The #20 Purdue Northwest ACHA DI Hockey team went toe to toe with #9 Grand Valley State in a series winning on Thursday night, 5-2, and falling short Friday night during the Outdoor Series at Bulldog Park, 2-1.
Game Note: Prior to the home game, the Pride honored seniors
Cole Bocock (Griffith, Ind./) and
Brandon Prodoehl (Munster, Ind./Munster HS).
The Basics
- Records: #20 Purdue Northwest (18-5-1, 11-4-0), #9 Grand Valley State (30-6)
- Location: Crown Point, Ind. - Bulldog Park
- Attendance: 400
Game 1
Inside The Numbers
- Junior Craig Herman (Bloomington, Minn./Bloomington Kennedy HS) (Bloomington, Minn/Bloomington Kennedy HS) led the pride with two goals and one assist
- Freshmen Jordan DeGouw (Calgary, Alberta/) (Calgary, Alberta), and Freshmen Andrew Remer (Lake Orion, Mich./) (Lake Orion, Mich.) added one goal as well.
- Sophomore Sam Bourdages (Hearst, Ontario/) (Hearst, Ontario) added a goal as well as having two assists.
- Freshman Cooper Olson (Maple Grove, Minn.) played all 60 minutes in frame for the Pride and racked up 43 saves.
- Gage Thrall and Eric Hulford chipped in goals for Grand Valley Sate.
- Devin Naidow played all 60 minutes in goal for the Lakers and made 19 stops.
The Breakdown
- The game was even in the first period with the score ending 1-1
- Both the Pride and Lakers struggled to score in the second with it ending 1-1.
- The Pride then ran away with the game scoring 4 goals to Grand Valley's one, ending the game 5-2.
Game 2
Inside The Numbers
- Andrew Remer (Lake Orion, Mich./) (Lake Orion, Mich.) scored Purdue Northwest's lone goal.
- Freshman Cooper Olson (Maple Grove, Minn.) played a little over 35 minutes racking up 31 saves.
- Freshman Isaac Hyde (Ft. Wayne, Ind./) (Ft. Wayne, Ind.) was put in during the second period and recorded 15 saves.
- Carson Korte and Gage Thrall both chipped in a goal for the Lakers.
- Joshua Surzio, Eric Hulford, and Zarchary Borchardt each had one assist.
- Devin Naidow played all 60 minutes in the goal, ending with
The Breakdown
- The Pride started slow ending the first period down 0-1.
- Purdue Northwest struggled in the second period but played tough defense to hold the score 0-1.
- The Pride tied the game up but could not hold on in the end with the final score of 1-2.
Up Next
- The Pride next take on Roosevelt University on Saturday, February 18. The game takes place at 430 S. Michigan Ave. The game is scheduled for 7:00 pm central time.
