CALEDONIA, Mich. — Davenport women's soccer opened its final stretch of regular-season home games with a 2-0 victory over Roosevelt on Friday, using two first-half goals and a strong defensive performance to earn the shutout. The Panthers outshot the Lakers 21-5 and put 13 attempts on goal to secure the conference win. Currently sitting third in the GLIAC standings, Davenport will look to strengthen its position and secure home-field advantage for the conference tournament as it closes out the regular season with two home matchups, hosting Northern Michigan on Thursday, Oct. 29, at noon before facing Michigan Tech on Saturday, Oct. 31, at noon.

The Panthers took control early against Roosevelt as Isabella Workman scored an unassisted goal at 16:06 before Ella Chatfield doubled the lead at 24:51 off an assist from Abigail Waldron for her first goal of the season. Davenport carried the 2-0 advantage into halftime and continued applying pressure after the break, recording four shots and four corner kicks in the opening 11 minutes of the second half. Elizabeth Wolter and the Panthers' defense held firm to preserve the shutout, with Wolter finishing with two saves. Workman recorded three shots on goal, while Chatfield scored on her only attempt.

The Panthers enter their final week of the regular season looking to build on Friday's performance and finish strong at home. Audrey Muterspaugh leads Davenport with seven goals this season, while Wolter has recorded 81 saves with a 1.13 goals-against average and a .827 save percentage. Davenport will first face Northern Michigan on Thursday before closing out the regular season against Michigan Tech on Saturday, with both matches set for noon at Pappas Stadium.

Scouting the Opponents 
Northern Michigan
About the Wildcats

• Northern Michigan enters their final week of the regular season with a 8-3-5 overall record and a 5-3-4 mark in GLIAC play.
• Thursday's matchup marks the first meeting between Davenport and Northern Michigan this season. The Wildcats hold an 8-4-2 advantage in the all-time series.
• Senior Madison Bilbia leads Northern Michigan with six goals and 15 points, adding three assists and 51 shots through 16 games. Sole Corley and Addison Frantti have also contributed five goals each, while Alyse Daavettila leads the team with four assists.
• Redshirt Sophomore goalkeeper Carly Sides has started all 16 games for Northern Michigan, recording 55 saves, a .797 save percentage and a 0.88 goals-against average. She has also posted seven shutouts while compiling an 8-3-5 record.
• Erin Egolf is in her second year leading the Northern Michigan women's soccer program.

Michigan Tech
About the Huskies

• The Huskies enter their final week with a 1-12-3 overall record and a 1-8-3 mark in GLIAC play.
• Davenport and Michigan Tech meet for the first time this season on Saturday, with the all-time series between the two programs even at 6-6-2.
• Havannah Brockington leads Michigan Tech with two goals and four points, while Karli Koskinen has recorded one goal and two assists for four points. Koskinen also leads the team with 23 shots, while Reilly Lovercheck has added 20 shots and one goal.
• Bri Barrows has started 16 games in goal for the Huskies, recording 118 saves, a .766 save percentage and a 2.34 goals-against average. Natalie Miller has also appeared in two games, posting a .909 save percentage and a 1.64 goals-against average.
• Melissa Kuhar is in her third season as head coach of the Michigan Tech women's soccer program.

Live Coverage
Thursday, October 29 vs. Northern Michigan (12 PM) - Live Video (FloSports) - Live Stats 
Saturday, October 31 vs. Michigan Tech (12 PM) - Live Video (FloSports) - Live Stats