Written by Tyler Kuehl
 
ANGOLA, Ind. – After taking down Aurora for the first time on Saturday, the Panthers looked to come out the GMHL Showcase with a winning record. Their opponents were the weekend's host, the Thunder of Trine University. Trine won three of the four meetings last season, including ending the Panthers' season by defeating them in the second round of regionals.
 
Davenport's power play was on point. Three of their four goals scored came on the man-advantage, two of which coming from defensemen. Along with a goal from the returning Connor Seymour and Robert Pegrum's exceptional play, the Panthers were able to beat Thunder, taking two of three games on the weekend.
 
QUICK STATS
 
Final Score: Davenport 4 – Trine 1
Shots: DU 43 – TU 30
Power Play: DU (3/7), TU (0/5)
Records: DU (3-2), TU (1-3)
 
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
 
The Panthers had four different goal scorers on Sunday against the Thunder. Pegrum stopped 29 of 30 in goal for DU, picking up his first-ever collegiate win, and even picking up an assist.
 
FEELING THE POWER
 
Davenport received a power play early in the game, and they did not waste their opportunity. Evan Carroll helped set up Jacob Demeter to put the Panthers out in front.
 
Into the second period, the Thunder continued to find themselves in penalty trouble, giving DU a 5-on-3 just over a minute into the period. Cole Uzzell scored his second power play goal of the season, followed by Brody White burying his second in as many games to give the Panthers a three-goal lead early in the frame.
 
Kyle Callahan scored to put Trine on the board late in the second period, but Seymour's goals in the third period kept the Thunder at bay, as the Panthers would pick up their third win of the season by a final score of 4-1.

Head Coach Chris Green was very impressed with his team winning two of the three games this weekend.

"Our staff is proud to be working with this group of fine gentlemen," Green stated after the win. " We went 2-1 against top competition and these guys get better each game we play.

Green was sure to also mention how good the Panthers have been at being to make adjustments throughout the games, which has been one of the reasons DU has been successful so far this season.
 
WHO'S NEXT?
 
The Panthers return home next weekend for a pair of home games against the Northern Michigan Wildcats. Northern Michigan is 1-5 to start the season, and have not played since September 28^th. DU is 7-0 all-time against NMU, with their last coming all the way back in December of 2015.
 
The first game will be on Friday October 11^th at 8:20 p.m.