The #16 Purdue Northwest ACHA DI Hockey team delivered a statement weekend, sweeping a home-and-home series against #17 Grand Valley State with a 4-1 victory at The Kube on Friday night followed by a dominant 4-0 shutout on the road Saturday.

The Basics

• Records: #16 Purdue Northwest, #17 Grand Valley State
• Location: The Kube – Hammond, Indiana (Game 1) and Griff's Georgetown – Michigan (Game 2)
• Attendance: 600 (Game 1), 100 (Game 2)

Game 1

Inside The Numbers

• PNW outshot Grand Valley State 49–35, controlling play for long stretches, especially at even strength.
• The Pride went 2-for-5 on the power play, accounting for the game's first two goals.
• Junior Bryce Jacobsen (DeForest, Wis./) opened the scoring late in the first period on the man advantage.
• Junior Dylan Dekoe (Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada), junior Cooper Knott (Glenwood Springs, Colo./), and freshman Lucas Whitehead (Barrie, Ontario, Canada) all found the back of the net during a three-goal second period.
• Freshman Caleb Kril (Whitmore Lake, Mich.) earned the win in goal, stopping 34 of 35 shots in a steady performance.
• PNW killed off 3 of 4 GVSU power-play chances and limited second-chance opportunities.

The Breakdown

• PNW struck first at 12:50 of the opening period when Jacobsen converted on the power play to give the Pride an early lead.
• Grand Valley State responded with a power-play goal late in the first to tie the game 1-1 heading into intermission.
• The second period belonged to PNW, as Dekoe scored on the power play before Knott and Whitehead added even-strength goals in a 3:24 span.
• With a 4-1 lead entering the third, the Pride locked things down defensively, allowing no goals and limiting quality looks.
• Physical play escalated late, but PNW maintained composure to close out the ranked home win.

Game 2

Inside The Numbers

• PNW scored all four goals across the second and third periods after a scoreless opening frame.
• The Pride were outshot 33–19 but capitalized on key chances and strong goaltending.
• Senior Cooper Olson (Maple Grove, Minn./) recorded a 33-save shutout, turning aside all Grand Valley State opportunities.
• Sophomore Kolin Leduc (Macomb, Mich./), junior Brodie McIntyre, senior Michael Clough (Andover, Minn./), and junior Chase Solberg (Anchorage, Alaska/) each scored.
• PNW finished 1-for-6 on the power play while killing off all six GVSU advantages.
• Discipline and structure held firm despite 44 combined penalty minutes.

The Breakdown

• After weathering early pressure in the first period, PNW broke through just 37 seconds into the second when Leduc opened the scoring.
• McIntyre doubled the lead late in the second with a power-play goal, followed quickly by Clough to make it 3-0 before intermission.
• Grand Valley State pushed in the third, but Olson remained sharp, denying multiple point-blank chances.
• Solberg sealed the win midway through the final period, finishing off a strong two-way performance by the Pride.
• PNW closed the game with disciplined defensive play to secure the shutout and complete the weekend sweep.

Up Next

• Purdue Northwest now heads into a home-and-home series against #11 Calvin next weekend. The Pride travel to Grand Rapids, Michigan on Friday, January 16 with start-time at 7:00 PM CT and then host the Knights on Saturday, January 17 at 7:30 PM CT hosted at The Kube in Hammond, Indiana.