Northwood 1, Parkside 0
The Parkside loss marked the end of a four-game win streak, as Northwood scored on a penalty kick in the second half. It is Parkside's first conference loss, as they move to 5-4 on the year and 4-1 in the GLIAC. Sunday afternoon marked Parkside Athletic's Make-A-Wish day, as the Rangers were joined by honorary captain Seth.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The first half was a back-and-forth affair, with neither team finding the back of the net. Northwood opened the scoring in the 60^th minute when they were awarded a penalty on a foul by senior goalkeeper Juan Gonzalez. Northwood's Ben Campbell stepped up to take the penalty and put home the only goal of the day.
 
HEAR FROM COACH ZITZKE
"Northwood is always a tough team to play, they are very organized and tough to break down," said head coach Jason Zitzke. "Most of the games we've played against them have been deciding by one goal, and that's what happened today, so you have to give credit to them."
 
"There are many things you can control, but some things are out of our hands," Zitzke added. "That being said you have to overcome tough moments in the game and we didn't do that today. We are looking forward to moving on and heading to Northern Michigan."
 
STATWORTHY
Five Rangers were tied with two shots, with junior Max Ludwig registering two shots on goal. Parkside took 16 shots in the game, with four on goal, while Northwood took 11 and 3 respectively. The fouls were evenly distributed, with Parkside committing 13 while Northwood had 10.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Rangers will hit the road for a six-game road trip, their longest of the season. The trip will start at Northern Michigan on Saturday, Oct. 12 at noon. Following, the team will head to Grand Rapids, Mich. to make up their previously postponed game against Davenport. The match is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 14 at 3 p.m.