Aquinas Downs Lady Panthers 3-0 on Camper Night

Davenport manages only 38 points in three set loss to Saints

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Davenport suffered their second straight setback tonight falling to visiting Aquinas 3-0 (25-15, 25-14, 25-9). The Lady Panthers fall to 13-8 on the year and 5-3 in league action. DU will host Northwestern Ohio on Friday at 7:00pm.

Davenport entered the night looking to stay within striking distance of conference leader Indiana Tech, but the Saints came in and handed DU its second straight 3-0 loss at home. Davenport fell behind early in the first set 10-5 forcing Coach Garner into a timeout.

The lead would continue to grow for AQ and reached as many as 16 at 24-8. The Lady Panthers then strung together a nice seven point run highlighted by two kills from Ashley Penny (New Hudson, Mich.)but were unable to score anymore falling 25-15.

Wanting to come out strong in the second set, DU gave up three straight kills to fall behind 3-0. After a kill fromAmy VanEns (Lowell, Mich.) ended the Saints' run, DU again allowed their opponent to jump out to a big lead at 9-4. DU only managed to get within six the remainder of the set eventually falling 25-14.

After the extended break between sets two and three, Davenport returned to the court and unfortunately came out even flatter in the third set falling behind 10-0 DU had four unforced errors during the run which was ended by a kill from Kassie Graves (White Cloud, Mich.). The lead continued to grow for AQ and reached as many as 15 at 16-1.

Joyce Larioza (Fowlerville, Mich.), Nicole Chase (Caledonia, Mich.) and Graves all chipped in with kills down the stretch but it was not near enough as the Lady Panthers fell 25-9.

Davenport's offense accounted for just 21 kills on the night compared to 38 from their opponent. Aquinas was also solid on defense as the Saints posted 62 digs and limited the Lady Panthers offense to just a .048 hitting percentage. Kassie Graves (White Cloud, Mich.) led DU with eight kills on the night and Courtney DePriest (Grand Rapids, Mich.) finishing with 14 digs.

Davenport will remain at home this weekend as they host University of Northwestern Ohio at 7:00pm on Friday and #13 Indiana Tech at 1:00pm on Saturday. Both matches will be available through live stats.

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