SOMERS, Wis. -- Antonio Gonzalez scored early in the second period leading the Wisconsin-Parkside men's soccer team to its second straight Great Lakes Valley Conference victory as the Rangers topped Illinois Springfield 1-0 on Friday at Wood Road Field.

Gonzalez took a pass from Ryan Shogren and headed the ball past Prairie Star keeper Tommy Geile to give the Rangers a 1-0 lead at the 55:30 mark of the second period.

Wisconsin-Parkside, which improved to 4-4-1 overall and 2-4-1 in the GLVC, then turned to keeper Nate Kitchell and its defense to keep Illinois Springfield off the board. The Rangers held the Prairie Stars to just two shots over the final 35:30 of the match to push their winning streak to two straight.

Kitchell made one save in net for Wisconsin-Parkside to record his second consecutive win and improve to 3-0 on the season.

Gonzalez led the Rangers with five shots on the afternoon, while Brandon Henderson, Austin Stariha and Reyes Perez also had shots for UWP.

Illinois Springfield dropped to 4-5 overall and 4-3 in conference play with the loss.

Wisconsin-Parkside will seek its third straight win when it welcomes McKendree to Wood Road Field for a GLVC match on Sunday (Oct. 2) beginning at 12 p.m.