ALLENDALE, Mich. - For the second time in as many seasons, the Davenport University women's lacrosse team will be playing in the finals of the GLIAC Tournament. Friday, the second-seeded Panthers outlasted third-seeded Concordia-St. Paul, 14-13, for a trip to Championship Sunday. There, DU will face top-seeded host and seventh-ranked Grand Valley State, just like in 2021, with the opening draw scheduled for high noon.
Against the Golden Bears, five different Panthers scored a goal including
Anna Glynn (5),
Brenna Knoll (3),
Ayanna Turrubiates (3),
Aaliyah Miller (2), and
Maddy Haynes. Miller led the way in assists with three while Glynn and
Reilly Noble added two and one, respectively. In her first career GLIAC Tournament appearance, Turrubiates notched the game high for both shots (10) and shots on goal (8).
Davenport was dynamite on the draw as it held a 23-8 advantage over Concordia-St. Paul in that department. Individually, the Panthers' 23 came from Glynn (10), Miller (9), Knoll (3), and
Theadora Krueger. That effort marks DU's sixth with 20 or more draw controls this season and the 23 are tied for the second most in 2022.
Defensively, Glynn and Krueger each tallied three ground balls, Miller caused two turnovers and
Maisy Latus made five saves on 24 shots faced. One more stop will give Latus 100 for the season, the 11th such instance in program history and first since 2019 (
Makenna Pitchford - 109).
Aside from two early ties (1-1, 2-2) as well as Concordia-St. Paul cutting the deficit to one on three occasions (5-4, 11-10, 14-13), Davenport led from wire to wire. The Panthers had the upper hand in total shot attempts (32-24), shots on target (22-18) and free-position shots (11-3) while the Golden Bears were ahead in saves (8-5), fewer turnovers (15-20), successful clears (18-12), and ground balls (22-16).
Sunday, Davenport will look to snap an 11-game skid against Grand Valley State. Their 14th all-time meeting will be the Panthers' fifth game against a ranked opponent this season, tied with 2019 for the second most of the Division II era, one less than the six vs. top-25 foes in 2018.
Story by:
Cooper Weidenthaler
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