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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Davenport women's soccer team's Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference regular-season championship trophy has company.

After trailing by a goal at halftime, the Lady Panthers put together a magic show in the final 20 minutes of regulation to play to a 3-3 double overtime draw while beating Indiana Tech in a shootout 3-1 to clinch its first ever WHAC Tournament championship on a beautiful Friday evening at DU Turf Field.
 
As part of winning the WHAC Tournament title, the Lady Panthers receive the conference's automatic berth to the NAIA Tournament. The NAIA will announce its bracket on Monday.
 
The Lady Panthers had advantages in shots (29-14), 12-7 on goal and corner kicks (8-5) while the Warriors made nine saves over Davenport's four.
 
In a match that featured the WHAC Defensive Player of the Year Michelle Marcus and Offensive Player of the Year Tori Singstock of the Warriors, the two battled out on the field and showed brilliant efforts. Marcus started off the battle by stopping Singstock's penalty kick in the 34^th minute but the Warrior answered back three minutes later with the match's first goal on a free kick just outside the penalty line.
 
The Warriors took a 2-0 lead three minutes into the second half in an awkward way. Indiana Tech's Megan Perrey took a shot inside the penalty area and was blocked by the DU defense but the ball high and over Marcus and into the net.
 
Despite trailing 2-0, the Lady Panthers dominated the offensive categories but were looking for the first goal. That first goal was found in the 68^th minute when Paige Eli scored on a penalty kick.
 
The Lady Panthers scored the tying goal in the 71^st minute when Elle Charnley fed a pass to Eli on the left side, and the sophomore went through what was an obstacle course that featured the Warrior defenders in the penalty box to beat keeper Jordan Roell for the tying goal.
 
The go-ahead goal came in the 80^th minute when Thelma Gylfadottir's corner kick on the left side found the head of Lizzie Paul in the penalty box.
 
The lead did not last long as Singstock came through again for her team. The WHAC Newcomer of the Year took a free kick on the left side of the penalty line and although Marcus stopped the blast, the ball bounced into the goal.
 
After going through two overtime periods without a golden goal, the match was decided on a shootout. Davenport took a commanding 3-0 lead in the best of five thanks to goals by Eli, Tam Grzybowski and Gylfadottir, but Marcus' made one save and two shots hit the post sent Davenport to its first ever NAIA Tournament appearance.

Post-Match Notes

Davenport, which improves to 17-2-1, extended its single-season unbeaten record to (18), consecutively (12), points (157), goals (57) and assists (52)…Although the Lady Panthers won the match, they saw their win streak come to an end at 11 after the 3-3 tie through double overtime, they still however hold on to the unbeaten streak...With receiving the win between the posts, Michelle Marcus has tied Catherine Howard's record-holding career-win mark with 18…Elle Charnley received her first collegiate point Friday after assisting Paige Eli's second goal…It is the third time this season Paige Eli has score multiple goals in a match.

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