Senior Hannah Douglas (left) shoots over Jordan Holmes (right)
of Denison University. DePauw beat Denison 77-39.
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The DePauw women’s basketball team remained unbeaten following their game against Denison University Wednesday night. DePauw defeated the Big Red 77-39 at Neal Fieldhouse in one of the season’s most dominant performances.
DePauw improved their record to 17-1 and 10-0 in North Coast Athletic Conference play while Big Red dropped to 10-9 for the season and 6-4 in league play. DePauw ended a three game winning streak for the Big Red and Denison hopes to rebound from their lose at Wittenberg this Saturday.
The offense was led by seniors Emma Ondik and Lauren Abendroth. Both proved to be deadly from beyond the three-point line, each making three three-pointers before half. DePauw also led the game in important offensive statistics with 34 points off the bench as well as 28 points in the paint.
“It’s always exciting when our team wins in January and February because that’s when teams start to lose focus and lose,” junior Abby Keller said. “We knew Denison was going to be a threat and we prepared well for them and came out ready to play.”
The Tigers were able to capitalize on Denison’s numerous mistakes. Denison had 17 turnovers to DePauw’s 6. The Tigers capitalized by scoring 17 points off of turnovers. The offensive pressure eventually led to a 30-point lead by the Tigers at the 8:23 mark of the second half.
Denison continued to struggle against the Tigers and ended the game going 38.1 percent (8-21) from the field while the Tigers shot 52.6 percent (30-57) and 60 percent (9-15) from three.
Ondik had a game high 17 points while Abendroth added 14 points on a perfect shooting night (5-5).
Abendroth elaborated on the confidence she felt offensively: “It was one of those nights where the ball felt good in my hands and when I knocked down my first couple I started to gain more confidence out there”
Abby Keller also grabbed 8 rebounds and had 8 points in the win.
The Tigers try to keep their fourteen game win streak alive against Oberlin College this Saturday at 1 pm at Neal Fieldhouse.