Parkside 3, Purdue Northwest 0 | 25-22, 25-15, 25-13
The Parkside volleyball team traveled to Purdue Northwest Saturday afternoon and took their second straight match against the Pride, this time in straight sets. For the second straight match the Rangers broke their season-high hitting percentage, this time finishing with a .291.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED
The Pride were in the driver seat to take the first set, finding themselves up 18-14. Unfortunately for them, the Rangers rallied and scored six of the next seven points, grabbing a 20-19 lead for themselves. Tied at 21, Parkside was able to close out the set with three kills from junior Jazmine Neal.
 
The Green & White controlled the second and third sets from the beginning, starting off 13-4 in the second and 11-4 in the third. Those leads proved to bee too much for Purdue Northwest in each set, and the Rangers completed the three-set sweep.
 
HEAR FROM COACH BAREA
"Another great collective win today with everyone contributing," said third year head coach Leigh Barea. "Lexi had a great day offensively and really set the tone for the match. We are excited to get in the gym and build off the momentum of the weekend."
 
STATWORTHY
Sophomore Lexi Packard led the way for Rangers offensively, and finished with a season-high ten kills on the day. Neal and Sophomore Reese Rossnagel finished with seven kills each. Packard also led the team with 3.0 blocks, while sophomore Alysha Brickl led the team 19 assists, and sophomore Kaylee Kuecker had a team-high 18 digs.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Saturday's match marked the last regular season away game for the Rangers. Their final four will be played in De Simone Gymnasium, starting with Ferris State on Friday, March 26 at 7 p.m.