GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Panthers knew coming into the game how good the Grand Valley State offense was, but the GVSU defense was just as tough. Davenport scored a season-low 53 points in the game and shot 2/17 from three. The loss is the third straight for DU and they will look to bounce back in a few days when they travel to Cornerstone for a non-conference game.
 
THE BASICS
Final Score: Davenport-53 | Grand Valley State-82
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich.
 
POINTS PER HALF
First Quarter: DU-13 | GVSU-13
Second Quarter: DU-12 | GVSU-28
Third Quarter: DU-9 | GVSU-28
Fourth Quarter: DU-19 | GVSU-13
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The first quarter of action was sloppy for both teams, with a combined 10 turnovers between the two. Davenport benefited the most from the sloppy play, playing the Lakers to a 13-13 tie after the close of the first. Toni Grace scored seven points in the quarter, including a three that gave Davenport a four-point lead with 1:24 in the quarter. That would be the largest lead of the game for DU as the Lakers ended on a four-point run to end the quarter.
 
Grand Valley pulled away in the second quarter and put a good size gap that would be hard to erase. The Lakers drained four threes in the quarter and held a 41-25 advantage at halftime. Davenport needed to make a run early in the second half to have a chance to win, being down 16 points. However, the Lakers were the team to make a run to start the third. Grand Valley scored 12 unanswered points and their lead quickly grew to 28 points. Davenport won the fourth quarter, outscoring GVSU 19-13, but the run was too little and too late.

STAT LEADERS
Points: Madison Jones (15)
Rebounds: Elise Scaggs (6)
Assists: Jones (3)
Steals: Courtney McInerney/Scaggs (2)
Blocks: Jenna Falkenberg/McInerney (1)

UP NEXT
Davenport gets a break from conference play and won't play a GLIAC team again until January 2. The next game for DU will be against Cornerstone, former WHAC foe, on Wednesday, December 18. The contest will be played at Cornerstone inside the Mol Arena.
 
Story by: Devin Steiner
 
Picture credit: Walter Cronk