HAMMOND, Ind. – The Panthers earned their first GLIAC win of the 2018 season with a 2-0 shutout victory at Purdue Northwest. Davenport earned their third shutout win of the season and were able to find the back of the net twice. Freshman keeper Macie DeWyse continues to impress, she recorded eight saves in the win. The Panthers saw goals from Roheema Bennett and Katlyn Varney.
 
THE BASICS
Final Score: Davenport-2 | Purdue Northwest-0
Location: Hammond, Ind.
Records: Davenport 3-5 (1-1) | Purdue Northwest 2-9 (0-4)
 
SHOTS PER HALF (Shots on goal)
First Half: DU-7 | PNW-9
Second Half: DU-4 | PNW-4
Total: DU-11 (6) | PNW-13 (8)


 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Davenport got on the board quickly in the first half. Bennett controlled a pass from Madeleine Zayan and blasted one from distance into the left side of the net. This was Bennett's second goal of the season and proved to be the game-winning goal later on. Only one other time during the half did Davenport get a shot on target. Alex Prout recorded the shot on goal just 24 seconds after the goal by Bennett.
 
The Panthers provided pressure on the offensive end early in the second half. Zayan and Katherine Steiner both recorded shots on net, then later on Ashlyn Skidmore had a shot on goal as well. Davenport netted a security goal in the 75^th minute. Shortly after a corner kick Katlyn Varney found the back of the net to give the Panthers a two goal cushion. Davenport hung on to the lead down the stretch for the conference road victory.
 
COACHES CORNER
Assistant Coach Paige Eli was in charge of the team for the day as Head Coach Chris Allen was back home with his new born baby. Coach Eli had the following to say about the game today. "After a tough loss off a great performance on Friday, the team entered today's game determined to get our first GLIAC win for the season. PNW came out strong in the first half and gave us a tough battle. We came out much strong in the second half, taking better care of the ball and created some good opportunities going forward. Moving forward we still have some improvements to make, but overall happy with the result today".
 
Up Next
Davenport will be at home for the next couple weeks. This Friday, October 5^th, Davenport will host Northern Michigan for their GLIAC home-opener on the season.
 
Story by: Devin Steiner
 
Picture credit: Andy Visockis