KENOSHA, Wis. – The Parkside women's basketball team will open the 2026-27 season on Monday afternoon, hosting Minnesota State, Mankato, who was ranked seventh in the WBCA preseason poll.
The Rangers look to open the season on a high note after being picked third in the GLIAC preseason coaches' poll. Parkside has started each of the past two seasons with wins, but have not won a home opener since 2022.
Minnesota State has owned the series between the two schools, never losing to the Rangers, however last time the two sides met in Kenosha, it was a close one possession game till late in the fourth when the Rangers needed to foul. The Mavericks took advantage of their foul shots and pulled away to win 82-75.
Cassidy Arni had 20 points on 8-13 shooting in Mankato last season, while Lillie Petersen had 18 and Katie Hamill had 11. Turnovers were the difference with the Mavericks winning the turnover battle by seven.
Monday will be the first of three home non-conference games on the schedule for ninth-year head coach Jen Conley and the Rangers. After Monday Parkside will return to De Simone for non-conference home games on Nov. 21 against the University of Illinois Springfield and on Nov. 25 against Lewis.
SCOUTING NO. 7 MINNESOTA STATE, MANKATO:
The Mavericks enter Monday's matchup 1-2 on the young season after going 1-2 against three GLIAC opponents in the Wisconsin Dells last week. Minnesota State lost the season opener 101-65 to top ranked Grand Valley State. They then picked up their lone win of the weekend 110-76 over Lake Superior State before closing the weekend with a 66-54 loss to Northern Michigan.
Haylee Stokes earned All-Tournament recognition at the D2CCA Midwest tipoff after averaging over 15 points per game and shooting over 47 percent from the floor. She also had eight steals over the three games and led the Mavericks with 22 points in the win over Lake Superior State.
After Monday's game, Parkside will hit the road for a weekend in Missouri, taking on Maryville on Nov. 13 and the University of Misouri-St.Louis on Nov. 14.
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