Box Score Femi Oluyedun scored the equalizing goal for Wabash in the second half, but DePauw answered with two goals on the way to a 3-1 victory on rainy night in Greencastle, Indiana.
The match took place in nearly unplayable conditions. After receiving over an inch of rain on Tuesday, a steady rain throughout the afternoon and evening left standing water on the entire left side of the pitch at DePauw on one half of the field. Despite the difficult conditions, DePauw struck first at the opposite end of the field when George Elliott worked free for a shot that sailed into the net in the 15th minute.
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Wabash mounted several offensive chances in the first 45 minutes, but could not score unitl Oluyedun took a pass from fellow senior
Austin Jennings and drilled a diving header past Nathan Spenkel in the 52nd minute to tie the match at 1-1.
The Tigers, ranked 18th in the latest national polls, answered four minutes later when Andy Morrison connected on a Kreigh Kamman pass to give DePauw a 2-1 lead. A few minutes later, Wabash goalkeeper
Matt Paul was lost for the evening when he took a cleat to the side of the head while scrambling after a loose ball. Paul left the match with a gash in the side of his head, turning the match over to
Pat West.
DePauw (12-2, 6-1 NCAC) added a final goal by Kamman in the 78th minute.
Paul finished with three saves in 57 minutes of work, West recorded two saves in relief of Paul.
Wabash was nearly even with DePauw in shots on goal, putting five attempts on net compared to eight for the Tigers.
Ryan Fier had two shots on goal, while
Dylan Andrew,
Mike Hegeman, and Oluyedun each finished with one.
The Little Giants (7-7-2, 2-4 NCAC) return to action Saturday afternoon with a 1 p.m. match at Hiram College in Ohio.