Crawfordsville, Ind.- – DePauw opened the season with a 3-1 loss to Albion at the Wabash Classic. The Britons Jason Smith started the scoring with a penalty kick 10 minutes into the contest and then added a goal just 1:45 into the second half.

DePauw's Jason Loureaux cut the lead in half at 69:36 on an assist from Craig Lippincott, but Eric Johnson made it 3-1 on Brett Bonjernoor's assist at 78:52

Albion outshot the Tigers 9-8, while DePauw held a 3-0 advantage in corners.

The Tigers face Wabash on Sunday.