#11 ACHA DI Hockey splits series vs. Illinois

1/29/2024 4:26:00 PM

The #11 Purdue Northwest ACHA DI Hockey split their home-and-home series in two very tough and gritty games against Illinois. On the Friday night, the Pride lost in a nail-biting shooting, 3-2, and then came back twice against the Fighting Illini on Saturday to earn the hard-fought win, 3-2.

The Basics
  • Records: #11 Purdue Northwest (22-6,10-4), Illinois (10-9-1)
  • Location: Hammond, Ind. and Champaign, Ill.
  • Attendance: 400
Game 1 
Inside The Numbers
  • Sophomore Carter Hobbs (Des Moines, Iowa/) and freshman RJ Swaw (Orland Park, Ill.) each led the Pride with a goal each.
  • Sophomore Michael Clough (Andover, Minn./) and Sophomore Hayden Masloski (Andover, Minn./) each chipped in one assist.
  • Sophomore Cooper Olson (Maple Grove, Minn./) played all 65 minutes between the pipes for the Pride and made 22 saves.
  • Gregory Etingen and David Etingen each scored a goal for Illinois.
  • Ben Mazurek played all 65 minutes in the net for the Fighting Illini making 48 total saves.
The Breakdown
  • The Pride started the scoring netting the only goal in the first period to take a 1-0 lead.
  • Both teams scored a goal each in the second period but Purdue Northwest still held a 2-1 advantage.
  • Illinois scored early in the third period to tie it up 2-2 and the game headed to overtime.
  • No teams were able to score in the overtime period and the game went to a shootout.
  • The Pride only converted 1-of-3 penalty shots while Illinois scored 2-of-3 to seal the win in the end.
Game 2
Inside The Numbers
  • Hobbs led the Pride scoring two goals during the game.
  • Clough netted the other goal for Purdue Northwest.
  • Junior Sam Bourdages (Hearst, Ontario/) added two assists.
  • Sophomore Andrew Remer (Lake Orion, Mich./), freshman Jared Topil (Lincoln, Neb.), and freshman Bryce Jacobsen (DeForest, Wis.) each chipped in one assist.
  • Olson played all 60 minutes in goal for the Pride.
  • Luke Alpe and Alexander Matveev each led the Fighting Illini with one goal.
  • Mazurek played all 60 minutes in net for Illinois.
The Breakdown
  • Both teams did not score in the first period going to 0-0 into the second period.
  • Illinois scored two goals and the Pride netted one in the second period but saw the Fighting Illini with a 2-1 lead.
  • Hobbs scored early in the third period to tie it up 2-2.
  • The Pride then took the lead in the final four minutes off a Clough goal to earn the win, 3-2.
Up Next
  • The Pride next host Roosevelt on Friday, February 1 in their Outdoor Series game. Puck-drop is set for 7:00 PM CT at Bulldog Park in Crown Point, Indiana.
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