MILWAUKEE, WISC. - Freshman Keith Hoffman and the Madison College men's basketball team had their three-point stroke working Thursday night against rival Milwaukee Area Technical College, however, it was not enough in a 99-78 loss in a North Central Community College Conference and Region 4 contest played at Alverno College. Hoffman buried six shots from beyond the arc to help the WolfPack establish a new season-high for a single game with 11. The #9-ranked Stormers has swept the regular season series in three consecutive seasons and narrowed the WolfPack lead in the all-time series to 64-54.

Madison College matched the rival Stormers shot-for-shot to start, using Hoffman's second three-pointer of the game to take a 19-18 lead almost six minutes into the first half. Milwaukee Area Technical College (21-3, 6-1) answered with a 13-3 surge that built a nine-point lead for the home team. The WolfPack were not doing away easily, as a long-range shots from Hoffman and Tyler Haak started another push to eventually even the score at 35-35, but it was MATC-Milwaukee ending the half with 14 of the next 24 points to lead 49-40. The differential, though still just ten points midway through the second half, grew substantially in the final ten minutes with the home team outscoring the 'Pack by a 29-18 margin.

Hoffman, a 6'8" forward from Stevens Point, Wisconsin, knocked down 6 of 10 shots from three-point range as part of an 8 for 13 effort overall to score 22 points. His ten rebounds give Hoffman eight double-doubles on the season. 

Trevon Liggins was perfect from the floor by hitting all six of his shots, including a pair of three-pointers, to tally 14 points and six rebounds. The second year guard has now reached double-figures in four straight games. Fellow sophomore Arrion Curothers rounded out the double-figure scorers with 11 points.

Thursday marked the fourth game the WolfPack made ten triples, and their 52.4% effort from long range was their second-best percentage in 2021-22. 

Up Next:

Madison College (14-8, 2-4) returns to action on Tuesday, February 8 with a road game against Rock Valley College (14-8, 2-4). The WolfPack downed the Golden Eagles by a 61-54 margin in Madison on January 20, while RVC still owns a 34-18 lead in the all-time series. TIp off is at 7:00 p.m. in Rockford, Illinois. 

The game will be live streamed here.

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