MADISON, WISC. - Six ties and ten lead changes over 40 minutes, and in the end, visiting Bryant & Stratton College snuck out of H. Douglas Redsten Gymnasium with a 71-63 Region 4 win over Madison College on Wednesday night. The Bobcats used a 17-2 closing run to rally for the win despite freshmen Aubrey Maass and Dani Latz combining for 46 points. The WolfPack trails the all-time series by a 5-3 count, with the team scheduled to play again on February 6. Wednesday's basketball doubleheader also consisted of a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s impact and legacy on what would have been his 96th birthday and five days ahead of the national holiday held in his honor.

Madison College entered the fourth quarter with a 53-50 lead after ending the previous ten minutes with a 12-5 surge that included three 3-pointers by Maass in less than three minutes. Despite Bryant & Stratton College (8-7) quickly regaining the advantage with four points, the WolfPack put together a run of eight straight points to assume a 61-54 advantage with 4:21 to play. The rest of the game belonged to the Bobcats, who finished 2 for 4 from the floor and converted 12 of 14 free throws down the stretch. Madison College, meanwhile, missed its final six shots and was 2 for 4 at the stripe.

Bryant & Stratton College started the game strong with an 8-0 that ended when Latz scored three-and-a-half minutes into the game. The Bobcats led by nine when the home team found its rhythm with a 9-1 burst capped by a Keelyn Zwirschitz three-pointer to make it 14-13 through ten minutes. The run continued into the second quarter with another Latz interior bucket to give the WolfPack its first lead of the night at 15-14. The alternating runs continued as BSC responded with 15 of the next 20 points to take a ten-point lead. Two more Latz field goals closed the gap to 29-23 at the break.

A huge third quarter for Maass started with the first of four triples to ignite the Pack on a 9-2 effort to regain the lead at 32-21 with 7:23 to play in the quarter. Madison College assumed a 37-33 lead with a Zwirschitz three-pointer before the Bobcats strung together nine consecutive points to go up five before the WolfPack's rally began.

Maass poured in 20 of her career-high 25 points during the third quarter, eventually posting her second game in the last three outings with 20 or more points. She now boasts nine double-digit scoring games this season. The Montello, Wisconsin, native hit four 3-pointers for the third time in 2024-25 as part of a 9 for 15 effort overall. Maass also sank 3 for 4 free throws and had three assists.

Latz kept her string of consecutive double-doubles alive with her 12th such performance, racking up 21 points and pulling down 17 rebounds. The product of Bloomer, Wisconsin, has reached the 20-point plateau three times, including each of the last two outings. The 17 boards are her second-highest mark after 19 rebounds in the last game. Latz also tallied two assists, two blocks, and a steal.

Zwirschitz, a native of Antigo, Wisconsin, finished with ten points as she hit two of her four baskets from beyond the arc, to go along with six rebounds, three assists, and a steal for the 5'11" guard.

The WolfPack shot 25-62 (40%) overall, 6-17 (35%) from three, and 7-13 (53%) at the line, while Bryant & Stratton College finished 38% (20-52) from the field, 29% (5-17) from distance, and 70% at the stripe with 26 makes on 37 attempts. Madison College dominated the glass with a 47-33 edge; however, the home team committed ten more turnovers in the game. As a result, BSC was plus-12 in points off turnovers and the WolfPack was plus-seven in second chance points.

Up Next:

Madison College (6-8) is back on the road for two consecutive Region 4 games starting with a Saturday, January 18 contest at Kankakee Community College (8-12). This will mark the first-ever meeting between the WolfPack and Cavaliers in women's basketball. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m. in Kankakee, Illinois, and can be live streamed here.

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