MADISON, WISC. - Looking past the 701 days since their last true home match, the Madison College women's volleyball team focused on the task at hand and came through with yet another upset of a nationally-ranked team with Thursday's 3-0 sweep of #5-ranked College of DuPage. The WolfPack, playing their true home opener at H. Douglas Redsten Gymnasium after 18 matches away to start the season, clipped the Chaparrals 25-23, 25-17, and 25-19 for their fourth consecutive win over a North Central Community College Conference opponent and their third straight over a team ranked in the NJCAA Division III Poll.

Madison College took control of the match early thanks to seven service aces in the first set, including six aces in the first 12 points. The WolfPack dug deep down the stretch to claim the final two points after the College of DuPage (16-9, 4-2) rallied to even the score at 23-23. The second set was tightly contested when coach Quinn Lukens took a timeout with his squad trailing 14-12, and the 'Pack responded with a 13-3 run to close out the set. In the third and final set, sophomore Calla Borchert single-handedly turned a tied score into a comfortable lead with a block and five aces - four of which came consecutively - over the match's final dozen points. 

The WolfPack served up 16 aces for their second highest output of the fall, and their highest in a three-set match. The home team only tallied 28 kills in the match and hit a .148 attack percentage, but took full advantage of 25 unforced errrors by the Chaparrals. 

Outside hitter Jadyn Holman was the only player in the match with double-digit kills, as the Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin, native amassed ten kills and hit at a .261 clip. She also had three aces. Second year outside hitter Abigail Lewis was second on the team with eight kills. Kaleia Lawrence ran a majority of the offense and amassed 19 assists. Abby Steinhauer and Calla Borchert tied for the team-lead in aces with five.

Defensively, freshman Maya Adams led the effort at the net with 4.0 blocks, matching a season-best. Libero Amelia Walton racked up 23 digs as the only player with double-digit digs. The performance at and away from the net held the Chaparrals to an attack percentage of .056.

Madison College and the College of DuPage split their regular season series for the second consecutive season. The WolfPack are now 30-9 all-time against the Chaps.

Up Next:

Madison College (10-9, 4-2) will compete in the Dakota County Technical College Triangular on Saturday, October 2 in Rosemount, Minnesota. They will open at 3:00 p.m. against Mesabi Range Community & Technical College, followed by a 5:00 p.m. match against the host Blue Knights. The matches will mark the first-ever against both opponents. 

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