Box Score HAMMOND, Ind. — The D2 Purdue Northwest men's ice hockey team won the second game of a back-to-back against the D1 Northern Illinois Huskies, 6-1, on Saturday night. The win marked the first home victory for head coach Nick Tomczyk in his debut at The Kube.

As expected with back-to-backs, the physicality was high throughout the entirety of the contest.
 
There was a lid on the goal for the Huskies, as PNW goaltender Kyle Fritz allowed just one goal and earned 26 saves. NIU pushed the puck down the ice and applied pressure at times, but the Pride netminder was solid all night.
 
The PNW offensive attack caught fire with Sam Bourdages (6:05 1st, 10:23 1st) and Brett Bandstra (6:46 3rd, 19:18 3rd) each having a pair of goals, along with goals from Anthony Caserta (9:06 2nd) and Jeremy Lochow(2:13 3rd). Josh Gillgren, Craig Herman, Josh Hall, Luke Eenigenburg, and Bourdages all chipped in with an assist.
 
The second straight win over NIU brings the PNW D2 squad to 3-2-0 on the season.

UP NEXT
PNW returns to action against Davenport next Friday (Oct. 1) at The Kube, before traveling to take on the Panthers the following day in Grand Rapids, Mich.

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