PARKSIDE 3, PURDUE NORTHWEST 0
Parkside volleyball punched its ticket to the GLIAC Tournament with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-23) win on the road at Purdue Northwest Saturday afternoon. The Rangers, who have won three straight to close out the regular season, claimed the No. 8 seed and will hit the road to face top-seeded Ferris State on Wednesday night at 6 p.m. CT in the GLIAC Quarterfinals.

HEAR FROM COACH BAREA
"I can't put into words how proud we are of this team and their determination and focus while we finished the regular season the way we did," second year head coach Leigh Barea said. "They continued to work and buy in even through the tough times of the season. We are playing our best volleyball as a team right now and I'm so glad it's not done yet!"

HOW IT HAPPENED
In the middle of the first set, the Rangers used a 7-1 run to grab a 15-12 lead, then finished off the win by taking six of the final nine points en route to the 25-21 first set win. In the second set, a 6-0 run helped the Rangers to a 14-7 lead midway through and Parkside cruised to the 25-14 set two win and 2-0 lead in the match. The Rangers were able to close it out in the third, stopping a late PNW rally to win the final three points and take it 25-23.

STATWORTHY
Sophomore Jazmine Neal led the Rangers with a game-high 11 kills while hitting .409. Junior Rachel Hedman had 10 kills with just one error while freshman Reese Rossnagel had nine. Senior Ann Leo and freshman Kaylee Kuecker each had nine digs while freshman Alysha Brickl had 23 assists.

WHAT'S NEXT
With the regular season finished up, the Rangers are heading into the GLIAC Tournament 11-18 overall and riding a 3-match winning streak, all of which have some on the road. The Rangers and Bulldogs, who also faced off in the 2018 GLIAC Quarterfinals, will get started at 6 p.m. CT on Wednesday night in Big Rapids, Mich.