PNW Softball Splits with Cincinnati Christian Sunday
After dropping the first game to Cincinnati Christian, 9-7, the Purdue University Northwest softball team answered back with a 12-3 victory to cap off a series split with the Eagles Sunday afternoon.
The Pride (2-2) struck fire at the plate in the fourth and fifth innings of Game 2, to propel them over the Eagles (3-2), scoring 9 of its 12 runs in the final two innings.
MTENNIS: Purdue Northwest Falls to Lake Superior State, 6-3 http://www.pnwathletics.com/mtennis/news/2016-17/3652/mens-tennis-falls-to-lake-superior-state-6-3-sunday/ The Purdue University Northwest men’s tennis team dropped their first match of the season as the Pride lost 6-3 to NCAA Division II Lake Superior State Sunday.
Jonluke Passett (Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandberg) and Patrick Mudd (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) picked up the victory at No. 3 doubles, defeating LSS’s Stephen Prica and Miles Munro, 8-2. Later in the day, Passett took the victory at No. 5 singles against LSS’s Mates Fonai in straight sets, 7-5, 4-1.
WTENNIS: Purdue Northwest Falls to Lake Superior State, 9-0 http://www.pnwathletics.com/wtennis/news/2016-17/3653/womens-tennis-drops-match-to-lake-superior-state/ The Purdue University Northwest women's tennis team fell to NCAA Division II Lake Superior State, 9-0, Sunday at Match Point.
At No. 1 doubles, Brooke Foltz (Michigan City, Ind./Michigan City) and Stella Evers (Aurich, Germany) fell to LSS’s Tara Harvey and Macarena Bielsa, 8-3. Carolina Yepez (Guayaquil, Ecudador) and Cynthia Basu-Chavez (Merrillville, Ind./Merrillville) lost at No. 2 doubles to LSS’s Laura Roberts and Jenay Andrews, 8-3.
PNW Softball Splits with Georgetown College is Season Opener http://www.pnwathletics.com/softball/news/2016-17/3651/pnw-softball-splits-with-georgetown-college-in-season-opener/ A go-ahead home run in the top of the seventh inning by Taylor Kotzo proved to be the deciding factor in Game 2 against Georgetown College, completing the series split Saturday afternoon in the Pride’s first games of the season.
PNW (1-1) defeated the Tigers (8-4), in the second game, 4-3, but dropped the opening contest 9-6.
WTENNIS: Purdue Northwest Falls to USF, 7-2 http://www.pnwathletics.com/wtennis/news/2016-17/3648/womens-tennis-falls-to-usf-saturday/ The Purdue University Northwest women’s tennis team suffered a 7-2 setback to St. Francis (Ind.) Saturday.
The Cougars (4-10) defeated the Pride (2-2), 7-2, at Match Point Tennis and Fitness Club on Saturday.
MTENNIS: Purdue Northwest Tops St. Francis to Stay Unbeaten http://www.pnwathletics.com/mtennis/news/2016-17/3649/mens-tennis-tops-saint-francis-saturday-8-1-now-6-0/ The Purdue University Northwest men's tennis team defeated Saint Francis (Ind.), 8-1, Saturday to improve to 6-0 on the season.
The Pride have now won six matches in a row to continue their impressive start this season.
WBB: Purdue Northwest Falls to SXU in CCAC Semifinals http://www.pnwathletics.com/wbasketball/news/2016-17/3650/womens-basketball-falls-to-st-xavier-in-ccac-semis/ The No. 15 Purdue University Northwest women's basketball team saw its run in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament come to an end with Saturday's 104-72 loss to No. 3-ranked and two-seed St. Xavier University Saturday in the tournament semifinals.
PNW senior Darien Thompson (Anderson, Ind./Anderson) led the Pride with a game-high 32 points and classmate Cassidy Deno (Otterbein, Ind./Benton Central) added 16 points and seven boards in the loss.
