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Davenport University Athletics

DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY PANTHERS
2013 WHAC Champions

Men's Soccer By: Aaron Sagraves | @aaronsagraves26

Men’s Soccer Claims First Ever Outright WHAC Championship

Box Score
Quick Box
1st 2nd OT Final
DU 1 2 0 3
CUAA 1 0 0 1

Goal # Minute Team Player Assist
1 18' CU Own Goal --
2 34' DU Catic Ifaturoti Esquivel
3 62' DU Maw Ifaturoti
4 78' DU Catic --

Team Stats DU CUAA
Shots 24 7
Shots on Goal 12 1
Corner Kicks 4 3
Saves 0 9

Leaders DU CUAA
Shots 8 - Catic 2 - 3-tied
SOG 5 - Maw 1 - 2Team
SVs 0 - Harambasic 9 - Valentine

Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Cardinal Field)
Score: No. 23 Davenport 3, Concordia 1
Records: DU (15-2, 9-0), CUAA (6-10-1, 3-6)
Next DU event: Saturday, Oct. 23 – vs. Marygrove– 7 p.m.
 
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Davenport overcame an early one goal deficit to defeat Concordia University on Wednesday which gave the Panthers their first ever outright Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) championship. The Panthers got a pair of goals from Dzenan Catic who set the single season goals and points record at DU while claiming their 11th straight win overall and ninth in league play. DU will conclude the regular season on Saturday vs. Marygrove at 7 p.m.
 
After claiming at least a share of the conference title last weekend with a win over Cornerstone, the Panthers entered the matchup on Wednesday needing only a tie against the Cardinals and they posted a 3-1 win to secure the program's first ever outright title.
 
Concordia (6-10-1) got the early lead when their player centered a ball and it ricocheted off a DU player into the net in the 18th minute. DU responded with the game tying goal from Dzenan Catic with just under 12 minutes to play in the opening half.
 
The score remained 1-1 until the 62nd minute when senior Jai Maw one-timed a shot past the CUAA keeper on a beautiful pass from TJ Ifaturoti. That goal would go on to be the game winner, but the Panthers had one more score in them as Catic added to his record setting season with a final tally at 77:47.
 
Dzenan recorded his 18th and 19th goals of the season to break the single season goals record (David Wood – 17, 2008) and single season points record (David Wood – 37, 3008). Catic now has 19 goals and 40 points.
 
As a team, the Panthers broke the single season goals record as they now have 53 (old record was 52 in 2008).
 
Davenport will host Marygrove on senior day on Saturday at 7 p.m. They will then have home field advantage throughout the WHAC Tournament that starts on November 9.
 
Post-Match Notes
 
Davenport tied a school record for wins with 15 (set in 2010)…The Panthers can conclude their first ever undefeated WHAC season on Saturday when they host Marygrove…
 
Men's Soccer Contact: Aaron Sagraves | 616-554-5045 | asagraves@davenport.edu
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