Men's soccer shuts out Roosevelt, clinches GLIAC berth

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 Roosevelt, 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 Roosevelt 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.