GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Davenport shook off their loss against Lawrence Tech on Wednesday and dominated local opponent Aquinas College 20-10. The Panthers completed the sweep of Aquinas during the regular season and outscored them 40-19 over the two games. Davenport had three different players score four or more goals during the game, Taylor Ries, Jessica Lemcke and Brooke Knoll.
 
THE BASICS
Final Score: #2 Davenport-20 | Aquinas-10
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich.
Record: Davenport 11-2 (10-1) | Aquinas 6-8 (5-7)
 
GOALS PER PERIOD
First period: DU-15 | AC-6
Second period: DU-6 | AC-4
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Davenport got off to a hot start in the first period scoring the opening four goals, two of which were scored by Ries. After the Panthers took an early four-goal lead Aquinas scored back-to-back goals cutting the lead down to two. Ries and Knoll each scored a goal that quickly built the lead back up to four goals. Davenport strung two separate runs of three un-answered goals in the last 10 minutes of the period to create a nine-goal lead after 30 minutes of play.
 
The second period saw the defenses for both teams improve; only giving up a combined 10 goals between the two teams. Davenport only had one moment in the second period were Aquinas was able to score two consecutive goals. The nine-goal lead that Davenport possessed heading into the second period was too much for the Saints to overcome, especially with the constant offensive pressure that the Panthers were applying.
 
INSIDE THE BOX
Lemcke (5 G, A, 6 P, 5 GB, 4 CT)
Tara Pluger (2 G, 9 A, 11 P, 6 GB, 2 CT)
Knoll (6 G, 6 P, 2 GB, CT)
Hanna Bush (2 G, A, 3 P, 3 GB, 3 CT)
Ries (4 G, 2 A, 6 P, 5 GB, CT)
Samantha Powers (60 minutes, 10 GA, 7 saves)


 
UP NEXT
Davenport hosts Concordia University tomorrow on the DU Turf Field at 1:00 p.m. This will be the last regular season home contest this season for the team.
 
Story by: Devin Steiner
 
Photo credit: Alexis Hoffman