GLIAC Tournament Preview: Panthers facing NMU at home

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A pair of matches against the top two GLIAC opponents clinched the third seed in the 2023 GLIAC Tournament for the Davenport University men’s soccer team, allowing them to host the quarterfinals on their home pitch. The Panthers needed to defeat Wisconsin-Parkside and Purdue Northwest this past weekend and did exactly, winning 3-2 and 2-1, respectively, to level both season series at 1-1 apiece. Vitalis Takawira Jr. was named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week for marking one goal and two assists (four points) between the matches. DU’s season record improved to 5-4-5 overall (4-3-3 GLIAC)…