Purdue Northwest's Grant Ugarte Named CCAC Defensive Player of the Week
Purdue University Northwest freshman men’s soccer player Grant Ugarte earned Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week Honors, as announced by the conference Tuesday.
Ugarte (Oak Lawn, Ill./Oak Lawn), a 6-foot-5 center back, helped the Pride hold its opponents to just five shots on goal and 20 total shots in PNW's two CCAC wins over Cardinal Stritch (Oct. 11) and against Roosevelt (Oct. 15), a 2-0 shutout.
Ugarte also accounted for the game-winning goal in the final minute of the second overtime in the 2-1 win over Cardinal Stritch. The freshman played all 200 minutes in the two victories, which gave PNW four-straight wins.
The CCAC honor was the first for Ugarte and the second award for PNW this season, after goalkeeper Miguel David nabbed the same honor back in September.
PNW currently sits fifth in the CCAC standings, with a 5-1-2 conference record and 17 total points so far this season.
The Black and Gold return to action Wednesday, Oct. 19, when the Pride host St. Ambrose (Iowa) at 3 p.m. (CT) at Dowling Park's Pepsi Field.
Bailey Leads PNW on Day 1 of Battle in Belmont After Day 1 of the Battle in Belmont, Lauren Bailey leads the Purdue University Northwest women’s golf team with a low round of 90 in Monday’s event cohosted at Boulder Creek Golf Club and Blythefield Country Club.
Bailey (Wanatah, Ind./Lacrosse) stood tied for 30th overall in the 50-golfer field hosted by Davenport University, where the Pride stood 10th in the team standings with a 428. PNW classmate Darian Smith (Muskegon, Mich./Mona Shores) shot a Day 1 97 (40th), Meaghan Spalla (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) recorded a 100 (42nd) and Jenna Gericke (Highland, Ind./Highland) had a 141 to round out the Pride scoring.
Madonna (Mich.) University, led by overall leader Grace Hallinan (69) led the team field with a Day 1 low 307, Northwestern Ohio was second (323) and Wayne State stood third with a 330.
The Pride will return to action to complete the two-day event beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Purdue Northwest Scores Key Win at Roosevelt The Purdue University Northwest men’s soccer team captured a key victory in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference race with Saturday’s 2-0 shutout win at Roosevelt University.
The Pride (7-4-3, 5-1-2 CCAC) blanked the second-place Lakers (9-5-1, 6-3) to move within one point of Roosevelt in the regular-season standings. League leader Olivet Nazarene (7-0-1) stands in first place with 22 points, five ahead of PNW’s 17.
Freshman Michael Brownsea (Albury, Australia) tallied what proved to be the game-winning goal in the 26’ with a long run on the left side that he finished with a shot that bounced in off the far post.
Junior Zac Doepke (Troy, Mich./Troy) added PNW’s insurance score in the 60’ on a quick strike following a scrum off a free kick to seal it for the Pride, who won their fourth-straight conference game.
Junior keeper Miguel David (Spring Valley, Calif./Bonita Vista) picked up the clean sheet for the Pride, stopping three Roosevelt shots as both defenses kept the ball away from both goals. PNW recorded seven shots — six of them on goal — compared to nine shots and just three on goal for the Lakers.
RU’s Jesus Velasco took the loss in goal, recording four saves.
Seven different players finished with one shot each for PNW, with Brownsea and Doepke’s coming both on goal.
Purdue Northwest return to action Wednesday, Oct. 19, with a home contest against St. Ambrose (Iowa) set for 3 p.m. CT at Dowling Park’s Pepsi Field.
Purdue Northwest Drops Contest at Roosevelt, 2-1 The Purdue Northwest women’s soccer team dropped a 2-1 decision to Chicagoland Collegiate Athletics Conference opponent Roosevelt University Saturday afternoon at Toyota Park.
The Pride (4-9, 2-6 CCAC) took an early lead midway through the first half, after Marisa Jayne (Hartland, Mich./Hartland) connected on her second goal of the season on a pass from Shelby Ross (Nashville, Ind./Columbus North) to put PNW up, 1-0.
But Roosevelt (3-11, 3-6) would come out strong to start the second half, evening the score at 1-1 when a goal from Anna Agboola found the back of the net in the 46th minute.
Fifteen minutes later, Agboola connected on what would be the game-winning goal on a header that slipped just under the crossbar to give the Lakers the 2-1 advantage.
Shayna Coy (Fort Wayne, Ind./Bishop Luers) and Ross each led the Pride with four shots, three on goal, while Stephanie Zobel (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln Way East), Alexa Vega (West Chicago, Ill./Community), Iridiana Mendoza (West Chicago, Ill./Community and Jayne each tallied two shots.
Sophomore keeper Lucie Ashmore (Greystones, Ireland/St. Gerard’s School) recorded two saves in 90 minutes of play in the setback.
PNW returns to action Tuesday, Oct. 18, when the Pride host St. Ambrose in a CCAC contest at Dowling Park scheduled for 3 p.m. (CT).
Purdue Northwest Tops PNW Alumni 97-71 in Saturday Exhibition On a day that featured the return of some of the program’s former standouts, the Purdue University Northwest women’s basketball team rallied for 97-71 exhibition victory over the PNW Alumni Team Saturday at the Fitness and Recreation Center.
Senior Darien Thompson (Anderson, Ind./Anderson) and freshman Skylar Ostrowski (DeKalb, Ind./DeKalb) led PNW with 16 points each, with the 5-foot-11 Ostrowski finishing 7-of-8 from the field in addition to her 10 rebounds.
Senior Cassidy Deno (Otterbein, Ind./Benton Central) added 15 points on 5-of-9 from 3-point land and freshman Shae Rhonehouse (Fremont, Ind./Fremont) and sophomore Michaela Kikendall (Morristown, Ind./Morristown) had 13 points each to round out PNW players in double-figure scoring.
Ten former players suited up in Purdue Calumet uniforms for the PNW Alumni squad, who opened the game with a 15-3 run behind two Stephanie Beck (Class of 2012) 3-pointers and a triple from Jennifer (Britton) Morang (Class of 2011). But a lift off the bench from Kikendall, who drained a trifecta and hit a layup, and Heather Burton (Valparaiso, Ind./Washington Twp.), who hit a 3 of her own, helped PNW cut the deficit to 21-14 at the end of the first.
PNW took the lead heading into the half, up 37-33, and then exploded for a 32-point third quarter to put the game away.
Beck (Class of 2012) led all scorers with 18 points thanks to a perfect 6-for-6 performance from behind the arc and Britton added 12 points to lead the Alumni. Meme Harris (Class of 2011) and Kami Graber (Class of 2015) added nine points each and Tierra Turner (Class of 2014) and Madison Gervais (Class of 2014) had eight points apiece.
Also participating for the alumni were Sara Keilman (Class of 2010), Brooklyn (Short) Guenin (2014), Nicole (May) Enright (Class of 2009), and LaKeisha (Hurst) Smith.
Purdue Northwest will play one more exhibition contest Oct. 28 at St. Joseph’s College (Ind.) before opening the 2016-17 season Nov. 4 on the opening night of the Tip-Off Classic when the Pride host Cornerstone at 4 p.m. at the James B. Dworkin Center on PNW’s Westville Campus.
