Greencastle, Ind. - DePauw field hockey lost to Denison Saturday afternoon 1-0 after forcing the game into overtime for their last regular season match up of 2026.
The Tigers' defense held the Big Red until 9:50 when they made their first shot on goal. Denison made two shots during the first quarter, both delivered by Lila Smith.
Starting the second quarter, DePauw maintained their energy fighting off the Denison offense. The Big Red was only able to tally one shot that went wide and a penalty corner that led to a goal that was overturned once reviewed due to the ball making contact with an object prior to entering the cage.
Heading into halftime tied 0-0, Denison held an edge in shots 3-0 and penalty corners 1-0.
Back on the field, the Big Red drew a penalty corner that resulted in a saved shot by freshman goalkeeper Colby Durbin. Denison tallied two more penalty corners in the third before DePauw broke through to draw their first penalty corner of the match up, taken by Hannah Zaiser.
With increasing pressure as 15-minutes remained in regulation, the pace started to pick up as Denison tallied five shots, four on goal and two penalty corners. The quarter ended on a high note as the Tigers drew their second penalty corner and broke through the Big Red's defense to tally a shot on goal by junior forward Ella Harms at 59:24.
Moving into overtime, Denison was awarded a green card before tallying three penalty corners and four shots on goal all shot by Emma Gebhart before scoring the game winning goal at 67:26 to end the game 1-0 in Denison's favor.
Goalkeeper Colby Durbin tallied 10 saves for the Tigers in 67:26 minutes.
DePauw finishes the regular season 9-6 overall and 7-3 in conference play.
Heading into postseason play next week, #4 DePauw will travel to #1 Denison for the semifinal at 5:00 p.m. in Granville, Ohio. The winner will move to the final game on Saturday, November 7th.
