Box Score Parkside 68, Lake Superior State 54
The Parkside women's basketball team triumphed in their first matchup against Lake Superior State on Saturday thanks to a balanced scoring effort led by junior Courtney Schoenbeck, who in her first Parkside start finished with 12 points and seven rebounds.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Rangers controlled the contest from the outset after grabbing a 14-4 lead in the first six minutes of the game. They built on that lead over the next ten minutes, and led by 15 after a made layup from senior Alexis Vaughn with 4:06 left in the second quarter. However, the Lakers did a good job closing out the half, finishing with an 8-1 run to bring Parkside's lead to just eight at the half.
 
Out of the break, the Lakers were able to cut the Ranger lead to six, but that was as close as they would get. Back-to-back jumpers from junior Alyssa Nelson and sophomore Maja Leidefors started a 13-5 run down the stretch of the third quarter that essentially closed out the game.
 
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STATWORTHY
Outside of Schoenbeck's 12, Vaughn and redshirt-junior Claire Jakaitis led the team with 10 points. Junior Hannah Plockelman finished with six points and 10 rebounds. Today's game is her fourth 10+ rebound game on the year.
 
The Green & White outshot the Lakers, going 24-for-59 (40.7-percent) from the floor, 6-for-26 (23.1-percent) from three, and 14-for-18 (77.8-percent) from the free throw line, while the visitors shot 22-for-67 (32.8-percent) from the floor, 7-of-29 (24.1-percent) from three, and 3-of-6 (50.0-percent) from the free throw line. The Rangers also won the rebounding battle (44-34) and scored more points in the paint (36-28).
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Parkside will be right back in action tomorrow against Lake Superior State at 3 p.m. Following, they'll close out the season at Michigan Tech with a doubleheader on Friday, Feb. 26 at 2 p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 27 at 2 p.m.