The men's Division III hockey program got back into the win column this weekend with a two-game sweep of Calvin College. The Panthers claimed a 6-3 win on Friday night and followed that with a 4-3 overtime win on Saturday.
 
Game 1 (Friday, January 26)
Final Score: Davenport 6, Calvin 3
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich. (Eagles Ice Center)
Records: Davenport 3-14, Calvin 0-16-1

GOALS PER PERIOD
1st Period: DU-1 | Calvin-1
2nd Period: DU-3 | Calvin-2
3rd Period: DU-2 | Calvin-0
Final: DU-6 | Calvin-3

HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Panthers were looking to snap a nine-game losing streak in the first game of the series on Friday. DU got on the board first at 3:05 as Ryan Morse scored on a feed from Brandon Bihn. The Knights evened the score at 14:54 as Noah Szenderski lit the lamp from Zach Nowak and Jake Oakes.
-The second period had the most action on the scoreboard as DU scored three times and Calvin twice. The Knights took a 3-1 lead 5:13 into the period on goals by Jon Hull and Zach Chess. The Panthers showed grit and then scored the last three goals of the period. Tyler Heyboer scored at 8:49 from Richard Zanavich. Travis Bouwkamp tied it up at 15:44 from Morse and Charlie Bonser. Justice Postman led gave DU a 4-3 lead from Nathan Altena and Dillon Bond.
-Postman scored the only two goals of the third period to complete his hat trick. He scored at 2:30 from Altena and Carter Janssen and again at 18:11 on a power-play goal from Zanavich.
-Austen Strauss got the start in goal for the Panthers.

Game 2 (Saturday, January 27)
Final Score: Davenport 4, Calvin 3 (Overtime)
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich. (Patterson Ice Center)
Records: Davenport 4-14, Calvin 0-17-1

GOALS PER PERIOD
1st Period: DU-0 | Calvin-1
2nd Period: DU-1 | Calvin-0
3rd Period: DU-2 | Calvin-2
Overtime: DU-1 | Calvin-0
Final: DU-4 | Calvin-3

HOW IT HAPPENED
-Calvin struck first in the rematch on Saturday at 19:20 of the first period as Oakes notched an unassisted goal. Calvin was called for two minor penalties in the opening 20 minutes and DU could not score on the power play.
-Bihn scored the only goal of the second period at 16:27 from Bonser and Morse. Each team had two minor penalties in the period but neither could score with the man advantage.
-The third period saw a breakout in scoring as both teams scored twice to force overtime. Davenport built a 3-1 lead with goals by Bond at 3:02 and Bonser at 17:14. The Knights came back with a vengeance in the final minute to tie the game. Oakes cut the lead by one at 19:19 and then there were matching penalties at 19:44 to Bihn and Nowak. The 4-on-4 skaters scenario allows for more open ice and when Calvin pulled their goaltender it allowed for an extra skater. Calvin tied it up just seven seconds after the penalties and with nine seconds left on the clock. Szenderski got the tying goal from Jakob Panzer.
-The Panthers did not hang their heads after the comeback and got the overtime goal off the stick of Bond at 1:42 from Brendan Scheivink and Morse.
-Jordan Tafel notched the win in goal for DU stopping 15 shots. Jacob Gregor made 20 saves for Calvin in the loss.
 
UP NEXT
Davenport will play a rescheduled game against Ferris State at Griff's Ice House on Wednesday, Jan. 31. The puck will drop at 8 p.m.