MADISON, WISC. - The Madison College men's basketball team nearly doubled up the Rockford University JV in a 106-56 victory in Thursday's home opener inside H. Douglas Redsten Gymnasium.  Freshman Cam Williams exploded for a career-high in points as the WolfPack followed a huge second half to reach their fourth straight win to open the season, as well as their highest point total since a 112-point effort in November of last season. The victory gives the Pack a 5-0 lead in the all-time series. 

Despite scoring the game's first six points, Madison College eventually fell behind 21-18 after a barrage of three-pointers by the Regents. Still trailing by two with nine-plus minutes gone by, the WolfPack used a Ryen Jones layup to pull even and begin a 27-4 run to close the half. That run two 8-0 bursts and a 10-0 closing stretch highlighted by a steal and dunk for Williams.



Madison College continued to roll in the second half, outscoring RU by a 58-29 margin. The WolfPack got hot from long distance, sinking seven 3-pointers over the final 20 minutes. They also turned up the pressure defensively, using a full court press to force 16 turnovers.

Williams, a Verona, Wisconsin, native, poured in a career-high 24 points off the bench on 9 of 14 shooting overall and a 3 for 6 effort beyond the arc. The 6'2" guard also made three free throws, to go along with a career-high four steals.

Sophomore Carson McCormick did not score in the game's first 21 minutes until draining a three-pointer just over a minute into the second half. He went on to sink three more in the half and finish with 16 points. The former Janesville Craig HS athlete also dished out a team-best four assists, matched only by longtime high school and college teammate, Jackson Bertagnoli.

Bertagnoli reeled in a team-leading six rebounds and came up with a career-best five steals.

Braylen Blue, Carson Jensen, and Mesiyah Ashley all scored nine points.

Defensively, the WolfPack posted 21 steals and nine blocked shots. The steals in the most in a game for Madison College since the 2022-23 season, while the blocks is the most since 2021-22.




Up Next:

Madison College (4-0) resumes Region 4 play with a road trip to Carl Sandburg College (3-1) on Saturday, November 15. The Chargers own a 6-3 lead in the all-time series with the WolfPack, who have won the last three meetings. Game time is set for 3:00 p.m. in Galesburg, Illinois, and can be live streamed via YouTube.

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