Wittenberg's Comeback Falls Short at DePauw

Wittenberg fell to DePauw 15-10 on the road in Greencastle, Indiana on Wednesday night.

Wittenberg's Comeback Falls Short at DePauw
April 11, 2018
Box Score

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

  • Wittenberg's late comeback came up short against the Tigers of DePauw on Wednesday night, as Wittenberg fell 15-10.
  • The Tigers trailed DePauw 8-2 at halftime in a game where they never led.
  • Noah Moderwell paced the Tigers with three goals, while Andrew Ellis recorded two assists to lead the Tigers in that category.

SITE: Greencastle, Indiana (DePauw University)

SCORE: Wittenberg 10, DePauw 15

RECORDS: WIT 4-8 (2-4), DEP 6-8 (3-2)

NEXT GAME: Saturday, April 14—vs Wooster (Springfield, Ohio 1:00 PM)

GAME BREAKDOWN

  • Wittenberg trailed 3-1 at the end of the first quarter, as Jack Strahm scored the Tiger's lone goal in the first 15 minutes of play.
  • The DePauw lead was cut to 3-2 after an unassisted Moderwell goal 50 seconds into the second quarter, but DePauw would score five unanswered goals to end the half.
  • Trailing 12-4 in the third quarter, Michael Carluccio and Strahm scored the last two goals of the quarter to cut the lead to 12-6.
  • The fourth quarter featured four Tiger goals, as Wittenberg would get as close as five on multiple occasions before eventually falling 15-10.

KEY STATS

  • Moderwell was joined in the scoring column by Strahm and Jerry Coyle who scored two goals each, as Moderwell paced Wittenberg with 11 total shots.
  •  DePauw scooped up 49 groundballs to Wittenberg's 33, as Anthony LeBarge III led the Tigers in that category with seven.
  • Paxton Kreger moved to 1-5 in net, as the freshman recorded nine saves in 60 minutes of work.
  • Wittenberg and DePauw combined for 47 turnovers in the game, while DePauw won 22 of 28 faceoffs.
  • The Tiger's slow start on offense resulted in DePauw out-shooting Wittenberg 46-29 in the game.