The Purdue Northwest ACHA D2 Hockey took on Roosevelt University this Friday and Saturday where the Pride would split the series losing game one 2-1 and winning game two 4-1.

The Basics 

• Records: Purdue Northwest (6-4), Roosevelt (6-4) 
• Location: Chicago, IL and Hammond, Indiana
• Two Game Series

Inside the Numbers 

• Sophomore Sean Curtin (Chicago, Ill.) led the Pride with one goal.
• Jacob Behnke (South Elgin, Ill.), Brandon Mcneal, and Cole Bocock (Griffith, Ind./) also contributed a goal.
• Graduate Cole Bocock (Griffith, Ind./) dished out an assist.
• Senior Vincent Didonato played all sixty minutes in the goal for the Pride and had 45 saves. 
• Alexander Davis played all sixty minutes in goal for Roosevelt and had 45 saves. 

 
The Breakdown 
 

• The first period remained scoreless, setting the stage for an exciting game.

• Purdue University Northwest broke the deadlock in the second period with a goal by Sean Curtin (Chicago, Ill.), assisted by Cole Bocock (Griffith, Ind./).

• Roosevelt University quickly responded with a goal by Braden Silver, assisted by Adrian Ruzencevs.

• The third period saw Roosevelt University secure the win with another goal by Braden Silver, assisted by Adrian Ruzencevs and Conor Wiegel. This would secure the 2-1 victory for the Lakers.

Game Two
Inside the Numbers 

• Senior Anthony Caserta (Perth, Ontario/Perth District Collegiate Institute) and Freshman Savva Verbetskii (Ekaterinburg, Russia) led the Pride with a goal and an assist.
• Jacob Behnke and Brandon Mcneal also contributed a goal.
• Cody Graniczny (Beecher, Ill./Beecher), Jt Verdino, and Sean Curtin (Chicago, Ill.) each had an assist.
• Freshman Luka Krstulovich (Frankfort, Ill.) played 58:19 minutes in the goal for the Pride and had 24 saves. 
• Timothy Darche played 58:19 in goal for Roosevelt and had 45 saves. 

 
The Breakdown 

• In the first period, the Pride scored a power-play goal, with Savva Verbetskii (Ekaterinburg, Russia) finding the net, assisted by Jt Verdino.

• In the second period, Roosevelt University notched a goal at 2:12, courtesy of Braden Silver, who was set up by Dylan Mettetal.

• The Pride responded with another power-play goal, as Jacob Behnke (South Elgin, Ill.) found the back of the net, assisted by Anthony Caserta (Perth, Ontario/Perth District Collegiate Institute) and Savva Verbetskii (Ekaterinburg, Russia). This goal ultimately became the game-winner.

• In the third period, the Pride added an insurance goal at 13:39, scored by Anthony Caserta (Perth, Ontario/Perth District Collegiate Institute) and assisted by Sean Curtin (Chicago, Ill.) and Leon Swiatkowski (Mundelein, Ill./Carmel Catholic).

• The period concluded with the Pride securing the win with an empty-net goal, courtesy of Brandon Mcneal, who was assisted by Cody Graniczny (Beecher, Ill./Beecher).

Up Next
The D2 hockey team hits the ice again on October 28, in Chicago, Illinois against DePaul University at 6:30 PM.