GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Coming off an important road win at Madonna last weekend to stay in front of the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference championship race, the No. 2 Davenport women's basketball team returns to the Student Center to play host to Lawrence Tech Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. The contest can be followed on the Davenport Athletics Network with Ken Clemens and Ed Keating on the call.
 
Vs. Lawrence Tech
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 4
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich. (DU Student Center)
Tipoff: 5:30 p.m. EST
DU Coverage: Live Video/Audio/Stats (The DAN) 
The DAN Commentators: Ken Clemens (Play-by-Play)/Ed Keating (Analyst)
Opponent Coverage: N/A
 
A Quick Look at Lawrence Tech
The Blue Devils are hanging onto a one-game lead over Aquinas for the seventh seed to the WHAC Tournament. They recently are coming off a defeat at Lourdes 74-70 last Saturday, losing an opportunity to tie with Northwestern Ohio in the sixth spot after the Racers fell victim to Cornerstone. Lawrence Tech is shooting 45.4 percent from the field, which ranks ninth in the NAIA Division II and is averaging 73.6 points per game but have allowed 67.9 points. Allison Kitchen ranks second in the NAIA in field goal percentage, shooting 45.1 percent. She is averaging 15.9 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.
 
Panthers vs. Blue Devils
This will be the sixth meeting between Davenport and Lawrence Tech and the second in nearly a month. The Panthers have not lost to the Blue Devils.
 
The Last Time They Met
Playing its third game in five days on the road, Davenport entered intermission against Lawrence Tech trailing (34-32) for the first and only time this season. The Panthers defense, once again, came through in the second half as they limited the Blue Devils to 13 points to post a 70-47 win. Daina Grazulis went 11-for-17 around the perimeter and 5-for-8 from the free throw line to compile 27 points. She also came up a rebound short from completing a double-double. Linnea Brandholm hit three of her four field goals from beyond the arc to finish with 11 points.
 
Women's Basketball Contact: Rick Hoskin | 616-871-6180 | rhoskin@davenport.edu
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