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Women's Basketball By Rick Hoskin | @hoskin22

No. 2 Panthers, Wolverines Meet for the First Time in 2013-14 Wednesday

Game Notes | The DAN | NAIA Top 25
 
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Davenport women's basketball team has faced all but one opponent in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference this season: UM-Dearborn. The Panthers, who take sole possession of the No. 2 ranking in the seventh edition of the NAIA Division II Top 25, will travel to Dearborn, Mich., to face the Wolverines Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. Fans can listen to the game live on the Davenport Athletics Network with Ken Clemens and Ed Keating on the call.
 
at UM-Dearborn
Date: Wednesday, February 4
Tipoff: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich. (DU Student Center)
Internet Coverage: The DAN (Audio)
Announcers: Ken Clemens (Play-by-Play) | Ed Keating (Analyst)
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A Quick Look at UM-Dearborn
The Wolverines are in search of a winning rhythm as they have only won one in their last eight meetings. Most recently, UM-Dearborn suffered a 72-47 road defeat to Cornerstone. Jalissa Williams had 14 points and seven rebounds to lead the effort for the Wolverines. Williams has been the team's leader with 16.1 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. Danielle Cowart is the only other student-athlete to be averaging double figures in points (11.4).
 
The Last Time vs. UM-Dearborn
UM-Dearborn is the only team Davenport has not faced this season. Their last meeting was at the Student Center 364 days ago when Tiesha Stokes scored 18 points, brought down nine rebounds and forced eight steals to lead the Panthers to an 87-57 win over the Wolverines. As a team, the Panthers shot .439 from the floor while keeping the Wolverines to a 39 percentile. Stokes wasn't the only current Panther to reach double figures in points on the evening as fellow sophomore Alex Law collected 11, with nine of them coming from beyond the arc.
 
History in the Poll
Davenport has been ranked in the NAIA Division II Top 25 for 83 consecutive weeks. It is also the 14th time the Panthers have ranked second in the country, with the last being in the preseason poll in October. Davenport is 44-2 when playing as the second-ranked team.
 
Women's Basketball Contact: Rick Hoskin | 616-871-6180 | rhoskin@davenport.edu
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