Granville, Ohio- A late scoring surge in the third period was not enough for DePauw women's lacrosse in its 15-8 loss to the Denison Big Red on the road. The Tigers moved to 9-3 overall and 1-2 in North Coast Athletic Conference play, while Big Red improved to 6-8 overall and 4-0 in conference play.
 
The Big Red asserted dominance over the Tigers early, putting in three goals with over half of the first period left. Junior attack Graesen Campbell responded in kind with a goal for DePauw with 6:23 left in the period off a feed by Bria Randolph to put the Tigers on the board, cutting Denison's lead to two. Unfortunately for DePauw, with each goal the Tigers put in, the Big Red put in two more of their own. 
 
Down 8-3 at the start of the second half, an early goal by Bridget Driscoll at the start of the third period kept the Tigers in the game. Despite DePauw's efforts to tick away at Denison's seven-goal differential, the Big Red took advantage of won draw controls and scored on the transition, ultimately putting the game away after scoring three in the final period blanking the Tigers in draw control possessions.
 
Emily Napier led the Tigers with three goals, Campbell added two, and Quinn Tegenkamp, Abby Keane, and Driscoll each had one. Randolph recorded three assists, and Driscoll tallied two of the five caused turnovers for the evening.
 
In goal, Lydia Hollis recorded 13 saves and dropped to 9-3 for the season. The Big Red's Caroline O'Dea finished with eight saves and improved to 6-8.
 
Denison held a 41-20 advantage in shots, with DePauw and Denison committing 16 and 14 turnovers, respectively. The Big Red held a 16-11 draw control edge, with Driscoll collecting five, and the Big Red's Mary Daniel led her team with five draw controls. Denison led in ground balls, 25-11, and had five free-position shots to DePauw's two.
 
DePauw heads to Wooster, Ohio, for its last regular season road game on Saturday, April 22. The Tigers and the Fighting Scots take to the field at noon.