The Calvin men's lacrosse team dropped a 20-7 decision to visiting DePauw Saturday afternoon at Eagle Stadium on the campus of Grand Rapids Christian High School. The Knights are now 2-2 on the season.

Calvin struggled to stay out of the penalty box throughout the game as the Knights were tagged for 10 penalties which led to a total of 17 penalty minutes. DePauw (3-1) took advantage, scoring seven goals in extra-man opportunities.

DePauw led 5-0 after one quarter of play and led at halftime 11-3. Calvin received one first half goal from freshman Seth Galyon (St. Anthony, Mn./Concordia Academy) and two from freshman Jonathon Miller (Boise, Id./Ambrose School).

DePauw outscored Calvin 3-1 in the third quarter with sophomore Nate Ray (Northville/Northville HS) scoring the lone goal for the Knights in the quarter.

Calvin picked up a bit of momentum in the fourth quarter as Miller scored just 15 seconds and added another minutes later. DePauw used a four-goal flurry to seal the win with Ray collecting a goal for Calvin with just 1:12 remaining.

DePauw outshot Calvin 67-32. Freshman goalie Tristan Parece (Kelowna, British Columbia/Kelowna Secondary School) had a busy afternoon, collecting 22 saves.

Miller had four goals and two assists while Ray had two goals and Galyon one goal.  Junior Joel Schaefer (Clarksville, Md./Annapolis Area Christian HS) had one assist. Sophomore Ethan Brown (Falmouth, Me./Falmouth HS) scooped up seven ground balls while freshman Noah Nedd (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) had six. Sophomore Austin Roden (Delaware, Oh./Delaware Christian HS) had Calvin's greatest success in faceoff circle, winning 8 of 21 faceoffs.

Calvin will now travel south for its spring break trip. The Knights will be at Oglethorpe University (Ga.) Tuesday night and at Piedmont College (Ga.) on Friday afternoon.