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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Jordan Richtsmeier had three goals and assists each, Dominic Boggiano and Nick Covert both added a pair of goals as the trio helped the Davenport men's lacrosse team snap out of a two-game losing skid by surging past SUNY-Buffalo 13-2 Sunday afternoon at DU Turf Field.
 
The Panthers (4-2) also saw a solid performance by netminder Kenny Flemming, who conceded the two goals but stopped 22 of the Bulls (2-3) shots. The Bulls overall outshot the Panthers 41-40 but was edged in the turnover department 19-17. Davenport was also successful when playing man down as it committed nine penalties but held Buffalo to no goals.
 
It took only took approximately 10 seconds into the game for Boggiano to put DU on the board. Davenport held on to a 1-0 lead until Chapin White and Jimmy Fata scored at 8:16 and 8:05, respectively. Cody Fross would score the Panthers fourth goal 40 seconds, Parker Horvath added the fifth goal at 2:48 while Boggiano and Lyle Parks both knocked in a goal within the final minute of the quarter to give DU a 7-0 lead.
 
Buffalo ended the shutout in the second quarter when it scored with 8:15 left, but Covert managed to get a goal in before heading into the locker room.
 
The Bulls prevented the Panthers from scoring in the third quarter while adding their second at 10:33. But the Panthers got back into a scoring rhythm in the fourth quarter as they tallied five goals, including the final three from Richtsmeier.
 
Davenport is back in action Wednesday as it will take on Grand Valley State at East Grand Rapids High. Faceoff is at 7 p.m.
 
Post-Game Quotes – Assistant Coach Cedric Soubry
 
On getting out of a losing skid – “It feels good. Our guys worked hard at practice all week. We went over the basics and it clearly showed today. I felt like today was a good performance, but we still need to improve in many areas. It's nice to get back into the winning column.”
 
On the first half – “We came out strong in the first quarter. We did everything we could there. Our game plan was to get at them early, which we did. Come second quarter, for some reason we slowed down a little bit. We tried to hold the ball, which was good. Kenny Flemming played great and our defense was stellar.”
 
Post-Game Notes
Davenport won the inaugural meeting against SUNY-Buffalo…Davenport was able to score with a man down in the fourth quarter by Jordan Richtsmeier…The Bulls won the faceoff category 10-8.
 
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