Parkside 5, Upper Iowa 1
The Parkside men's soccer team finished the Friday doubleheader with a match against the Upper Iowa Peacocks.  The Peacocks defeated the Rangers when these two teams met earlier this year. Today's match was a different story, as the Rangers offense dominated from the opening whistle.

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HOW IT HAPPENED
The Rangers offense got on the board early, as redshirt-junior Rade Novakovich found redshirt-junior Nikola Kesich for a goal in the sixth minute.  Novakovich then got a goal of his own in the 13^th minute, coming off a pass from redshirt-junior Marco Fabiano.  In the 18^th minute, redshirt-junior added to the Rangers' lead, scoring a goal off a penalty kick.  Novakovich scored his second goal of the game in the 59^th minute, with the assist being credited to redshirt-freshman Matteo Quintero.  Upper Iowa was able to get on the board in the 67^th minute with a goal from Carson Cajuste.  Novakovich then completed the hat trick, scoring his third goal of the game in the 70^th minute, with the assist being credited to junior goalkeeper Alexandre Durand.

HEAR FROM COACH ZITZKE
"We were pretty resilient today.Both teams had to battle with the conditions today.  It was raining pretty good, the surface was wet, and it was very windy.  Both teams had a half where they're with the wind, and one half you're against it.  I thought we were pretty efficient in the attacking third of the field, especially during the half where the wind was blowing in our favor.  We had some nice serves into the box and some nice finishing.  It was another good team win."

STATWORTHY
The Rangers win today moves them to 11-3-2 on the year and 8-3-1 in conference play.  Saginaw Valley and Davenport ended in a 1-1 draw today, which means that the Rangers and the Davenport Panthers are in a tie for first place in the GLIAC.  These final two games of the regular season will be crucial in determining the regular season GLIAC champion.  The Rangers still have to face St. Cloud State at home and travel to Northern Michigan.  The Panthers must travel to Northwood and Purdue Northwest.

WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE RANGERS
Parkside will play their last home game of the season against St. Cloud State on Sunday, Oct. 31 at 11 a.m.  This game will also be Senior Day, as the Rangers will be recognizing the players who will be graduation this year.  For information on tickets, visit parksiderangers.com/tickets.