The 6-seeded Purdue Northwest Men's Soccer team season came to an end after a tough loss in the GLIAC Men's Soccer Tournament Quarterfinals against 2-seeded Saginaw Valley State on Friday night, 1-0.
The Basics
- Records: PNW (7-9-2, 3-7-2), Saginaw Valley State (12-5-0,8-4-0)
- Location: Morris Field – Chicago, Ill.
- Attendance: 200
Inside The Numbers
- Graduate student Christian Booth (Toronto, Ontario, Canada/Father John Redmond), senior Kenzo Fukugava (São Paulo, Brazil/Collegio Santoamerico), and graduate student Tobias Crosariol (Milan, Italy/German School of Milan) led the Pride with three shots each.
- Freshman Mateus Baptista de Souza (Curitiba, Brazil/Montverde Academy) started in goal and played all 90 minutes recording one save.
- Jayden Cameron led Saginaw Valley State with the lone goal off four total shots.
- Nick Kay played all 90 minutes in frame for the Cardinals and made five saves for the shutout.
The Breakdown
- Both teams battled to 0-0 first half.
- The squads continued to battle with close shots near the new throughout the majority of the second half.
- In the 82nd minute, Cameron was able hit a shot in the box after a scramble and give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead.
- The Pride came close near the end of the game to tie things up but couldn't find the back of the net falling in the end in tough battle, 1-0.
- Purdue Northwest held a slight advantage in total shots, 14-12.
