The Purdue Northwest ACHA D2 Hockey team split their weekend season opener series against Lawrence Tech. Game 1 on Friday night ended with a score of 6-2, and Game 2 on Saturday evening, 2-3.
The Basics
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Records: Purdue Northwest (1-1), Lawrence Tech University (1-1)
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Location: Hammond, Ind. - The Kube
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Season Opener
Game 1
Inside the Numbers
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Freshman Jacob Behnke (South Elgin, Ill.) and Senior Brandon Prodoehl (Munster, Ind./Munster HS) led the Pride with two goals each.
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Freshman Leon Swiatkowski (Mundelein, Ill./Carmel Catholic) and Freshman Jt Verdino also contributed a goal
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Duncan McCourt, Collin Kozijn (Leduc, Alberta), Jt Verdino, and Cole Bocock each dished out an assist.
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Senior Kyle Fritz (Montreal, Canada/Vanguard HS) played all sixty minutes in the goal for the Pride and had 29 saves.
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Timothy Young played forty-two minutes in goal for Lawrence Tech and had 28 saves.
The Breakdown
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Lawrence Tech would strike first in period one with a shorthanded goal, however a few minutes later the Pride would answer back with a powerplay goal to tie the game 1-1.
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In period two the Pride's offense would explode for three goals, but Lawrence Tech would also add another goal in the final seconds of period two.
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The Pride would put the game away in period three with two empty net goals to secure a 6-2 victory.
Game 2
Inside the Numbers
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Freshman Jacob Behnke (South Elgin, Ill.) and Senior Brandon Prodoehl (Munster, Ind./Munster HS) led the Pride with one goal each.
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Graduate Cole Bocock and Senior Brandon Mcneal each dished out an assist.
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Senior Curtis Campbell (Oshawa, Ontario/Maxwell Heights HS) played all sixty minutes in the goal for the Pride and had 36 saves.
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Griffin Foster played sixty minutes in goal for Lawrence Tech and had 26 saves.
The Breakdown
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Leon Swiatkowski (Mundelein, Ill./Carmel Catholic) would get the Pride on the board in the first half with a shorthand goal to take a 1-0 lead going into period two.
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Lawrence tech would answer back in period two putting up two goals to take a 2-1 lead over the Pride.
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In period three Lawrence Tech would add one more goal and the Pride would answer back with a goal from Jacob Behnke (South Elgin, Ill.), but the Pride would run out of time and Lawrence Tech would secure a 3-2 victory over the Pride.
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