The Purdue Northwest men's soccer team finished their season opener in a hard-fought tie against Lewis on Thursday evening, 0-0.
The Basics
- Records: PNW (0-0-1), Lewis (0-0-1)
- Location: Dowling Park - Hammond, Ind.
- Attendance: 200
Inside The Numbers
- Senior Jacob Battista (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia/Dt Kevin's College (Viterbo University)) led the Pride with three shots and all three on goal.
- Sophomore Alex Garcia (Elkhart, Ind./Elkhart), Graduate Flavio Nardecchia (Viterbo, Italy/Liceo Linguistico Mariano Buratti (St. Andrews)), and freshman Kenzo Fukugava () each tallied one shot for Purdue Northwest.
- Graduate Eligh Williams (Gympie, Queensland, Australia/The Southport School) played all 90 minutes in goal for the Pride and made six saves.
- Christian Perez and Mikey Revell both led Lewis with five total shots including three shots on goal.
- Sebastian Dopplehoffer played all 90 minutes in net for the Flyers and notched four saves.
The Breakdown
- Both teams battled back-and-forth in the first half and played to scoreless 0-0 tie into halftime.
- The Pride saw their closet chance hit off the crossbar from a Fukugava shot.
Up Next
- The Pride next hit the road for the when they take on Northwood on Sunday, September 3.
