Parkside 95, Davenport 73
The Parkside men's basketball team earned a lopsided road win at Davenport on Saturday afternoon behind another big outing from redshirt-senior Tray Croft, who went for 30 points in the Rangers third straight road win. The Green & White were coming off a big win over No. 19 Grand Valley State on Thursday in Allendale, Mich. 
 
Parkside, who shot a season-high 68.6% from the floor, improved to 10-9 overall and 7-5 in the GLIAC and have now won five of their last six games.
 
HEAR FROM COACH REIGEL
"I like the direction we are headed," 19^th year head coach Luke Reigel said. "We are making improvements with our focus and our toughness on the defensive end. Offensively, we are developing some better chemistry and playing more and more unselfish each game. We are trusting each other more on the offensive end and that is definitely making us more dangerous.
 
"Clearly, Tray had a big time weekend," Reigel added. "His ability to score is obvious,  but what I like is that he is becoming a more well-rounded player. It's good to get that road sweep.  We are looking forward to getting home."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Rangers and Panthers traded the lead back-and-forth in the first half, and Davenport took control of a 17-12 advantage with 14:04 to play. Parkside followed that with an 8-0 run and never trailed in the game again. They took a 44-39 lead into the break. Croft went 4-of-5 from the floor for 13 points in the first half while Parkside shot 60.9% as a team.
 
In the second half, Croft scored five straight points to help the Rangers push the lead to double-digits and Parkside never looked back, growing the lead to 20 points midway through the half. The Rangers shot 75% in the second half and went 6-of-10 from downtown.
 
STATWORTHY
Saturday was Croft's second 30-point performance of the season, and ninth 20+ point game as well. He finished 11-of-13 from the floor, 4-of-6 from deep and 4-for-4 at the free-throw line. Redshirt-sophomore Vinson Sigmon Jr. tied his season-high with 22 points and went 7-of-13 from the field. Freshman Rasheed Bello finished with 15 points while Jamir Simpson went for 14 points and seven rebounds.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Parkside welcomes in Northern Michigan on Thursday, Feb. 3 for Pink Night, where the women will tipoff at 5:30 followed by the men. On Saturday against Michigan Tech, fans are encouraged to wear Jockey gear from the Ranger Store.