GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – In their second matchup against an NAIA Top 25 school, the No. 4 Davenport women's basketball team went into the locker room leading No. 19 Huntington by eight, but a stronger performance in the second half allowed the Panthers to claim their second win of the season with a 77-58 victory over the Foresters Friday evening.
 
Davenport (2-0) saw another dominating performance by Daina Grazulis as she went 10-for-15 including one 3-pointer to lead the Panthers with 21 points. She also had six rebounds, two assists and a block. Alex Law had nine points while both Kia Frazier and Tiesha Stokes collected seven points each.
 
The Panthers ended up shooting 42 percent (14-for-33) in the first half but turned in a better result in the second, going 17-for-28 (61 percent). DU also won the rebounding category 40-35.
 
Miranda Palmer carried the short-staffed Foresters (1-1) with 25 points. Kelsey Hubble and Amelia Recker both turned in 11 points to round out Huntington in double figures.
 
Although the Foresters struck first and lead for as long as 45 seconds, DU established an 11-6 lead nearly five minutes into the contest and never looked back. A 3-pointer by Palmer with 5:29 left in the half brought the Foresters deficit to four, but the Panthers got the momentum back and built an eight-point lead at the break.
 
Grazulis scored 11 of her 21 points in nine minutes of playing time during the second half.
 
The Panthers will now begin their Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference title defense Saturday, Nov. 15 as they host Northwestern Ohio at 1 p.m.
 
Women's Basketball Contact: Rick Hoskin | 616-871-6180 | rhoskin@davenport.edu
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