DePauw improved to 14-2 overall and 4-1 in the SCAC, while the Kangaroos dropped to 7-6 overall and 2-3 in the SCAC.
Austin held a 14-13 lead with less than nine minutes left in the first half, but DePauw scored the next 12 and took the lead for good. The Tigers held a 35-21 halftime advantage and rattled off the first 11 points of the second half and put the game away.
Suzy Doughty and Liz Bondi each scored 12 in the win, while Kalei Lowes and Bridget Bailey scored 10 apiece. Bailey grabbed a team-high eight rebounds as DePauw held a 41-36 advantage on the boards. Doughty added eight assists and five rebounds in 20 minutes.
Katy Williams led Austin with 14 points and nine rebounds.
The Tigers host Trinity on Friday at 6 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score Austin College vs DePauw University 1/14/07 2 pm at Neal Fieldhouse; Greencastle, Indiana At Neal Fieldhouse; Greencastle, Indiana DEPAUW UNIVERSITY 78, AUSTIN COLLEGE 45 AUSTIN COLLEGE (7-6, 2-3 SCAC) Katy Williams 4-14 6-8 14; Ceren Unal 2-5 2-2 6; Brittany Smith 3-11 0-0 6; Cat Moran 2-5 0-0 5; Annie Laski 2-4 1-1 5; Rachel Chesney 0-3 4-4 4; Jacqueline Bauer 1-4 2-5 4; Amber Stafford 0-1 1-2 1; Raney Bauer 0-6 0-0 0; Liz Preas 0-1 0-0 0; Kayla Redden 0-0 0-0 0; Maegan Fitzgerald 0-3 0-1 0. Totals 14-57 16-23 45. DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (14-2, 4-1 SCAC) Liz Bondi 4-6 4-4 12; Suzy Doughty 3-7 6-7 12; Bridget Bailey 3-7 4-4 10; Kalei Lowes 3-5 3-4 10; Meghan Warner 2-2 4-4 8; Caitlin McGonigal 3-5 0-0 7; Cassie Pruzin 2-4 0-0 6; Gretchen Haehl 2-6 0-0 4; Emily Marshall 1-2 2-4 4; Adedrea Chaney 1-2 0-0 2; Jenna Fernandez 1-4 0-0 2; Gwen Haehl 0-0 1-2 1; Sarah Merkel 0-1 0-0 0; Andrea Travelstead 0-0 0-0 0; K.C. Stoll 0-0 0-0 0; Tina Frierson 0-1 0-0 0; Kristy Mahon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-52 24-29 78. Austin College................ 21 24 - 45 DePauw University............. 35 43 - 78 3-point goals--Austin College 1-6 (Cat Moran 1-2; Rachel Chesney 0-1; Raney Bauer 0-2; Maegan Fitzgerald 0-1), DePauw University 4-12 (Cassie Pruzin 2-3; Caitlin McGonigal 1-3; Kalei Lowes 1-2; Gretchen Haehl 0-3; Suzy Doughty 0-1). Fouled out--Austin College-None, DePauw University-None. Rebounds--Austin College 36 (Katy Williams 9), DePauw University 41 (Bridget Bailey 8). Assists--Austin College 5 (Brittany Smith 2), DePauw University 15 (Suzy Doughty 8). Total fouls--Austin College 21, DePauw University 24. Technical fouls--Austin College-None, DePauw University-None. A-350 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference; DePauw ranked ninth in Division III DePauw extends SCAC record for consecutive conference home wins to 29