Greencastle, Ind.- Despite holding a 2-1 lead after the first quarter, the DePauw men's lacrosse team could not match the offensive attack of fourth-ranked Ohio Wesleyan, as the Bishops outscored the Tigers 18-3 in the final three quarters, grabbing a 19-5 victory.

The Tigers dropped to 6-8 overall and 2-5 in the North Coast Athletic Conference, while the Battling Bishops moved to 13-0 on the year and 7-0 in league play.

In the first quarter, Ben Sherman put DePauw in front with 8:36 remaining on an assist from Nick Woerner. With 6:14 in the first Sam Alkema was issued a three minute penalty for using an illegal stick, giving Ohio Wesleyan a man-up advantage. However it was the Tigers who were able to net a man-down goal as Andrew Wright found Woerner with 5:18 on the clock.

Ohio Wesleyan netted its first goal with 34 second left in the first when Matt Maier connected with John Umbach to cut DePauw's lead in half. The Bishops would net the next five goals, jumping out to a 6-2 lead with 4:10 remaining in the second quarter.

Wright scored the Tigers' third goal on an assist from Sherman with 1:26 left in the half. Ohio Wesleyan closed the second with two goals, taking an 8-3 lead into halftime.

The Bishops dominated the third quarter, outscoring DePauw by an 8-0 margin. Ohio Wesleyan scored the first three goals in the fourth, taking a 19-3 lead.

DePauw would close the contest with consecutive goals from Connor Patterson on assists from Jack Roberts and Grant Skipper.

Ohio Wesleyan held a 57-16 shot advantage and collected 43 ground balls to the Tigers' 26. DePauw was successful on 19-of-22 clears, but struggled in faceoffs, winning just 8-of-28.

Skipper led the Tigers with five ground balls, while Joe Musto made an impressive 18 saves in a losing effort.

DePauw closes out its regular season Saturday, April 18, when they travel to Oberlin for a 1:00 p.m. conference showdown.