KENOSHA, WI - Parkside Rangers were put to the test once again, on Saturday afternoon. Northern Michigan came into town looking to extend their win streak over Parkside. 

Parkside put an end to that winning streak, downing the Wildcats 3-1. It was the teams first win against Northern Michigan since 2018. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: 

• Ava Irvin led the way with a season high, 19 kills

• Elle Truckenbrod and Sam Fisch totaled 14 kills each 

• Karlee Lois continues her reign, tallying her 10th double-double his season

• Lois tallied a career best 46 assists in the process

Parkside took control and won two nail-biting sets to begin the match. First a 25-23 win, which consisted of four kills from Ava Irvin, Elle Truckenbrod, and Sam Fisch. Then, a 26-24 win for Parkside. Both Truckenbrod and Fisch had at least four kills once again.

After Parkside took the first two sets, Northern Michigan University came back rumbling back to make things interesting. They took set three and extended the game further. In set four, it was an Elle Truckenbrod takeover. The junior compiled six terminations in the set alone. Parkside hit (.333) as a team in the final set, and slammed the door on Northern Michigan. Parkside won the last set 25-18. 

After only securing three wins a season ago in GLIAC play, the Rangers have already reached that mark. This is Parkside's best start since entering the GLIAC in 2018. They stand at (8-4) with a (3-1) record in conference. Parkside continues their home stand this Tuesday against Purdue University Northwest at 6:00 p.m. (CT). For coverage, https://parksiderangers.com/coverage.