KENOSHA, WIs. -- The Parkside women's basketball team played in their final regular season game in DeSimone Arena on Saturday afternoon against the Purdue Northwest Pride. It was also the program's Senior Day as the Rangers honored
Gabriela Loiz and
Paty Gallasova prior to the game. The Rangers got the job done, defeating the Pride 99-80.
"Big win against Purdue Northwest! It was great to be able to celebrate and honor our seniors with a win in their final regular season game at De Simone Arena! We shot incredibly well in the first half and cooled a bit in the second half. I did not think our defensive intensity was where it needed to be for 40 minutes- we need to learn quickly that defense travels and will help carry us, especially since we are on the road at Ferris State and LSSU next week," stated coach
Jen Conely after the game.
Inside the Box Score
- Paty Gallasova posted a season high in points with 20 points on the afternoon. The last time the senior reached 20 points was over a year ago, back on February 2, 2023 when she posted 21 points against Ferris State.
- Grace Lomen has a career night, dropping a new career high 21 points. Lomen lead the Rangers in scoring, and in made free throws with eight.
- The Rangers as a team would shoot a season high 59.7% from the field in the victory. In the first half alone Parkside would shoot an absurd 71.9% from the field and going an insane 7-10 from deep.
How it Happened
The Rangers came out of the gates blazing hot. They would shoot a game high 76.9% from the field in the opening quarter of play.
Paty Gallasova would score eight of her twenty points in the first quarter including the game's first third point field goal. The Rangers would lead after the first qurater, 28-22.
Parkside would keep pushing in the second quarter, putting up 32 points. The Rangers would outscore the Pride 32-17. They would post 60 points through the first two quarter of play, a season high.
The Rangers cooled off in the third quarter. Coming out of halftime the Rangers would record just three field goals in the first 6:30 of the second half. It would be the only quarter of the game the Pride would outscore the Rangers as they would cut into the Rangers lead entering the final quarter of play, 75-59.
Entering the final quarter of play, the Rangers would once again find their offensive footing. Grace Loman could post 10 of her 21 points in the four quarter. Parkside would go 8-14 from the floor and a perfect 6-6 from the line in the last quarter. They would win 99-80.
Up Next
The Rangers will play their final two regular season games next week. First is a game at Ferris State on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. then a Saturday afternoon battle at Lake Superior State to finish the regular season. Coverage for both games will be available at ParksideRangers.com/Coverage
