February 1, 2008, Georgetown, Texas - The 13th-ranked Tigers improved to 16-3 overall and remained unbeaten in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference following a 55-45 win at Southwestern. The Pirates dropped to 9-9 overall and 3-6 in the SCAC.
Battling through a sluggish start, the Tigers put together a 10-0 run over the final four minutes of the first half to head to the intermission with a 24-17 lead. They extended the margin to nine early in the second half before the hosts closed to 47-43 with 2:30 remaining.
Cassie Pruzin knocked down a pair of free throws with 2:08 left before Gretchen Haehl scored on a drive and Pruzin hit two more from the charity stripe with 27.8 seconds left to secure the win.
Fernandez led all scorers with 20, while Pruzin added 17. Fernandez and Pruzin each grabbed eight rebounds as DePauw held a 37-26 advantage on the boards. Beth Thomas paced Southwestern with nine points and nine rebounds.
The Tigers shot just 38.8 percent from the floor and matched a season-high with 25 turnovers, but Southwestern shot just 38.3 percent and committed 25 turnovers.
DePauw returns to action on Saturday, Februrary 2, when it travels to Trinity for a 6 p.m. CST contest which can be heard on WGRE.
The 15-3 Tigers, ranked 13th by D3hoops.com and 14th in the latest USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll, return to Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference action on Friday, February 1, when they travel to Southwestern
/Athletics/Basketball/WomenFollowing a weekend in which the 15-3 Tigers defeated Hendrix and Millsaps, DePauw moved up in both national polls
/Athletics/Basketball/WomenSophomore forward Jenna Fernandez was named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week for her performance in last weekend's wins
/Athletics/Basketball/WomenThe 15th-ranked Tigers extended their home win streak to 21 and remained unbeaten in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play following a 78-60 win over visiting Millsaps
/Athletics/Basketball/WomenThe 15th-ranked Tigers never trailed, but visiting Hendrix closed a 14-point deficit to two with just over four minutes to play before the Tigers scored seven of the game's final eight points in a 78-70 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference victory over the Warriors
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