The Purdue Northwest Men's Soccer team started off the 2025 season with a tough 3-0 loss to Lewis at home on Thursday evening.

The Basics
Records: Purdue Northwest (0-1-0), Lewis (1-0-0)
Location: Pepsi Field – Hammond, Ind.
Attendance: 100

Inside The Numbers

• Sophomore goalkeeper Mateus Baptista de Souza (Curitiba, Brazil/Montverde Academy) played all 90 minutes in net and recorded two saves for the Pride.
• Graduate student forward Hugo Lorenzo (Madrid, Spain/Guzman el Bueno) led the Pride with two shot attempts.
• Sophomore midfielder Xavier Potts (Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf) recorded one shot for PNW.
• The Pride were held without a shot on goal in the match.
• Lewis scored three times on five shots on goal
• Jaiden Jamie, Carson Czonyka, and Mario Ramirez led the Flyers with one goal each.
• Roman Hernandez led Lewis with two assists in the match.
• Yoan Zagarov went the full 90 minutes in goal for Lewis, earning a clean sheet without needing to make a save.

The Breakdown

• Purdue Northwest stayed locked in a scoreless battle until the final minutes of the first half.
• Lewis broke through in the 44th minute with a strike from Jaime to take a 1-0 lead into the break.
• The Flyers doubled their advantage in the 61st minute on a well-executed passing sequence finished by Czosnyka.
• Ramirez delivered the final blow in the 74th minute to put the match out of reach.
• Purdue Northwest battled physically and maintained possession in stretches but struggled to create clear chances in the attacking third.

Up Next

• Purdue Northwest returns to action on Sunday, September 7, when they host Quincy. Kick-off is set for 2:00 p.m. central time at Pepsi Field in Hammond, Indiana.