2005 NEWS

WolfPack Concludes Season in Region Play
Posted 11-9-05 - MATC fought hard against the #2 ranked team in the county in the opening round of the NJCAA Region Xlll-A Tournament held in La Crosse Friday, but dropped the match against Ridgewater College (MN) in three games (23-30, 26-30, 29-31). MATC wrapped up their season the next day, winning over Minnesota West Community and Technical College (30-14, 28-30, 15-11) to finish 21-8 overall.

As she did nearly every game throughout the season, Kristin Brochtrup led the WolfPack with 14 kills and also had a team-high 15 digs in the loss to Ridgewater. Jen Butler posted 26 assists and Kelly McCarthey finished with 12 digs and eight kills.

In Saturday's victory over Minnesota West, Brochtrup led the way with 12 kills, 16 digs and an attack percentage of .241. Kim Haack and Tricia Walker each tallied 11 digs, and Butler recorded 24 assists.

MATC Places Third at State Tournament
Posted 10-24-05 - MATC won three matches before falling in the semifinals to rival Western WI Technical College to place third in the 2005 WJCAA State Tournament on October 22. The WolfPack defeated UW-Marinette, UW-Fond du Lac and UW-Marathon each in two straight games to reach the semis.

In the opening match, Kelly McCarthy and Kristin Brochtrup combined for 20 kills en route to a two-game win over UW-Marinette.

In the second match versus UW-Fond du Lac, Jen Butler paced the WolfPack with 23 assists, and McCarthy contributed 10 digs as MATC won in consecutive games.

Brochtrup was virtually unstoppable in the third match against UW-Marathon, recording 16 kills, 12 digs and a blocked shot as MATC triumphed in two games.

In the semifinal match against Western WI Technical College, Kim Haack, Brochtrup and McCarthy each reached double digits in digs, with 10, 13 and 12 respectively. Butler added 24 assists and Jerrica Eager had two blocked shots.

Kristin Brochtrup Named All-State
Posted 10-19-05 - First year MATC Women's Volleyball player, Kristin Brochtrup, from Kaukauna H.S., claimed 2005 WJCAA All-State Volleyball honors for her play this season. Brochtrup leads the WolfPack with 245 kills and 250 digs. Averaging almost 3.9 kills per game, Brochtrup has a .205 attack percentage.

MATC Advances to State Tournament
Posted 10-19-05 - MATC advanced to the 2005 WJCAA State Tournament on October 22nd by winning three matches and losing one to place second at the WJCAA State Regional Playoffs in Baraboo, WI on October 19th. The WolfPack Women beat UW-Rock County, UW-Richland, and UW-Baraboo each in two straight games before losing to Western WI Technical College in two games.

In the first game, Kristin Brochtrup had 15 kills and an attack percentage of .481 to guide the WolfPack to a two-game win over UW-Rock County.

In the second game, MATC got a combined 20 kills from Kristin Brochtrup and Kelly McCarthy to beat UW-Richland.

In the third game, MATC setter Jen Butler had 37 assists and Kelly McCarthy had 17 kills as MATC won their third straight match in two games.

In the final game of the State Playoffs, MATC played conference foe, Western WI Technical College. The WolfPack Women played well but fell in two straight games 22-30 and 23-30.

Western WI Tech Stymies MATC Again
Posted 10-17-05 - MATC faced a tough task Thursday going on the road to play Western Wisconsin Technical College, the seventh-ranked team in the county. Despite a strong effort, the WolfPack came up short against the Cavaliers for the second time this season, as MATC lost in three games. The loss concludes the regular season with MATC standing at 14-5 overall. Kristen Brochtrup had a team-high 14 kills to go along with 14 digs. Carina Saunders also had 14 digs and Jen Butler recorded a team-high 29 assists.

MATC Volleyball Earns Pair of Wins
Posted 10-12-05 -MATC improved its record to 14-4, and 6-1 in conference play by beating MATC-Milwaukee and UW-Washington County in consecutive days. Kristen Brochtrup had a team best eight kills to go along with 11 digs, while Jen Butler added 26 assists in Sunday's 3-0 win over MATC-Milwaukee.

In the match the following day against UW-Washington County, Brochtrup again led the WolfPack in kills with 10. Carina Saunders led the way with 12 digs and Butler posted 31 assists to lead MATC in a 3-0 win.

MATC Wins Fifth Conference Match
Posted 10-5-05 - MATC won its fifth conference match by beating Mid-State Technical College in three games in Wisconsin Rapids on Wednesday night. The WolfPack Women improved to 5-1 in conference play.

Jerrica Eager led the team in attack percentage with .250 as she had two kills in four attempts. Carina Saunders and Kristin Brochtrup both had 13 digs in the win while Kelly McCarthy led the team in blocks with three.

MATC Loses Tough Match to Rock Valley
Posted 10-3-05 - MATC played a tough home match against last year's national runners-up, Rock Valley College. MATC jumped out to an early two games to none lead before Rock Valley fought back to tie the match at 2-2. In the fifth and deciding game, MATC pushed the visiting Golden Eagles to the end. But, in the end, the Rock Valley proved to much as they won 15-11 in the deciding game.

Kelly McCarthy led the way for the WolfPack with 14 kills. Carina Saunders recorded 26 digs and Jen Butler once again led MATC with 40 assists.

October 5th Matchup Changed
Posted 10-3-05 - The Wednesday, October 5th scheduled triangular has been changed to a best 3-of-5 with Mid-State Technical College at 6:00 PM. Please make a note of this game change.

MATC Wins Two in Home Triangular
Posted 10-1-05 - MATC won two matches in a home triangular on Saturday, October 1.

In the first match, MATC beat UW-Richland in two games behind the hitting of Kristin Brochtrup. Brochtrup had seven kills and only one error in 13 attempts for an impressive .462 attack percentage. Jen Butler led the team in assists with 19 and Carina Saunders had 13 digs to lead the WolfPack.

In the second match, MATC downed conference opponent Waukesha County Tech in three straight games. Brochtrup once again played well as she had a game high 14 kills in 23 attempts. Kelly Mccarthy led in digs while Jen Butler had 38 assists. MATC improved to 4-1 in conference with the win.

MATC Plays Tough Against #9 in Nation
Posted 9-29-05 - MATC lost their first conference match of the year to the #9 nationally ranked Western WI Technical College Lady Cavaliers.

MATC played tough throughout the match. MATC fell behind early, losing the first two games, 20-30 and 28-30. In the third game, MATC won 30-20 to force a fourth game. In the fourth game, MATC once again pushed the visiting Lady Cavaliers but in the end, lost 26-30.

Jen Butler led the team with 49 setting assists while Kelly McCarthly had a .117 attack percentage with 18 kills on 60 attempts. Kristin Brochtrup added 20 kills. MATC's record fell to 9-3 and 3-1 in conference play.

Volleyball Wins Two in Triangular
Posted 9-26-05 - MATC added to their seven game winning streak with their eighth and ninth consecutive wins at Monday nights triangular in Janesville, WI.

In the first game, MATC beat UW-Rock County 30-16 and 30-22. Kristin Brochtrup had nine kills and a attack percentage of .333 to go along with 10 digs. Jen Butler recorded 19 set assists.

In the second game, MATC beat UW-Baraboo 30-12 and 30-12 to go to 9-2 on the season. Brochtrup once again posted impressive numbers with eight kills in thirteen attempts and only one error. She had a .538 attack percentage.

Volleyball Extends Winning Streak
Posted 9-23-05 - MATC extended their winning streak to seven games with a three game romp of UW-Sheboygan at home. Kristin Brochtrup had ten kills and only three erros in 24 attempts for the WolfPack. Kelly McCarthy had 14 digs and Jen Butler had 29 sets assists.

MATC Goes to 3-0 in the Conference
Posted 9-22-05 - MATC went to 3-0 in conference play with a three-game win at Milwaukee Area Technical College. Jen Butler had 22 sets and Kristin Brochtrup had nine kills and fifteen digs in the win. Kelly McCarthy led all WolfPack players in attack percentage (.129).

MATC Beats Host UW-Richland
Posted 9-19-05 - MATC won their fifth straight match with a three set sweep of UW-Richland at Richland Center. Kristin Brochtrup had eleven kills and twelve digs. Jen Butler anchored the team with 29 sets as MATC improved to 5-2.

MATC Wins Second Straight Conference Game Against Mid-State
Posted 9-17-05 - MATC claimed their second straight conference victory and fourth straight win with a three game sweep of the visiting Cougars. Kristin Brochtrup had ten kills and five blocks in the win. Tricia Walker added nine kills.

Women Win First Conference Game
Posted 9-14-05 - MATC traveled to Pewaukee, WI to face conference foe, Waukesha Co. Technical College on September 14th. MATC played well as they swept the host Owls in three games. Kelly McCarthy had 15 kills and Kristin Brochtrup added ten kills in the win.

MATC Volleyball Plays Solid in Season Opening Tournament
Posted 9-10-05 - The 2005 MATC Volleyball team and first-year head coach Toby Parker made its debut at the 2005 Rochester Volleyball Tournament on September 10th. MATC won two and lost two against tough competition. In their first two games, MATC struggled to find their rhythm as they lost two games to Rochester CTC and two games to Itasca CC. In their second two games, MATC won both by beating Hibbing CC and Minnesota State CC each in three games.

MATC Volleyball Team Helps in Stoughton
Posted 8-31-05 - On Thursday, August 25th, student-athletes from the MATC Women’s Volleyball team along with new head coach, Toby Parker, took a trip to Stoughton to assist with the clean up in the heavily damaged area of Alice Circle.

"There wasn’t any hesitation on our part to cancel practice that day because of the opportunity we had to led a hand," said first-year MATC head volleyball coach Toby Parker. "After learning of a couple of friends that lost their homes in Stoughton, we went out to see if we could do anything to help them out.”

The team was greeted by the homeowners, who were very thankful for the help. The WolfPack Women helped clean up what was left of the home above ground and began demolishing the basement for reconstruction.

The husband and wife that owned the home, although exhausted, kept the girls going with smiles and words of encouragement throughout the day. "I know the players learned about the strength and character of the people in the area. Even though the homeowners had lost so much they were still so upbeat and positive," said Parker. "It was a tremendous learning experience and one that we will all remember."

The following is a list of MATC student-athletes that helped in the cleanup effort:

Tricia Walker - Boscobel H.S.
Jessica Seeliger - Madison East H.S.
Katie Runde - Platteville H.S.
Rena Gross - Mount Horeb H.S.
Jen Butler - Argyle H.S.
Melissa Weisensel - Pardeeville H.S.
Kim Haack - Wisconsin Heights H.S.

MATC Hires Toby Parker as the new Head Women’s Volleyball Coach
Posted 5-14-05 - Madison Area Technical College is pleased to announce Toby Parker as the new Head Women’s Volleyball coach. Parker replaces former head volleyball coach, Sarah Grotsky. Grotsky coached the WolfPack for the last five seasons compiling a record of 78-69-10.

Parker comes to MATC with a wealth of coaching experience at both the high school and USAV Junior Olympic Volleyball level. Parker coached high school volleyball for fourteen years at various high schools throughout southern Wisconsin, including Lodi, Verona, Madison Edgewood, and Mount Horeb. His athletes and teams achieved success at both conference and state levels. Parker served as the 2000 Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association (WVCA) All-Star game coach and was also a WVBCA board member.

At the club level, Parker founded Midwest Juniors, which is currently the second largest junior olympic volleyball program in Wisconsin. His club teams have compiled a 240-123 record through seven seasons.

“I have spent a good part of the last fourteen years preparing high school athletes for the “next level” and I feel very excited to now coach at that next level,” said new MATC Head Coach, Toby Parker.

Coach Parker currently lives in Verona and is a graduate of Madison East High School.