Sophomore Sean Coyne strips a Millsaps offensive player during
DePauw's 22-4 trumping of Millsaps. DePauw dropped its second
conference game losing on the road to Kenyon College 6-10.
SAM CARAVANA / THE DEPAUW
The Tigers’ 10-6 loss Saturday against Kenyon College set their record at 3-4, and puts them at 0-2 in the North Coast Athletic Conference.
“Kenyon has a very good lacrosse program and for a new program like us to compete with them is a huge step forward,” said freshman midfielder Andrew Wright.
Kenyon led 2-0 until first-year midfielder Kyle Roberts put the Tigers on the board. Sophomore midfielder Sam Alkema evened out the score to make it 2-2, and later scored another, leading the team in goals for the game.
“We had a very balanced offense, with five different players scoring our six goals,” Wright said.
“We have improved clearing the ball the last couple games and continue to work on that,” Roberts said.
His point was shown as the Tigers showed up the Lords in both ground balls as well as face offs. The Tigers got a total of 36 ground balls, five attained by sophomore midfielder Grant Skipper, compared to the Lords’ 31. The Tigers won 11 face-offs while the Lords pulled off seven.
The Tigers kept at the Lords’ tails, only down by one goal, until the final period where the Lords pulled ahead by three. With 24 turnovers, compared to Kenyon’s 15, freshman defender Jack Gomez said, “We played really well, but we had too many costly turnovers.”
“While the final score may not speak to it, our chemistry on defense is really good, and is only improving,” Gomez added.
First-year goalie Joe Musto had seven saves in the first half, until freshman Zach Taylor stepped in for five saves in the last 30 minutes.
“Our coaches said even though we lost we played really well for the circumstances that we are having to deal with right now, with a very limited amount of players,” Gomez said. “Playing with 21 players and 3 of them are hurt.”
What’s ahead?
“Realistically, we will get at least a few more wins, depending on if we stay healthy,” Gomez said.
“We’re hoping to improve our away record,” Wright said. “We are going to watch film from our previous games and try to learn from our mistakes.”
The Tigers’ current record away from home sits at a poor 1-3.
“We also are working on maintaining possession while on offense,” Roberts said.
The Tigers next face Sewanee University on March 21.