GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Panthers dominated Siena Heights during the first period of the game in route to a 29-10 win over the Saints. This was a match-up of two teams that are ranked in the top 10 nationally and Davenport proved why they have the higher ranking. Senior Jessica Lemcke had an outstanding individual performance while hitting an impressive career milestone and breaking school records. The Panthers remain undefeated in conference play after the win.
 
THE BASICS
Final Score: #4 Davenport-29 | #10 Siena Heights-10
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich.
Record: Davenport (3-1, 2-0) | Siena Heights (4-2, 1-1)
 
GOALS PER PERIOD
First period: DU-18 | SHU-8
Second period: DU-11 | SHU-2
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
During the opening period Davenport poured in 18 goals to take a 10 goal lead at half. Hannah Bush scored the initial goal for DU just over one minute into the game. Similar to the game yesterday against Lourdes, Davenport scored the opening seven goals of the game. The Panthers scored 10 goals in just over 14 minutes of play. Lemcke notched six goals during the first period and assisted on three more.
 
The defense for the Panthers improved as they only let up two goals during the second period. Moreover, Davenport continued their push on the offensive side of the ball by scoring 11 goals. Lemcke added four more goals and an assist during the period to help add to her individual totals. Both teams were in constant motion during the entire game, which is what provided such a high scoring game for the Panthers.
 
Lemcke, with her 10 goals today, surpassed the 200 career goals milestone. She now has 203 goals during the four years at DU and is the all-time leader in goals at Davenport. Also, Lemcke broke the record for most points in a game (14) and most goals in a game (10).
 
INSIDE THE BOX
Maeve Sweeney (G, P, 2 GB, CT, 5 DC)
Madison Francis (A, P, 4 GB, 4 CT, DC)
Ryann Deuel (G, P, 3 GB, CT, 15 DC)
Lemcke (10 G, 4 A, 14 P, 3 GB, 3 CT, DC)
Tara Pluger (4 G, GB)
Brooke Knoll (6 G, 2 A, 8 P, DC)
Amber Livingston (3 G, A, 4 P, 2 GB, CT, 2 DC)
Taylor Ries (3 G, 3 A, 6 P, GB, CT)


 
UP NEXT
Davenport will travel to Ann Arbor, Mich. to take on Concordia University on Wednesday for a 5:00 p.m. start time against the Cardinals.
 
Story by: Devin Steiner
 
Photo credit: Tyler Triemstra