Kunka powers DePauw past Berea in home opener

GREENCASTLE, Ind. (Interstat) — Brady Kunka scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds as DePauw defeated visiting Berea 96-79 on Sunday at Neal Fieldhouse in a men’s NCAA Division III game. DePauw improved to 1-0, while Berea dropped to 0-1 before an attendance of 255. Kunka, a guard from Naperville, Ill., added four assists. Berea’s Cobi Commodore had 11 points, five rebounds and one assist, and Zach Hudson added 13 points, five rebounds, three assists and one block. DePauw’s Panayiotis Sotos scored 19 points with two rebounds and two assists, while Joe Smith had 13 points, four rebounds and two assists. Vince Nixon contributed nine points, five rebounds and three assists for the Tigers, and Logan Sigler added six points, six rebounds and five assists. Berea shot 30 of 56 from the floor and 9 of 19 from three-point range, while DePauw shot 28 of 57 overall and 12 of 32 from beyond the arc. DePauw made 28 of 34 free throws; Berea made 10 of 14. The Tigers held a 12-5 edge in offensive rebounds and scored 18 points off turnovers.