Parkside 1, UMSL 0
The Parkside men's soccer team finished off their non-conference schedule on Friday as they hosted the Missouri St. Louis Tritons. After a slow start on both sides, the Rangers found a way to score and take the lead to earn their third shutout of the season.

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HOW IT HAPPENED
The match was scoreless through the first half, with neither side taking control of the momentum. The Rangers took control early in the second half, with Tode Atlija scoring his first goal of the season, with the assist going to Erick Villalobos.

HEAR FROM COACH ZITZKE
"I'm proud of the way our guys responded to a difficult outcome from Wednesday. It was a tough game, we went down a man and gave up a goal late to lose on the road, but we responded well today. We came out today with a lot of energy. I think we were a little more dangerous on the attacking side, just didn't put any of our chances away in the first half. We were solid in the back for all 90 minutes. In the second half, we created a couple more decent opportunities and we put one of them away. Tode with his first goal of the season. We had some good attacking moments, which is encouraging. In the end, we're 3-1, which is a good start against some very tough regional opponents. We now get a few days off before preparing for the conference schedule."

A LOOK AT THE STATS
Atlija scored his first career goal on the way to the Rangers win. Villalobos earned his first assist on the year. Robin Hermann earned his third shutout of the season in goal, recording one save.

WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE RANGERS
The Rangers will host St. Cloud State on Friday, Sept. 9 at 2:30 p.m. at Wood Road Field. For more information, visit parksiderangers.com.