e-Hulman Institute of Technology for the second time this season on Wednesday night in the Neal Fieldhouse.
"We knew what to expect but they had a little bit of a different look to them," Tigers head coach Deb Zellers said. "We knew they were going to fight and weren't going to give up."
And it was definitely a fight on both sides.
All three games went in the Tiger's favor: the first finishing 25-17, and the second 25-10. However, the third game provided for some late drama. A back-and-forth battle ended 27-25, and DePauw continued its win-streak to 12 straight games and improved its record up to 12-2.
"When we're passing well and when we're defending well, our offense is really strong," Zellers said. "When we get the ball in-system [to our setter right beside the net], we have a really strong offense. In games one and two, we did a pretty good job of that."
But, game three was another story.
Throughout the entire match, there was a great showing of teamwork, but in game three things weren't as steady in DePauw's favor.
"Our whole team had too many unforced errors and inconsistencies," Zellers said.
Consistency seemed to be a focus for the Tigers. Although the match started well, the two teams began to play their games more strategically against one another, pulling the match closer.
But the Tiger's teamwork helped them to pull through and toward the end of game three they were brought into a time-out that resulted in a cohesive team mindset.
"We needed to come together, work hard and finish the game," freshman Brekiesha Weszely said. "We were just being inconsistent so we just needed to finish strong how we started it.
"Each game we get a little better, and we push ourselves at practice so games are starting to get a little bit easier."
DePauw next travels to face Oberlin College on Saturday.