GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Panthers hosted IU-Northwest Friday night in a matchup with the 8-4 Red Hawks. IU-Northwest played DU tough early, but a big third quarter allowed for the Panthers to pull away as they advanced to 8-2 following an 86-49 victory.

The Red Hawks held the Panthers in check through the first 10 minutes of the game as DU held a slight 21-18 edge after the first quarter. DU then began to pull away in the second quarter as Tiesha Stokes led the Davenport offense in the first half with eight points scored. DU would bring a 40-26 advantage to the break behind stingy defense that allowed the Red Hawks to shoot 29.7% from the field and forced 12 turnovers.

The Panthers then broke the game wide open in the third quarter as they would out score IU-Northwest 26-6 to take full control of the game. DU opened a 55-28 lead with 4:01 remaining in the quarter following a 15-2 run to open the half. This would spark a consistent Panther attack in the second half that tallied 46 points while the Panther defense surrendered only 23. Momo Neal (10) and Amanda Merz (7) came alive in the second half as they led the Panther offense with 17 combined points. Mallory Sewell was a consistent force all game as she recorded a double-double on 10 points and 10 rebounds for the game.

DU was dominant the entire night on both ends of the court as they forced 24 Red Hawk turnovers and converted those opportunities into 27 points. They won the game on the glass by a 51-44 margin and outscored IU-Northwest 48-22 in the paint.