ST. CHARLES, Mo. – The Panthers had a few hiccups before playing their first game of the 2020 season, including time and location changes. None of the changes distracted Davenport, as they rolled to a 19-4 victory over the Quincy Hawks. The win marks the first time since the 2015 season that Davenport opens the season with a win. The team spread the love around as nine different players recorded a point and five had three or more goals.
 
The Basics
Final Score: Davenport University-19 | Quincy-4
Location: St. Charles, Mo.
Record: DU (1-0) | QU (0-1)
 
Goals Per Period
First period: DU-10 | QU-3
Second period: DU-9 | QU-1

How It Happened
One, two, three, that's how many unanswered goals the Panthers scored to start the game. Freshman Anna Glynn scored the first goal of the season for DU, also her first collegiate goal, assisted by Reilly Noble. Glynn scored the second goal and then Ryann Deuel scored her first of the season to give DU a 3-0 lead. Quincy scored their first goal of the game in the seventh minute of play. Davenport went on another three goal run, bringing their lead up to 6-1, getting two more goals from Glynn and one from Aaliyah Miller. The teams traded a couple goals and then davenport ended the first period scoring three straight, including a pair from Brenna Knoll, to hold a 10-3 lead at halftime.
 
A four goal run to start the second period helped Davenport make this game out of reach for Quincy. Deuel scored two goals during that stretch and the Panthers led by a score of 14-3 with 20:40 to play. Davenport held the Hawks to only one goal in the second period. Following the Quincy goal with 18:10 remaining, DU ended the game scoring five unanswered goals. Three different freshman recorded points in their collegiate debut, Avery Garant, Avery Eichler, and Glynn.

Inside The Box
Deuel (4 G, CT, 10 CT, 0-1 FPS)
Knoll (4 G, CT, 5 DC)
Glynn (3 G, 2 A, 2 GB, CT, DC)
Taylor Ries (3 G, A, GB, 1-1 FPS)
Miller (3 G, 4 GB, 2 CT, 2-2 FPS)
Noble (4 A, GB)
Hannah Larocque (2 A)
Payton Cardoza (6 GB, CT)
Eichler (G, 3 GB)
Christine Steffes (3 GB, CT, DC)
Jordyn Harrison (3 GB, 2 CT)
Makenna Pitchford (30:00 minutes, 3 GA, 1 save, 1 ground ball)
Tylor Baker (30:00 minutes, 1 GA, 2 saves)
 
PLAYER OF THE GAME


Story by: Devin Steiner
 
Picture credit: Don Adams Jr.