The Purdue Northwest men's soccer team slipped in a nail-biter against St. Cloud State in home GLIAC play on Friday afternoon, 3-2.
The Basics
- Records: PNW (4-5-2, 4-3-0), St. Cloud State (3-6-2, 2-5-0)
- Location: Dowling Park - Hammond, Ind.
- Attendance: 100
Inside The Numbers
- Freshman Simon Drda (Liberec, Czech Republic) and sophomore Lucas Bravo Olle led Purdue Northwest with each scoring a goal.
- Senior Ryan Moran (Attadale, Australia) added three shots and one assist during the game.
- Freshman Thomas Bauer (Bavaria, Germany) chipped in one assist.
- Senior Eligh Williams (Gympie, Queensland, Australia/The Southport School) played all 90 minutes for the Pride in goal and grabbed one save.
- Owen Worsdell led St. Cloud State with two goals on two shots.
- Gage Steiner played all 90 minutes in goal for the Huskies and made one save.
The Breakdown
- Worsdell started the scoring in the first half when nailed a strike to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead in the 30th minute.
- The Pride tied the game 1-1 in the second half off a goal from Drda in the 55th minute.
- St. Cloud State reclaimed the lead in the 75th minute off a strike from Miguel Konde Gwo to make it, 2-1.
- Olle tied the game up 2-2 for PNW when he scored in the 81st minute.
- The Huskies didn't go away as they scored the final goal 30 seconds later from Worsdell to take the game, 3-2.
Up Next
- The Pride look to defend home field once again when they host Upper Iowa in GLIAC action on Sunday, October 9. Game time is scheduled for 11:00 a.m.
