GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Davenport men's lacrosse team had two weeks off and got back into action with a GLVC contest on Saturday afternoon against Maryville. After a spirited first quarter in which the game was tied at three, the Saints used the middle two quarters to outscore the Panthers 8-1 en route to the 16-7 win. Davenport slips to 3-7 overall and 0-2 in the GLVC, while Maryville improved to 7-5 overall and 2-2 in the conference.
 
Dylan Day scored the first two goals for Davenport and Justin Simonson likewise did the same thing for Maryville. Matt Martyn gave Maryville a 3-2 lead at the 4:16 mark and the scoring concluded in the quarter at 3:58 on a goal by Jayden Ashley from Adam Smellie.
 
The Saints would then score five straight times to take an 8-3 lead early in the third quarter. With the score at 6-3, the Saints scored a back-breaking goal with one second left in the first half. David Yakel took the shot that gave the Saints a 7-3 lead at halftime.
 
Reid Usrey scored at 13:59 of the third quarter from Simonson for the five-goal cushion. Keelan McKouen broke the dry spell at 6:59 of the quarter from Keagan King. The Saints would then score the next three goals to basically put the game out of reach and take a 11-4 lead at the 1:16 mark.
 
Sean Ryan opened the scoring in the fourth quarter at 11:31. Ashley scored his second goal of the game at 10:07 from James Johnston. Clayton Cerett found the back of the net twice including a man-up goal at 7:09 from Mitchell Kaye. Kaye actually assisted on both goals by Cerett in the quarter. Luke Eichbauer ended the scoring for DU at 2:03 from Ryan.
 
Daniel Milano had an incredible game with a season-high 21 saves. It was his fourth career 20-save game (first of the season) and early on he kept his team in the game. Maryville fired a total of 56 shots including 37 on goal. They had a great deal of pressure in the offensive zone because they won a staggering 21-of-25 in the face-off circle.
 
The Panthers will hit the road next Saturday for their final road game of the season at Quincy. The opening face-off is scheduled for 2:00 PM ET in Quincy, Ill.