The Purdue Northwest men's soccer team defeated Quincy on Tuesday afternoon to earn their first win of the 2023 season, 3-1.
The Basics
- Records: PNW (1-0-2), Quincy (0-3-0)
- Location: Dowling Park - Hammond, Ind.
- Attendance: 75
Inside The Numbers
- Senior Hugo Lorenzo (Madrid, Spain/Guzman el Bueno (William Penn)) led the Pride scoring two goals.
- Freshman Kenzo Fukugava (), junior Fausto Gionchetti (Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina/Oakhill Pilar (Bethany College)), graduate Ryan Moran (Perth, Western Australia/Jerudong International School), and senior Jacob Battista (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia/Dt Kevin's College (Viterbo University)) each added an assist.
- Graduate Eligh Williams (Gympie, Queensland, Australia/The Southport School) played all 90 minutes in goal for Purdue Northwest and made one save.
- Jake Ellis led Quincy with one goal during the game.
- George Roke played all 90 minutes in net for the Hawks and notched one save.
The Breakdown
- The Pride secured their first goal with an own goal by Quincy in the 24th minute to take a 1-0 lead.
- Lorenzo scored his first goal in the 32nd minute to increase the Pride lead to 2-0 in the first half.
- Purdue Northwest went up 3-0 in the 60th minute off of Lorenzo's second goal of the contest.
- Quincy notched their lone goal in the 89th minute by Ellis to make the final score, 3-1.
Up Next
- The Pride next look to defend home field once again when they host Illinois Springfield on Saturday, September 9 with kick-off slated for 11:00 a.m. central time. Purdue Northwest will also be hosting their Sports Fest during the game and throughout the afternoon.
