Angola, Ind. - The Tigers won 2-0 against the Trine Thunder to start their season 1-0.
The Tigers' first goal of the season was recorded by sophomore
Logan Pierce with an assist from junior
Roman Girandola in the 20th minute of the first half.
The game proceeded to go scoreless until the 80th minute, when senior Brandon Murphy recorded his first goal of the season with another assist by
Roman Girandola. Leading to the final score of 2-0, DePauw.
For the Tigers, senior goalkeeper
Sam Ortner started for the Tigers, making three saves and seeing nine shots. For the Thunder, goalkeeper Brandon Walker matched Ortner with three saves and saw 12 shots.
Both teams recorded 13 fouls, with Trine collecting four yellow cards and the Tigers collecting one. The Tigers had a total of six corner kicks to the Thunder's five, and the Tigers maintained possession for 53% of the game to the Thunder's 47%.
DePauw moves to 1-0-0, while Trine falls to 0-1-0. The Tigers' next game is against Adrian on the road on Sunday, September 6 in Adrian, Michigan.
