(Taken from DePauw Website)
HOLLAND, Mich. - Kate Walker scored a career-high 15 and Emily Marshall grabbed 15 rebounds in leading 11th-ranked DePauw to a 79-46 win over Lakeland in the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship first round at Hope College's DeVos Fieldhouse. Box Score
The Tigers improved to 26-3 with their 22nd straight win and
face the winner of tonight's game between fourth-ranked and host
Hope and Denison. Lakeland finished its season at 22-7.
"First congratulations to Lakeland on a great season," DePauw head
coach Kris Huffman said.
"This was a good team win for us. We defended well and we had some
people step up offensively.
DePauw jumped out to a 16-2 lead in the opening 6:27 as seven
different players reached the scorebook. The Tigers ended the half
with a 13-6 run and took a 42-41 lead at the break.
A 9-0 stretch at the start of the second half pushed the Tigers'
lead to 51-21. The margin reached as many as 37 with just under
eight minutes remaining.
Walker's 15 topped her previous career high of 14 at Millisaps on
January 17. Brooke Osborne followed with 12 on four three-pointers,
while Jenna Fernandez and Ellie Pearson added 10 apiece. Marshall
hauled down 15 boards and Pearson added 11 for her first career
double-double.
The Tigers, Division III's leader in rebound margin at +17.1, held
a 47-31 edge on the boards. Walker and Katie Mathews each dished
out three assists.
Leah Eisner paced the Muskies with 10 points and nine
rebounds.
DePauw shot 46.3 percent from the field to Lakeland's 32.2 percent
and the Tigers knocked in 7-of-19 threes. DePauw also committed
just nine turnovers in the victory.
DEPAUW NOTES: The Tigers improved to 19-9 in NCAA
play and 4-2 in the first round...the 19 tournament wins ranks in a
tie for 17th in Division III history...the 33-point victory margin
was DePauw's second-largest in a postseason game behind a 44-point
win over Aurora in 2004's first round... the Tigers' seniors have
posted a 107-16 record which ranks second in Division III for wins
during that time behind Hope's 109-8 (entering tonight's game).
