Parkside 1, Northwood 0
It took 102 minutes for the Parkside men's soccer team to find their winner, but find it they did. When it looked like the two teams would leave Thursday with a hard-fought draw, sophomore Edgar Heredia Victoria found redshirt-freshman Bryan Torres with a back heel in on goal. Torres picked the ball up on the left side of the Northwood keeper, and slotted it through his legs to give the Rangers a 1-0 win.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Thursday's contest was a physical battle, evidenced by the five yellow cards handed out between the two teams. Parkside received three of those, while Northwood accounted for two. Each team had chances to take the lead in regulation, with perhaps the biggest one coming to Northwood in the 86^th minute when the Timberwolves striker found himself alone for a header at the six-yard line, but put it wide.
 
The Rangers pressured the Northwood goal in the first overtime, but found their goal in the second. After recovering the ball deep in their own half and booting it up the field, redshirt-junior Rade Novakovich fought off a pair of defenders to secure possession, side-footed it to Heredia Victoria, who found Torres for the game-winning goal.
 
HEAR FROM COACH ZITZKE
"We've had some good rivalries and competition with a lot of teams since joining the GLIAC a couple years ago, but one of the teams that definitely stands out is Northwood," said tenth year head coach Jason Zitzke. "Whether we're home or away, whatever our records are, we've had some very fair, tough, physical, competitive battles. Any game we play against them it can go either way, and I think that was true today. All of the kids were competing, and we were fortunate to get the win in double-overtime."
 
"Pretty cool to get the win on Parkside Day, and I'd like to say thanks to all our friends, alumni, and supporters who are donating to the Rick Kilps Turf Center challenge."
 
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A LOOK AT THE BOX SCORE
Torres' goal is his second of the season, after scoring in Parkside's opening game on March 7 against Ashland. On the day, the Rangers outshot the Timberwolves 26-10, including 9-5 shots on goal. Junior Alexandre Durand got the start in goal for the Green & White, and had five saves on the day.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Parkside will wrap up the regular season at Northern Michigan this Saturday, April 17 at noon. Following, they'll start their postseason play with a GLIAC Quarterfinal on Sunday, April 25. The Quarterfinals will be hosted by the top four seeds in the GLIAC, and the Rangers currently sit in second place at 4-2. Saginaw Valley State has secured the No. 1 seed, and Parkside, Northern Michigan, Davenport, and Purdue Northwest are all fighting for a chance to host heading into the final day weekend of the regular season.