Davenport Beats Wheeling in Penalty-Strewn, Cross-Divisional Clash
Davenport took on Wheeling Saturday in a meeting of the 2024-25 NIRA DII runners-up and the NCR D1 winners.
Hosts Davenport won the game 42-12 led by two tries from Kara Higgins and some strong goalkicking from Leilani Lepe.
Big First Half Sees Mount Past Davenport
Mount St. Mary's rode a strong first half to defeat Davenport 29-14 Saturday in Cleveland, Ohio.
The teams met in a neutral site at St. Edward HS, and they enjoyed good weather, if a little breezy. The wind, in fact, did seem to have some influence over this game.
Preseason Match Competitive Between Marian, Davenport
Marian University pulled off their second-straight close win in their preseason Saturday with a 27-25 defeat of Davenport.
The Knights came back from a 22-5 deficit to win the game. While this was a preseason match and Davenport changed up some combinations, it was still a strong showing for Marian.
D1A Eastern Bracket Playoff Games: Eastern Update Here's the latest from the D1A playoffs in the Eastern bracket. Navy scored early, gave up a try on a chargedown, and then kept the pressure in winning 41-7 over Mary Washington. The Mids scored off a short lineout throw less than three minutes in, with hooker Jake Beitia charging over.
Davenport Makes Statement in Road Win In a result that was a bit of an upset, Davenport defeated Arkansas State 17-16 in Jonesboro Saturday. These two teams had played a deceptively close game in Grand Rapids in the fall—ASU eventually won 30 but it was a 17-8 game as late as 65 minutes in. This time, Davenport was determined not to allow a late-game points surge. As it was, the Red Wolves got their points early. At halftime Arkan
