#17 Parkside 0, #5 Saginaw Valley State 0
The Parkside men's soccer team hosted the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals at Wood Road Field on Sunday. The game was slated to be one of the most competitive of the year, as the Rangers came into the contest ranked #21 in the nation, while the Cardinals came in at #5. The match was tightly contested, with both sides having opportunities to take control. When the final horn sounded, the two teams walked away with a draw and will look to their next matchup against each other to decide which team reigns supreme.

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A LOOK AT THE STATS
The Cardinals outshot the Rangers 12-10 with four of their attempts being on goal. The Rangers tallied three shots on goal throughout the match, coming from Alejandro Martinez, Hugo Villalobos, and Chris Estrada. Robin Hermann started in goal for the Rangers, making some crucial saves late to keep the Cardinals off the board.

HEAR FROM COACH ZITZKE
"I thought that was a pretty good Division II soccer game today. It was a pretty equal match where we had a couple opportunities in each half and so did they. Their keeper made a couple big saves and our keeper did as well. Both defenses were really organized as they battled and hung in there. There was some really good attacking play from both teams. I feel that walking away from this game that it was a pretty fair result. On our side, I was happy with how our defense played, especially the five guys in the back. I thought Robin in goal made a couple huge saves. Hopefully if we can play like we did today for 90 minutes, we should be able to compete in each game. We have another important contest next week at Northern Michigan and we will be preparing for that."

WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE RANGERS
The Rangers will travel to face the Wildcats of Northern Michigan on Sunday, Oct. 2 at noon. Parkside soccer returns to Wood Road Field on Friday, Oct. 14 as the Rangers face off against Purdue Northwest. For more information, visit parksiderangers.com.