Box Score KENT, Ohio - The Panthers used a pair of goals in the second and third periods to get past Kent State 4-2 and complete the weekend sweep of the Golden Flash. Four different Panthers scored on the night to help improve Davenport's overall record to 12-4-1 and 8-1-1 in GLCHL play. Davenport will be back in action next weekend when they travel to Eastern Michigan.
After over thirty minutes of scoreless play to start the game, Davenport was finally able to break through when
Andrew Frank finished off passes from
Travis White and Phil Wenedecker to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead with 7:25 left in the second period. Just 1:28 later,
Michael Bishop was able to put a shot in the back of the net to give the Panthers a two goal cushion.
Midway through the third period, Kent State scored to pull within one of the Panthers but
Dan Zawacki came back 22 seconds later and scored to regain a two goal advantage for Davenport. Kent State scored again a few minutes later but the Panthers wouldn't let them get any closer.
Tyler Quigley added a power play goal with 13 seconds remaining to secure the win.
Matt Sekosan got his first start in net for the Panthers this season and picked up the win stopping 13 of the 15 Kent State shots he faced.
Post-Game Quote – Head Coach Phil Sweeney
Thoughts on game – “I did not have the guys ready to play a hockey game tonight. Everyone thought we could go through the motions and win, coaches included. Kent State played us tough and if Sekosan doesn't make a couple of big saves, there may have been a different outcome. I will guarantee this, we will be mentally and physically prepared for out next three games before break. We have three huge GLCHL games coming up, we need to play 60 minutes all three games to get three wins.”
Post-Game Notes
Davenport out shot Kent State 55-15 tonight…Davenport improves to 11-0 this season when scoring at least four goals.