FAYETTE, Iowa – The Panthers took to the road for the first time this season and went up against a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) team. The team met the challenge head on and came away with a solid 1-0 victory, earning back to back wins. The Panthers scored their lone goal early in the game and held onto the lead for the remainder of the game.
 
THE BASICS
Final Score: Davenport-1 | Upper Iowa-0
Location: Fayette, Iowa
Records: Davenport 2-1 | Upper Iowa 0-1-1
 
SHOTS PER HALF (Shots on goal)
First Half: DU-3 | UIU-5
Second Half: DU-12 | UIU-5
Total: DU-15 (9) | UIU-10 (7)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The starters were announced, the ref blew the opening whistle and just 167 seconds later a goal was scored. Fortunately for the Panthers, DU was on the scoring end of the deal. Redshirt senior Katherine Steiner gathered a ball played by Cassandra Bosworth and beat the Upper Iowa keeper to give Davenport an early 1-0 lead. Samantha Beckles had a busy half in the net. The freshman keeper stopped five shots by the Peacocks to help DU head into halftime with the lead.
 
In the second half Davenport put pressure on Natalie Rudrud, the Peacocks keeper. Shots from Sarah Possett, Ashlyn Skidmore, and Alexa Dekam were on target, but five saves from Rudrud kept the score at 1-0. The Peacocks had an opportunity to score late in the game, but Beckles came up with a huge save. A ball was crossed in from the right side of the field and a shot from Jayna Morikawa was heading into the left corner of the net. Beckles, made a diving effort to stop the goal and save the game with less than one minute to play.

PLAYER OF THE GAME

 
UP NEXT
Davenport remains in Iowa and will face Concordia University of St. Paul on Sunday. The game time is set for 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT) at Pattison Field.
 
Story by: Devin Steiner
 
Picture Credit: Chris duMond