GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Its senior day for the Davenport men's rugby team as they host visiting no. 1 life for a much anticipated rematch of the memorable game played just a month ago where the Panthers came up just short of knocking off the Running Eagles by a score of 28-25. The game will be held on the DU Turf Field with kickoff set for 1 p.m. with the senior ceremony preceding the contest at 11:30 a.m.
 
Vs. Life
Date: Saturday, March 28, 2015
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: DU Turf Field
 
The Panthers
Jean Pierre Eloff leads the Panthers in scoring this year with 73 total points, tallying 13 conversions, 14 penalty kicks, and five tries. Brady Gent is second on the team with 47 points, with 11 conversions and four tries of his own. Senior Gabe Sochanek is also tied with Eloff for the team lead in tries with five.
 
The Matchup
It's been a tough going for the Panthers when it comes to squaring off against Life, for the Running Eagles dominate the series between one another, owning a perfect 9-0 record heading into Saturday's contest.
 
Back on Feb. 28 of this year, Davenport visited Life on their home turf and gave them one of the best rugby games of the spring so far. Davenport came up just short of pulling out the upset, for a last minute Life penalty kick put the Panther's winning chances out of reach as it resulted in a 28-25 Life victory.
 
Saturday marks the first time Davenport and Life square off against one another on the DU Turf Field.
 
Men's Rugby Contact: Paul Anderson | 616-889-4062 | panderson30@email.davenport.edu
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