GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The ACHA women's Division I hockey team opened the 2026-27 season with a dominant performance on Friday, cruising to a 12-0 victory over Saginaw Valley State. The Panthers scored four goals in each period and held the Cardinals to just three shots on goal in the contest.

Davenport jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first period. Mika Kulynych scored at 12:40 with an assist from Abi Courtney to open the scoring. Ella Knapp added another goal just 13 seconds later from Megan Boos. Courtney then found the back of the net at 16:52 with assists from Knapp and Rachel Siefken, before Siefken capped the first-period scoring at 19:13 from Olivia Neumann.

The Panthers continued their offensive attack in the second period, scoring four more times. Sydria Retzlaff scored on the power play 1:10 into the period from Abby Hildebrand before Megan Boos scored her first goal of the night at 8:07 with assists from Jordin Williams and Mika Kulynych. Ainsley Skinner scored at 11:35 from Rachel Siefken, and Gabby Basha added a goal at 19:00 from Ella Knapp and Siefken to give Davenport an 8-0 advantage heading into the final period. 

Davenport added four more goals in the third period to complete the shutout. Basha scored her second goal of the night at 9:45 from Siefken, while Abbey Cowan found the net at 12:17 from Lauryn Hansen. Siefken completed her hat trick at 16:05 with assists from Makenna Tronnes and Basha. Boos capped the scoring at 17:36 with her second goal of the game from Skinner and Kulynych.

Siefken led the Panthers with six points on two goals and four assists, while Boos and Basha each recorded two goals. Kulynych and Knapp each finished with a goal and two assists, while Courtney, Skinner, Retzlaff and Cowan also found the back of the net.

Avery Hall played all 60 minutes in goal for Davenport, stopping all three shots she faced to earn the shutout.

The Panthers finished the night with 86 shots on goal and went 1-for-2 on the power play, while Saginaw Valley State finished 0-for-1 with the man advantage.

Davenport will return to action next weekend, traveling to Ann Arbor to face Eastern Michigan on Friday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 26 at 3:30 p.m.