KENOSHA, Wis. — Parkside men's soccer carries momentum into its final road weekend of the regular season, traveling to University Center, Michigan, to face Saginaw Valley State on Friday, Oct. 16, at 1 p.m. ET/noon CT at Robert C. Braddock Field before visiting Davenport on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT at Farmers Insurance Athletic Complex in Caledonia, Michigan. The Rangers will look to carry their recent momentum away from Wood Road Field, where they are 1-4 this season.
The Rangers enter the weekend 5-6-1 overall and 3-4-1 in GLIAC play, sitting alone in fifth place with 10 conference points. With four regular-season matches remaining, Parkside continues to battle for postseason positioning. The top six teams in the seven-team conference qualify for the GLIAC Tournament, with the top two seeds receiving byes into the semifinals. The No. 3 and No. 4 seeds will host the tournament's quarterfinal matches.
Parkside is coming off its most productive conference week of the season, collecting six points with consecutive home shutouts against Purdue Northwest and then-No. 21 Northern Michigan. The Rangers scored five goals without allowing one across the two matches, earning their first back-to-back victories and first consecutive shutouts of the season.
The Rangers opened the week with a 3-0 victory over Purdue Northwest on Wednesday. Pablo Seco recorded the first brace of his career, opening the scoring in the seventh minute before adding his second goal in the 84th. Keven Sosa provided the other goal by driving a free kick into the back of the net in the 24th minute.
Parkside then earned its biggest result of the season Friday, shutting out nationally ranked Northern Michigan, 2-0. Sosa scored for the second consecutive match by converting a penalty kick in the 25th minute before Angel Luevano doubled the advantage in the 74th. The victory marked the second consecutive season in which the Rangers have defeated a nationally ranked opponent.
Mateusz Pass recorded his fourth and fifth shutouts of the season during the two victories. He stopped all nine shots on goal he faced, making four saves against Purdue Northwest and five more against Northern Michigan.
The Rangers' performances resulted in a sweep of the GLIAC weekly awards. Seco was named the conference's Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in his career, while Pass earned his first GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week honor. Seco finished the week with four points, six shots and three shots on goal. His two goals against Purdue Northwest came on three attempts, with his opening strike standing as the game-winner. He now ranks second on the team with three goals and six points and has scored two game-winning goals this season. Pass anchored a defense that did not concede over 180 minutes. His two clean sheets increased his season total to five, tied for second in the GLIAC. The senior has played all 1,080 minutes in goal and leads the conference with 58 saves, a total that ranks 11th nationally.
Parkside has scored 15 goals while allowing 14 through 12 matches. The Rangers rank third in the GLIAC in scoring offense at 1.25 goals per match and fourth in team goals-against average at 1.17. Parkside also ranks third in the league with 13.50 shots per contest and is tied for second with 6.08 shots on goal per match.
The Rangers rank second in the GLIAC in total saves and team save percentage. Their .816 save percentage ranks 18th nationally. Parkside has also been the conference's most disciplined team, committing a league-low 9.83 fouls per match.
Sosa leads the Rangers with five goals and 10 points. His goal total ranks fifth in the GLIAC, while his point total is sixth. Seco follows with three goals and six points, while Luevano and Jaime Vazquez have each scored twice. Three Rangers rank inside the GLIAC's top 10 in both shots and shots on goal. Hudson Scheiber leads Parkside with three assists, tied for sixth in the conference, while Gio Magana has added two.
Friday, Oct. 16
Parkside at Saginaw Valley State
1 p.m. ET/Noon CT | Robert C. Braddock Field | University Center, Mich.
Sunday, Oct. 18
Parkside at Davenport
11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT | Farmers Insurance Athletic Complex | Caledonia, Mich. | Senior Day
SCOUTING SAGINAW VALLEY STATE:
Saginaw Valley State enters Friday's match 6-1-5 overall and 4-1-3 in GLIAC play. The Cardinals are tied with Roosevelt atop the conference standings with 15 points and will begin their final home weekend of the regular season against the Rangers.
SVSU went 1-0-1 during its most recent road trip, beginning with a 3-1 victory over St. Cloud State on Friday. Matty Telfer scored twice, while Amadou Kouyate added the Cardinals' third goal. Saginaw Valley State then battled Roosevelt to a scoreless draw Sunday in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
The Cardinals have not lost since a 2-1 home defeat to Northern Michigan on Sept. 18. SVSU is 3-0-3 over its last six matches and has allowed only one goal across its last five contests.
Parkside and Saginaw Valley State met earlier this season on Sept. 27 at Wood Road Field, playing to a 0-0 draw. Both teams placed five shots on goal, with Pass making four saves for the Rangers. The Cardinals finished with an 18-14 advantage in total shots, but Parkside became one of three teams to shut out SVSU this season.
Saginaw Valley State has combined one of the GLIAC's most dangerous attacks with one of its strongest defenses. The Cardinals have scored 25 goals, second most in the conference, while allowing just eight. Their conference-leading plus-17 goal differential ranks 15th nationally.
The Cardinals lead the GLIAC in scoring offense at 2.08 goals per match, assists per game at 1.92, shots per match at 13.67 and corner kicks per match at 5.33. They rank second with 6.08 shots on goal per contest. Defensively, their 0.67 team goals-against average ranks second in the conference and 12th nationally.
Telfer remains the focal point of the attack. The junior has recorded 11 goals, four assists and 26 points, ranking second in the GLIAC in both total goals and points. His 11 goals rank ninth nationally, while his 26 points are seventh in Division II. He also ranks first in the conference with 2.17 points per game and leads SVSU with 37 shots and 24 shots on goal.
The Cardinals have received production from throughout their lineup, with 11 different players scoring at least once and four recording multiple goals. Kouyate has scored three times, while Jo Bédard and Gabo Vazquez have added two goals apiece. Eight different Cardinals have recorded at least two assists.
Nick Kay has started all 12 matches in goal and played more than 959 minutes. He has made 24 saves while posting a 0.75 goals-against average and three individual shutouts. Saginaw Valley State has recorded six clean sheets as a team.
Friday will mark the 23rd all-time meeting between Parkside and Saginaw Valley State. The Rangers lead the series 9-7-6 and are 4-4-1 in University Center. Parkside has dropped its last two road meetings against the Cardinals, including a 1-0 defeat last season. The Rangers' most recent victory at Saginaw Valley State came Sept. 29, 2023. The programs first met in 1999.
SCOUTING DAVENPORT:
Davenport enters the weekend 2-7-4 overall and 1-5-2 in GLIAC play. The Panthers are tied with St. Cloud State at the bottom of the conference standings with five points and will celebrate Senior Day during Sunday's matchup.
The Panthers went 0-1-1 last weekend, beginning with a 2-0 road loss to Roosevelt on Friday. Davenport then played to a 3-3 draw at St. Cloud State on Sunday. Drew Matyunas, Alexis Rivera-Velasquez and Jordy Rodriguez each scored their first goal of the season against the Huskies.
Sunday will be the second meeting between Parkside and Davenport this season. The Panthers earned a 3-2 victory at Wood Road Field on Sept. 25, holding off a late Rangers comeback. Hudson Scheiber tied the match for Parkside in the 38th minute, but Davenport scored twice during the opening 11 minutes of the second half. Charlie Davis converted a penalty kick in the 56th minute for what proved to be the game-winning goal. Sosa brought the Rangers within one by scoring from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute, but Parkside could not find the equalizer.
Davenport has scored a GLIAC-low 11 goals while allowing 27, producing a minus-16 goal differential. The Panthers rank last in the conference in scoring offense at 0.85 goals per match, shots per game at 6.69 and shots on goal per game at 2.69. Eight of Davenport's 11 goals have come during the first half.
Isiah Meyer leads the Panthers with three goals and shares the team lead with six points. He has attempted 12 shots and placed five on goal. Davis has recorded two goals and two assists for six points, while Dugan Black has also scored twice.
Freshman Archie Oliver leads Davenport with three assists. Matyunas and Rodriguez each have a goal and an assist, while six different Panthers have scored at least once this season.
Carter McGowan has started Davenport's last five matches in goal. He has made 32 saves while posting a .800 save percentage and 1.66 goals-against average, producing a 1-2-1 record in those decisions. McGowan ranks fifth in the GLIAC in total saves despite appearing in only five matches.
Sunday will mark the 22nd all-time meeting between Parkside and Davenport, with the series tied at 8-8-5. The Rangers are winless in the last eight meetings at 0-4-4, a stretch that includes Davenport eliminating Parkside from the GLIAC Tournament quarterfinals in each of the past two seasons. Parkside has historically fared well on the road in the series, posting a 6-2-1 record against Davenport in Michigan. The Rangers' most recent victory over the Panthers came Oct. 1, 2023, on the road.
UP NEXT:
Parkside will return to Wood Road Field for its final regular-season weekend. The Rangers will host Roosevelt on Friday, Oct. 23, at noon CT before welcoming St. Cloud State on Sunday, Oct. 25, at noon CT for Senior Day.
To keep up with the Rangers throughout the weekend, visit parksiderangers.com/coverage.
