MILWAUKEE, WISC. - Tuesday night saw the Madison College women's volleyball team close out their 2023 regular season schedule with a road sweep over in-state rival Milwaukee Area Technical College, earning set wins of 25-15, 25-16, 25-18. The win gives head coach Mallory Stone and her team a 21-9 record, surpassing last season's win total and giving the Pack 21 wins for the first time since 2017. The WolfPack, who re-entered the NJCAA Division II Poll at #20 in the final rankings, have now won 40 consecutive matches over the Stormers (17-13) and are 94-29-3 all-time in their head-to-head meetings.

Madison College was red hot to start, posting 14 kills and an impressive .632 attack percentage. Following an eight-kill second set, the WolfPack returned to double-figures with 13 kills to finish the match with 35 kills and a .276 efficiency. They also racked up ten or more aces for the tenth time this season, as well as eight blocks and 29 digs.

Freshman middle blocker and right side hitter Courtney Gorum registered 14 kills and a .611 attack percentage that marked her third-highest single-match efficiency this fall. The transfer from the University of Wisconsin also tallied two aces, six digs, and one block. Fellow first year Addyson McHugh was next with eight kills and six digs.

The duo of Daryn Schaefer and Hope Hesselberg drove the offense with 18 and 15 assists, respectively. Hesselberg, a native of Lodi, Wisconsin, recorded her first career double-double with a season-high ten digs, while also serving up a pair of aces to match four other players.

Sophomore right side hitter and middle blocker Sophia Venne paced the defensive effort at the net with three blocks.

Up Next:

Madison College (21-9) will await their postseason assignment after going 12-1 against Region 4 opponents. The Region 4 Division II Midwest District A & B Women's Volleyball Tournaments starts on Wednesday, November 1 with quarterfinal matches, and will conclude with semifinals and championship matches on November 4-5 inside Madison College's H. Douglas Redsten Gymnasium.

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