DePauw women improve to 11-2

Saturday, January 12, 2008

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The 11th-ranked Tigers improved to 11-2 overall and 4-0 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference following a 76-39 victory at Rhodes. The Lynx dropped to 6-6 overall and 0-3 in the conference.

DePauw never trailed as it jumped out to a 20-4 lead in the opening 11 minutes of the contest on the way to a 39-15 halftime lead. The Tigers then opened the second half with a 9-1 run which lifted the margin to 48-16.

Cassie Pruzin paced DePauw with 15 points, while Gretchen Haehl added 10 points and a game-high six assists. Emily Marshall led the Tigers with eight rebounds as DePauw held a 45-27 edge on the boards.

LaKeya McGill led Rhodes with 14 points, while Becca Clarin followed with 11. Cameron Whitaker grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds in the loss.

The Tigers shot just 39 percent from the floor, but nailed 7-of-16 three-pointers and held Rhodes to 24 percent from the field. DePauw also committed a season-low seven turnovers in the contest.

DePauw travels to Birmingham-Southern on Sunday for a 1 p.m. CST contest. The game will not count in the SCAC standings as the Panthers are an NCAA Division III provisional member. Birmingham-Southern topped Centre, 86-63, this evening.

At Mallory Gym

DePauw 39 37 -- 76
Rhodes15 24 -- 39

DePauw (10-2) -- Cassie Pruzin 5-9 3-4 15; Gretchen Haehl 4-4 0-0 10; Emily Marshall 2-9 4-4 8; Katie Mathews 2-7 4-4 8; Jenna Fernandez 4-11 0-0 8; Kalei Lowes 3-5 0-0 7; Brianna Frigerio 2-6 0-0 5; Andrea Travelstead 2-6 0-0 4; Sarah Merkel 0-4 3-6 3; Lauren Goff 1-2 0-0 3; Gwen Haehl 1-3 1-1 3; Courtney Lauer 1-1 0-0 2; Nancy Tobik 0-0 0-0 0; Kristin Barrow 0-2 0-0 0; Adedrea Chaney 0-10-0 0. Totals 27-70 15-19 76.

Rhodes (6-6) -- McGILL, LaKeya 5-13 4-8 14; CLARIN, Becca 3-12 2-2 11; WHITAKER, Cameron 1-3 3-3 5; SOLAR, Brittany 1-3 0-0 3; KLEIMEYER, Haynes 1-7 0-0 2; ATNIP, Becky 0-8 2-4 2; KRAMER, Shelby 1-1 0-0 2; BRADSHAW, Anne 0-0 0-0 0; RYAN, Olivia 0-0 0-0 0; OXNER, Lauren 0-2 0-0 0; Flatt, Megan 0-2 0-0 0; SPRENKEL, Jesica 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 12-51 11-17 39.

3-point goals--DePauw 7-16 (Cassie Pruzin 2-4; Gretchen Haehl 2-2; Kalei Lowes 1-2; Lauren Goff 1-2; Brianna Frigerio 1-3; Gwen Haehl 0-1; Katie Mathews 0-1; Emily Marshall 0-1), Rhodes 4-17 (CLARIN, Becca 3-6; SOLAR, Brittany 1-3; KLEIMEYER, Haynes 0-2; ATNIP, Becky 0-1; OXNER, Lauren 0-1; Flatt, Megan 0-2; McGILL, LaKeya 0-2). Fouled out--DePauw-None, Rhodes-None. Rebounds--DePauw 45 (Emily Marshall 8), Rhodes 27 (WHITAKER, Cameron 10). Assists--DePauw 20 (Gretchen Haehl 6), Rhodes 7 (McGILL, LaKeya 2; ATNIP, Becky 2). Total fouls--DePauw 15, Rhodes 14. Technical fouls--DePauw-None, Rhodes-None. A-212.

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