PARKSIDE 83, SAGINAW VALLEY STATE 77
Junior Aina Cabrero Siñol had a career day for the Parkside women's basketball team, who extended their winning streak to five games on Saturday afternoon at De Simone Gymnasium. The Rangers, who improved to 4-1 in GLIAC with the win, is in the middle of a 5-game home game streak with four more to go.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED
The Rangers started out slow and had to dig themselves out of a 16-4 deficit midway through the first quarter, and they did just that, using a 27-4 run that extended over 10-minutes long to take a double-digit lead midway through the second quarter. The Rangers took a 41-30 lead into the half after Cabrero Siñol connected on a 3-pointer with less than a minute to play in the first half.
 
In the third quarter, the Cardinals battled back and came within two points at 46-44 at one point. Parkside led 54-51 going into the fourth quarter, where the Cardinals tied it up early on but were never able to take the lead. The Rangers pushed their lead to double-digits again, but the Cardinals kept it close in the end.
 
WHO LED THE WAY
Sophomore Alyssa Nelson led the Rangers with 21 points and went 8-of-9 at the free-throw line while Cabrero Siñol had career-highs in points (19) points, assists (3) and steals (3) while tying for the team-lead in rebounds (5). Senior Carolina Rahkonen had 12 points while Courtney Schoenbeck had 11 off the bench.
 
Parkside shot 40.6-percent from the floor while the Cardinals finished at 50-percent. The Rangers got a huge lift in the turnover battle (+11), but were outrebounded by 11.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Rangers will host four straight home games, starting with Michigan Tech on Thursday, Jan. 9 at 5:30 p.m. After the Huskies game, Parkside will host Northern Michigan on Saturday, Jan. 11.