The #15 Purdue Northwest ACHA DI Hockey started the season falling in two tough battles at home to #5 Ohio. PNW slipped in Game 1 on Friday, 3-1, and lost in a heartbreaker on Saturday, 1-0.

The Basics

• Records: #15 Purdue Northwest (0-2), #5 Ohio (4-0)
• Location: The Kube - Hammond, Indiana
• Attendance: 500

Game 1
Inside The Numbers

• Senior goalie Cooper Olson (Maple Grove, Minn./) turned away 39 shots for Purdue Northwest in a strong performance despite the loss.
• Luc Reeve scored two goals for Ohio University, including the game-winner and a shorthanded goal in the third period.
• Drake Nabozny netted his first goal of the season midway through the second period.
• Drake Albers picked up his second assist of the year on Nabozny's goal.
• Ohio outshot Purdue Northwest 42-27, including a dominant 21-10 margin in the second period.
• Matt Zazon made 26 saves in net for Ohio to earn the win.
• Both teams went 1-for-6 on the power play.
• Ohio racked up 35 penalty minutes on 7 infractions, including a disqualification in the second period.
• Purdue Northwest recorded 32 penalty minutes on 8 infractions, including two 10-minute misconducts.

The Breakdown

• Ohio struck first with a power-play goal from Luc Reeve at 6:33 of the first period.
• Purdue Northwest answered late in the first on a power-play goal from Brock Behrend (Luverne, Minn.) to tie it 1-1.
• Nabozny gave Ohio a 2-1 lead early in the second, capitalizing on offensive pressure during 4-on-4 play.
• Reeve extended the lead early in the third with a shorthanded tally, giving Ohio the insurance they needed.
• Tempers flared late in the second period, with multiple penalties assessed, including a disqualification and misconducts for both teams.
• Despite their power-play chances, Purdue Northwest was unable to convert in the second or third, stifled by strong defensive play and goaltending.
• Ohio University controlled the pace for much of the game, particularly in the second period, and held off a late push to secure the 3-1 win.

Game 2
Inside The Numbers

• Olson started for Purdue Northwest, stopping all 16 shots he faced in the first period before being replaced.
• Freshman Caleb Kril (Whitmore Lake, Mich.) saw action between the pipes seeing his first action for PNW. He ended up taking the loss in relief, but came up making 24 saves, including several incredible highlight stops, on 25 shots in 40 minutes of action.
• Nick Mahy scored the game's only goal late in the third period, his first of the season.
• Luc Reeve picked up his third assist of the season on Mahy's goal.
• Garrett Alderman stopped all 32 shots he faced to earn the shutout win for Ohio.
• Ohio outshot Purdue Northwest 41-32, including a 16-10 margin in the opening period.
• Both teams went 0-for-2 on the power play.
• Each team recorded 8 penalty minutes on 4 infractions.

The Breakdown

• The game remained scoreless through two periods, with both goaltenders making key saves to keep it tied.
• Ohio finally broke through at 15:35 of the third, when Mahy found the back of the net off a feed from Reeve.
• Purdue Northwest pushed hard in the final minutes but couldn't solve Alderman, who turned away 13 shots in the third alone.
• A tightly contested, physical game saw late penalties on both sides, including multiple infractions at the end of the second period.
• Ohio secured the weekend sweep with a shutout performance, relying on strong defense and goaltending to seal the 1-0 win.

Up Next

• Purdue Northwest now looks to defend home ice once again when they host Illinois on Thursday, October 9. Puck drop is set for 7:30 PM CT at The Kube in Hammond, Indiana.