Gambier, Ohio - An early goal from Hannah Zaiser kept DePauw in the fight, but the team could never equalize as it lost, 3-1, to Kenyon on Sunday afternoon.
Both teams remained scoreless in the first quarter, but the Owls held a 3-0 edge in shots.
The Tigers (9-4, 7-1 NCAC) were unable to get into the flow of their offense until the second quarter when Sydney Como made a shot that rebounded on the Owls' goalie. Zaiser collected the rebound and flipped it over the goalie into the cage, putting the Tigers up 1-0.
The Owls responded with two before halftime, leading 2-1 against the Tigers.
Kenyon came back to score one more in the third quarter.
DePauw's strongest offensive quarter on paper is the second with a game high of seven shots, but in the final quarter the Tigers made a final push with three shots. Overall seven of ten were on goal throughout the match up.
Both teams made six saves in between the posts, but DePauw tallied more penalty corners 12-7. Colby Durbin recorded a full 60-minutes.
Ellie Lochhead and Zaiser led the Tigers with three shots each, Ava Gallagher made two, each on goal, and Rosie Ondrla and Ella Harms each recorded one shot.
DePauw will look to regroup before returning to conference play on Saturday, October 24th when they are on the road against Ohio Wesleyan at 1:00 p.m.
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