Brian Esquival
1
St. Cloud St. CSU (3-6-1, 1-4-0)
2
Winner Purdue Northwest PNW (2-7-2, 1-3-2)
St. Cloud St. CSU
(3-6-1, 1-4-0)
1
Final
2
Purdue Northwest PNW
(2-7-2, 1-3-2)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Cloud St. CSU 0 1 1
Purdue Northwest PNW 1 1 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer tallies win over St. Cloud State

The Purdue Northwest Men's Soccer team tallied a big GLIAC win at home taking down St. Cloud State on Friday afternoon, 2-1.

The Basics
  • Records: Purdue Northwest (2-7-2, 1-3-2), St. Cloud State (3-6-1, 1-3-2)
  • Location: Dowling Park - Hammond, Ind.
  • Attendance: 100
Inside the Numbers
  • Freshman Landon Potts (Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf) scored his third goal of the season in the fourth minute, assisted by Aloe Berassa (Miranda de Ebro, Spain), to give Purdue Northwest the early lead.
  • Sophomore Roman Lynch (Mundelein, Ill./Carmel Catholic) added his second goal of the season in the 59th minute, doubling the Pride's advantage.
  • Sophomore Mateus Baptista de Souza (Curitiba, Brazil/Montverde Academy) played all 90 minutes for PNW, making two saves and notching the win.
  • Andrés García converted a penalty kick in the 88th minute for St. Cloud State, marking his fourth goal of the season.
  • Purdue Northwest outshot St. Cloud State 15-10, including a dominant 11-1 edge in the first half.
  • The Pride placed five shots on goal, while the Huskies managed three.
  • Both teams earned six corner kicks.
  • Purdue Northwest committed 12 fouls compared to seven by St. Cloud State.
  • Four yellow cards were issued in the match, two to each side, with three coming in the final 15 minutes.
The Breakdown
  • Purdue Northwest wasted no time getting on the board, scoring less than four minutes into the match through a quick connection from Berassa to Potts.
  • The Pride maintained attacking momentum throughout the first half, generating 11 shots and applying consistent pressure.
  • Roman Lynch (Mundelein, Ill./Carmel Catholic) extended the lead early in the second half, capitalizing on one of PNW's few chances after the break.
  • St. Cloud State increased its urgency in the final 45 minutes, outshooting the Pride 9-4 and eventually breaking through via a late penalty.
  • Despite the late goal, Purdue Northwest held firm defensively to secure its first conference win of the season.
Up Next
  • Purdue Northwest hits the road when they travel to take on Roosevelt on Wednesday, October 15 in GLIAC play. Kick-off is set for 7:00 PM CT in Chicago, Illinois.
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