ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Davenport took to the road again over the weekend to compete in the University of Michigan 7's Tournament. The Panthers were perfect up until the championship game. The team rolled through pool play, going a perfect 3-0. In the semifinals, DU took care of the University of Michigan and then faced a tough Penn State team in the championship game. The Panthers fell to Penn State in the championship game.
 
In pool play, the Panthers faced Bowling Green in the first game and won 28-0 by forfeit. In the second pool play game, DU took on the University of Notre Dame and earned a 29-5 victory in a hard fought game. In the second half of the game Davenport dominated, but lost the speedy Lauren Peterson to a hip injury. The Panthers faced the host team, Michigan, in the final pool play game. Great defense and scores off turnovers made it an easy win for DU by a score of 34-0.
 
In tournament play, Davenport went up against Michigan in the semifinals. The team made sure there would be no doubt that they would make the championship game. The final score was 25-0 in favor of the Panthers. In the championship match, Davenport faced the mighty Elite Division I foe Penn State University. With no fear in their eyes, DU struck first to take an early 5-0 lead. The Panthers continued to pressure Penn State attack, but two missed tackles up the middle resulted in two quick tries before halftime. Penn State led 12-5 at the break. The second half was similar to the first; Davenport continued to put pressure on PSU's All-American filled back line with many hard hits by Veronica Overbeek and Olivia Ortiz, which disrupted any attack Penn State put together. With two minutes left, Penn State found space and beat several Panthers to pay dirt to go up 17-5. With no quit in them, the Panthers responded with a nifty Megan Bird side step around the corner for a try and an easy conversion attempt from Ortiz, cutting the Penn State lead down to five. Davenport, hungry for the win, continued to attack the Lions and had an opportunity for the win, but a low pass and miss-handled ball foiled the comeback.
 
"To play an elite team like that right to the final whistle really shows the character of this team. We played against one of the best teams in the country and were one pass away from victory. Could not be more proud of them!" – Head Coach Greg Teliczan.
 
Scoring Breakdown
Bird – 5 tries
Ortiz – 4 tries & 1 conversions
Peterson – 2 tries
Sonja Groters – 2 tries
Elizabeth O'Connor – 1 try & 2 conversions
Mariah Pruitt – 1 try
Chloe Baumann – 1 try
Overbeek – 1 try
Bethany Gable – 2 conversions
Lily Hartbarger – 1 conversion
 
Story by: Devin Steiner