HAMMOND, Ind. — The Parkside women' soccer team (8-6-4, 6-5-3) fell in its regular season finale to Purdue Northwest (6-6-6, 4-5-5) 1-0 on the road on Saturday afternoon. Parkside put all eight of its shots on goal, but PNW made eight saves to keep it off the scoreboard.
The Rangers played a narrow statistical match in the attacking areas, finishing with eight shots and eight on goal while PNW had nine shots and seven on goal. The eight shots on goal exceeded the Rangers' season average of 7.44.
Lindsey Ferrara made six saves for the Rangers, and Parkside also came through a stretch of three shots and three corner kicks by PNW without conceding. PNW's goalkeeper, Meta Fischer, recorded eight saves, keeping Parkside from turning its on-target chances into a scoring breakthrough.
Parkside and PNW each put four shots on goal in a scoreless first half, with Ferrara and Meta Fischer both making four saves. PNW generated the half's only three corner kicks, but Parkside kept the match tied 0-0 at halftime.
Parkside put all four of its second-half shots on goal, one more than PNW, but Meta Fischer stopped each attempt. PNW held a 5-4 edge in total shots and got the half's only score from Mia Davis at 72:13, assisted by Mikayla Rivera and Natasha Tanner, as Parkside fell 1-0.
Ferrara recorded six saves while playing all 90 minutes in goal.
Lindsay Dahlinger put both of her shot attempts on goal.
Stella Kertscher added two shots on goal off the bench.
Parkside finishes the regular season 8-6-4 overall and 6-5-3 in GLIAC play. PNW finishes 6-6-6 overall and 4-5-5 in conference play.
With today's results, the Rangers earned the fifth seed in the GLIAC Tournament and will head to Grand Rapids, Michigan to take on four-seeded Davenport on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
To keep up with the Rangers during postseason play, be sure to visit
parksiderangers.com/coverage.
