GREENCASTLE, Ind. – Centre women's lacrosse won their fourth game in a row Wednesday evening, defeating DePauw 16-10 on the road at Reavis Stadium while getting scoring contributions from eight individuals.
 
The Colonels, who won last year's meeting 15-4 in Danville, Ky., were making the program's first trip to Greencastle, Ind. Centre improves to 5-2 overall while dropping the host Tigers to 1-4.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
- Centre wasted next to no time taking a lead, as Amelia Tomasulo scored just 19 seconds into the game.
- Five minutes later, Mary Allen caused a turnover and hit Abby Whitford to give the Colonels a 2-0 advantage.
- Mary Katherine Hardy tallied her first goal near the 23-minute mark, causing a DePauw timeout. 
- The break did little to slow Centre down, as Hannah Rodell and Sloan Reding each scored to make it 5-0.
- DePauw's Grace Clarke finally put the Tigers on the board with consecutive goals near the midway point, but Bella Tacogue and Hannah Hardy responded with goals of their own.
- The Colonels would carry a 7-4 lead into the half with seven different goal scorers. 
- The second half would play slightly closer, but Centre's lead held across the final 30 minutes of action. 
- Tacogue netted a pair goals during the opening stages of the second half, both coming off feeds from Hannah Hardy and helping Centre to a 10-4 lead with just under 18 minutes remaining.
- McKenna Hulette became the eighth different goal scorer for the Colonels at the 11:50 mark.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Tacogue paced Centre with four goals, adding two assists for a personal-best six points. Hannah Hardy match a season-high seven points on three goals and four assists.
- Mary Katherine Hardy finished with seven ground balls as Centre held a large 34-19 advantage as a team.
- DePauw won the draw control battle, 17-11, but turned the ball over 32 times to Centre's 21 while also being out-shot, 35-27. 
- Clare Heaney caused a season-high four turnovers to lead the Centre defense, and goalie Lola Duff finished with five saves. 
 
UP NEXT
Centre returns home to host Capital this Saturday, March 16, at 12 p.m. ET.