ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Davenport, coming off a 19-4 victory over Quincy, took on one of the top teams in the country. Lindenwood, who is ranked ninth in the country, came into the game with a double-digit win over Colorado Mesa University last weekend, who was also nationally ranked. The Panthers offense was slowed down, scoring just four goals in a 15 goal loss to the Lindenwood Lions. Davenport comes home from their trip down south with a 1-1 record and plenty of experience against quality competition.
 
The Basics
Final Score: Davenport University-4 | Lindenwood-19
Location: St. Charles, Mo.
Record: DU (1-1) | #9 LU (2-0)
 
Goals Per Period
First period: DU-3 | LU-13
Second period: DU-1 | LU-6

How It Happened
Lindenwood scored the opening goal of the game and then proceeded to score again to take a early 2-0 lead. Ryann Deuel got the Panthers first goal of the game, assisted by Aaliyah Miller, in the fifth minute of the game to make it a 1-2 game. Lindenwood rolled off four more goals before DU got back in the scoring column. Miller scored DU's second goal off a free position shot to make the score 2-6. Another five goals by the Lions was creating a large deficit for Davenport. Deuel was able to stop the run with her second goal of the game, this time assisted by Taylor Ries. Lindenwood scored two more and Davenport trailed by 10 goals heading into halftime.
 
The second half saw the Lindenwood lead increase dramatically. The Lions scored six unanswered goals to start the half, leading by as many as 16 goals late in the game. Davenport scored their fourth goal of the game with 3:16 left on the clock. This time Ries got in the scoring column, assisted by Deuel.

Inside The Box
Deuel (2 G, A, 10 DC)
Miller (G, A, 1-2 FPS)
Ries (G, A)
Christine Steffes (3 GB, CT)
Brenna Knoll (GB, 2 CT, DC)
Payton Cardoza (2 CT)
Anna Glynn (3 DC)
Makenna Pitchford (15:12 minutes, 10 GA, 0 saves, 2 ground balls)
Tylor Baker (44:48 minutes, 9 GA, 9 saves, 2 ground balls)
 
PLAYER OF THE GAME


Up Next
Davenport will play their next two games in Colorado. The Panthers will face the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs on Monday, February 24 and then Colorado State University – Pueblo on Wednesday, February 26.

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