Madison College Wolfpack

MADISON, WISC. - Two days removed from their first loss in Region 4 competition, the Madison College women's volleyball team responded with a pair of dominant wins over two region foes in Friday's Madison College Quad inside H. Douglas Redsten Gymnasium. The #13-ranked WolfPack swept matches over Sauk Valley Community College and Carl Sandburg College to improve to 6-1 against teams from Region 4 as they posted an average margin of victory at 7.7 points per set.

Match #1: #13 Madison College 3, Sauk Valley Community College 0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-13)

In the opening set of the day's first match, Madison College built some separation with an 11-2 run to make it 15-6 before a Makayla Dallas killed ended the set. Sauk Valley Community College (14-10) held a slim advantage for the first half of the second set, with the deficit peaking at 12-9 before a 9-2 surge turned the tide and allowed the WolfPack to reach set point at 24-20, thanks to a kill by setter Allie Andrews. The Skyhawks held off the final point tally for three points before Dallas again came through with the clinching termination. Madison College raced out to a 16-5 lead in the final set and cruised to the 12-point win.

For the match, the WolfPack owned a 40-30 lead in kills, a 7-2 advantage in aces, and a 53-23 differential in digs, while the Skyhawks posted a 10-2 edge in blocks. Madison finished with a .236 attack percentage.

Dallas, a second year right side hitter, led the team with a dozen kills for her eighth match this season reaching ten or more. Sophomore outside hitter Ella Vosberg secured her eighth double-double this season with 11 kills and ten digs, to go along with two assists and an ace. Sam Schultz added nine kills.

Andrews, a sophomore from Darlington, Wisconsin, had 28 assists, nine digs, five kills, two aces, and one block. Freshman Amara Jahner, a libero, was tops with 14 digs, while adding seven assists.

The WolfPack still trail 21-8-1 in the all-time series with SVCC.

Match #2: #13 Madison College 3, Carl Sandburg College 0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-15)

The day's second match was all Madison College, who turned a 4-3 lead into a 21-7 differential before taking a ten-point win in the opening set. Set two was much more back-and-forth until the WolfPack closed with a 5-0 run, highlighted by a pair of aces from Allie Andrews. Trailing Carl Sandburg College (10-20) by a 7-4 margin in the third, the home team ripped off 11 straight points as Ella Vosberg smashed four kills and Sam Schultz served up a pair of aces. Freshman Braelee Kiepert added three kills in another 6-0 burst later in the set to put the match our of reach, with first year outside hitter Danica Pauls closing it out with kill.

Madison College finished with 41 kills and a .260 hitting efficiency, as well as eight aces, 3.0 blocks, and 53 digs. 

Vosberg did most of the damage as the Cuba City, Wisconsin, native, racked up 16 kills at a .355 clip. Eight others also recorded a kill.

Andrews tallied 24 assists, followed by 13 from freshman Gretchen Kammerer. Andrews also finished with a team-best four aces.

Libero Amara Jahner had 14 digs.

The all-time series between the WolfPack and Chargers is now even at 3-3.

In the other half of the quad, Milwaukee Area Technical College (16-10) lost both matches, dropping a five-setter to Sandburg (25-19, 19-25, 23-25, 25-22, 16-14) before losing in three to SVCC (25-23, 25-18, 25-17).

Up Next: 

Madison College (16-5) hits the road for their next six matches starting Wednesday, October 14 at the College of DuPage (23-8). The WolfPack is 33-13 all-time against the Chaparrals, who are currently ranked #5 in the NJCAA Division III Poll. First serve is at 6:00 p.m. in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.

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