RIVER GROVE, ILL. - For the eighth straight year, the Madison College women's volleyball team reached the eight win mark in North Central Community College Conference play after sweeping Thursday's regular season finale at Triton College by a 3-0 final. The WolfPack, who won four of their last five matches heading into the postseason, used set wins of 25-21, 25-10, and 25-14 to improve their match win streak over the Trojans to 23 in a row, while also pushing their streak of consecutive sets won in the head-to-head series to 69. Madison College finishes the regular season with a 14-16 record overall, and tied for second in the N4C at 8-4.

The WolfPack offense was clicking on all cylinders with double-digit kills in all three sets, along with attack percentages of .250 or better. Overall, the visitors tallied 33 kills and posted their second best single-match hitting efficiency of the season at .333. Madison College also boasted ten aces for the fifth time this fall, four blocks, 26 assists, and 41 digs.

Second year outside hitter Cathleen Flannery enjoyed one of her best all-around performances of the season, as she was tops in kills, digs, and aces in the match. The native of Green Bay, Wisconsin, hammered ten kills on a .409 attack percentage, served up a career-best five aces, and collected seven digs.

Freshman middle blocker Sidni Walgurski was second in kills with six, but paced the team with a .500 percentage. The six-footer who also hails from Green Bay, had a career-high three aces after entering the match with just one on the season. Front row players Olivia Marron and Samantha Kessenich both had five kills and two block assists. Marron, a former La Farge High School athlete, matched Flannery with seven digs. Sophomore libero Sage Esser added six digs, with Kessenich and Jaidyn Lange right behind with five.

Freshman Kaleia Lawrence racked up 11 assists, with fellow first year setter Skyler Salter added ten, giving the duo their ninth and seventh matches, respectively, with double-digit assists. 

Up Next:

Madison College (14-16, 8-4) will begin postseason play on Wednesday, October 30 when they will host a Region IV Division III Tournament Quarterfinal match at H. Douglas Redsten Gymnasium. The tournament seeds and matchups will be announced in the coming days. The WolfPack has won four Region IV titles since joining the region in 2009, and played in the Region IV championship match in eight of the previous ten seasons. First serve will be at 6:00 p.m.

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