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CHICAGO, Ill. – In the opening round of the St. Xavier Holiday Tournament, Davenport cruised to an 81-51 victory over NAIA DI #RV Saint Francis (Ill.). The Panthers forced 36 turnovers and recorded 42 points off Fighting Saints miscues to advance to the second round of the tournament taking on Saint Ambrose tomorrow at 6:00pm.

Seniors Abby Neff (15) and Carrie Grubius (13) finished in double-digits with 12 other Panthers chipping in points for DU. Julie Janish led the team with six rebounds, Karli Harris dished out six assists and Kia Frazier racked up four steals. Davenport was 51% (32-63) from the floor while limiting the Fighting Saints to 36% (18-50).

The Panthers jumped out to a 12-0 lead to begin the game finishing the first half with a 28 point lead (50-22). 

The first half hot shooting carried into the second as DU increased their lead to as many as 42 with 6:23 left on the clock. DU's bench accounted for 39 points led by Abbey Hengesbach (9), Emily Nielsen (8) and Kayleigh VanKeulen (7).

The 81-51 victory is the seventh straight for Davenport who will advance to the semifinals of the St. Xavier Tournament tomorrow at 6:00pm (EST). The Panthers will take on Saint Ambrose (Iowa) with play by play available live on The Dan.

Post-Game Quotes – Senior Abby Neff

On getting off to an early lead and the keys to victory: “Our help side defense was key for us today. We came out and put a lot of pressure on the ball which in turn forced them to turn the ball over. We were able to find the open person on offense and luckily our shots fell. Overall it was a great team win.”

Post - Game Notes

Davenport is now 1-1 all-time against St. Francis (Ill.) and 23-11 all-time against teams from the CCAC…DU improves to 200-20 when leading at halftime and 83-5 when their opponents score 60 points or less…Against NAIA DI opponents Davenport is now 16-5

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