The #20 Purdue Northwest ACHA DI Hockey opened the new 2023-24 season with a weekend home series sweep of #16 Lawrence Tech defeating the Blue Devils on Friday, 7-1, and the following day on Saturday in a hard-fought battle, 6-3.

The Basics

• Records: #20 Purdue Northwest (2-0), #16 Lawrence Tech (0-2)
• Location: Hammond, Ind. - The Kube
• Attendance: 500

Game 1 
Inside The Numbers

• Junior Sam Bourdages (Hearst, Ontario/) led the Pride scoring two goals.
• Sophomore Michael Clough (Andover, Minn./), freshman Max Beller (Sioux City, Iowa), freshman Jared Topil (Lincoln, Neb.), and sophomore Hayden Masloski (Andover, Minn./) each added one goal and one assist.
• Junior Jacob Toland (Ashburn, Ontario/) chipped in a goal for Purdue Northwest.
• Freshman Cooper Olson (Maple Grove, Minn./) played all 60 minutes in frame for the Pride and racked up 38 saves.
• Sean Pilet scored the lone goal for Lawrence Tech.
• Brett Tome and Noah Brandau both played in goal for the Blue Devils and made a total of 36 stops.

The Breakdown

• The Pride started the scoring in the first period netting three goals and taking a 3-0 lead after the one.
• Purdue Northwest scored three more goals to extend their lead to 6-0 with four minutes remaining in the second.
• Lawrence Tech scored their lone goal in the late stages of the second period to make the score 6-1.
• The Pride netted one final goal in the third period to make the final score, 7-1.

Game 2
Inside The Numbers

• Freshman Chase Solberg (Anchorage, Alaska) and sophomore Carter Hobbs (Des Moines, Iowa/) led the Pride with one goal and one assist each.
• Senior Craig Herman (Bloomington, Minn./Bloomington Kennedy HS), freshman Dave Anderson (Carrolton, Texas), Topil, and Masloski each netted one goal apiece during the game..
• Olson played all 60 minutes in goal once again for the Pride. He recorded 29 saves.
• Thimo Ey, Drake Barnish, and Liam Bland each scored a goal for Lawrence Tech.
• Tome played all 60 minutes between the pipes for the Blue Devils and recorded 19 stops.

The Breakdown

• The Pride started off the scoring in the first period with an Anderson goal six minutes in to take a 1-0 lead.
• The Blue Devils tied it up 1-1 a few minutes later in the first.
• Purdue Northwest took a 2-1 lead heading into the end of the first period after a goal from Topil.
• Each team scored two goals in the second period and saw the Pride take a slim 4-3 lead after two periods.
• The Pride finished the game scoring two more goals in the third period to put away Lawrence Tech in the end, 6-3.

Up Next

• The Pride next take on nationally ranked Adrian College in a home-and-home series starting when Purdue Northwest travels to Adrian, Michigan on Thursday, September 28 starting at 7:30 p.m. central time. The Pride then host the Bulldogs in primetime action on Saturday, September 30 with puck-drop scheduled for 7:00 p.m. central time at The Kube.