Parkside 88, Davenport 79
Thanks to a strong second half, the Rangers bounced back and got an important win on the road over the reigning regular season GLIAC South champion, Davenport Panthers.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Parkside couldn't have asked for a much better start, as four points from redshirt-sophomore Brandon Trimble helped them jump out to an early 7-0 lead. Following, the two teams traded baskets, with Davenport getting the better of the exchange, eventually taking a 26-22 lead with around 10 minutes left in the half. The game of runs continued as the Rangers responded on back-to-back possessions with threes from redshirt-sophomore Brandon Hau and freshmen Vinson Sigmon Jr. Parkside were in a good position to take a significant lead into the half, as they were up 45-37 with 1:37 left. However, an 8-0 Panther run to close the half tied the game up at 45. Trimble led the team with 19 points in the first half.
 
The Rangers once again grabbed a quick advantage at the start of the half, and led 51-47 with 15:57 left. Davenport responded and grabbed a one-point lead once again, when Parkside unleashed a 13-0 run of their own, that gave them their largest lead of the day at 69-57. Despite trailing big, the Panthers looked like they were poised to make a late run, when Sigmon stepped up and knocked down a big three-pointer to keep the Parkside lead at 10 with 3:46 left in the game. Aside from hitting an essential dagger, Sigmon was key in the big second half for the Rangers, leading the team with 10 points in the second.
 
HEAR FROM COACH REIGEL
"Very nice bounce back win today," said head coach Luke Reigel. "When you play Thursday/Saturday you have to have a short memory going into Saturday. No matter if you played well or not you have to prepare for another test. Today we passed with flying colors, which is good since finals week is coming up."
 
"We got some great minutes tonight from our bench," Reigel continued. "They played well on both ends and hit some big shots."
 
A LOOK AT THE BOX SCORE
The Rangers were led by Trimble, who ended with 24 points, four rebounds, and three assists. Sigmon followed Trimble with a career-high 15 points to go along with six rebounds. Other Rangers in double-figures were Hau with 13, Ramar Evans with 13, Jonathan Morrobel with 11, and Joey St. Pierre with 10. Evans also led the team in rebounds and assists with eight and seven respectively.
 
Parkside shot well on the day, going 50-percent from the floor, 52-percent from three, and 78.9-precent from the charity stripe. They also held Davenport to 41.9, 36.4, and 78.9 splits. The Green & White also won the rebound battle, albeit narrowly, at 36-33.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Parkside will have next week off for finals, then return to action when they head to Findlay for a mid-week game on Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 2 p.m. Then, before heading home for the holidays, the Rangers will host Purdue Northwest on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 3 p.m.