The Purdue Northwest Men's Soccer team earned a big home shutout victory over Roosevelt, 2-0, in GLIAC action Sunday afternoon at Pepsi Field. The Lions broke through with two second-half goals from sophomore Landon Potts (Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf) and sophomore Nikola Ivetic (Crown Point, Ind./Indiana Connections Academy) to secure the win and officially clinch a spot in the GLIAC postseason tournament. With the victory, Purdue Northwest will host a quarterfinal match-up as the Lions continue their postseason push.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (9-5-2, 6-5-1 GLIAC), Roosevelt (6-4-6, 4-4-4 GLIAC)
- Location: Pepsi Field – Hammond, Ind.
- Attendance: 200
Inside the Numbers
- Potts opened the scoring for the Lions in the 59th minute, finishing a pass from Ivetic at 58:36.
- Ivetic added the insurance goal in the 73rd minute, assisted by junior Charlie Newton (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central) and Potts.
- Freshman Estefano Alvear (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Unidad Educativa Monte Tabor Nazaret) played all 90 minutes in goal for Purdue Northwest and recorded five saves to earn the shutout.
- Potts finished with one goal and one assist, while Ivetic recorded one goal and one assist. Newton added an assist.
- Purdue Northwest recorded 10 shots and four shots on goal, while Roosevelt finished with 14 shots and five shots on target.
- The Lions earned three corner kicks compared to two for the Lakers, while PNW committed 13 fouls and Roosevelt had 11.
The Breakdown
- Both teams battled through a scoreless first half, with Roosevelt recording eight shots and Purdue Northwest adding three. Alvear made four saves before halftime to keep the Lakers off the scoreboard.
- The Lions broke the deadlock in the 59th minute when Ivetic set up Potts, who found the back of the net at 58:36 to give Purdue Northwest a 1-0 lead.
- Purdue Northwest doubled its advantage in the 73rd minute. Newton and Potts combined to set up Ivetic, who scored at 72:34 to put the Lions ahead 2-0.
- The PNW defense continued to hold strong through the final minutes, limiting Roosevelt to six second-half shots while Alvear added another save to finish with five stops overall.
- The Lions secured the 2-0 shutout, clinched their spot in the GLIAC postseason tournament, and earned the opportunity to host a quarterfinal match-up.
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