DePauw women to host NCAC tournament finals

Sydney Kopp (30) is one of DePauw's best-ever women's basketball players.

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The top four seeds all posted victories on Tuesday night in the quarterfinal round of the 2020 North Coast Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament.

As a result, top-seeded and No . 3-ranked DePauw (25-1) will host the “final four” today and Saturday at Neal Fieldhouse in Greencastle.

The Tigers will face fourth-seeded Ohio Wesleyan (14-12) at 5 p.m. today, while the second semifinal on Friday will feature second-seeded Denison (18-8) and third-seeded Wittenberg (19-7) at 7 p.m.

The semifinal winners will play in the tournament championship game at 4 p.m. on Saturday.

The top-seeded Tigers shot 50.7 percent (34-for-67) from the floor en route to an 89-48 victory over eighth-seeded Hiram (7-19).

DePauw was led by senior Sydney Kopp, who was one of four Tigers that scored in double figures. Kopp posted a game-high 30 points on 4-of-6 shooting from beyond the arc, to go along with three rebounds, four assists and four steals. It was a total team effort for DePauw as 11 different Tigers scored including six reserves that outscored the Hiram bench, 29-7. Junior Claire Keefe and sophomores Grace Kinsey and Mya Shannon contributed double-digit points for DePauw, while sophomore Maeve Summerville grabbed nine boards.

DePauw captured its eighth NCAC women’s basketball title in the last nine years after finishing the 2019-20 regular season with an unblemished 16-0 record against league foes. Wittenberg leads all conference teams with 12 NCAC championships.

NCAC women’s basketball tourney schedule

Today at DePauw (with seeding)

5 p.m. — (4) Ohio Wesleyan vs. (1) DePauw

7 p.m. — (2) Denison vs. (3) Wittenberg

Saturday

4 p.m. — Friday’s semifinal winners in championship