PARKSIDE 86, DAVENPORT 56

Hot shooting propelled the Rangers to their largest win of the season, taking down the Davenport Panthers on the road. Parkside shot 44-percent from the field, 48-percent from three, and 14-of-17 from the free throw line. Junior Carolina Rahkonen led the team with 15 points, two rebounds, and two assists.

HEAR FROM COACH CONELY
"I was really pleased with our performance tonight," first year head coach Jen Conely said. "I thought we played really solid defensivly and our stops led to some easy points in transition."

"Those shots gave us some confidence and helped us get hot from 3-point range in the first half," Conely added. "Our benched did a great job for us too and everyone stepped up to contribute." 

"Great team win and we're looking forward to playing GVSU on Saturday," Conely finshed.

FIRST HALF

The teams started the game trading baskets until a jumper from freshman Alyssa Nelson with 3:18 left in the first quarter gave the Rangers their first lead of the game. Nelson's jumper sparked a 9-0 run to give Parkside a 14-5 lead. Davenport battled back, but with time winding down in the first quarter, a 3-pointer from senior Blair Arthur gave the Rangers a 17-10 lead. Parkside opened the second frame with another three from Arthur, and the Rangers never looked back. The team used stifling defense to outscore Davenport 27-8 in the quarter and went into halftime with a 44-18 lead.

SECOND HALF

Rahkonen opened the scoring for the Rangers in the second half, scoring seven of the team's first 10 points of the half. With the score 54-24, redshirt-senior Shelby Cheston scored six points in a two minute stretch to help the Rangers stretch their lead to 37, their largest of the night. The Panthers responded with 8-0 run to end the quarter. The fourth quarter was back and forth, as the teams traded baskets down the stretch. In the fourth quarter, the Rangers were led by redshirt-senior Clarisa Martinez, who scored six points.

STATWORTHY

Parkside was led by Rahkonen, who scored 15 points, shooting 6-of-7 from the field and 3-of-3 from beyond the arc. Cheston also hit double-digits as she scored 10 points and added five rebounds. Freshman Hannah Plockelman and Martinez also added nine points, a season-high for Martinez.

WHAT'S NEXT

Parkside will head to Grand Valley State to take on the Lakers on Feb. 9 at noon. The Rangers will stay on the road to take on Wayne State on Feb. 14 at 4:30 p.m.