Parkside 3, Upper Iowa 0
Sunday was a special day for Parkside sophomore Edgar Heredia Victoria, who scored a hat-trick on his birthday to lead the Parkside men's soccer team over Upper Iowa. It is the Rangers first win on the season.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED
The Rangers opened the scoring in the in the 35^th minute on a corner kick swung in by senior Max Ludwig that found Heredia Victoria, who slotted past the Peacock keeper. Parkside added two more to their lead in the 60^th and 61^st minutes. Ludwig and freshman Matteo Quintero got an assist for the 60^th minute goal, and seniors Tode Atlija and Jorge Garcia got an assist on the 61^st minute goal.
 
HEAR FROM COACH ZITZKE
"I'm obviously pleased to get our first win of 2021," said 10^th year head coach Jason Zitzke. "I think we did some good things in the first two games but we only had short spurts, not a complete game. In the back, our goalkeeper and defenders were more focused and organized than they have been before so it was a good performance from the guys."
 
"I thought it was very important that we used a lot of subs today," Zitzke continued. "Because everybody that stepped on the field made an impact and raised the level of the game. Edgar especially really gave us a lift offensively."
 
STATWORTHY
Heredia Victoria's hat-trick is the first since Jack Mittelsteadt scored four in the 2019 GLIAC Semifinals against Northwood. The three goals are also the first of Heredia Victoria's career. Parkside outshot the Peacocks 15-6 on the day, including eight shots on goal compared to three for Upper Iowa.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Green & White will hit the road and head to Midland, Mich. for a matchup against the Northwood Timberwolves on Sunday, March 28 at 11:30 a.m. Following, they'll host Purdue Northwest on Saturday, April 3 at noon.