LIVONIA, Mich. – DU entered their doubleheader with UM-Dearborn one game back in theWHAC  standings with one week of play remaining. The Panthers needed to complete a sweep of the Wolverines to take over first place in the WHAC standings as they looked to take the WHAC Regular Season Championship for the third straight year.

Junior pitcher Emily Maves (18-4) dominated game one for DU with a complete game and 13 strikeouts. She struck out the side in the first inning and in turn set the new school record for strikeouts in a season (220). She held the Wolverines in check as the teams battled into extra innings.

DU then took over the lead in the top of the ninth inning. Lauren French knocked a double to center that scored Nicole Vitale and Carli SanMillan. Alyssa Koziol followed with a single to center field that scored Alyssa Eastman and DU took a 5-2 lead.

Game two saw the Panthers comeback from a 4-0 deficit to score seven runs in the fourth and fifth innings to take a 7-4 lead. DU then capped their sweep of the Wolverines with a seven-run seventh. Koziol sparked the comeback with a triple in the fourth inning to left field that scored Lauren French and the DU offense came alive. Lindsay Tasma capped the DU fifth inning with a home run to left field as the Panthers ran out to a three-run lead. Koziol would cap the DU offensive onslaught with a three-run home run in the seventh inning as the Panthers ran away with a 15-4 win.

Koziol finished with a 3-for-5 performance at the plate with three RBI and two runs scored. Tasma went 5-for-5 with two RBI and three runs scored. She set the DU single-game record for hits and became just the second player in school history to hit for the cylce. Mallory Teunissen (12-4) earned the win in the circle for the Panthers with seven innings pitched and seven strikeouts.