FERRIS STATE 74, PARKSIDE 60
After holding the Ferris State Bulldogs to nine points in the third quarter and getting within two points in fourth, the Rangers were unable to come out victorious. Redshirt-senior Blair Arthur led the team with 18 points and nine rebounds.
HEAR FROM COACH CONELY
"It was a tough loss for us today," first year head coach Jen Conley said. "I thought their full court press took us out of our rhythm offensively."
"I was proud of how we battled back to make it a two-point game," Conely stated. "I thought Ali and Blair made big shots to get us going in the third quarter."
"When we play Parkside basketball, it is really fun to watch, but we can't dig ourselves into a hole, especially on the road," Conely added. "We're continuing to work on putting together a whole game and are looking forward to returning to Desimone next weekend."
FIRST HALF
To start the game, the Bulldogs went on an 11-2 run until senior Georgie Eishold made a 3-point shot at 4:27. The rest of the quarter went back-and-forth as the Rangers were to cut the deficit to within three points of the Bulldogs as the first quarter ended with a score of 16-13. Ferris State began the second quarter with a 9-0 run which ended with a jump shot by graduate student Ali Bettencourt at 6:39, bringing the score to 25-15. The Bulldogs held the Ranger offense from scoring again until 3:29 off a Bettencourt layup, all while Ferris State went on another 9-0 run. The Bulldogs held the Rangers to eight points in the second quarter, making the score at half 38-21.
SECOND HALF
The third quarter saw a lot of success from the Rangers, as they were able to hold the Bulldogs to nine points while scoring 22 points-almost a full 180 from the previous quarter. At 5:11, Arthur's 3-pointer started a 10-0 run for the Rangers bringing the score to 45-40 at 2:41. As the third quarter ended, Parkside was able to get the score to 47-43. To start the final quarter, the Rangers got within two points of the Bulldogs, but that was the closest the team would get to Ferris State. When the final whistle blew, the score ended at 74-60.
STATWORTHY
Arthur led the team with 18 points and tied her season-high nine rebounds followed by Bettencourt with 17 points. Junior Carolina Rahkonen and redshirt-senior Shelby Cheston both had four rebounds. Rahkonen and redshirt-junior Taylor Stephen had four assists apiece.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Rangers return to DeSimone on Jan. 26 to face Purdue Northwest at 1 p.m.  Parkside will play against Northern Michigan on Jan. 31 at 5:30 p.m. This is the Rangers Young Professionals Night presented by KABA and YLink. For more information on the event, click here.
