The Purdue Northwest men's soccer team tied with Parkside in a rainy Sunday afternoon in their GLIAC opener during a hard-fought battle, 1-1.
The Basics
- Records: PNW (3-0-3, 0-0-1), Parkside (2-1-2, 0-0-1)
- Location: Dowling Park - Hammond, Ind.
- Attendance: 100
Inside The Numbers
- Senior Hugo Lorenzo (Madrid, Spain/Guzman el Bueno (William Penn)) led the Pride scoring the lone goal of the game, notching his fifth straight game with a goal.
- Junior Marco Ussi (Carrara, Italy/Liceo Linguistico Montesori (Bergen Community College)) added two during the contest.
- Graduate Eligh Williams (Gympie, Queensland, Australia/The Southport School) played all 90 minutes in net for Purdue Northwest and tallied a five saves.
- Alejandro Martinez led Parkside with one goal.
- Daniyal Rana played all 90 minutes in goal for the Rangers and made three saves.
The Breakdown
- Both teams finished the first-half scoreless and headed into halftime tied 0-0.
- Purdue Northwest broke the scoreless tie in the 55th minute off a Lorenzo strike and take a 1-0 lead.
- Parkside tied the game up 1-1 in the 72nd minuted from a Marinez goal.
- Both squads had several chances to take the lead but none converted and game ended in a tie, 1-1.
Up Next
- The Pride next return to home action when they Northern Michigan on Friday, September 22. Kick-off is set for 3:00 p.m. central time at Dowling Park and Pepsi Field.
