HAMMOND, Ind. -- After a one day delay of the game, the Parkside women's basketball team went toe to toe with Purdue Northwest on Sunday afternoon. The Rangers topped the Pride 84-75 to move to 4-1 in GLIAC play.
"Gritty road win against Purdue Northwest. We were able to get some stops and run in transition early- they really pounded the ball inside in the 2nd quarter and it was great to see our team execute the adjustments in the 2nd half. There are still a few things that we need to clean up, but I thought we battled hard and made big plays at key moments," remarked head coach
Jen Conely after the win.
Inside the Box Score
- Freshman Cassidy Arni turned in a career performance. The guard poured in a career high 22 points in the effort and added four rebounds and a steal to the stat sheet.
- Paty Gallasova broke from her shell, scoring 18 points on the afternoon, one point short of tying her season high. She also posted four rebounds and an assist on the day,
- Chloe Van Zeeland continued her hot play scoring 14 points. The junior also added seven rebounds and two steals to her ledger.
- Sheridan Flauger had a strong all around performance scoring six points and dishing out six assists while playing all but one minute of action.
How it Happened
The opening quarter of play had plenty of back and forth action between the two teams. The first quarter would feature eight lead changes. It wasn't until the final three and a half minutes of opening quarter of play that Parkside hit their groove. A
Grace Lomen coast to coast three point play would kickstart a Rangers 13-6 run to close out the first quarter with a 26-20 lead.
The Rangers would continue to roll in the second quarter of action, growing their lead to as much as 11. Parkside exploited the Pride's defense, connecting on several backdoor cuts for easy uncontested layups. Before the second quarter came to an end, the Pride started to put the pressure on the Rangers and would inch closer trailing just four points at the half, 45-41.
The Pride weren't done there, and would come out the gates in the third quarter firing. A layup and two three pointers would quickly tilt the scales in favor of PNW as they would retake the lead for the first time since the first quarter at 49-45. The Rangers and Pride would trade baskets up until the 2:39 mark. A
Paty Gallasova fastbreak layup would start Parkside on a mission to retake the lead. UWP would score nine unanswered points to retake the lead 59-57 late in the third quarter. The two sides would trade a few baskets in the waining seconds of the third quarter and the lead would belong to the Rangers 62-59.
The Rangers would go on to protect their lead for the entirety of the fourth quarter. The Pride would cut the lead to as little as one point, but were not able to surmount the Rangers offensive output. The Rangers would stretch their lead to as much as 11 in the fourth quarter. A
Cassidy Arni impressive reverse layup would cap off the scoring as well as the score as the Rangers leave Hammond with the 84-75 win.
The Rangers will return to action back in Kenosha in De Simone Arena and host the Michigan Tech Huskies on Thursday. Information for the game can be accessed at
ParksideRangers.com/coverage.
