MARQUETTE, Mich. — The Parkside women's soccer team (7-5-3, 5-4-2) played Northern Michigan (8-3-4, 5-3-3) to a 1-1 draw on Friday afternoon. The Rangers outshot NMU 13-9, while both teams put four shots on goal. The Rangers have now put up at least 13 shots in back-to-back matches.
Both goalkeepers made three saves, while Lindsay Dahlinger scored Parkside's match-tying goal, her first goal of the season.
Parkside outshot the Wildcats 9-4 in the first half and generated all three corner kicks, putting three attempts on goal. NMU scored first on Madison Bilbia's goal in the 33rd minute, but Dahlinger answered for the Rangers at 34:27 to send the match to halftime tied 1-1. Dahlinger's goal came off a rebound: after Emily Slye launched a ball into the area, it was batted into the air by a Wildcat defender before goalkeeper Sides attempted to punch it out of danger. Dahlinger saw the clearance attempt find her foot and slotted it into the bottom right corner to level the match at 1-1.
The second half finished scoreless, leaving the match tied 1-1, with the Wildcats holding a 5-4 edge in shots and a 2-1 advantage in shots on goal while Parkside earned three of the half's four corner kicks. Lindsey Ferrara made two saves for Parkside, and Kayden Schmidt put Parkside's lone shot on goal on frame in the 78th minute.
Dahlinger scored Parkside's goal, converting her only shot on frame for an unassisted match-tying tally. Ferrara played all 90 minutes in goal and finished with three saves, including two in the second half. Ava Rizzitano led Parkside with three shots.
Parkside is 7-5-3 overall and 5-4-2 in conference play. NMU is 8-3-4 overall and 5-3-3 in conference play.
Up next, Parkside travels to Houghton, Mich., to face Michigan Tech on Sunday, Oct. 25, at 11 a.m. CT.
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