2004-05 NEWS

Katie Vossekuil Named All-American
Posted 4-11-05 - Second year MATC Women's Basketball player, Katie Vossekuil was named NJCAA Division III Second Team All-American. Vossekuil, a former Central Wisconsin Christian H.S. standout, is the fourth All-American in MATC Women's Basketball history. Vossekuil helped lead the WolfPack to the national tournament this season as she averaged almost 15 points and 10 rebounds a game. She recorded 15 double-doubles this season. Vossekuil is the second women's basketball player in the last two years to receive this honor. Congratulations, Katie!!

MATC Claims 4th Place Finish at Nationals
Posted 3-19-05 - The MATC Women won their final game of the season to claim fourth place at the 2005 NJCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. The MATC Women won the game by forfeit.

The following is a statement from the NJCAA: Due to disciplinary reasons, Montgomery County (Rockville, MD), MATC's opponent in the fourth place game at the NJCAA National Tournament, has withdrawn from the tournament per institutional sanctions.

MATC's final record is 23-8 with a fourth place National Tournament finish. Additionally, MATC received the tournament sportsmanship award. Congratulations to the WolfPack Women.

MATC Wins Second Game at Nationals
Posted 3-17-05 - The MATC Women won their second game of the 2005 NJCAA Division III National Tournament. MATC beat Bunker Hill CC, 79-54. Katie Vossekuil led all scorers with 20 points and pulled down 16 rebounds. Three other players were in double-figures for the WolfPack. With the win, MATC will play for fourth place against Montgomery-Rockville on Saturday at 3:00 PM.

MATC Loses Close Game at Nationals
Posted 3-17-05 - The MATC Women faced Mohawk Valley CC in the first round of the 2005 NJCAA Division III National Tournament. MATC started the game on a roll but cooled off before half as they trailed by nine points. In the second half, MATC closed the gap but could not get all the way back as they lost 56-58. Katie Vossekuil had a double-double as she scored 14 points and pulled down 17 rebounds. With the loss MATC plays Bunker Hill CC at 3:00 PM on Friday.

MATC Women Win, Advance to National Tournament in Corning
Posted 3-5-05 - The MATC Women traveled a long way to get a big win. The MATC Women played Itasca Community College in Grand Rapids, MN and played them well. Despite trailing by 12 points in the first half the Women battled back and led by 21 points at one point in the second half. MATC was led by former Madison Memorial H.S. athlete, Kim Joshua's 18 points as they posted a 80-69 win. Katie Vossekuil also pitched in with her thirteenth double-double of the season, scoring 12 points and pulling down 17 rebounds.

With the win, MATC advances to the NJCAA Division III National Tournament in Corning, NY for the second time in the last four years and the third time in program history. In 2002, MATC was national runners-up.

MATC Women Play in Region Tournament
Posted 3-3-05 - The MATC Women will play in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XIII-B Game on Friday, March 4th.

The MATC Women (20-7) are playing Itasca Community College in Grand Rapids, MN for the right to advance to the national tournament in Corning, NY. MATC claimed national runners-up in 2003.

MATC Women Lose in State Semifinals
Posted 2-26-05 - Despite first half shooting of just 33% the WolfPack Women carried a 40-30 lead into halftime. But in the second half the cold shooting continued and they struggled to make some key defensive stops down the stretch as they were outscored 45-34 in the second half. The strong second half proved to much for the WolfPack as they fell 74-75 to the Waukesha County Technical College Owls in the WJCAA State Semifinals. Katie Vossekuil led all scorers for the WolfPack with 23 points and 13 rebounds. Lauren Lanza added 15 points and Cassie Paulsen added a double-double, 13 points and 17 rebounds in the loss.

MATC Women Cruise to Victory, Advance
Posted 2-23-05 - The MATC Women got out to a 39-28 halftime lead and never looked back as they cruised to a 71-46 win over the visiting UW-Richland Roadrunners. Erin Voelker, a former Portage H.S. athlete, led MATC with 13 points and 9 rebounds. Cassie Paulsen pitched in 11 points along with 10 points from Missie Karls and Katie Vossekuil. Lauren Lanza did it all as she had 2 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals on the night. With the win, MATC advances to the WJCAA State Tournament.

MATC Routs Visiting Lady Cavaliers
Posted 2-16-05 - The MATC Women routed the visiting Lady Cavaliers, 100-40 as the host WolfPack jumped out to a 61-21 halftime lead and never looked back. With the win, MATC advances to the NJCAA Region XIII Tournament, March 4-5 in Minnesota (winner of the Region Tournament advances to the National Championship). MATC was led by four players in double-figures including Kim Joshua, Katie Vossekuil, Erin Voelker, and Tiffany Bingham. Nancy Pearson pulled down a game high 15 rebounds including 11 offensive boards. MATC improved to 19-6 overall.

Jessica Perkins Story in Capital Times
Posted 2-11-05 - Read about Jessica Perkins, MATC Women's Basketball player, in a February 11th article in the Capital Times. To view the article click on the heading link above or the link below.

MATC's Perkins back on the Court
(Capital Times Online)

MATC Women Lose to College of DuPage
Posted 2-10-05 - The MATC Women lost in their final regular season game of the year, 54-66, to the College of DuPage Chapparrals in Glen Ellyn, IL. Katie Vossekuil led MATC in scoring for the sixth straight game scoring 16 points and pulling down 13 rebounds. In the last ten games of the season, Vossekuil recorded eight double-doubles. The MATC Women finished the regular season with an 18-6 overall record.

MATC Women Win Third Straight Title
Posted 2-9-05 - The MATC Women won their fourth straight conference game to claim the program's third straight Wisconsin Technical College Conference title with an 86-73 win over Waukesha County Technical College in Waukesha. Katie Vossekuil led MATC in scoring for the fifth straight game scoring 22 points and pulling down 15 rebounds for her ninth double-double. Erin Voelker also added a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds. Kim Joshua had 17 points and 6 rebounds and Lauren Lanza tallied 13 points and 6 assists as the MATC cruised.

MATC Women Win Fifth Straight
Posted 2-2-05 - The MATC Women, led by Katie Vossekuil's season high 26 point and season high 17 rebound double-double beat the visiting Ripon College JV Red Hawks, 87-63. Erin Voelker, Erin Blasco, Jessica Perkins and Kim Joshua all scored in double-figures coming off the bench. MATC improved to 17-5 overall and are currently riding a five game winning streak.

MATC Cruise to Win Over UW-Marathon
Posted 1-31-05 - The MATC Women had four players in double-figures as they cruised to a 86-38 win over UW-Marathon at home. Erin Voelker and Katie Vossekuil each had 16 points while Michelle Krueger and Missie Karls had 13 and 10 respectively. MATC shot over 92% from the free throw line and over 50% from the field to claim their fourth straight win.

MATC Women Beat Silver Lake College
Posted 1-29-05 - The MATC Women won their third straight game as the beat four-year Silver Lake College, 73-48. Katie Vossekuil had her third straight double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Erin Voelker added 10 points as the WolfPack Women improved to 15-5 on the season.

MATC Extends Conference Record to 3-0
Posted 1-26-05 - The MATC Women cruised to a 79-59 win over, conference opponent, Western WI Technical College, as centers, Katie Vossekuil and Erina Voelker each recorded double-doubles. Katie Vossekuil had 21 points and 11 rebounds to record her fourth double-double in the last five games. Portage H.S. athlete, Erin Voelker had 18 points and pulled down 12 rebounds. The win pushed the WolfPack Women to 3-0 and first place in the conference.

MATC Women Rout UW-Richland
Posted 1-25-05 - MATC posted their highest point total of the year in a 99-58 rout of UW-Richland in Richland Center, WI. Five players were in double-figures led by Cassie Paulsen's 21 points. Katie Vossekuil posted her third double-double in the last four games as she scored 20 points and pulled down 11 rebounds. The WolfPack Women improved to 13-5 overall on the season.

MATC Lose to State Rival, UW-Waukesha
Posted 1-19-05 - MATC fell a little short in a hard fought game matching up the top two junior college women's basketball teams in the state. The MATC Women could not overcome hot shooting in the second half by the host Owls who outscored the WolfPack 48-39 down the stretch. UW-Waukesha, who is 14-2 overall, won 88-78, to hand the WolfPack their first state junior college loss. Four WolfPack players were in double-figures led by Kate Vossekuil's 17 point and 8 rebound effort. Cassie Paulsen added a double-double by scoring 14 points and pulling down 11 rebounds. The WolfPack Women are now 12-5 overall.

MATC Women Rout the Owls
Posted 1-12-05 - The MATC Women forced 38 turnovers at they cruised to a 86-38 win. Five WolfPack players were in double-figures led by Katie Vossekuil's 14 point, 15 rebounds, and 7 steal effort. Vossekuil recorded her second straight double-double. Erin Voelker also added a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. MATC is now 2-0 in the conference.

MATC Women Beat Division I Highland
Posted 1-8-05 - In a rescheduled game from January 6th, MATC outscored the visiting NJCAA Division I Highland CC Cougars 49-29 in the second half to blow open the game and win 73-60. Lauren Lanza, a former Wauwatosa H.S. athlete, led all scorers with 20 points. Cassie Paulsen added 17 points and 6 rebounds while Katie Vossekuil recorded her fourth double-double for the season scoring 14 points and pulling down 11 rebounds.

MATC Women Beat Conference Foe
Posted 1-8-05 - The MATC Women beat Western WI Technical College in a high scoring conference game, 88-83 to claim their first conference victory of the season. The team is currently 4-0 against state junior college competition. Katie Vossekuil had a career-high 25 points to lead the WolfPack. Cassie Paulsen and Erin Voelker each scored in double-figures with 18 and 12, respectively.

MATC Takes One of Two Versus Gogebic
Posted 12-18-04 - The MATC Women won one of two games versus Gogebic Community College. In the first game, MATC jumped out to an early 36-33 halftime lead. The team held on in the second half as Erin Blasco's free throw with 9 seconds left put the game away. MATC won 67-63. MATC was led by Cassie Paulsen's 17 points. Erin Voelker pitched in 14 points and Katie Vossekuil recorded her second double-double of the season, scoring 12 points and pulling down an impressive 16 rebounds.

In the second game, MATC once again faced Gogebic. This time after MATC's halftime lead the Samson's stormed back, outscoring the WolfPack 43-32 in the second half. MATC lost 58-67. Katie Vossekuil recorded her second straight double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Lauren Lanza led MATC with 17 points on 5-for-8 shooting from beyond the arc.

MATC Women's Game Rescheduled
Posted 1-7-05 - The MATC Women's Basketball versus Highland Community College has been rescheduled for Monday, January 10th at 6:00 PM at the H. Douglas Redsten Gymnasium on the MATC-Truax Campus. Come catch the action. Free admission for students, faculty and staff with valid OneCards.

MATC WOMEN vs. Highland CC - Mon., January 10 @ 6:00 PM

Women's Game Cancelled - 1-6-05
Posted 1-6-05 - The MATC Women's Basketball home game versus Highland CC on January 6, 2005 at 5:30 PM has been cancelled and may be rescheduled.

Gogebic Shoot-Out Opponents Set
Posted 12-6-04 - The Gogebic Tournament (Friday- Saturday, December 17 & 18) opponents have been set. The opponents and games are as follows:

Friday, Dec. 17 - WOMEN vs. Gogebic CC @ 5:30 PM
Friday, Dec. 17 - MEN vs. Gogebic CC @ 7:30 PM

Sat., Dec. 18 - WOMEN vs. Gogebic CC @ 12:00 PM*
Sat., Dec. 18 - MEN vs. Northland JV @ 10:00 PM

*The MATC Women have to play Gogebic CC twice because a women's team dropped out of the tournament.

Women Fall to NJCAA Division I Team
Posted 12-7-04 - The MATC Women played tough against NJCAA Division I, Olive Harvey College (Chicago, IL) but could get rebounds down the stretch, as they were outrebounded 58-41 for the game. MATC lost at home, 71-77. Katie Vossekuil led the WolfPack with 18 points and 8 rebounds. Chelsi Mersberger (15 pts.) and Kim Joshua (13 pts.) each scored in double-figures and pulled down seven rebounds in MATC's first loss in the last seven games.

MATC Women Continue to Roll
Posted 12-4-04 - The MATC Women won their sixth straight game on Saturday with a 80-57 thrashing of Rock Valley College. The WolfPack sprinted out to a 45-33 halftime lead on 4-for-4 shooting from beyond the arc. MATC finished them off in the second half as Chelsi Mersberger led all scorers with 18 points. Erin Voelker added 10 ponts and seven rebounds.

MATC Women Win Fifth Straight
Posted 12-2-04 - The MATC Women won their fifth straight game against NJCAA Division II Kishwaukee College in Malta, IL. The WolfPack jumped out to a 40-34 halftime lead and then extended the lead in the second half. Chelsi Mersberger, a former Stoughton H.S. athlete, led all scorers with 29 points and 5 steals. Katie Vossekuil recorded her seasons first double-double, scoring 10 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. Missie Karls added 11 points in the 74-61 win.

MATC Routs the Visiting Wombats
Posted 11-30-04 - The MATC Women got off to a fast start and never looked back as they beat the visiting Wombats, 81-48. MATC's defense helped force 43 UW-Sheboygan turnovers. Katie Vossekuil led MATC as she poured in 17 points and pulled down five rebounds. Former Madison Memorial H.S. athlete, Kim Joshua, contributed in many areas as she scored 10 points, grabbed seven rebounds, five assists, and six steals. Chelsi Mersberger also added 10 points.

MATC Improves Season Record to 4-2
Posted 11-20-04 - MATC won a hard fought game against Sauk Valley CC to improve to 4-2. Chelsi Mersberger, a former Stoughton H.S. athlete, led the way for the WolfPack as she poured in 20 points and dished out five assists. Three other WolfPack players were in double-figures, including Erin Voelker with 12 points and Lauren Lanza and Katie Vossekuil with 11 points.

MATC Women Down UW-Richland
Posted 11-17-04 - The MATC Women were led by former Central Wisconsin Christian high school all-star, Katie Vossekuil's 14 points and seven rebounds. Chelsi Mersberger and Erin Voelker added 13 and 10 points respectively as the WolfPack shut down the visiting Roadrunners in the second half outscoring them 43-14.

MATC Women Beat Gogebic, Place Third
Posted 11-15-04 - Chelsi Mersberger, a former Stoughton H.S. athlete, poured in 26 points but the host WolfPack struggled shooting in their first game of the 2004 WolfPack Classic. The MATC Women lost 67-80 to Rochester.

In the third place game against Gogebic CC, MATC jumped out to a 46-28 halftime lead and never looked back as they won 76-68 behind Chelsi Mersberger's impressive, game high 39 points.

MATC Women Win One, Lose One
Posted 11-6-04 - The MATC Women beat Illinois Valley CC 63-53 and lost to NJCAA Division II Carl Sandburg, 58-86 at the Waubonsee CC Tournament.
In the first game, MATC was led by former Stoughton H.S. athlete, Chelsi Mersberger's 18 point performance. Katie Vosseuil added 12 points and 9 rebounds in the 63-53 win.

In the championship game, MATC jumped out to a 32-27 halftime lead. In the second half, MATC saw their lead disappear as the NJCAA Division II power, Carl Sandburg, posted 41 points to win 68-58, handing the WolfPack their first loss of the season. Chelsi Mersberger once again led MATC with 13 points.

WolfPack Classic Tournament Pairings
Posted 10-1-04 - The WolfPack Classic Tournament (Friday & Saturday, November 12-13) pairings are now available.

Women's Basketball Player Recieves Academic All-American Honor
Posted 7-23-04 - Rachel Davis, a first year Madison Area Technical College Women’s Basketball player, was recently selected NJCAA Academic All-American. Davis, a 5-11 center from Sheboygan South H.S., also received Wisconsin Technical College Conference distinguished academic honors this season.

Women’s Basketball Signs Players to National Letter of Intents
Posted 5-14-04 – MATC Women’s Basketball coach, Steve Bentin, has signed the following players to a NJCAA national letter of intent for the 2004-05 season: 

Erin Voelker, a 6’2” center from Portage H.S., led her team in scoring and selected honorable mention Badger North all-conference.

Lauren Lanza, a 5’9” guard from Wauwatosa East H.S., was a first team All-Greater Metro conference selection.

Jenny Dancker, a 5’11” forward/center from McFarland H.S., was a first team Badger South all-conference player during the 2002-03 season.

Kim Joshua, a 5’6” guard from Madison Memorial H.S., was an honorable mention Big Eight all-conference player.

Michelle Krueger, a 5’9” guard from Montello H.S., was a first team all-conference selection in the Trailways North.

Cassie Bobholz, a 5’11” center from Cambria-Friesland H.S., was a class valedictorian and first team Trailways North all-conference selection.

Cassie Paulsen, a 5’9” forward from River Valley H.S., was a first team SWAL all-conference honoree.

MATC Women Lose in Region XIII-A Title Game
Posted 3-5-04 - The MATC Women hung tough against a quick Minneapolis team only trailing by two points at halftime. The Minneapolis quickness proved too much in the second half as the visiting Marauders blocked 7 shots and forced 14 steals. MATC fell 61-73. Jody Henze had her fourth postseason double-double scoring 22 points and grabbing 16 rebounds. With the win, Minneapolis advances to the 2004 NJCAA Division III National Tournament in Corning, NY.