SEWANEE, Tenn. - The University of the South women's lacrosse team used a strong fourth quarter to force overtime, but DePauw University scored the sudden-death goal in overtime, 16-15, to defeat Sewanee Wednesday night from Puett Field.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: DePauw (8-1) 16, Sewanee (7-7) 15 | OT
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-Leading 4-2 after a period, DePauw went on a scoring spree in the second quarter, netting six goals on 13 shots to lead 10-4 at the halftime break. The Indiana Tigers allowed Sewanee to just four shots in the second stanza.
-A defensive quarter, DePauw extended its lead to seven with a 12-5 advantage after three quarters.
-However, Sewanee began the comeback in the fourth quarter. The Purple Tigers saw back-to-back goals from
Lizzie Chamberlin and
Sally Herrington to cut the deficit to five goals, 12-7.
-After DePauw won the ensuing draw and a quick score by Caliegh Claar to make it 13-7 in favor of the visitors, Herrington's 40th goal of the season made it a 13-8 affair with 11 minutes left in regulation.
-That started a string of goals by the Purple and White, and they maintained possession for about a three-minute stretch. Chamberlin's 22nd goal of the year came from a free position to ake it 13-10 with nine minutes left in regulation.
-DePauw did add a goal with eight minutes remaining, but the home Tigers did not go away. Goals by
Emma Burns and Chamberlin cut the deficit down to two, 14-12, with five minutes left in the game.
-Despite adding another goal by the visitors with 3:33 left in regulation, Sewanee took the following draw control, and Herrington's free-position shot made a 15-13 game with 2:39 left.
-The key was winning the draw controls, and that is what Sewanee did in the fourth quarter. Another was getting the fouls in the eight-meters, and
Brooke Sigmon made it a one-goal game at the 1:57 mark with a free-position strike.
-30 seconds later, after
Marlin Price controlled possession, the 43rd goal of the year for Burns was a big one, as that started the game over at 15 goals apiece with 1:27 left.
-DePauw would attempt to get two shots off late in the game, but the game was forced to overtime.
-Winning just five draw controls through three periods, Seawnee totaled eight in the final quarter of regulation and scored 10 times on 18 shots.
-Going to overtime, DePauw won the first draw control, and a Sewanee yellow card put the visitors with an extra man opportunity. After a big save by
Sarah Powers following the infraction, Sewanee made a successful clear, but eventually turned the ball back over to DePauw.
-With a little over a minute before teams switched ends, and with the penalty dwindling down, Abby Keane netted the man-up, game-winning goal to give the visitors the victory.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Sally Herrington led the Tigers by matching a career-high five goals on seven shots. Three of her five strikes came in the final stanza of regulation. The freshman also won four draw controls and forced two turnovers.
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Emma Burns also tallied four goals, while
Lizzie Chamberlin added a hat trick.
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Marlin Price won five draw controls. On defense,
Lauren Stallings led the way with three forced turnovers, while
Cleo Smith added two.
DEPAUW KEY STATISTICS
-Abby Keane led the offense for DePauw with six goals on eight shots and added five draws.
-Emily Napier scored five times, while Bridget Driscoll scored five points and won 11 draw controls.
UP NEXT
The home stand concludes on Saturday afternoon when Berry makes the trip to the Domain for a Southern Athletic Association (SAA) contest. The Vikings are atop the standings at 3-0 in league play and 11-2 overall.
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