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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The top two teams in the WHAC squared off in a doubleheader today.  Davenport came out with two big wins 4-1 and 2-1.  Both teams now stand at 8-2 in conference play.  DU will be back in action on Monday for a doubleheader at Hope College.

Davenport controlled the first half of the doubleheader.  The Panthers got off to a strong offensive start in game one.  Amber Getty started the game with her first of four hits on the day.  With bases loaded Getty walked in for the first run of the game.

The Panthers added another run in the fifth inning.  Again, the bases were loaded with Katie Cornman at the plate.  She nailed a single to left field bringing in run number two.

Madonna got their rally caps out in the sixth inning as they threatened to take over the lead.  The did get run run across the plate, but Karlee Despres got her team out of a jam with a strikeout while the bases were loaded to end the inning.

In the top of the seventh, DU added to their lead with two more runs.  Morgan Greenfield started the inning with a single up the middle.  Karli Myers and Deb Burton then joined her on base.  Getty added another hit to the stat sheet driving in one run.  Kayla Gonyea was walked bringing in the second.

DU wrapped up the 4-2 win with three quick outs.  Despres finished the game with 10 strikeouts bringing her season record to 11-4.

The second half of the doubleheader featured numerous hits from both teams, but very few runs actually came across homeplate.

Davenport scored their first run in the second inning.  Paige Sant'Angelo hit a rocket down the left field line for a double.  Burton brought Sant'Angelo home for her first RBI of the day.

The fourth inning brought Madonna's first scoring opportunity.  The nailed two hits and brought one run in.  Both teams would have opportunities after that, but neither would score until the bottom of the ninth.  

Sant'Angelo reached base and advanced to third.  With two outs, Getty sent a fly ball to centerfield.  The ball was dropped just as Sant'Angelo crossed homeplate giving DU the 2-1 victory.  

Sam Cole got her 17th win of the season on the mound after going the distance through all nine innings.  Sant'Angelo finished the game with three hits.

Post-Game Comments

Paige Sant'Angelo

On a solid offensive game – “She [the pitcher] brought in good speed and I just had to make contact and let it go.”

On beating Madonna – “It puts us ahead in the conference and makes us a great threat to other teams.”

Amber Getty

On a her great hitting today – “I had a slump a few weeks ago and my team always has my back.  I went up with confidence and knew we had to hit.”

On getting two solid wins today – “Our pitchers did great today.  I think we had our pitchers' back and that's so important for them.  We played as a team all day.”

Post-Game Notes

Amber Getty had a big day with 4 hits…DU is now 10-9 all-time against Madonna…The Panthers now stand at 29-13 on the season…This was only DU's third time going into extra innings this season, they had lost the previous two games that went extra innings against Indiana Tech and Saint Anselm