#14 Parkside 2, Purdue-Northwest 1 (OT)
The Rangers finished off the Parkside Soccer doubleheader with a match against the Purdue Northwest Pride.  The match was a roller coaster of both momentum and emotions, and had no shortage of excitement.  After ending regulation in a tie, the match went into overtime and featured a storybook ending that went the way of the Rangers.

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HOW IT HAPPENED
The first goal for the Rangers came in the 53^rd minute, as sophomore Edgar Heredia-Victoria scored a goal following a double assist from redshirt-junior Rade Novakovich and senior Max Ludwig.  In the 66^th minute, Purdue-Northwest's Ariel Navarro scored an unassisted goal to tie the game.  The game remained tied for the rest of regulation, despite opportunities to score from both teams.  The match went to overtime.  In the 93rd minute, redshirt-junior Nikola Kesich found Novakovich in front of the net.  Novakovich gained control of the ball and fired a shot past the Pride goalkeeper to score the golden goal and send the crowd, and his team in to a celebratory frenzy.

HEAR FROM COACH ZITZKE
"Another hard-fought win.  A great way to cap off Alumni weekend.  The team was blown away by the Rick Kilps Center dedication ceremony last night.  Getting to see them meet alums was awesome.  Of course, the highlight for them was being able to meet and hear Coach Kilps Parkside story from him.  As they might have been told, most of what they enjoy through the program, including the stadium field, and things like the Rick Kilps Center are because of him and all of the soccer alums that came before."

STATWORTHY
Novakovich now has nine goals and six assists through the first eight games this season.  He also added to his point total, now with 24.  Novakovich led the country in points prior to this weekend.  He also tallied his fourth game-winning goal, another stat that he led the country in before this weekend's games.  Ludwig tallied his 10^th assist on the year, a category in which he led the country going into this weekend.  Reigning GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week Alexandre Durand was only able to add one save to his season totals, which now sits at 20 saves, as the defense limited the Pride to just two shots on goal.

WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE RANGERS
Parkside will hit the road this week for matchups against St. Cloud State on Friday, Oct. 1 and Upper Iowa on Sunday, Oct. 3.  The Rangers will return to Wood Road Field on Friday, Oct. 10 for a match against Northern Michigan.