Davenport Advances to Semi-Final of CCLA Tournament; Defeat Aquinas 12-5
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Clarkson Interview|
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Davenport's depth helped propel the Panthers past Aquinas College 12-5 in the quarterfinals of the CCLA tournament. Seven different players scored for the panthers in the victory and
Cody Cross led all scorers with 3 goals.
Davenport came out in the first quarter and dominated the majority of the play as they took a 3-0 lead.
Jordan Richtsmeier opened up the scoring on a goal 2:46 into game.
Dominic Boggiano and
Lyle Parks each added the next two goals to give the panthers a 3-0 lead after the first quarter.
The dominate play continued into the second quarter as Davenport put up three more goals in the first five minutes. Boggiano and Richtsmeier each added their second goal of the game and
Taylor Keyworth scored his only goal of the game. To end the half Aquinas outscored Davenport 2-1 to pull the score to 7-2 at the half.
Quinton St. Clair started the scoring in the second half with a nice around the back goal. Parks and
Cody Cross each added a goal for the Panthers in the third while Aquinas picked up a goal on a man advantage. The fourth quarter went back and forth as Davenport and Aquinas exchanged goals. Cross picked two more goals and the game ended 12-5 in favor of the Panthers.
Zach Higgins came up big for the Panthers in net as he recorded 12 saves on the game.
Cody Cross led the Panthers in scoring with 3 goals while Boggiano and Richtsmeier added two each.
Taylor Keyworth led Davenport with 3 assists.
Post-Game Quotes Head Coach Bob Clarkson
On preparation for semi-finals “We got to be a little bit crisper in our execution. We were a little bit sloppy today. We know that in order to get far in the playoffs were going to have to sure up some of these problems.”
On team depth “We played around 30 to 32 today. That helps us down the stretch to play 4-5 games in 5-6 days. Without that depth you're going to struggle as the season comes down.
Post-Game Notes
Davenport is now 4-0 all-time against Aquinas…
Zach Higgins improves to 6-2 in net on the year…The semi-final game will be held in Saline, MI on May 4 with the time and opponent TBD.
