RIVER GROVE, ILL. - Minus their second leading scorer and coming off an emotional home win in a top-five showdown, the #1-ranked Madison College women's basketball team lost for the second time this season Wednesday with a 73-63 setback at Triton College. Freshman forward Rachel Slaney, who is averaging 15.1 points and a team-best 8.4 rebounds a game, was unable to play as the WolfPack fell to 7-2 in the North Central Community College Conference and a half-game back of #5 Rock Valley College (8-2) in the standings.

All-America guard Taylor Nelson made her return to the starting lineup after missing four games with a knee injury and paced the attack with 19 points, including three 3-pointers. It was the second game back for the sophomore, who also tallied seven rebounds, three assists, and a block.

Jenna Endres regained her scoring touch after snapping a 32-game streak of double-digit totals to register 15 points. The guard went 5-for-22 from the floor and 3-of-15 beyond the arc as the WolfPack shot just 31% (24-76) overall and 28% (8-28) from distance.

Sophomore forward Megan Petty did her part to pick up the slack on the interior without her frontcourt teammate. The Rio, Wisconsin, native notched her first double-double of the season and set season highs with 14 points, 13 rebounds, and 31 minutes. Fellow forward Mandi Sargent also pitched in on the glass with ten boards as Madison College (22-2, 7-2) out-rebounded the Trojans by a 53-45 margin. The 'Pack's 19 offensive rebounds contributed to 13 second chance points, though Triton College (19-8, 7-3) scored a 34-20 edge in points in the paint.

The visiting WolfPack started the game hot with a 7-0 run and led by as much as eight during a low-scoring first quarter that finished with a 13-10 advantage on the scoreboard. The lead would hold until the Trojans finished the second quarter on a 12-5 run to take a 32-30 score into the break.

The Trojans won the scoring battle in the third and fourth quarters with Madison College trimming the deficit to one point on several occasions. Triton closed the game at the free throw line, hitting 7-of-8 attempts in the final two minutes as part of an overall 19-for-27 effort. The 'Pack went 7-of-7.

Madison College has three games remaining on their regular season schedule and will play the final road game Saturday, February 13 against in-state rival Milwaukee Area Technical College (13-11, 5-4). The WolfPack downed the Stormers 80-69 on January 21 in Madison, a game that saw Nelson leave early with the knee injury. A win by Madison College would provide the first regular-season series sweep by either team since the 2012-13 campaign. The two rivals have split the last six meetings, though the WolfPack own a lopsided 70-9 advantage in the overall series. Tip off along the shores of Lake Michigan is set for noon.