The #8 Purdue Northwest Men's Soccer team's late comeback fell short on the road at Quincy on Wednesday afternoon, 2-1.
The Basics
- Records: PNW (2-1-0), Quincy (1-2-0)
- Location: Jack Mackenzie Field - Quincy, Ill.
- Attendance: 50
Inside The Numbers
- Senior Christian Booth (Toronto, Ontario, Canada/Father John Redmond) led the Pride scoring the lone goal with four total shots.
- Graduate student Martin Murillo (Addison, Ill./Addison Trail) provided the assist during the game.
- Graduate student Tomas Rozman (Sydney, Australia/Champagnat Catholic College) played all 90 minutes in net for the Pride and recorded two saves.
- Carter Venvertloh and Paal Vistnes led Quincy with one goal each.
- George Roke played all 90 minutes in frame for the Hawks and made nine saves.
The Breakdown
- Both teams battled back-and-forth in the first half until Purdue Northwest received a red card in the final minutes to go down a man at halftime with a 0-0 score.
- In the 49th minute, Ventertloh scored the first goal to give Quincy the lead with a man-up, 1-0.
- The Hawks then earned a red card of their own in the 57th minute to even the playing field of 10 men apiece.
- Quincy extended their lead in the 59th minute off a corner kick goal by Vistnes to go up 2-0.
- The Pride cut their deficit to 2-1 in the 85th minute from a Booth goal.
- Purdue Northwest nearly converted multiple chances in the final minutes but weren't able to push through falling in the end, 2-1.
- Purdue Northwest out-shot the Hawks, 28-10.
Up Next
- The Pride return to home action when they host Saint Xavier on Tuesday, September 17. Kick-off is set for 4:00 p.m. central time in Hammond, Indiana at Dowling Park.
