Delaware, Ohio- The DePauw men's soccer team looked to avenge a regular season defeat at the hands of Ohio Wesleyan, Wednesday night in the North Coast Athletic Conference tournament semifinal match. However, it was the Bishops who prevailed, defeating the Tigers by a final score of 3-2.

DePauw dropped to 10-8-1 on the year, while Ohio Wesleyan improved to 15-3-2 and will host Kenyon in the NCAC championship on Saturday.

It was the Bishops who opened up the scoring, wasting no time as Matt Cohen blasted a 20-yard shot that found the back of the net just 1:30into the contest. The Tigers were able to answer in the 17th minute when Julian Gonzalez sent a cross that found the head of Andy Morrison to tie the contest.

Ohio Wesleyan was quick to retake the lead when Colton Bloecher scored on a pass from Brian Schaefer in the 20th minute. The Bishops took a 2-1 lead into the half, outshooting DePauw 13-8.

In the second half, the Tigers drew an early corner kick opportunity, but were unable to tie the contest. DePauw had a great chance to tie the score in the 71st minute when Brandon Johnson fired a close-range shot that was saved by the Bishops' goalie.

With just under 15 minutes remaining Evan Lee scored what proved to be the game-winning goal on an assist from Bloecher.

Trailing 3-1, the Tigers did not give up hope, netting a goal in the 81st minute on an unassisted strike by Mitch Reavis. DePauw had a few late opportunities to even the score, but they were unable to push the contest to extra time.

The Bishops outshot the Tigers 30-13, while both teams had five corner kicks. Colin Beemiller made one save in the win and Chris Yount made four saves in defeat, coming in for Jake Pezzuto after he sustained an injury in the opening minutes.