KENOSHA, Wis. - The biggest showdown of the regular season took place at Parkside on Sunday afternoon and after 110 minutes a winner could not be decided in a 1-1 tie. For the Panthers, the tie means that they are still one point behind first-place Parkside with one regular season game left on Thursday. The Panthers would need a win at Ashland coupled with a Parkside tie or loss at home against Northern Michigan to claim the regular season crown.
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- The match was very well played on both sides. The Panthers finished with 23 shots including eight on goal. Parkside countered with 18 shots and six shots on goal.
- Juan Gonzalez finished with seven saves for the Rangers while
Joshua Doupe made five saves for DU. He is now 8-4-1 in goal during his first season.
- The Rangers fired the first shot on goal in the 9th minute and the Panthers recorded their first shot on goal by
Cian Quinn in the 11th minute.
- The Rangers were peppering shots from the 13th minute until the 20th minute and putting pressure on the Davenport backline. Parkside got a break in the 21st minute as Davenport was called for a hand ball in the box which resulted in a penalty kick. Leki Prpa squared one up past Doupe for the 1-0 lead.
- The score remained that way into the second half but Davenport got the equalizer in the 65th minute.
Miguel Flores had a strong throw-in from the far sideline into the box. The ball was touched by a Parkside player and right to
Lasse Pico Kjeldsen who scored his second of the season.
- The teams went into overtime and Davenport had all three shots in the first overtime.
- The second overtime saw Parkside with a 3-1 edge in shots.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Panthers have one more chance and need a little help to win the GLIAC regular season. They will travel to Ashland (5-10-1, 5-7-1 GLIAC) on Thursday, Nov. 7 for a 1:30 p.m. kickoff against the sixth-place Eagles. Ashland won the previous meeting 1-0 back on Oct. 11 in Caledonia.