The Purdue Northwest ACHA D2 Hockey took on Marian University this Friday and Saturday where the Pride would split the series taking game one by a score of 6-3 and dropping game two by a score of 6-3

The Basics 

• Records: Purdue Northwest (2-2), Roosevelt (1-1) 
• Location: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and Hammond, Indiana
• Two Game Series

Inside the Numbers 

• Savva Verbetskii (Ekaterinburg, Russia/) led the Pride with one goal and an assist.
• Fynn Oneill, Nate Cheney (St. Michael, Minn.), Colin Kozijn, Blake Witkowski (Thompson, Conn.), and Tyson Mccaig also contributed a goal.
• Rico Struckhoff (St. Louis, Mo./Christian Brothers College) played all sixty minutes in the goal for the Pride and had 25 saves. 
• Simon Ellingson led Marian University with one goal and an assist.

 
The Breakdown 

• The first period saw Purdue University Northwest take the lead with a power-play goal by Colin Kozijn, assisted by Nate Cheney (St. Michael, Minn.) and Jordan Degouw at 8:09. Blake Witkowski (Thompson, Conn.) then extended the lead with another goal, assisted by Savva Verbetskii (Ekaterinburg, Russia/) and Jordan Degouw.
• In the second period, Purdue University Northwest added to their advantage with a goal from Tyson Mccaig, assisted by Fynn Oneill and Gabriel Santamaria (Guernsey, United Kingdom) at 8:42. Later, Fynn Oneill scored the game-winning goal, assisted by Savva Verbetskii (Ekaterinburg, Russia/) at 17:25.
• Marian University made a goalie change at the start of the third period with Jackson Powers coming in. Marian University responded quickly with a goal by Simon Ellingson, assisted by Serge Simard and Gavyn Galloway at 0:11. Gavyn Galloway then scored a power-play goal, assisted by Jason Vogler and Simon Ellingson at 3:21.
• Purdue University Northwest secured their lead with an insurance goal by Savva Verbetskii (Ekaterinburg, Russia/) at 6:37. Marian University narrowed the gap with a goal by Cayden Frenette, assisted by Devon Butler and Jace Weber at 16:19, but Purdue's Nate Cheney (St. Michael, Minn.) scored a power-play goal at 19:33 to close out the game.

Game Two
Inside the Numbers 

• Jacob Behnke (South Elgin, Ill.), Adam Napravnik (Praha, Czech Republic), and Jordan Degouw each netted a goal for the Pride.
• Nate Cheney (St. Michael, Minn.) and Colin Kozijn each dished two assists.
• Luka Krstulovich (Frankfort, Ill./) played all sixty minutes in the goal for the Pride and had 22 saves. 
• Gavyn Galloway led Marian University with one goal and two assists.

The Breakdown 

• Marian University took an early lead in the first period with a goal by Simon Ellingson, assisted by Serge Simard at 0:44. Marian added another goal at 6:03 with a short-handed effort by Gavyn Galloway.
• In the second period, Marian extended their lead with a goal from Serge Simard, assisted by Gavyn Galloway at 1:34. Purdue Northwest responded with a power-play goal by Jordan Degouw, assisted by Colin Kozijn and Nate Cheney (St. Michael, Minn.) at 3:38. Later in the period, Jacob Behnke (South Elgin, Ill.) scored for the Pride, with assists from Colin Kozijn and Nate Cheney (St. Michael, Minn.), closing the gap at 18:04.
• The third period saw Marian University take control again with a power-play, game-winning goal from Jackson Sweeney, assisted by Gavyn Galloway and Jason Vogler at 1:36. Marian's Justin Doucette added an insurance goal at 7:00, assisted by Chris Regan and Jackson Sweeney. Purdue Northwest's Adam Napravnik (Praha, Czech Republic) scored at 12:13, assisted by Savva Verbetskii (Ekaterinburg, Russia/) and Fynn Oneill, but Marian University sealed the game with a goal by Chris Regan at 18:15.

Up Next
The D2 hockey team hits the ice again on October 11, in Aurora, Illinois against Aurora University. Game time is TBA