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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Despite excellent play by the whole team, Davenport couldn't find the back of the net in the third to tie it up. Daniel Swink scored both goals for the home team. With a final score of 2-3, Oakland was able to keep their one goal advantage over the Panthers which one them the game. They look to overcome tonight's loss when they head to Lansing next weekend to play Lansing Community College in the first of a two game series starting Friday Oct. 18^th.
 
The first half of period was strongly defensive based but did both teams did see offensive opportunities although neither team could find the back of the net. Davenport finally put a point on the board with less than five minutes to go when Daniel Swink and Donald Sund demonstrated their offensive ability with a give and go play right in front of the net resulting in the goal for Swink. Late in the first John Cruse was receiving a ton of pressure by the Grizzlies but was able to keep his composure and keep the opponent scoreless.
 
With only a single goal advantage for Davenport, the game was still up in the air as the second period of play began. OU capitalized just two minutes and 26 seconds into the period when Derek Sulpizio flick a wrist shot and met the left side of Cruses net, making it a 1-1 game. The Panthers were firing shots at Oakland goalie Kyle Gagnon but had no luck. The Grizzlies were able to get two quick goals, one being power-play, on the Panthers with just over six minutes to go, putting them up 3-1. Swink saw that his team was down, and with the help of Blake Damerow, cut Oakland's lead to just one with 1:56 left on the clock.
 
The Panthers went into the third period down 2-3. Davenport's defense worked to successfully protect Cruse and the home net during several power plays in the first half of the third period. The tables had turned and Davenport was given a five on three power play chance but Gagnon was a brick wall against several strong goal possibilities. Intense play by both teams persisted throughout the scoreless third period. With a minute left Coach Chris Green pulled Cruse for a last minute effort but Du wasn't able to find the back of the net.