WolfPack Lose Tight Game to #7 Joliet
Posted 12-22-08 - On Saturday, December 20th, MATC traveled to Joliet, IL to face the #7 nationally ranked Joliet Junior College Wolves. The WolfPack trailed by four points at halftime but battled back in the second half, outscoring the host Wolves. MATC had a chance to tie the game in the final seconds but a three pointer fell short. MATC lost 63-60.

Chris Davis led MATC by posting his second double-double of the season, scoring 16 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. MATC's next game is January 1 in Scottsdale, AZ.

[Men's Basketball News]

#5 Ranked WolfPack Beat #7 Ranked Joliet
Posted 12-22-08 - In a battle of two top ten nationally ranked teams the #5 MATC WolfPack Women's Basketball team posted a 86-74 road victory over the #7 ranked Joliet Junior College Wolves in Joliet, IL on Saturday, December 20.

MATC jumped out to a 42-23 halftime advantage and held on to their tenth win of the season. Four second year players led the WolfPack in double-figures. Former Sun Prairie H.S. standouts, Dana Wagner and Kaycey Kuecker combined for 49 points (25 points and 24 points, repectively) while teammates Abbie Windus and Rebecca Glasbrenner added 16 points and 15 points, respectively. Windus pulled down 10 rebounds as well to record her first double-double of the season. MATC's next game is January 1 in Scottsdale, AZ.

[Women's Basketball News]

OTHER NEWS

Cody Anderson Chosen 1st Team All-American
Posted 12-4-08 - Cody Anderson, a former New Glarus H.S. athlete, became only the second First Team All-American in Madison Area Technical College (MATC) soccer history.  He is the fifth All-American in the last six years for the MATC soccer program.

Cody Anderson, a first year defensemen for MATC, was selected first team NJCAA Division III All-American for his play during the 2008 season.  In addition to his All-American honors, Anderson received all-conference, all-state and all-region honors this season while helping the WolfPack to conference, state and region titles.

2008 NJCAA Division III Soccer All-Americans

[Soccer News]

Connor, Toby Selected as All-Americans
Posted 12-5-08 - Second year player Roxanne Toby, and first year player Kayla Connor, were recently named NJCAA All-Americans.

Connor, from Waterloo East (IA) High School, was name as a First Team All-American. In addition to leading her team in total kills (367), kill percentage (.386), and service aces (64), Kayla ranked eighth in the nation with three and a half kills per game.

Connor also set MATC records for kills in a season, kill percentage in a season, and kills in a match (24).

In her second year at MATC, Roxanne Toby was named an Honorable Mention All-American. Leading her team in total games played (106), Toby was an integral part of her team’s success as she did many things very well. Roxanne ranked second on the team in service aces (60), assists (41), and digs (262), third on the team in total kills (155), and fourth in kill percentage (.214).

With her name firmly etched in the MATC record books, Toby ranks third in career aces (60), sixth in career kills (326), and seventh in career digs (386).

The two women are just the fourth and fifth players to receive All-American honors in the thirty-one year history of the volleyball program, all of which have come in the last three years under the guidance of Head Coach Toby Parker.

2008 NJCAA Division III Volleyball All-Americans

[Women's Volleyball News]

MATC Golf Wins WJCAA State Championship

Posted 10-13-08 - Paced for the second straight day by second year student-athlete Justin Algrim, who shot a two-day total of 146, the men's golf team won it's eighth consecutive state title.

Playing on their home course at The Bridges in Madison, MATC blew by the competition with a total team score of 608, 26 strokes ahead of their nearest competitor. That score is the lowest team total in WJCAA State Championship history. Algrim took second place overall in the tournament.

Other MATC Golfers:

Brendon Albrecht (152), Mitch Kowaleski (153), Kerby Thomas (156)

[Golf News]

MATC Has Three on Academic All-American Team
Posted 7-21-07 - Women's Volleyball player, Valerie Johnson and men's soccer players, Ashley Gadke and Jose Viveros each earned 2007-08 NJCAA Academic All-American honors. In order to receive this honor student-athletes must have completed at least three semesters of college with at least 45 credits accumulated with a GPA of 3.60 or higher.

Congratulations to Valerie, Ashley and Jose on receiving this honor.

Awards Given at Annual Athletic Banquet
Posted 4-24-08 - The 43rd annual MATC Athletics Banquet on Thursday, April 24 was a great night to honor current and former student-athletes, coaches and supporters. The following special awards and honors were presented:

Hall of Fame Inductees
Bill Uelmen, Baseball, 1995-96
Angie (Meyer) Karle, Women's Basketball & Volleyball, 1995-97

Doug Redsten Service Award
Dan Wiza

2008 MATC Sportspersons of the Year
MEN'S - Chris Barker (Baseball)
WOMEN's - Brittany Kalscheur (Volleyball / Softball)

Congratulations to all these special award winners and to all the 2007-08 student-athletes, coaches and teams.