Match 1: Parkside 3, Southern Indiana 1
Match 2: Parkside 3, Truman State 1
Parkside volleyball represented the GLIAC well at the 2019 Midwest Region Crossover Tournament, as the Rangers took down a pair of GLVC opponents in Southern Indiana and Truman State at The Academy Volleyball Club in Indianapolis, Ind., on Friday afternoon.
 
CROSSOVER TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: http://glvcsports.com/sports/2019/9/24/2019crossover.aspx
 

HEAR FROM COACH BAREA
"It feels great for this team to be 2-0 on the weekend after two great all around team wins today," head coach Leigh Barea said. We started a little slow in both matches but battled back and made adjustments to finish really strong."

ANN LEO
In the first match of the day, senior Ann Leo surpassed 2,000 career digs as a Ranger. Leo already owns the Parkside all-time record in digs.
 
MATCH 1 RECAP
Parkside took the opening set 25-23 in a battle that came right down to the end. Parkside led 23-19 late in the set and were able to hold off the USI comeback. USI tied it up with a 25-23 win in the second set, but the Rangers caught fire after that, cruising to a 25-15 win in the fourth and a 25-13 win in the fourth to seal the win.
 
Three Rangers had double-digit kills in the first match of the day, as freshman Reese Rossnagel had a team-high 14, followed by sophomore Jazmine Neal with 13 and junior Rachel Hedman with 12. Freshman Kaylee Kuecker had four aces against the Screaming Eagles, while freshman Lexi Packard had a team-high 4.0 blocks. Freshman Alysha Brickl led the way with 38 assists while senior Ann Leo had 17 digs.
 
MATCH 2 RECAP
Parkside started out cold in the first set, falling to the Bulldogs 25-16 and trailing 1-0 early. The Green & White followed that by rolling to three straight wins, 25-21, 25-19 and 25-20. In the second set, Parkside trailed 4-0 early, but was able to tie it up at 10-10 and then pull away by scoring six of the final seven points in the set. The Rangers were strong at the end of the third set as well, scoring four of the last five points. The fourth set was a battle early on, and Truman State made a late comeback, but the Rangers lead was far to much to overcome.
 
Hedman led the team with 15 kills while Rossnagel had 13 and Neal had 10. Brickl added a career-high 41 assists while Leo had another 17 digs.
 
CROSSOVER RECAP
The GLVC went 15-9 on the opening day, followed by the GLIAC going 10-7 and the GMAC finishing at 6-13. Parkside and Davenport each went 2-0 out of the GLIAC, while Kentucky Wesleyan, McKendree and William Jewell also went 2-0.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Rangers will finish out the 2019 Crossover Tournament with a match against Malone on Saturday, Oct. 19 at noon.