scots finished their season at 3-23.

DePauw hosts the semifinals and championship rounds of the NCAC Tournament Friday and Saturday. The Tigers open play with a 5 p.m. semifinal contest against Oberlin after the Yeowomen topped Hiram, 60-43, in one of Tuesday night’s quarterfinal matchups.

Never trailing in the game, DePauw scored the final 11 points of the first quarter to take a 28-13 lead at the end of the opening period.

Wooster was within five at 33-28, but the Tigers closed the half with an 11-1 run to grab a 44-29 halftime advantage. Gaumer’s three-point play and three-point field goal started the run before Kylie Morris added a pair of free throws and Melinda Franke ended the half with a trey to make it 44-29.

The Fighting Scots got as close at 15 midway through the third, but the Tigers ended the quarter with a 12-3 stretch to take a 67-43 lead with one quarter remaining.

DePauw sealed the win with 12 straight to start the fourth quarter, capping a 16-0 run.

Gaumer hit 6-of-8 from the field, including 4-of-5 from beyond the arc for 17 points in just 15 minutes of action. Maya Howard and Claire Ryan each added 14 points.

Morris hauled down nine rebounds, while Ryan dished out six assists and recorded three steals.

Cat Fiorito paced Wooster with 19 points.

DePauw shot 50.7 percent from the floor to Wooster’s 29.4 percent, while the Tigers had a 47-33 edge on the boards.

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