Graduate student Hugo Lorenzo (Madrid, Spain/Guzman el Bueno) scored two goals as the PNW Men's Soccer teams comeback fell short in a 3-2 loss at Saint Xavier on Tuesday night.

The Basics

• Records: Purdue Northwest (1-4-0), Saint Xavier (4-2-0)
• Location: Deatin Field - Chicago, Illinois
• Attendance: 100

Inside the Numbers

• Lorenzo led Purdue Northwest scoring two goals on eight total shots.
• Freshman Landon Potts (Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf) added four shots.
• Sophomore Michael Miljevic (Schererville, Ind./Lake Central) chipped in one assist during the game.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Vittorio Pandini (Italy) played all 90 minutes in goal for PNW making two saves.
• Jaiden Aguilera, Mark Vitalihy Hul, and Diego Garcia each led Saint Xavier scoring one goal during the game.
• Daniel Martinez played all 90 minutes in goal for the Cougars and recorded 11 saves to help tally the win.

The Breakdown

• Lorenzo opened the scoring for Purdue Northwest in the 9th minute, finishing a setup from Miljevic.
• Just two minutes later, Saint Xavier responded as Hul netted the equalizer in the 11th minute, assisted by Aguilera, bringing the game to 1-1.
• The Cougars took the lead in the 29th minute when Aguilera turned from provider to scorer, finishing off a pass from Yael Diaz for his fourth goal of the season.
• Saint Xavier extended the lead to 3-1 early in the second half with an unassisted goal from Diego Garcia in the 51st minute, his second of the season.
• Purdue Northwest pulled one back in the 53rd minute as Hugo Lorenzo (Madrid, Spain/Guzman el Bueno) converted a penalty kick, notching his second goal of the match and of the season to make it 3-2.
• PNW came close several times near end in the final minutes but could not convert on their shots as their comeback fell short in the end.
• Purdue Northwest dominated the shot count with 25 shot attempts (13 on target), compared to eight total shots (five on target) from Saint Xavier.
• Purdue Northwest earned five corner kicks (all in the second half) while Saint Xavier managed just one, but neither team converted from set pieces.

Up Next

• Purdue Northwest now gears up for GLIAC play when they host Roosevelt on Sunday, September 21. Kick-off is set for 2:00 PM CT at Dowling Park in Hammond, Indiana.