The Purdue Northwest men's soccer team celebrated Senior Day against #4 Saginaw Valley State on Sunday afternoon. They suffered a hard-fought loss to the Cardinals in a GLIAC battle, 2-0.
Notes: Prior to the start of the game, seniors
Harrison Hooper (Noosa, Queensland, Australia/Saint Andrew's Anglican College), Ishmael Contreras,
Ryan Moran (Attadale, Australia),
Pau Aran (Spain), and
Ariel Navarro (West Haven, Conn./West Haven) were honored by the men's soccer team for Senior Day.
The Basics
- Records: PNW (5-6-4, 5-4-2), #4 Saginaw Valley State (12-0-4, 9-0-4)
- Location: Dowling Park - Hammond, Ind.
- Attendance: 200
Inside The Numbers
- Aran led the Pride with scoring the lone goal off one shot.
- Moran added three shots for Purdue Northwest.
- Sophomore Lucas Bravo Olle dished out an assist during the game.
- Freshman Simon Drda (Liberec, Czech Republic) and junior Diego Luna (Hanover Park, Ill.) chipped in one shot on the afternoon.
- Senior Eligh Williams (Gympie, Queensland, Australia/The Southport School) played all 90 minutes in goal for the Pride and made one save.
- Brady Walker and Jordan Murray led Saginaw Valley State with a goal each.
- Nick Kay played all 90 minutes in net for the Cardinals and notched three saves.
The Breakdown
- The Pride scored the first goal of the game off Aran strike in the 22nd minute and gave the squad a 1-0 lead.
- Saginaw Valley State tied the game up 1-1 in the 32nd minute from a Walker goal.
- The Cardinals sealed the win a Murray goal in the 64th minute to make it 2-1.
Up Next
- The Pride next hit the road for the season finale when they take on Davenport in GLIAC action on Wednesday, October 26. Kick-off is set for 12:30 p.m. central time with GLIAC tournament seeding on the line.
