The Purdue Northwest women's soccer team took down Saginaw Valley State the road in their GLIAC opener on Friday afternoon, 2-1.
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The Basics
- Records: PNW (4-0-1,1-0), Saginaw Valley State (2-3,0-1)
- Location: Robert Braddock Field - University Center, Mich.
- Attendance: 206
Inside The Numbers
- Junior Yoselin Garcia(Joliet, Ill./Joilet West) led the Pride with one goal and one assist.
- Sophomore Nayla Pena (Edinburg, Texas/Robert Vela) added one goal for the Pride.
- Sophomore Addison Thomas (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc) chipped in one assist during the game.
- Sophomore Meta Fischer (DeForest, Wis./DeForest) started and played all 90 minutes in goal for Purdue Northwest making two saves.
- Emma Bradly led SVSUÂ with one goal off three shots.
- Lainey Garbarz played all 90 minutes in goal for the Cardinals and notched two saves.
The Breakdown
- The Pride scored the first goal of the game off a Garcia strike in the ninth minute to take an early 1-0 lead.
- SVSU tied things up in the 24th minute 1-1, on a corner kick header from Bradley.
- Purdue Northwest grabbed the lead in the 57th minute off a Pena goal which ultimately became the game-winner to give the Pride a big 2-1 victory.
- The Pride slightly outshot the Cardinals, 8-7.
Up Next
- The Pride return to home action when they host Michigan Tech in GLIAC play on Friday, September 27. Kick-off is set for 12:00 PM CT in Hammond, Indiana at Dowling Park.
