2025 Men's Soccer Senior Day
2
Winner Saginaw Valley SVU (8-2-4, 7-2-1)
1
Purdue Northwest PNW (2-11-2, 1-7-2)
Winner
Saginaw Valley SVU
(8-2-4, 7-2-1)
2
Final
1
Purdue Northwest PNW
(2-11-2, 1-7-2)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Saginaw Valley SVU 0 2 2
Purdue Northwest PNW 1 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer celebrates Senior Day against Saginaw Valley State

The Purdue Northwest Men's Soccer team celebrated Senior Day on Sunday afternoon, honoring their 11 seniors prior to the start of the game. PNW sadly dropped a close conference contest at home falling 2-1 to Saginaw Valley State.
 

The Basics

  • Records: Purdue Northwest (2-11-2, 1-7-2 GLIAC), Saginaw Valley (8-2-4, 7-2-1 GLIAC)
  • Location: Dowling Park – Hammond, Indiana
  • Attendance: 150

Inside the Numbers

  • Freshman Landon Potts (Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf) led PNW with one goal and senior Marco Ussi (Carrara, Italy/Liceo Linguistico Montesori) added an assist.
  • Purdue Northwest totaled five shots, including two on target.
  • Saginaw Valley Stae recorded 11 shots, with seven on frame.
  • Purdue Northwest earned one corner kick, while the Cardinals finished with five.
  • Sophomore Mateus Baptisat de Souza played all 90 minutes in goal for Purdue Northwest and made five saves in the match.
  • Eoin Farrell and Lui Ingavi led the Cardinals with one goal each.
  • Saginaw Valley State's Nick Kay played all 90 minutes in frame registering one save on the day to earn the win.
  • The game featured 34 combined fouls, with Saginaw Valley State committing 21 and Purdue Northwest 13.
  • Four yellow cards were issued, two to each team.

The Breakdown

  • Purdue Northwest struck early as Potts put the Pride ahead just over one minute into the match, finishing a setup from Ussi.
  • The Pride carried the 1-0 advantage into halftime after a strong defensive effort held Saginaw Valley scoreless through the first 45 minutes.
  • The Cardinals drew level in the 55th minute when Farrell converted a penalty kick.
  • Less than two minutes later, Ingavi scored the go-ahead goal off an assist from Matty Telfer, giving Saginaw Valley State a 2-1 lead they would not relinquish.
  • Purdue Northwest worked to find an equalizer late but was limited to three second-half shots.
  • Despite a strong start and resilient defensive showing, PNW were undone by two quick second-half strikes from the Cardinals.
  • Saginaw Valley's finishing efficiency and second-half pressure proved to be the difference in the tightly contested match.
Up Next
  • Purdue Northwest hits the road for their final two regular season games when they first travel to take on Parkside on Friday, October 31 in GLIAC play. Kick-off is set for 12:00 PM CT in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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