The Basics

• Records: Purdue Northwest (4-3-2,2-3), #3 Grand Valley State (8-1, 5-0)
• Location: Dowling Park – Hammond, Indiana
• Attendance: 100

Inside the Numbers

• Junior Addison Thomas (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc), junior Dakota Fulkerson (Peoria, Ill./Richwoods) , and senior Ashley Gasca (Elgin, Ill./Burlington Central) each led Purdue Northwest with one shot.
• Junior Meta Fischer (DeForest, Wis./DeForest) started the first 45 minutes for Purdue Northwest in goal and made one save.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Poppy Jackson (Lexington, Ky./Lafayette) finished the final 45 minutes for PNW and shutout the Lakers in the second half.
• Alli French and Kendall Aitkens both led GVSU with one goal each.
• Macie Hunter played all 90 minutes in net for the Lakers to earn the shutout win.

The Breakdown

• Grand Valley State struck early in the 5th minute when French scored her fourth goal of the season off a setup from Sarah Fromm.
• Less than 20 minutes later, Aikens doubled the lead with her first goal of the season, assisted by Acadia Murphy.
• The Lakers controlled the tempo in the first half, outshooting Purdue Northwest 8-0 and earning two corner kicks while keeping the Pride pinned in their own half.
• Purdue Northwest showed more urgency in the second half, registering all three of their shot attempts after the break, but none found the target.
• Grand Valley State finished the match with 15 total shots, including three on goal, and maintained a clean sheet without requiring a single save.
• The Lakers held a 2-0 advantage in corner kicks in the opening half, while the Pride responded with two corners of their own in the second.
• Fouls were lopsided, with Grand Valley State committing 13 to Purdue Northwest's three, and Mackenzie Ford received a caution late in the 88th minute.

Up Next

• Purdue Northwest looks to defend home field once again when they host Saginaw Valley State on Friday, October 10 in GLIAC action. Kick-off is set for 12:00 PM CT at Dowling Park in Hammond, Indiana.