GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Six different Panthers scored Sunday afternoon as Davenport defeated Adrian 7-3. Leading 1-0, Davenport scored five goals in the second period to take a commanding 6-1 lead heading into the third were Davenport held on for the win. Davenport will be in action again next weekend when they host UM-Dearborn for two games.
 
Davenport got on the board first when Michael Bishop finished off a pass from Matt Nowicki to put the Panthers up 1-0 almost 12 minutes into the game. Both teams came out a little flat as the two teams combined for 11 shots in the first period.
 
In the second period, Mason Bohlinger scored a power play goal on a pass from behind the net to push the lead to two. Ben Dykstra added another power play goal for the Panthers 8:50 into the period.
 
Less than two minutes after the Dykstra goal, Norm Farr stole the puck and scored a short-handed breakaway goal. Then thirty seconds later, Dustin Wischmeyer forced the turnover and scored the Panthers second straight breakaway goal.
 
With six minutes remaining in the second period, Phil Graveline tried to force a long outlet pass from behind the net that was intercepted by Adrian who put the puck in the back of the empty net for the Bulldogs first goal.
 
Matt Nowicki scored Davenport's fifth goal of the period for the Panthers to increase the Davenport lead to 6-1.
 
Early in the third period, Davenport turned the puck over behind their net that led to an easy Adrian goal to cut their deficit to four.  But Davenport responded with a Bishop goal, his second of the game, to extend their lead back out to five.
 
Adrian added another goal late but it wouldn't be enough to catch the Panthers.
 
Davenport evened up their record for the first time this season at 9-9 and improved to 7-1 in GLCHL play just three points behind first place Oakland. Davenport will be in action again next weekend when they host UM-Dearborn for a pair of conference games.
 
Post-Game Quotes – Assistant Coach Bill McSween
 
Thoughts on Game – “We came out a little sluggish but seemed to get our legs and were able to get into the game and capitalize on opportunities. In the second period our special teams stepped up, scoring three power play goals and one short handed. Then in the third we again came out sluggish but Phil Graveline stepped up and made some big saves. The coaches are proud of how the guys played for each other the last two games after Friday's loss.”
 
Thoughts on the play of Michael Bishop – “He's a young guy that's starting to learn what it takes to be successful at this level. He's more willing to go into the tough areas and take a hit or give a hit and he's starting to see the results of those efforts.”
 
Post-Game Notes
 
Six different Panthers had goals while 10 different players recorded a point for Davenport…Davenport improves to 7-3 all-time against Adrian…Davenport is 2-0 against Adrian this season, outscoring the Bulldogs 11-4 in those games.