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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Freshman Nikki Herrmann netted a season-most five goals and nine other Davenport women's lacrosse student-athletes added one on the evening as the Panthers snapped out of a two-game losing skid and rout by Siena Heights 14-5 in a Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference contest Wednesday at DU Turf Field. The Panthers improve to 7-4 overall, 2-1 in league play.
 
In addition to tallying a goal, Sara Kuzava also notched a pair of assists on the evening. It was somewhat a quiet day for netminder Lena Henderson as she only allowed the five goals but made only two saves.
 
Although Herrmann broke the scoreless game with a goal at 27:25, the Saints (1-10, 0-4 WHAC) almost immediately counterattacked and took a 2-1 lead in the span of 1:20. The Panthers would even the score when Taylor Balch scored at 20:29. Bridget Zuidgeest would knock in Davenport's third goal at 13:33 but the Saints would tie the game again about two minutes later.
 
Davenport got into a scoring rhythm when it would tally five goals to head into intermission with an 8-3 lead. Tara Pluger would break the 3-3 tie and Herrmann added back-to-back goals that proved to be the difference in the game. Schae Hoebeke and Britteny Willis also scored under the five minute mark for the Panthers.
 
Kuzava, Kaitlyn Lowden, Emily DeVries and Alison Bouman would each score in the latter half while Herrmann added two of her five-goal day.
 
The Panthers will have Easter weekend off and will hit the road Tuesday and Wednesday to play Aquinas and Indiana Tech, respectively. Both games are slated for 5 p.m. starts.
 
Post-Game Notes
Davenport improves to 3-0 all-time against Siena Heights…Taylor Balch scored her 68th career goal and now needs 10 more to tie Lydia Bedford (2008-09) for fourth all-time…Balch also tallied her 89th career point and needs six more to tie Bedford for fifth all-time…Kaitlyn Lowden is not that far behind Balch as she has scored 58 career goals and has 63 points.
 
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