GLEN ELLYN, ILL. - The Madison College women's volleyball team was on the attack Wednesday, resulting in a 3-1 road win over the College of DuPage in a Region 4 clash of ranked teams. Three players posted double-digit kills and the #13-ranked WolfPack hit .280 or better in each of the final two sets to defeat the #7-ranked (Div. III) Chaparrals by scores of 25-23, 25-27, 25-16, 25-13. The victory gives the Pack a 34-13 lead in the all-time series.
Despite leading 8-4 early in set one, Madison College found themselves down 14-11 before a 6-0 run regained the lead. Sophomore
Ella Vosberg finished off the set win with a kill for her third of the set, while fellow second year
Sam Schultz posted five kills.
The second saw also saw the Pack race out to a nice lead at 9-3, which eventually grew to a double-digit cushion at 16-6. However, the College of DuPage (23-9) answered with a 15-5 surge to tie the set at 23-23. Schultz made it set point for Madison College with a kill, but the Chaparrals won four of the next five points to take the set.
Sets three and four belonged to the WolfPack as they hit at a .281 clip en route a nine-point victory in the third and then posted a .357 attack percentage in the fourth set as they rolled to a 12-point decision.
For the match, Madison College had 55 kills to reach their third highest total of the season, with at least 13 kills in every set and a .215 hitting efficiency overall. They also had eight aces, one block, and 75 digs.
Schultz, a native of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, registered her third double-double of the season with a season-high 15 kills and a team-best 18 digs. She also had a pair of aces. Fellow sophomore
Makayla Dallas racked up her seventh double-double thanks to 13 kills and ten digs. Vosberg finished with 11 kills.
Setter
Allie Andrews produced 44 assists and 11 digs to secure her 11th double-double as part of her fifth match with 40 or more assists this season. She also added five kills and an ace.
Defensively, freshman
Amara Jahner added 16 digs from her libero position, while sophomore
Caylee Coggins had the team's lone block.
Up Next:
Madison College (17-5) travels to Champaign, Illinois, for the Parkland Mid-Season Invite on Friday and Saturday, October 16-17. They open with matches against Hawkeye Community College (13-16) at 1:00 p.m. and Kalamazoo Valley Community College (12-9) at 5:00 p.m., followed by day two matches against host and #4-ranked Parkland College (33-2) at 9:00 a.m. and a Region 4 match with Kankakee Community College (12-13-1) at 11:00 a.m. The WolfPack defeated the RedTails earlier this year in three sets in the only prior meeting, have never played the Cougars before, and are 1-6 against the Cobras and 4-4 against the Cavaliers.
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