WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Panthers responded wonderfully to their season opening loss, by smashing Palm Beach Atlantic by 18 goals. Davenport earned their first victory of the season against the Sailfish and showed what they are capable of as a team. Ryann Deuel, Taylor Ries, and Aaliyah Miller carried the offensive load for the Panthers. The trio combined for 16 goals and nine assists, which is 61% of the offense for the game. Davenport will continue to grow and learn how to play together over the next couple of weeks!
 
The Basics
Final Score: Davenport-24 | Palm Beach Atlantic-6
Location: West Palm Beach, Fla.
Record: Davenport 1-1 | Palm Beach Atlantic 1-3
 
Goals Per Period
First period: DU-13 | PBA-5
Second period: DU-11 | PBA-1
 
How It Happened
Davenport had a fantastic start to the game, scoring seven unanswered goals over 13 minutes of play. Miller got the Panthers on the board first, scoring a free position goal 46 seconds into the game. Livingston followed that up with a goal in the fourth minute of play, giving DU a 2-0 lead. Deuel scored, next, followed by Ries, then Taylor Wood, then Ries again, and the stretch ended with Deuel scoring the team's seventh goal with 17:50 to go in the first period. Davenport only allowed the Sailfish to scored back-to-back goals once in the period, and held them to only five goals. The Panthers added six more goals during the second part of the period.
 
To start the second period Davenport and Palm Beach Atlantic exchanged one goal each, DU led 14-6 with 27:09 in regulation. The Panthers proceeded to shut out the Sailfish and string together 10 consecutive goals to end the game. Deuel scored three of them, Kenzie Warren scored one, Ries scored one, Amber Livingston got one, Amber Park had one, Miller with two, and Knoll added one. Davenport earned themselves more possessions than the Sailfish during the game, scooping up five more ground balls and winning 12 more draw controls.


 
Inside The Box
Deuel (6 G, 5 A, 3 GB, 2 CT, 6 DC)
Ries (6 G, 4 A, GB)
Miller (4 G, 5 DC)
Knoll (2 G, 2 A, GB, 2 CT, 2 DC)
Livingston (2 G, 3 A)
Park (2 G, 3 DC)
Maeve Sweeney (4 GB, CT)
Alex Yates (60:00 minutes, 6 GA, 6 saves, 4 GB)

Coaches Corner
"I was happy to see how my team responded after our first game" stated Head Coach Rob Harris. "We looked a bit shell shocked with a team full of youth playing their first college game, but today they looked poised. We got rid of the nerves and played our style of offense. The girls adapted to their style of play and had fun pushing the tempo."

Up Next
Davenport takes one day off before playing at Embry-Riddle on Wednesday, February 28. This will be the first time that the two schools face each other in women's lacrosse.
 
Story by: Devin Steiner
 
Photo Credit: Alexis Hoffman