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St. Cloud St. SCSU (4-10-2, 2-7-2)
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Winner Purdue Northwest PNW (8-5-2, 5-5-1)
St. Cloud St. SCSU
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Purdue Northwest PNW
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St. Cloud St. SCSU 0 1 1
Purdue Northwest PNW 3 0 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Three first-half goals lift Men's Soccer over St. Cloud State

The Purdue Northwest Lions men's soccer team struck early and never looked back, scoring three goals in the opening 17 minutes on the way to a convincing 3-1 GLIAC victory over St. Cloud State on Friday afternoon at Pepsi Field.

The Basics

  • Records: Purdue Northwest (8-5-2, 5-5-1 GLIAC), St. Cloud State (4-10-2, 2-7-2 GLIAC)
  • Location: Pepsi Field – Hammond, Indiana
  • Attendance: 200

Inside the Numbers

  • Sophomroe Carson Byblow (Toronto, Ontario, Canada/Humberside Collegiate Institute) opened the scoring just 1:11 into the match, finishing a setup from junior Roman Lynch (Mundelein, Ill./Carmel Catholic) for his second goal of the season.
  • Senior Aloe Berassa (Miranda de Ebro, Spain/) doubled the Lions' advantage in the eighth minute, scoring his second goal of the year off an assist from sophomore Landon Potts (Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf).
  • Junior Ricardo Cruz (Kankakee, Ill./Kankakee) added the eventual game-winner at 16:47, converting a pass from senior Xavier Potts (Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf) for his third goal of the season.
  • Purdue Northwest placed seven of its 11 shots on goal and held an 11-7 edge in total shots.
  • Byblow led the Lions with three shots, including two on target.
  • Berassa recorded a goal on both of his shots, while Landon Potts (Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf) contributed an assist and one shot on goal.
  • Freshman Estefano Alvear (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Unidad Educativa Monte Tabor Nazaret) played all 90 minutes in goal and made two saves to earn the victory.
  • The Lions also held advantages in corner kicks (4-2) and shots on goal (7-3).

The Breakdown

  • Purdue Northwest wasted no time getting on the scoreboard as Byblow found the back of the net just 71 seconds into the contest on an assist from Lynch.
  • The Lions continued their aggressive start when Berassa scored at 7:07, finishing a chance created by Landon Potts (Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf) to make it 2-0.
  • Less than 10 minutes later, Cruz extended the advantage to 3-0 after connecting on a feed from Xavier Potts (Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf) in the 17th minute.
  • The three early goals gave Purdue Northwest complete control heading into halftime, carrying a 3-0 lead into the break while limiting St. Cloud State to just three first-half shots.
  • St. Cloud State broke through in the 68th minute when Andrés García scored off an assist from King Dwumah Acheampong, trimming the deficit to 3-1.
  • The Lions' defense remained composed over the final 22 minutes, allowing just one second-half goal and securing the conference victory.
  • Purdue Northwest finished with four corner kicks and forced four saves from St. Cloud State goalkeeper Erik Willke.

Up Next

  • Purdue Northwest concludes the regular season home schedule on Sunday, October 25, when the Lions host Roosevelt in GLIAC action for Senior Day. Kickoff is scheduled for 11:00 AM CT at Dowling Park in Hammond, Indiana. Senior Day festivities begin at 10:00 AM CT before warm-ups.
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