MADISON, WISC. - For the second consecutive Saturday, the Madison College women's volleyball team hosted a weekend tournament, and, for the second consecutive Saturday, the 13th-ranked WolfPack picked up two more wins inside H. Douglas Redsten Gymnasium. The Pack opened the Madison College Volleyball Quad with a 3-1 win over Minnesota West Community & Technical College, and followed with a sweep of Lakeland University JV. In four tournament-style matches on their home court, the WolfPack won 12 of 14 sets played over back-to-back weekends.

Match #1: #13 Madison College 3, Minnesota West Community & Technical College 1 (22-25, 25-11, 25-15, 25-18)

The WolfPack appeared to be on their way to a set one win to begin the day's action after building a 16-11 lead following a pair Daryn Schaefer aces, however, Minnesota State Community & Technical College (3-6) rallied to even the score at 20-20. A Kendall Weisensel kill and a Katie Wagner ace put the Pack up 22-21. The Lady Jays responded with four consecutive points to win the set. Madison College then responded in a big way turning a 4-4 tie in set two into a 14-point victory. The WolfPack was ahead 17-7 when MWCTC took a timeout, and after losing the service, came back with consecutive aces from Tyra Anderson before cruising to the win.

In set three, the visitors were up 3-0 when Madison College went on a 9-1 run to gain control and win by ten. They followed in the fourth with a 12-1 start done mostly on the service rally of Weisensel. On their way to another double-digit set win, the WolfPack let off the gas and allowed the Lady Jays to get within 19-15 before closing it out.

Madison College dominated the match from the service line, posting a season-high 19 aces with six different players having at least two in the match. Mariah Best, Wiesensel, and Anderson all had four, while Schaefer added three. Wagner and Gabby Hack each finished with two. 

Offensively, the WolfPack had nine kills in each of the first three sets, including set two when they hit a match-best .292. The fourth set ended with 11 kills and a .261 efficiency. Anderson, a first year outside hitter from Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, was tops with 11 kills for her sixth double-digit effort of the year. Hack was second with nine kills and hit at a .238 clip. 

Schaefer, a setter from Mazomanie, Wisconsin, racked up 26 assists for her most in a four-set match this season. 

Defensively, Madison College played huge at the net, settting a season-high with 14 blocks, led by freshman Sophia Venne. The former Wisconsin Dells HS athlete doubled her previous career-best with six denials. MacKenzie Plunkett had four and Anderson finished with three. Weisensel was tops in digs with 16.

Madison College is now 7-1 all-time against MWCTC.

Match #2: #13 Madison College 3, Lakeland University JV 0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-17)

The day's second match featured only one truly competitive set. The WolfPack opened set one with a 7-3 lead, and eventually lead by as much as nine at 21-12 before earning the nine-point win. Set two was a back-and-forth contest that was even at 14-14 before the Pack took a 23-18 advantage. Lakeland University JV (0-3) did not go down without a fight, closing to 23-21 and forcing a Madison College timeout before the home team used side out volleyball to win the set. The day's final set was all Madison College, taking a 10-4 lead out of the gate and eventually owning a nine-point cushion en route to the 25-17 decision.

Madison College tallied 30 kills in the sweep, including a match-best 13 in set two behind a .406 attack percentage. They followed with ten kills and a .231 efficiency in the final set. The trio of Gabby Hack, Kendall Weisensel, and Tyra Anderson all amassed a team-high seven kills and all hit better than .217 for the match. 

Daryn Schaefer led all players with 19 assists. Libero Katie Wagner collected a dozen digs, with Weisensel right behind with ten.

Madison College is now 10-0 all-time against Lakeland University JV.

Bryant & Stratton College (4-3) was the fourth school involved in the quadrangular, and won both of their matches against Lakeland University JV, 3-0, and Minnesota West CTC, 3-2.

Up Next:

The Madison College (10-4, 0-0) finishes out a six-match homestand with a huge matchup in their North Central Community College Conference opener on Tuesday, September 13 against undefeated and top-ranked College of DuPage (12-0). The Chaparrals took two of three matches against the WolfPack last season, including a sweep in the Region 4 Tournament Semifinal. The WolfPack are 30-10 all-time against COD. First serve inside H. Douglas Redsten Gymnasium is set for 6:00 p.m. The matches will be streamed live at MadisonCollege.tv.

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