Written by Tyler Kuehl
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The D3 Hockey team was looking to bounce back after a couple of tough games against Michigan. They made their way down to Fort Wayne for the first of two games against Indiana Tech.
After a little bit of a slow start, the Panthers opened things up in the second period, and finished off the Warriors with a strong third to get back on the winning track.
QUICK STATS
Final Score: Davenport 8 – Indiana Tech 1
Shots: DU 38 | ITU 40
Power Play: DU (3/6) | ITU (1/4)
Records: #9 DU (4-4) | ITU (1-6)
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
Chance Bradley scored the first hat trick of his college career, with Cam Hofstetter scoring his first as a Panther, on top of picking up two assists in the win. Aiden Dion and Hunter Tolsdorf each registered a goal and an assist, with Barrett Rosser earning win no. 3 on the season with a 39-save performance.
ROAD-ICE ADVANTAGE
The Panthers took a 1-0 lead in the first period after Dion's fifth goal of the season. However, the second period was where DU really took over. After Corey Showler tied the game a couple of minutes in the frame, Bradley scored his first goal since the 2018-19 season to give the Panthers their second lead of the night. Later on in the period, Bond scored his fourth of the season to put DU up by two. In the waning minutes of the second, Marcus Chartrand fired in his second of the season, on the power play, to make it 4-1. 22 seconds later, Tolsdorf potted his third of the year, and the Panthers carried a four-goal lead into the intermission.
In the third, Bradley scored back-to-back markers to complete the hat trick, and Hofstetter netted his first at DU late in regulation, and the Panthers won the first game of the weekend by a final score of 8-1.
WHO'S NEXT?
The two teams will meet on Saturday afternoon to wrap up the weekend set in Fort Wayne. Puck drop from the SportOne/Parkview Icehouse is set 2:30 p.m.
