The #21 Purdue Northwest ACHA DI Hockey team returned to the ice after their winter break and swept Roosevelt in a weekend series earning a win on home ice on Friday night, 5-2, and notching the victory on the road, 6-3, on Saturday.

The Basics

• Records: #21 Purdue Northwest (14-5-1, 7-4-0), Roosevelt (7-13)
• Location: The Kube - Hammond, Ind. and Chicago, Ill.
• Attendance: 500

Game 1 
Inside The Numbers

• Junior Craig Herman (Bloomington, Minn./Bloomington Kennedy HS) and freshman Charlie Smith (Waterdown, Ontario/) both led the Pride notching two goals each and two assists.
• Freshman Patrick Hayes earned a goal during the contest.
• Freshman Sam Bourdages (Hearst, Ontario/) chipped in two assists for Purdue Northwest.
• Freshman Cooper Olson (Maple Grove, Minn./) played all 60 minutes in frame for the Pride and recorded 34 saves.
• Danny Bdzoch led Roosevelt with two goals.
• Nicholas Kotz played all 60 minutes in net for the Lakers and made 45 saves.

The Breakdown

• Both teams played to a scoreless first period.
• Hayes started the scoring in the second period with a goal on a power play to put the Pride up 1-0.
• Smith notched his first goal in the second period to make it 2-0 with ten minutes remaining in the period.
• Roosevelt stormed back and scored two straight goals to tie the game up 2-2.
• The Pride didn't flinch after the tie and went back to scoring two straight goals to end the second period up 4-2.
• Herman added his second goal of the game in the third period to make the final score of 5-2.

Game 2 
Inside The Numbers

• Herman earned a hat trick in the second game and added one assist.
• Smith added one goal and three assists.
• Sophomore Jacob Toland (Oshawa, Ontario/) and freshman Hayden Masloski each chipped in one goal during the game.
• Olson played all 60 minutes between the pipes for the Pride and grabbed 41 saves.
• Bdzoch scored two goals again to lead Roosevelt.
• Paolo Suppa started and played all 60 minutes in goal for the Lakers and made 45 saves.

The Breakdown

• The Pride grabbed an early 2-0 lead after period one.
• Purdue Northwest scored two more goals while Roosevelt scored one in the second period and take a 4-1 lead heading into the third.
• Both teams each scored two goals in the third period, but saw Purdue Northwest take the final victory, 6-3.

Up Next

• The Pride hit the road for two games when they take on Eastern Michigan on Friday, January 27 and Saturday, January 28. Both games will start at 5:00 p.m. central time in Ann Arbor, Mich.