Ferris State 3, Parkside 0 | 25-19, 25-23, 25-17
The Parkside volleyball team had an early lead in all three sets against the 5-time reigning GLIAC Regular Season Champions, but Ferris State was able to come back and win in straight sets Friday night at De Simone Gymnasium.
 
Parkside, who was without seniors Rachel Hedman, Kendall Holmes and Maleia Ysteboe on Friday, will battle Ferris State once more on Saturday at 2 p.m. Fans can tune in on the Parkside Sports Network.

HEAR FROM COACH BAREA
"I'm really proud of how the team handled a last minute lineup change tonight," third year head coach Leigh Barea said. "We had some other people step up in roles they haven't played in all year and I thought they did a great job. Going into tomorrow, I think we'll be more settled in and ready to compete with one of the best teams in the GLIAC."
 
MATCH RECAP
­In the first set, the Rangers started out nicely, taking a quick 5-1 lead, but the Bulldogs stormed back, jumping out to a 13-8 advantage and never trailed the rest of the set. Parkside went on a late 5-1 run to make it 24-19, but FSU finished it out on a Rangers' attack error.
 
The second set came right down to the end, but Parkside jumping out to an early lead once again and FSU coming back to regain it midway through. With the Bulldogs leading 23-19, Parkside scored four of the next five points to make it 24-23 FSU, but an attack error once again finished the set for the Bulldogs.
 
The third set played out much like the first two, with the Rangers holding an early lead but the Bulldogs climbing back to regain the lead. FSU used an 11-4 run to pull away and won 25-17.
 
STATWORTHY
Sophomore Reese Rossnagel led the Rangers with 10 kills on 24 attacks while sophomore Hallie McGuire had eight and freshman Jessica Pappas had six. Sophomore Alysha Brickl had a team-high 14 assists and sophomore Kaylee Kuecker led the way with 17 digs. Sophomore Lexi Packard had a team-high 4.0 blocks while junior Jazmine Neal had 3.0.
 
As a team, Ferris State hit .215 with 35 kills and 12 errors while the Rangers hit .108 with 36 kills and 23 errors. The Bulldogs had 10.0 blocks while the Rangers had 4.0.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Parkside will battle the Bulldogs once more on Saturday at 2 p.m. Fans can tune in on the Parkside Sports Network. Following this weekend, the Rangers will finish out the regular season against Davenport at home next weekend. The GLIAC Tournament is set to begin on April 9.