• Records: Purdue Northwest (0-3-0), Illinois Springfield (1-1-1)
• Location: Kiwanis Stadium – Springfield, Ill.
• Attendance: 175

Inside the Numbers

• Freshman Sebastiao Sousa (Vila do Conde, Portugal/Universal School) scored the lone goal for Purdue Northwest.
• Junior Timmy Jackson (West Jordan, Utah/West Jordan) and freshman Landon Potts (Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf) each chipped in an assist.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Mateus Baptista de Souza (Curitiba, Brazil/Montverde Academy) played all 90 minutes in goal and made two saves.
• Jack Hudson led UIS with two goals during the game.
• Landon Amick played all 90 minutes in goal for the Prairie Stars to earn the victory.

The Breakdown

• Sousa opened the scoring for Purdue Northwest in the 75th minute, finishing off a sequence assisted by Landon Potts (Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf) and Timmy Jackson (West Jordan, Utah/West Jordan).
• The 1-0 lead was short-lived, as Jack Hudson equalized for Illinois Springfield just over eight minutes later with his second goal of the season.
• Hudson struck again less than two minutes later, putting UIS ahead 2-1 off a setup from Aaron Sachse.
• Corne Boshoff sealed the result with a late penalty kick in the 90th minute to make it 3-1 in favor of UIS.
• Purdue Northwest was limited to just four total shots, with only one on target, despite earning six corner kicks.
• UIS outshot PNW 12-4 overall and 6-1 in shots on goal.
• Three second-half yellow cards were issued to PNW, including one to Sousa shortly after his goal.
• UIS took control late, scoring three goals in the final 7 minutes of regulation to complete the comeback.

Up Next

• Purdue Northwest returns to action to defend home turf on Saturday, September 13, when they take on Walsh. Kick-off is set for 2:00 PM CT at Dowling Park in Hammond, Indiana. Purdue Northwest will also be celebrating its 9th Annual Sports Fest from 12-4 PM CT.