The women’s lacrosse team snapped its seven game losing streak in a convincing fashion after defeating the Hiram Terriers 22-5 on Saturday.
The Tigers claimed the first six goals of the match, allowing them to establish their lead right off the bat.
“Saturday was a great example of our team clicking,” said junior defender Stef Buffa.
With their six goals in the first 15 minutes of play, DePauw led with an 11-4 halftime advantage.
Although Hiram scored the first goal of the second half, they proved to be no match for the hungry Tigers. DePauw took off on an 11-0 run to seal their victory.
“We needed this win and it has brought a lot of members of the team their confidence back and reminded them of why they are playing this game,” said junior attack Taylor Summers.
The Tigers significantly outshot the Terriers 38 to a meager 12.
Sophomore attack Emma Flynn led the Tigers with six goals and junior midfielder Emilye Denny followed with four goals. Junior and senior attacks Nicole Gibson and Maryclaire Heldring, respectively, each added three to the effort.
Summers led the team with four assists on the day.
On the defensive side of play, first-year goalkeeper Maddie Allen recorded three saves in the victory.
The Tigers led Hiram in ground balls, 22-19. DePauw also won 18 of the 28 draw controls, with first-year Madi Lozanoski claiming six draw controls, and Gibson leading the team with five ground balls.
DePauw now moves to an overall record of 2-7 on the season and 1-1 in North Coast Atlantic Conference play. The Terriers drop to 0-2.
“The win this weekend definitely boosted team morale,” said first-year attack Rachel Allen. “We know we played some very skilled teams before conference play to get us ready, but having a streak of losses was not easy to accept.”
With the team remaining positive and hopeful amidst their record, hopefully this win will be the spark the team was looking for in order to get the winning results they want.
“We can expect a lot of momentum going forward in the games to come," Allen said. "Our win this weekend will continue to fuel our fire moving forward and we are going to continue to work harder and harder to climb to the top of of our conference."
Summers echoed similar sentiments.
“I think if we keep up the morale in practice it will emulate into the game regardless because we need to keep that drive alive if we want to finish strong this season," she said.
Looking to continue with another win, the ladies will resume play on Saturday at Kenyon College (6-2). Faceoff is scheduled for noon.