GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Davenport defended their home ice tonight with a 5-2 victory against Lindenwood University. The Lions were 12-4-1 before today's game.  During the last ranking they had a 90.38 rating and were ranked eighth in the central region. The Panthers handed Lindenwood their fifth loss of the season and DU improved to 11-3-2 on the year.
 
THE BASICS
Final Score: Davenport 5, Lindenwood 2
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich.
Records: Davenport 11-3-2, Lindenwood 12-5-1

GOALS PER PERIOD
1^st Period: DU-2, LU-1
2^nd Period: DU-1, LU-0
3^rd Period: DU-2, LU-1
Final: DU-5, LU-2
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
-Davenport got things rolling early as senior Kyle McConnell netted a goal just 53 seconds into the game, he was assisted by Marc Rotondo. The Panthers struck again during the tenth minute of play by Chris McRae off of a two on one with Joseph Ullstrom. Lindenwood stuck their nose in the game as they scored a goal in the 12^th minute and Davenport led 2-1 after 20 minutes of play.
-Senior Donald Sund made sure he got in the scoring column as he fired a puck in the back of the net off of passes from Jake Otto and Dugan Kelly in the second period. This would prove to be the only score of the period and Davenport took a 3-1 lead heading into the last period.
-Both Sund and McConnell added a goal to help lead the team to victory. McConnell got a quick start to the third period just like the first, he scored just 67 seconds into the period. Sund scored on an un-assisted effort with just over two minutes remaining in the game to help seal the win.
-Sund and McConnell each had two goals.
-Five players tallied an assist tonight, Zachary Bodziak, Ullstrom, Rotando, Kelly and Otto.
-Freshmen Tyler Buchanan was the man in the net tonight, he saved 42 of the 44 shots fired at him.

COACHES CORNER
"This was not our best sixty minutes of hockey, but we did find a way to win, said head coach Chris Green. Scoring goals on the penalty kill is a big uplifting moment for our team,. I was very impressed with the commitment to our D-zone today and the fearlessness of blocking shots. Who would want to stand in front of an 85 MPH slap shot? The answer is, Warriors!!"

UP NEXT
The team rests up tonight and prepare to take on the same Lindenwood team tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. in the Patterson Ice Arena. Davenport looks to sweep the Lions and start up another win streak.