The Purdue Northwest ACHA DI Hockey team dominated in their season opener against Aurora University on Saturday afternoon, 7-0.

The Basics

• Records: Purdue Northwest (1-0), Aurora (0-1)
• Location: The Kube - Hammond, Ind.
• Attendance: 350

Inside The Numbers

• Junior Craig Herman (Bloomington, Minn./Bloomington Kennedy HS) led Purdue Northwest with two goals and one assist.
• Freshman Michael Clough (Andover, Minn.) had one goal and two assists.
• Freshman Hayden Mosloski (Andover, Minn.) and freshman Sam Bourdages (Hearst, Ontario/) each earned one goal and one assist during the game.
• Senior Brandon Prodoehl (Munster, Ind./Munster HS) and junior Duncan McCourt (Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville Community HS) each chipped in one goal for the squad.
• Freshman Carter Hobbs (Des Moines, Iowa) added two assists on the afternoon.
• Freshman Cooper Olson (Maple Grove, Minn.) played all 60 minutes in goal for the Pride and pitched his first shut-out of the season with 14 saves.
• Skylar Coard made 50 saves for Aurora.

The Breakdown

• The Pride lit up the scoreboard in the first period scoring five goals to take a commanding 5-0 lead.
• Herman added a goal in the second period for the Pride and increase to 6-0.
• Purdue Northwest added the final goal in the third period off a shot from Masloski to win the game, 7-0.
• The Pride out shot Aurora 50-14.
• Purdue Northwest finished 1 for 6 in power play opportunities. 

Up Next

• The Pride return to home action once again when they welcome the Fighting Illini of Illinois on Thursday, October 6. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at The Kube.