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FORT WAYNE, Ind. – After falling behind early 1-0, DU rallied back to clinch their first WHAC road victory 2-1. Paige Eli picked up both goals for the Panthers who now sit at 9-4 overall and 2-0 in conference action.

With two of the top teams in the WHAC squaring off tonight, Indiana Tech opened up the scoring at the 9:19 mark with a long shot that found the top left corner of the net to take a quick 1-0 lead. The lead would stand for the next 20 minutes of play even though DU would outshoot the host school 7-6 on the half.

Freshman Paige Eli brought DU within even 1-1 at the 29:51 mark when the Indian Tech goalie miss played the ball and Eli walked in with an open net goal.

In the second defensive play by both teams would surplus for most of the 45 minutes with Indiana Tech outshooting DU 6-5. With overtime looking bright for the games future, Thelma Gylfadottir would place a perfect corner kick ball to Eli who found the back of the net at the 85 minute mark to give Davenport the 2-1 lead and second WHAC victory on the year.

Catherine Howard picked up her eight win in net for DU improving to 8-4 on the year.

Improving to 9-4 overall and 2-0 in WHAC play (DU's best start in conference play in program history) the Panthers will now take on Siena Heights University Friday in Adrian, Mich. Game time is set for 7:00pm and live stats will be provided at www.dupanthers.com.

Post-Game Quotes - Assistant Coach Melissa Trombley and Freshman Paige Eli

Trombley on the overall performance of the Panthers -  “Indiana Tech came out very strong in the first half and took away the play of our midfielders forcing us to make adjustments on the offensive side of the ball for the second half. We adjusted well and worked on winning all free balls on both sides and Thelma's corner kick to Paige played into our favor.”

Eli on DU's first WHAC road victory – “It was a must win for us today, we were not too sharp the first half but we pulled it back together in the second for a very powerful win.”

Post-Match Notes

The Panthers improve to 8-3 overall against Indiana Tech and under Chris Allen DU is now 13-5-5 against WHAC opponents…Eli's two goals ties her for second on the team with six along with Abbie Prince and Lizzie Paul…Tonight's two goals is the second straight game that Paige has picked up three points or more…DU's ninth win ties the record for most wins in a season

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