GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Davenport gets over .500 for the first time this season with a 7-4 win over visiting UM-Dearborn. Seven different players scored for Davenport as the Panthers improved to 10-9 overall and 8-1 in GLCHL play with the win. Davenport and UM-Dearborn will be in action again tomorrow night.
 
Davenport got out to an early lead with a short–handed goal by Ben Dykstra less than eight minutes into the game. Dykstra collected the puck around mid ice and was able to break away from the defender to score the goal just 11 second after the Davenport penalty.
 
With seven minutes remaining, Norm Farr finished off a good pass from Brock Carlston to put the Panthers up 2-0. Then two minutes later, Davenport increased their lead to three on a goal by Mason Bohlinger. Dykstra collected the rebound in front of the net and found Bohlinger on the opposite side to put it away.
 
UM-Dearborn came out firing in the second period. The Wolves got on the board less than six minutes into the period and added another goal thirty seconds later to cut the Davenport lead to one.
 
Davenport rebounded with a Bo Jacobs goal with just over five minutes to play in the second period to push the lead back to two.
 
With two minutes left in the period, UM-Dearborn scored a four on three power play goal to cut the lead back to one.  But once again Davenport answered with a four on four goal by Brock Carlston.
 
With just over a minute to play in the period, Mason Bohlinger had a penalty shot opportunity but was unable to convert to keep the score at 5-3 through two periods.
 
UM-Dearborn got on the board first to start the third period cutting the DU lead to 5-4. But the Wolves wouldn't get any closer. Davenport finished off the game with goals by Zack Blumke and Phil Wendecker to give the Panthers a 7-4 win.
 
Phil Graveline picked up the win for the Panthers stopping 34 of the 38 shots he faced. Davenport has now scored seven goals in each of the past two games. Sunday Davenport had six different players score and tonight each goal was scored by a differnt player. Davenport and UM-Dearborn will meet again tomorrow night at Patterson Ice Center.
 
Post-Game Quotes - Head Coach Phil Sweeney

Thoughts on Game and Offense Over Last Two Games (14 goals) - "I'm very happy witht he seven goals we scored, and upset with the four we gave up. We can not sacrifice defense to score goals. Our fowards need to play the system, play tougher defense and back check with a purpose. We need to be better tomorrow defensively. We are going to score goals, when we buy in defensively as a team we will be a good hockey team."

Post-Game Notes
 
Davenport has won six of their last seven games…Davenport has scored 14 goals in the past two games…Davenport's current three game win streak ties a season high.