Box Score BLACKSBURG, VA. – The Davenport men's lacrosse team extended their winning streak to six games with 16-12 win over Clemson on Sunday afternoon. The Panthers outscored the Tigers 6-2 in the second period to build a four goal halftime lead and fended off the pesky Tigers in the second half. Davenport will return home for two big conference games next week against Western Michigan and Pittsburgh.
The Panthers and Tigers played an even first quarter. The Panthers jumped out to early 2-1 lead thanks to goals from
Dominic Boggiano and
Jordan Richtsmeier. Clemson responded with two straight goals towards the end of the quarter. The second goal came with 38 seconds left in the period and gave the Tigers their only lead of the game. With the clock running down the Panthers quickly moved the ball up the field to
Daniel Hume who took a shot from more than 20 yards out that slipped by the Tigers goalie to tie the game 3-3 with one second left.
The second quarter was owned by the Panthers who outscored Clemson 6-2.
Lyle Parks scored two goals in and four other players scored to give Davenport a 9-5 half time lead.
Hume and Richtsmeier eached added goals to start off the second half and give DU their largest lead of the game before Clemson went on a run. The Tigers rattled off four goals in the final five minutes of the third to pull within two goals to start the fourth quarter.
In the final quarter the Panthers came out and put a stop to the Tigers comeback with two goals In the opening five minutes to put the lead back up to four. In the final ten minutes Davenport went back and forth exchanging goals.
Richtsmeier finished the game with a team high five goals. Hume, Boggiano, Parks paced Davenport with four, three, and two goals respectively.
Davenport has a big week ahead of them as they jump back into conference play. The Panthers will host Western Michigan on Wednesday night and Pittsburg on Saturday.
Post-Game Quote Assistant Coach
Cedric Soubry
On team's confidence heading back into conference play on a six game win streak
“ The guys worked hard this weekend and we are happy with our trip to Virginia. The next 5 games can make or break our season, winning the CCLA's is going to be crucial to make the National Tournament. We are playing great lacrosse at the moment but we are still making small mistakes, the next 3 weeks of practice will be critical and the coaching staff is confident that the team will be ready. We have never won the CCLA tournament at the DII level, therefore we know we need to keep working hard in order to be successful. ”
Post-Game Notes
Davenport edged Clemson 46-44 in shot attempts and 15-14 in face-off wins…
Bill Linhardt picked up the win in net making 11 saves in the game.
