KENOSHA, Wis. — The Northern Michigan volleyball team finished the UW-Parkside Invitational with a 2-2 record after defeating Minnesota St.-Moorhead and falling to Upper Iowa Saturday.

The Wildcats posted their second three-set victory of the young season against the Dragons, winning by 25-22, 25-18 and 25-20 margins.

Kayla Chosa paced Northern Michigan's attack, recording 11 kills and a .500 hitting percentage.

"Our win against Minnesota-St. Moorhead was a good bounce-back win for us," head coach Dominic Yoder said. "It was a great match for Kayla offensively."

In the first set that featured nine ties, the Wildcats pulled out the win by going on a 6-3 run. They then won the second set thanks to a 16-11 run.

After the Dragons built an early 9-5 advantage in what proved to be the final frame, Northern Michigan went on a six-point run to take an 11-9 advantage with Marta Fraga Guntin serving. That run proved to be the difference.

Megan Dahl (16), Jami Hogeboom (14) and Lynzi Svoboda (10) all reached the double digits in digs, helping the Wildcats hold the Dragons to a meager .114 hitting percentage.

In their first match of the day, the Wildcats fell to Upper Iowa, 3-2. Northern Michigan won the first two sets by 25-20 and 26-24 margins but could not close out the Peacocks, who won the next three sets, 25-17, 27-25 and 19-17, to secure their come-from-behind victory. 

In the first set, the Wildcats built an early 8-4 lead and never let Upper Iowa back within two. In the second, they overcame an early 10-6 deficit by going on a 13-8 run to take a 19-18 lead. While the Peacocks managed to tie the match three more times, Northern Michigan closed them out with kills by Fraga Guntin and Hogeboom.

The last two sets required the teams go into extra points. The fourth set was tied 11 times and the fifth six. Upper Iowa used late runs to win both and take the match.

Madison Whitehead (18), Fraga Guntin (16), Bridget Bussell (15) and Autumn Monsma (14) all reached the double digits in kills. Dahl set a new career high with 28 digs while Hogeboom reached the 60-assist plateau for the first time in her career, recording 60.

The Wildcats return to action next weekend when they begin GLIAC play by taking on Saginaw Valley State (Sept. 16, 7 p.m.) and Lake Superior State (Sept. 17, 3 p.m.) on the road.