#16 Parkside 4, Northern Michigan 0
The Parkside men's soccer team hosted the Northern Michigan Wildcats at Wood Road Field on Wednesday afternoon. The Rangers used the match as an opportunity to rest some players and fine tune some of their skills before heading into the post-season, as they rolled past the Wildcats.

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HOW IT HAPPENED
The Rangers scored first with a 16^th minute goal from Chris Estrada, with the assist coming from Marcos Calderon Jimenez. The Rangers took their 1-0 lead into halftime.
Calderon Jimenez added to the lead right out of the half with a goal in the 48^th minute, with the assist coming from Tode Atlija.

RANGER GOAL!!! MCJ adds to the @ParksideMSoc lead to start the second half! #DefendTheDen pic.twitter.com/uQzLr4OGUx

— Parkside Rangers (@RangerAthletics) October 26, 2022

The Parkside offensive surge continued in the 62^nd minute, as Lars Popp scored his first goal of the season, coming off a double-assist from Mario Bolado and Calderon Jimenez. Noah Schultz scored the Rangers final goal of the match in the 67^th minute, just moments after checking into the match.

RANGER GOAL!!! Noah Schultz enters the game and scores immediately! 4-0 @ParksideMSoc leads NMU #DefendTheDen pic.twitter.com/tDR9AxEr72

— Parkside Rangers (@RangerAthletics) October 26, 2022

HEAR FROM COACH ZITZKE
"We had an okay first half and went into the half up 1-0. That was a gritty goal, as we got the ball into the box and the guys were battling and Chris came on the end of a couple balls that he was able to finish to take the lead. In the second half, we stepped up and had a lot of big contributions coming off the bench. We had a couple of different guys starting today due to some injuries and we had to move some guys around. Everyone who stepped out on the field for us today did a great job. Now we need to get ready for the conference tournament."

A LOOK AT THE STATS
Calderon Jimenez now leads the Rangers with seven goals on the season. Estrada earned his second goal of the year, while Popp and Schultz both tallied their first. Robin Hermann played 67 minutes in goal, making three saves. David Milan played the final 23 minutes and did not face a shot on goal.

WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE RANGERS
The Rangers will travel to Saginaw Valley State for the GLIAC Tournament semi-finals on Friday, Nov. 4. The Rangers have earned the #2 seed in the tournament. There opponent will be determined in the GLIAC quarterfinals, which are scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 30. For more information, visit parksiderangers.com.