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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Linnea Brandholm recorded personal bests 16 points and five steals in her first career start as she and the fifth-ranked Davenport women's basketball team closed out both its busy weekend and non-conference schedule with an 84-42 victory over NCAA Division III Finlandia Sunday afternoon.
 
The Panthers finish the weekend 3-0 and exit 2012 with a 15-0 record overall, 8-0 in non-league play.
 
Alex Law, Alison Bouman, Brianne Woycehoski and Kia Frazier also got starting nods as seniors Karli Harris, Emily Nielsen, Kayla Gross and junior Kendra Cook enjoyed a day off.
 
Law and Chri Carter each contributed 11 points while Bouman and Tiesha Stokes both brought down seven rebounds. Frazier also tallied six assists while Bouman blocked four shots on the afternoon to pace the Panthers.
 
As a team, Davenport shot 44 percent from the field.
 
Woycehoski, Frazier and Brandholm got the Panthers started with an 8-0 run in the first 2:06 and after the Lions got on the board with a 3-pointer, the Panthers got back into rhythm and started a 15-2 run to take a 23-5 lead with 11:50 left.
 
The Lady Panthers did not allow the Lions to find any momentum. Finlandia would score 15 points in the opening half while the Panthers went into the locker room scoring 45. Brandholm paced the Panthers with 11 points and and four steals. Frazier followed with nine points and Law with eight.
 
Carter led the way in the second half with 11 points and three assists. Stokes, Law and Bouman each collected three rebounds.
 
Finlandia found a momentum in entering the final six minutes of the latter half. The Lions built a 9-0 run in 1:12.
 
The Panthers will finish the rest of the 2012-13 regular-season schedule in Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference play, starting on the road at UM-Dearborn Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. The men's basketball team will rejoin the Lady Panthers as part of a doubleheader for the first time since Dec. 8 and will play at 7:30 p.m.
 
 
Post-Game Quotes – Sophomore Forward Linnea Brandholm
 
On her performance – “We wanted to run through and get a lot of playtime on the court, which is fun. We worked on new plays we've never worked on before, had a few players step up and just keep working on our defense because that is where everything comes from, that's where we get our offense.
 
On if she's tired from playing all weekend – “Not really, to be honest. My body is tired but my brain isn't. But we'll have a day off tomorrow then back at it again. It's fun so we really don't think about it that much.”
 
On her family coming from Sweden to see her play – “It means the world to me. They always get up in the middle of the night because of the time difference and watch the games online, but for me to walk up and give them a hug after a game means the world to me. Sometimes before the game I look up and smile at them. It's great.
 
Post-Game Notes
 
Davenport committed six personal fouls in the game, the fewest in a game this season…Davenport also conceded a season-best seven turnovers…The Lady Panthers continue its streak of out-playing opponents in steals, having stolen more basketballs in a game all season…Alison Bouman matched her season-best four blocks mark, she has reached that accomplishment three times in her career, including two this weekend…Davenport outscored its three opponents this weekend 317-138.
 
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