MATCH 1: Parkside 3, Saginaw Valley State 2 | 18-25, 25-16, 23-25, 25-23, 15-9
MATCH 2: Michigan Tech 3, Parkside 1 | 25-16, 25-16, 22-25, 25-19
After going down 2-1, the Parkside volleyball team came back to defeat Saginaw Valley State in five sets at the GLIAC Tournament to earn the program's first-ever postseason victory since the Rangers transitioned to NCAA Division II in 1994. 
 
With the win, the Rangers earned a spot to played the GLIAC Regular Season Champions, Michigan Tech, in the next round, but the Huskies came away with the 3-1 victory to knock the Rangers out of the winner's bracket of the tournament.
 
The Rangers will have one final match in the consolation tournament, where they'll face Lake Superior State at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 10.
 
HEAR FROM COACH BAREA
"I am really proud of the team and how they competed in both matches today," head coach Leigh Barea said. "Against SVSU, it was not always the prettiest volleyball but they found a way to grind out a big win. After the first two sets vs Tech, we finally settled in and started to believe and play our volleyball. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough tonight, but the team is really excited to get back out and compete tomorrow."
 
MATCH 1 RECAP
SVSU was able to take the first set against the Rangers after getting up early and holding the lead. Parkside bounced back in the second set, getting up 9-3 early on and then cruised to the 25-16 win to tie it up at 1-1. The third set went back-and-forth, as Parkside grabbed a late 22-21 lead, but Saginaw Valley State scored the final four points to come away with the 25-22 win.
 
In the fourth set, SVSU jumped out to a big 10-4 lead early on, but the Rangers battled back and used an 8-0 run to take a 17-13 lead. SVSU came back to make it 24-23, but a freshman Jessica Pappas kill ended the set. In the fifth set, Parkside found themselves down 9-6 but responded in a huge way, winning the final nine points to seal the victory.
 
Sophomore Reese Rossnagel and senior Rachel Hedman tied for the team lead in kills with 13, while junior Jazmine Neal had 12. Freshman Lindsay Krznarich had a career-high 10 blocks while sophomore Hallie McGuire had 19 assists and Hedman led with 26 digs.
 
MATCH 2 RECAP
In the first set, the Rangers had it tied up 10-10, but the Huskies jumped out to the 19-13 advantage and came away with the 25-16 win. MTU cruised to another 25-16 win in the second set, going up 2-0 on the Rangers, but the Green & White bounced back in the third, using a late 7-0 run to help them to a 25-21 win the third. The Huskies finished the Rangers off in the fourth set however, using a 5-0 run to pull away after the teams were tied up at 17-17.
 
Neal led the squad with 10 kills while Hedman had seven and Rossnagel had five. Senior Emma Habisch had a team-high 15 assists while sophomore Kaylee Kuecker had a team-high 10 digs.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Parkside will battle Lake Superior State on Saturday morning at 9 a.m. CT in the consolation tournament. With a win, they'll play at 7 p.m.