Tigers Rally in Fourth but Lose on Last Play for Second Straight Week

	Jason Lee set five school records in overtime loss to Hope.

Greencastle, Ind. - DePauw rallied from a 24-7 fourth-quarter deficit with 17 unanswered points in the final 7:26 of regulation, but the visiting Flying Dutchmen intercepted the Tigers in overtime and then scored on their first play in the extra session to take a 30-24 victory. DePauw fell to 0-3, while Hope improved to 1-1.

The loss was eerily similar to last Saturday's game in which the Tigers' lost to Hanover on a 22-yard field goal with no time left. In that game, DePauw came back from 14 down in the fourth to tie the score.

DePauw opened the overtime with the ball and picked up a first down on a pair of passes from quarterback Jason Lee. On first and 10 from the Hope 13, Lee was picked off by Hope linebacker Matt Bride. The Flying Dutchmen wasted little time as J.D. Graves tossed a 25-yard scoring pass to Mike Gle for the win.

Overshadowed in the loss was a record-setting performance from Lee. The junior completed 41 of 72 passes for 486 yards (all school records). In the fourth quarter alone he totaled 200 yards through the air.

The overtime was set up by a pair of touchdowns and freshman Ben Murray's 32-yard field goal with 23 seconds left. During the fourth, the defense limited the visitors to just 33 yards of offense and gave the DePauw offense a chance to mount the comeback.

The first score of the fourth came on a fourth and 10 from the 50 when Lee found sophomore Dan Ryan for a 50-yard score. After a Tiger defensive stand, DePauw regained possession at the Hope 43. From there, Lee completed three straight passes with the final one going for nine yards to Neville Grant for a touchdown. Hope picked up two first downs on the next series, but was forced to punt and the Tigers started their game-tying drive from their own 17 with just 1:26 left.

Lee completed five passes to four different receivers to move the ball to the 15 with under 40 seconds left. Three straight incomplete passes left the Tigers with a fourth down and Murray came on for his second collegiate field goal.

The Tiger comeback wouldn't have materialized, however, if it weren't for the defense. After the Flying Dutchmen scored on four of their first five possessions, they were shutout until the game-winner in overtime.

Hope scored on its second possession of the game as Graves completed a 20-yard pass to Brian Adloff and Nick Conrad ran in the two-point conversion. On the ensuing kickoff, Hope recovered a fumble on the DePauw 8 and, from there, needed just two plays before Graves rushed in from 3 yards.

DePauw struck quickly on its next possession as Lee teamed with John Stephens for a 74-yard scoring pass on the third play from scrimmage. Graves booted a 30-yard field goal with 3:18 left in the first to make it 18-7 Hope. A 17-yard Graves to Adloff pass with 12:30 left in the second made it 24-7.

Joe Schoen hauled in 11 catches for 82 yards, while Ryan finished with nine for 197 yards.. In all Lee completed passes to nine different receivers.

Graves completed 15 of 29 passes for 251 yards and three touchdowns with Adloff catching seven for 120 yards. Adam Magers rushed for 73 yards for the Flying Dutchmen on 23 carries.

The Hope defense limited DePauw to minus 33 rushing yards and were led by Bride with 11 tackles including four for loss. Ryan Kerstetter totaled five tackles for loss. Frisky Williams and Jason Geringer each totaled 10. Williams had five for losses of 21 yards including a pair of sacks.

DePauw hosts Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference rival Trinity at 1:30 p.m. next Saturday.