Women's Team Playing At Their Best

The Depauw Women's Basketball team is rolling right now.  Ever since their tough defeat at Trinity where shots wouldn't fall and the wrong Tiger team was making miraculous shots, the Old Gold have dominated every team they have faced.  Remember just a few years ago when the likes of Emily Marshall and Jenna Fernandez were dominating the glass and giving DePauw that number one edge in Rebounding margin? Yea looks like its happening again and at the right time too.  Ellie Pearson and Katie Aldrich (along with Gasaway off the bench) have enabled DePauw to dominate the offensive glass i.e. Centre.  26-0 Saturday against the Colonels on second chance points is unheard of.  The Tigers need to continue that same effort tonight when the Stormy Petrels come into Neil Fieldhouse to try and end that incredible home winning streak in SCAC play.  However they will also have to beat the pink jerseys and wild crowd that will be on hand for this game.  This is the first home game of the semester and should be a little more loud than normal in the Lilly Center as the last Friday of hoops for both teams' Seniors could be one of their finer moments.  The two players to really look out for from Oglethorpe are Katie Weeks and Sara Giles.  They can ball inside but so can Aldrich and Pearson.  Might be the most interesting matchup inside outside of Trinity but in the first match-up this season between the two teams it was all Ali Ross off the bench.  22 points for her in that game and expect more of that tonight.

Here are the keys to tonights game:

• Deny post entries- 
• if Giles and Weeks get into the paint, Oglethorpe might have a chance at pulling one of the biggest upsets in SCAC history.
• Capitalize on fast-break opportunities 
• DePauw is great at forcing turnovers but its what they do with the ball afterwards that gets them into trouble sometimes.  They are a quicker team than Oglethorpe and should look to push the ball up the floor for some easy buckets.
• Enjoy the game
• These ladies really know how to have fun out there on the court and for three seniors (Brooke Osbourne, Lauren Goff, and Katie Matthews) this is one of the last games they will play at the Lilly Center.  Enjoy it and live it up. GO PINK

Catch the game tonight live on 91.5 WGRE or online at www.wgre.org starting at 6pm