Purdue Northwest Plays Olivet Nazarene to a Draw Saturday
Djordje Cancarevic put the Purdue University Northwest men’s soccer team on the board first, but Olivet Nazarene was able to equalize and the score stood tied for 65 minutes in a 1-1 draw in double-overtime Saturday at Dowling Park.
The Pride (2-3-2, 0-0-1 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference) struck first in just the 8’ when junior Tulio Ribeiro (Itajuba, Brazil) delivered a perfect cross to the right side that found Cancarevic (Doylestown, Ohio/Chippewa), who finished for the first PNW goal of his career.
But Olivet Nazarene (2-3-2, 0-0-1) would respond before the half, as Blake Van Bruggen connected for his fourth goal of the season in the 38’ on an unassisted shot from inside the box.
Despite the Tigers being forced to play a man down after a red card, ONU would keep the Pride off the scoreboard for the entire second half and both overtime periods, as starting keeper Chris Taborn stopped five shots.
Junior Miguel David (Spring Valley, Calif./Bonita Vista) did a fine defensive job of his own, recording six saves against a strong Olivet Nazarene attack, which outshot PNW by a 15-13 margin.
Cancarevic led the Pride with four shots, three on goal, and Jose Andriano (Mexico City, Mexico), Alec Guarino (Saint John, Ind./Marian Catholic) and Afolabi Jacob (Lagos, Nigeria) finished with two shots each.
PNW returns to action Wed., Sept. 21, when the Pride travel to Robert Morris for a 6 p.m. CT start in Arlington Heights, Ill.
Gisy, Pimentel Lead Purdue Northwest at Quincy Saturday
Moritz Gisy led the Purdue Univeristy Northwest men’s tennis team with a third place finish on the final day at the Quincy Invitational Saturday afternoon.
Gisy (Dusseldorf, Germany/International School on the Rhine) finished 3-1 on the weekend after capturing a victory in the Main Draw Flight 1 men’s singles semi-final.
PNW sophomore Diego Pimentel (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Unidad Educativa Billingue Nuevo Mundo) also had a great showing this weekend, making it to the final of the backdraw before dropping a 14-16 third set tiebreak to Trai Ricardo.
"Awesome tournament for Diego this weekend," Tabic said. "He's got a lot of passion and that showed every time he was on court. Playing against Division 2 competition both days, he kept improving and kept getting tougher."
Freshman Jacob Adams (Griffith, Ind./Griffith) also picked up a first round win Saturday, topping Quincy's John Betts by scores of 4-6, 7-5, 10-6, before falling in the bracket play round to QU's Ryan McMillan.
In doubles action, the PNW duo of Jonluke Passett (Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg) and Pimentel picked up a Round 1 victory with a 8-4 decision over Truman State's Turnuge and Thiele, then battled in an 8-4 loss in the bracket play round to Quincy's Erik Elgasden and Ryan McMillan.
"Great showing by our doubles team in the Main Draw of Flight 2," Tabic said. "Pimentel/Passett made it all the way to the final. Tough loss there, but the guys had fun and played some good tennis against solid competition."
The Black and Gold will return to action Saturday, Sept. 24, when the Pride host Calumet St. Joseph at Dowling Park at 11 a.m.
QUINCY INVITATIONAL
Quincy, Ill.
Men's Results
Teams: Lindenwood-Belleville, Truman State, Quincy.
SINGLES – 1. Moritz Gisy (PNW) def. Erik Elyasden (QU), 2-6, 6-2, 10-8; 2. Rory Cunliff (L-B) def. Mauricio Villacres (PNW), 4-6, 6-3, 10-7; 3. Trai Ricardo (L-B) def. Jonluke Passett (PNW), 7-5, 6-2; 4. Diego Pimentel (PNW) def. Michael Lesko (QU), 6-3, 6-4; 5. Alec Jarvis (TS) def. John Mamelson (PNW), 6-4, 6-2; 6. Conner Frazer (TS) def. James Newman (PNW), 6-2, 6-2; 7. Jacob Adams (PNW) def. John Betts (QU), 4-6, 7-5, 10-6.
DOUBLES – 1. Passett/Pimentel (PNW) def. Turnuge/Thiele (TS), 8-4; 2. Cunliff/DeRae (L-B) def. Gisy/Villacres (PNW), 8-6; Jarvis/LaValle (TS) def. Mamelson/Newman (PNW), 8-3.
BRACKET PLAY
Singles - Moritz Gisy (PNW) def. Dan Lozier (QU), 6-2, 7-5; Trai Ricardo (L-B) def. Diego Pimentel (PNW), 3-6, 6-4, 16-14; Ryan McMillan (QU) def. Jacob Adams (PNW) 6-2, 6-2.
Doubles – Elgasden/McMillan (QU) def. Passett/Pimental (PNW) 8-4.
Kvachkoff Leads Purdue Northwest on Final Day at Quincy
Purdue University Northwest junior Abby Kvachkoff picked up a pair of victories Saturday afternoon in the final day of the Quincy Invitational en route to a Flight 2 singles bracket victory.
Kvachkoff (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) defeated Elise Mousseau from Thurman State, before defeating Senka Rodovic from Lindenwood Belleville to win the back draw of Flight 2 singles bracket.
"Abby was tireless all tournament. She's the type of player that analyzes, fights hard for every point and makes life very difficult for the opposing player,” head coach Lucian Tabic said.
PNW's Tatiana Spak (Hobart, Ind./Hobart) battled in a three-set loss to Calice LaPorte of Lindenwood-Bellville and Cynthia Basu-Chavez (Merrillville, Ind./Merillville) played Senka Rodovic of L-B tight in a two-set loss, winning four and three points.
The Black and Gold will return to action Saturday, Sept. 24, when the Pride host Calumet St. Joseph at Dowling Park at 11 a.m.
QUINCY INVITATIONAL
Quincy, Ill.
Women's Results
Teams -- PNW, Lindenwood-Belleville, Quincy, Illinois-Springfield, Truman State
SINGLES –Abby Kvachkoff (PNW) def. Elise Mousseau (T-S) 6-4, 7-5; 2. Senka Rodovic (L-B) def. Cynthia Basu-Chavez (PNW), 6-4, 6-3; 3. Janaki Kamalanathan (L-B) def. Sarah Dingman (PNW), 6-3, 6-2; 4. Calice LaPorte (L-B) def. Tatiana Spak (PNW), 6-4, 4-6, 10-2; 5. Michal Tailey(L-B) def. Chloe Conaway (PNW), 6-3, 6-3; 6. Hannah Blythe (UIS) def. Selina Baez (PNW), 6-2, 6-2.
DOUBLES – 1. Flynn/LaPorte (L-B) def. Kvachkoff/Basu-Chavez (PNW), 8-3; 2. Fliyht/Mendoza (UIS) def. Dingman/Spak (PNW), 8-4; 3. Mousseau/Rassel (TS) def. Conoway/Baez (PNW), 8-2.
FLIGHT 2 SINGLES BRACKET PLAY
Singles: Abby Kvachkoff (PNW) def. Senka Rodovic (L-B), 6-4, 6-7, 10-6
Ramos Leads Way for Purdue Northwest Men at Indiana Intercollegiates
Freshman Chris Ramos led the way with his Top 60 finish in Friday’s Indiana Intercollegiate Championships Little State Race held at Indiana University.
Ramos (Hobart, Ind./River Forest) ran an 8-kilometer time of 29 minutes, 6 seconds to place 57th overall in the 121-runner race, where the Pride men placed 14th overall with 378 points.
Freshman Robert Corning (Lowell, Ind./Lowell) was the next finisher for PNW, running a time of 30:08 to place 79th overall, followed by teammate Salvador Cordova (Hammond, Ind./Bishop Noll), who placed 81st with a time of 30:14.
Junior Roger Jachna (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central) recorded a spot in the Top 100 with his 94th-place (31:22) finish, and Mark Peters (Beecher, Ill./Beecher) rounded out the Pride scoring with a time of 32:52 to place 108th.
Wabash won the Little State team title with 39 points, followed by Marian (96 points) and Indiana Tech (119 points).
Goshen’s Ryan Smith took home medalist honors, finishing the race with a time of 26:02, nearly 30 seconds ahead of second-place finisher Mason McKinney (26:31) of Wabash.
The Purdue Northwest men return to action Friday, Sept. 23, when the Pride travel to Rock Island, Ill., for the Brissman Lundeen Invitational.
INDIANA INTERCOLLEGIATES 8K
Team scores – 1. Wabash 39; 2. Marian 96; 3. Indiana Tech 119; 4. DePauw 123; 5. Rose-Hulman 146; 6. Indianapolis 192; 7. Vincennes 194; 8. Goshen 196; 9. Hanover 198; 10. Manchester 199; 11. Grace 245; 12. Earlham 372; 13. Huntington 375; 14. Purdue Northwest 378; 15. Indiana South Bend 476.
Men’s 8K – 57. Chris Ramos, 29:06; 79. Robert Corning, 30:08; 81. Salvador Cordova, 30:14; 94. Roger Jachna, 31:22; 108. Mark Peters, 32:52; 111. Brett Richardson, 33:09; 115. Jordan Posthauer, 34:06; 117. Brandon Davis, 35:32.
OPEN RACE – 85. Dustin Pluard, 34:47; 87. Martin Estrada, 34:59;
Purdue Northwest Completes Day 1 at Quincy Invite
The Purdue University Northwest women’s tennis began its 2016 fall campaign at the Quincy University Invitational Friday.
At No. 1 doubles, the tandem of Abby Kvachkoff (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) and Cynthia Basu-Chavez (Merrillville, Ind./Merrillville) fell to the duo of Lynch/McGinnis from Quincy University, 8-1.
Freshman Chloe Conaway (Highland, Ind./Highland) and sophomoreSelina Baez (Hammond, Ind./Bishop Noll) would pick up three games in an 8-3 loss to Michal Talley and Alissa Wieman from Lindenwood University – Belleville.
Baez also had a strong battle in her matchup with Maria Peterson from Quincy University but just came up short as Peterson came away with a 10-6 win to finish off the set.
PNW will return to action tomorrow, when the Pride finish the final day of the Quincy Invitational.
QUINCY INVITATIONAL
Quincy, Ill.
Women's Results
SINGLES – 1. Elizabeth Kuenzi def. Abby Kvachkoff, 6-0, 6-0; 2. Kaitlyn Thorn Hill def. Cynthia Basu-Chavez, 6-2, 6-0; 3. Rebecca McTsaac def. Sarah Dingman, 6-0, 6-0; 4. Rita Kanerva vs. Tatiana Spak, Did Not Play 5. Anna Konczak vs. Chloe Conoway, DNP; 6. Maria Peterson def. Selina Baez, 6-3, 5-7, 10-6.
DOUBLES – 1. Lynch/McGinnis def. Kvachkoff/Basu-Chavez, 8-1; 2. Moore/Konczak def. Dingman/Spak, 8-0; 3. Talley/Wieman def. Conoway/Baez, 8-3.
Purdue Northwest Completes Day 1 of Quincy Invite
The Purdue University Northwest men’s tennis team kicked off its 2016 fall schedule at Quincy University Friday for the first day of the QU Invitational.
The doubles pairing of Jonluke Passett (Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg) and Diego Pimentel (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Unidad Educativa Billingue Nuevo Mundo) earned their first win of the fall, defeating Ricardo Del Debbio-Neto and Horacio Callingos from Lindenwood–Bellville with a score of 8-6.
At No. 1 singles, PNW freshman Moritz Gisy (Dusseldorf, Germany/International School on the Rhine) picked up the win over Horacio Callingos from Lindenwood-Bellville, 6-4,6-3 for the Pride’s lone singles victory on the day.
PNW will return to action tomorrow, when the squad finishes the final day of the Quincy Invitational.
QUINCY INVITATIONAL
Quincy, Ill.
Men's Results
SINGLES – 1. Moritz Gisy def. Horacio Callingos, 6-4, 6-3; 2. Dan Lozies def. Mauricio Villacres, 6-3, 6-4; 3. Danyil Vayser def. Jonluke Passett, 6-0, 6-3; 4. Griffin Tulnaye def. Diego Pimentel, 6-1, 6-3; 5. Martin Gonzalez def. John Mamelson, 6-1, 6-0; 6. Wyatt Pauley def. James Newman, 6-1, 6-0. 7. Leonardo Luna def. Jacob Adams, 6-0, 6-0.
DOUBLES – 1. Province/Bunselmeyer def. Gisy/Villacres, 8-4; 2. Passett/Pimentel def. Callirgos/Ricardo, 8-6; 3. Luna/Debbio-Neto def. Mamelson/Newman, 8-2.
Wells Leads Purdue Northwest Men to PNW Fall Classic Title
Sophomore Ryan Wells snagged two school records and the Purdue University Northwest men’s golf team scored one of its own en route to capturing Friday’s PNW Fall Classic title at Green Garden Country Club.
Wells (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central) shot school-record marks in both 18-hole (69) and 36-hole (143) round play to take overall medalist honors in the 26-golfer event and help the Pride Gold team win the team championship with a school-record 603.
Trinity Christian came in second with a 607 and Governors State was third (613), with Purdue Northwest Black coming in fourth with a 651. The single-day event featured back-to-back 18-hole rounds on the Gold and Blue courses at Green Garden.
PNW senior Patrick Mudd (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) won a three-hold scorecard playoff over Governor State’s Casey Domke to nab second place with a two-round score 148, which was one stroke off his career-best of 147. Mudd shot rounds of 73 and 75.
Freshman Brian Bryzcki (Griffith, Ind./Griffith) cracked the Top 10 for PNW with a two-round score of 153, shooting a single-round low of 74 in the second 18, and classmate Aaron Skibinski (Michigan City, Ind./Michigan City) rounded out the Gold Team’s score with a two-round 160 to place 16th.
On the PNW Black squad, senior Brandon Martin (Valparaiso, Ind./Chesterton) finished tied for 12th with a 156 after carding a first-round 73 to lead the way, and sophomore Leo Govert (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) recorded a 163.
Brzycki recorded PNW’s lone – and one of only two – eagle on the day, while Wells led the field with nine birdies, followed by Mudd with six and Josh Jackowski (St. John, Ind./Hanover Central) with four.
The Pride return to action Sept. 30-Oct. 1 when they compete in the two-day Bethel Pilot Invitational in South Bend, Ind.
Host Purdue Northwest Captures PNW Fall Classic Title
The Purdue University Northwest women’s golf team captured their first tournament title of the season with a first-place finish in Friday’s PNW Fall Classic.
The Pride shot a field-best 381 to top Governors State University by 76 strokes in the two-team event, which featured 18 holes at Green Garden Country Club.
Freshman Lauren Bailey (Wanatah, Ind./Lacrosse) led the way, capturing medalist honors with a score of 90 (+18) in the 11-player field. PNW classmate Darian Smith (Muskegon, Mich./Mona Shores)was right behind her with a 91 and PNW’s Meaghan Spalla (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) was third with a 93, good for 21 over par.
Senior Cassidy Deno (Otterbein, Ind./Benton Central), competing in her first-ever golf event, carded a 107 to tie for seventh place to round out the PNW scoring.
For the event, Bailey hit eight pars, Spalla and Smith had five and Deno recorded one.
The Pride return to action Sept. 30-Oct. 1 when they compete in the two-day Bethel Pilot Invitational in South Bend, Ind.