Katie Aldrich scored 19 and Kate Walker added 15 to lead DePauw to a 69-57 win over Washington-St. Louis in the championship game of the Washington Thanksgiving Classic.

The Tigers, ranked ninth in the Division III Coaches' preseason poll and 10th by D3hoops.com, improved to 3-1, while the Bears, ranked sixth by the coaches and seventh by D3hoops.com, dropped to 4-1. The win also snapped DePauw's four-game losing streak to the Bears on their home court as it was the Tigers first win there since the 1990-91 season.

The hosts led much of the first half and held as much as a six-point advantage at 15-9. DePauw used an 11-2 run late in the first half to take a 35-26 lead before the Bears closed the half with a three-pointer to cut the Tigers' halftime margin to 35-29.

Washington was within four at 37-33, but Aldrich hit back-to-back layups to extend the margin back to eight with 15:14 left. That lead reached 11 at 46-35 after the Tigers scored five straight, but the Bears' Claire Schaeperkoetter hit consecutive threes to close the gap to 46-41.

DePauw scored six straight later in the half for its biggest lead at 59-45 with just over six minutes left. The Bears got as close as 61-55 with just under two minutes remaining, but the Tigers hit 8-of-10 free throws down the stretch to put the game away.

Ellie Pearson and Aldrich each grabbed seven rebounds as DePauw held a 37-30 advantage on the boards. Ali Ross and Kathryn Denbow each dished out two assists, while Ross recorded five steals. Walker hit 13-of-14 from the line as the Tigers connected on 28-of-34.

Melissa Gilkey led the Bears with 15 points and seven rebounds, while Kristin Anda added 12 points and Jordan Rettig 10. Gilkey blocked five shots in the loss.