"I'm thrilled to be heading to the final four with this group," DePauw's 14th-year head coach Kris Huffman said. "They've worked really hard to get to this point."
The Tigers outscored Calvin 11-4 over the final five minutes of the first half to take a 28-20 lead to the break. DePauw extended the lead to nine early in the second half before the Knights scored six straight and closed the Tigers' lead to 37-34. The Tigers still held a 42-38 led after Calvin's Brook VanEck scored with 10:53 left.
Cassie Pruzin hit four free throws sandwiched around Bridget Bailey's turnaround to push the lead to double digits. Liz Bondi followed with a jumper before Caitlin McGonigal added two free throws with Suzy Doughty and Gwen Haehl each added layups to make it 56-38 with just over seven minutes left. During the 14-0 run, the Tigers held the Knights to 0-for-7 shooting and three turnovers.
Calvin closed to within 11 at 63-52 on Nikki Zimmerman's three with 1:55 left, but the Tigers hit four-of-six free throws over the next 20 seconds to stretch the margin back to 15.
Bondi led DePauw with 14 points, while Pruzin and McGonigal each added 12 and Doughty finished with 11. Pruzin paced the Tigers with six rebounds. Lisa Winkle led Calvin with 24 points and 12 rebounds including 16 points and eight boards in the first half. Kelly Trewhella followed with 10 points.
The Tigers shot just 40.8 percent from the floor, but hit 50 percent in the second half. Calvin connected on just 35.6 percent from the floor and 30.8 percent in the first half. Calvin held a 38-34 edge on the boards and hauled down 17 on the offensive glass.
Calvin College vs DePauw University 3/10/07 7pm at Jean Yawkey Center - Boston, MA At Jean Yawkey Center - Boston, MA DEPAUW UNIVERSITY 74, CALVIN COLLEGE 61 CALVIN COLLEGE (28-3) Lisa Winkle 8-18 8-9 24; Kelly Trewhella 3-11 3-4 10; Brook VanEck 3-6 3-4 9; Allison Griswold 2-6 0-0 5; Lindsey Peuler 2-5 0-0 4; Sarah Partridge 1-4 2-2 4; Nikki Zimmerman 1-3 0-0 3; Rachael Willett 1-4 0-0 2; Emily Schrotenboer 0-0 0-0 0; Lauren Roodvoets 0-0 0-0 0; Kelly Bennett 0-0 0-0 0; Marissa Walker 0-2 0-0 0; Wendy Zigterman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-59 16-19 61. DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (29-3) Liz Bondi 4-12 6-8 14; Caitlin McGonigal 3-5 5-6 12; Cassie Pruzin 3-10 4-4 12; Suzy Doughty 3-5 5-6 11; Gwen Haehl 2-3 2-2 7; Kalei Lowes 1-3 5-6 7; Bridget Bailey 3-5 1-2 7; Gretchen Haehl 1-5 0-0 3; Meghan Warner 0-0 1-2 1; Emily Marshall 0-1 0-0 0; Andrea Travelstead 0-0 0-0 0; Jenna Fernandez 0-0 0-0 0; Adedrea Chaney 0-0 0-0 0; Kristy Mahon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-49 29-36 74. Calvin College................ 20 41 - 61 DePauw University............. 28 46 - 74 3-point goals--Calvin College 3-14 (Kelly Trewhella 1-2; Allison Griswold 1-4; Nikki Zimmerman 1-1; Sarah Partridge 0-1; Rachael Willett 0-1; Marissa Walker 0-2; Lindsey Peuler 0-3), DePauw University 5-13 (Cassie Pruzin 2-6; Gwen Haehl 1-2; Caitlin McGonigal 1-2; Gretchen Haehl 1-2; Kalei Lowes 0-1). Fouled out--Calvin College-Brook VanEck; Sarah Partridge, DePauw University-Emily Marshall. Rebounds--Calvin College 38 (Lisa Winkle 12), DePauw University 34 (Cassie Pruzin 6). Assists--Calvin College 11 (Nikki Zimmerman 4), DePauw University 9 (Gretchen Haehl 3). Total fouls--Calvin College 28, DePauw University 20. Technical fouls--Calvin College-None, DePauw University-None. A-600 DePauw University advances to the NCAA Division III Final Four