The Purdue Northwest Men's Soccer team take historic season came to an end falling to Lewis in a hard-fought battle in the NCAA Tournament Opening Round on Friday afternoon, 1-0.
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The BasicsÂ
- Records: 10-seeded PNW (10-4-4, 5-3-2), 7-seeded Lewis (11-3-5)
- Location: Kiwanis Stadium - Springfield, Illinois
- Attendance: 1,000
Inside The NumbersÂ
- Senior Hugo Lorenzo (Madrid, Spain/Guzman el Bueno (William Penn)) led the Pride with three total shots.
- Graduate student Eligh Williams (Gympie, Queensland, Australia/The Southport School) played all 90 minutes in frame for the Pride recording eight saves.
- Cristian Perez led Lewis with one goal during the game.
- Sebastian Dopplehoffer played all 90 minutes in goal for the Flyers and tallied six saves.
The BreakdownÂ
- Both team battled back-and-forth during the first-half to a tight 0-0 tie heading into halftime.
- Lewis broke the scoreless tie in the 77th minute after a Perez goal to take a 1-0 lead.
- The Pride gave a valiant effort till the very end but fell just short in the end 1-0 to the Flyers.
