MADISON, WISC. - The Madison College women's volleyball team improved their season-opening win streak to six matches Tuesday night with a 3-1 (25-22, 25-16, 19-25, 25-22) win over the College of DuPage in the Region 4 and home opener at H. Douglas Redsten Gymnasium. Three freshmen keyed the offense with career-highs in kills as the WolfPack improved their consecutive sets win streak to 17 straight before a loss in the third set ended it. The match win improves the Pack's all-time lead in the head-to-head series to 33-13 against the Chaparrals, who entered the match ranked #2 in the NJCAA Division III Preseason Poll.

After taking a 3-0 lead to start the opening set, the WolfPack found themselves down 5-4 before eventually regaining a 12-9 advantage. An 8-4 run down the stretch brought set point for Madison College, who weathered four consecutive Chaparrals points before closing out the set. The Pack posted 15 kills and a .243 attack percentage to take the one-set-to-none lead. 

Tied at 9-9 in the second set, Madison went on to win 16 of the next 23 points, a sequence that included a trio of three-point runs. The set proved to be the WolfPack's most efficient with a .406 percentage on 16 kills.

Following a third set in which the home team amassed nine kills, hit .053, and saw an early 11-5 edge evaporate with six consecutive points lost as part of a bigger 12-2 surge to take control of the set. The loss ended a streak of 17 consecutive sets won to open the year.

The WolfPack; however, was able to take care of business in the fourth set to secure their sixth straight match victory. The set was back-and-forth through the first 24 points until a 6-0 run broke a 12-12 tie. College of DuPage (3-2) did not fold and rallied with an 8-2 burst that closed the gap to two points. Back-to-back kills by Ella Vosberg and Allie Andrews regained momentum for Madison College. The closing stretch continued with another Vosberg kill and a successful attack from Sam Schultz. First year defensive specialist and libero Hazel Allen served up an ace on match point for the win.



Madison College finished with 62 kills - 30 more than the Chaps - and hit at a .271 clip. The kills, along with 54 assists, and 68 digs, all set new team-highs for a match this season.

Andrews, a Darlington, Wisconsin, native, recorded her first career triple-double with 12 kills, 34 assists, and 12 digs. The 5'9" freshman set new career marks in all three categories.

She was part of a trio of players to register double-digit kills, led by Vosberg's 16 kills. Schultz added a dozen kills and 13 digs for her first career double-double. Caylee Coggins and Makayla Dallas racked up eight kills each, with Coggins posting a team-high .333 efficiency, and Kate Howe had six kills.

Sophomore setter Tricia Klum added 14 assists. Allen led the team with 15 digs and three aces. Avery Agnew also reached double-figures in digs with 12.



Up Next: 

Madison College (6-0) is back at it on Thursday, August 28 with a home match against in-state rival Western Technical College (2-4). The WolfPack own a 59-40 lead in the all-time series with the Cavaliers, which includes wins in two of the last three meetings since 2021. First serve inside H. Douglas Redsten Gymnasium is set for 5:00 p.m. and can be streamed live at MadisonCollege.tv.

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