The #7 Purdue Northwest ACHA DI Hockey team split their weekend series against Davenport in two hard-fought match-ups this past weekend. The Pride defeated the Panthers this past Thursday in a 3-0 shutout while falling on Saturday, 3-1.

The Basics

• Records: #7 Purdue Northwest (5-1,1-1), Davenport (7-5,2-2)
• Location: The Kube - Hammond, Ind. and Grand Rapids, Mich.
• Attendance: 500

Game 1
Inside The Numbers

• Freshman Mason Cole (Saginaw, Mich.), junior Carter Hobbs (Des Moines, Iowa/), and junior Michael Clough (Andover, Minn./) each led the Pride with one goal.
• Freshman Easton Tok (Eau Claire, Wis.) added two assists for Purdue Northwest.
• Sophomore Cooper Olson (Maple Grove, Minn./) played all 60 minutes between the pipes for the Pride and recorded 35 saves to earn another shutout.
• Nathan Gauthier started in goal for the Panthers playing all 60 minutes in goal and made 38 saves.

The Breakdown

• Both teams were held scoreless in first period.
• The Pride scored their first goal late in the second period to grab a 1-0 lead heading into the third.
• Purdue Northwest scored two goals in the third period to bring the score up to 3-0.
• The Pride defense and goalkeeping were strong all game and held on in the end for the 3-0 shutout victory.
• Purdue Northwest held a slight advantage in total shots, 41-35.

Game 2
Inside The Numbers

• Junior Hayden Masloski (Andover, Minn./) led the Pride scoring their lone goal.
• Cole added one assist during the game for Purdue Northwest.
• Olson played all 60 minutes between the pipes for the Pride once again and recorded 24 saves.
• Three different Davenport players scored one goal to lead the team.
• Kyler Lowden earned the start in goal for the Panthers playing all 60 minutes and made 31 saves to help tally the win.

The Breakdown

• Neither team was able to light up the lamp in the first period going scoreless to the second, 0-0.
• Davenport grabbed the lead in the second period to take a 1-0 lead.
• Several minutes after the Panthers goal, Masloski scored the game-tying goal for Purdue Northwest to make it 1-1.
• Davenport regained the lead later in the second period and hold a 2-1 advantage going into the third period.
• The Panthers added another goal in the third to make it 3-1 to grow their lead.
• The Pride were not able to capitalize on several man-advantages during the third and couldn't get any more scoring as they fell in the end in a tough road game, 3-1.

Up Next

• The Pride now take on #10 Calvin in a Top-Ten home-and-home weekend series. Purdue Northwest hosts the Knights Thursday, October 24 at 7:00 PM CT at The Kube in Hammond, Indiana to begin the series and then travel to Grand Rapids, Michigan on Saturday, October 26 with puck-drop set for 6:30 PM CT.