THE TEAMS: No. 8 Davenport (22-9-1; 16-3-1 GLCHL) vs. #RV. Eastern Michigan (15-19-1; 9-11-0 GLCHL)
THE GAME: Friday, January 25, 2013 • Patterson Ice Center • 8:30 p.m. • Saturday, January 26, 2013 • Patterson Ice Center • 7:30 p.m.
BROADCAST INFORMATION: Internet Audio: Audio for Saturday's game against Eastern Michigan will be available on the Davenport Athletic Network (DAN).
PANTHERS VERSUS EAGLES: Davenport will face Eastern Michigan for the 17th all-time meeting on Friday night. The Panthers have dominated the series winning the last 15 games against the Eagles. The Panthers swept the Eagles in the first weekend series in Ypsilanti, MI, winning 6-2 and 4-3. Tyler Quigley led Davenport that weekend with two goals in each game. Davenport will look to stay perfect at home against the Eastern Michigan as they are 6-0 against the Eagles in home games.
WEEKEND RECAP: Last weekend the Panthers cruised by Kent State in a weekend sweep of the Golden Flashes. On Friday, Davenport scored four goals in the first period and six goals in the second period in route to a 12-1 win. Ten different Davenport skaters scored for the Panthers with Zach Blumke and Dan Zawacki each picking up two goals. In Saturday's showdown, the Panthers defeated the Golden Flashes 8-1. Robert Kleiman led Davenport with three goals and two assists and Michael Bishop added two goals.
SCOUTING EASTERN MICHIGAN: Eastern Michigan will be led by Bryan Kozlowski and NickTaurence who are tied for the team lead with 57 points. Kozlowski leads Eagles with 33 goals while Taurence leads the team in assists with 37 assists. These two forwards have 31 more points than the Eagles third leading scorer.
RANKINGS UPDATE: Week-by-week rankings for the Panthers this season
2012-13 Davenport National Rankings
Ranking Date ACHA D1 Rankings
Preseason 09/21 12th
Ranking #1 09/28 12th
Ranking #2 10/05 12th
Ranking #3 10/12 13th
Ranking #4 10/19 13th
Ranking #5 10/26 11th
Ranking #6 11/02 9th
Ranking #7 11/09 9th
Ranking #8 11/16 8th
Ranking #9 11/23 7th
Ranking #10 12/07 7th
Ranking #11 12/14 7th
Ranking #12 01/11 7th
Ranking #13 01/18 8th
Ranking #14 01/25 8th
Ranking #15 02/01 -
Ranking #16 02/08 -
Ranking #17 02/15 -
Ranking #18 02/22 -
