UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill. - The Davenport women's basketball program picked up its 400th win on Thursday in their first road game of the season with a 96-53 win over Governors State. DU improved to 3-0 overall and the eighth-ranked Panthers held the Jaguars to 35.1 percent shooting.

Three players were in double figures in scoring led by Chri Carter's 16 points. She also had six rebounds, three assists and three steals in 24 minutes. Amanda Merz came off the bench to score 10 points and led the team with seven rebounds. Courtney Murphy also scored 10 points in a reserve role in nine minutes making a pair of three's. Jenna Falkenberg scored nine points on 4-of-5 shooting in 13 minutes.

In total, 13 different players scored for DU who shot 44.7 percent overall. The team went 34-of-76 from the floor and 7-of-24 behind the arc. 21 points came at the free throw line in 27 attempts. DU had a plus-4 edge on the boards as well (44-40). The Panthers forced 32 turnovers and scored 29 points off those miscues. 

"It was a good way to start the weekend. I feel like we are improving with each game we play. We shot really well from three in the first half and that got us off to a good start. I challenged the team at halftime to get off to a good start and go on a run in the third and the girls really responded. I'm proud of our team's effort tonight," said head coach Robyn Scherr-Wells.