When Madison took on Elk Point/Jefferson at the Dak 12 Conference Tournament on Oct. 17, it had the Huskies solved in the first set, defeating them 25-11. But Elk Point/Jefferson battled back in the second with a 25-18 win and narrowly won the third, 26-24. The loss sent Madison to the tournament consolation bracket.
In their Friday rematch, the Lady Bulldogs
(17-10) got their revenge as they swept the Huskies (12-16), 25-13, 25-19, 25-18.
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“We had good moments on Saturday,” Madison coach Jill Kratovil told the Madison Daily Leader. “We just didn’t finish at the end. They were close sets. Today, our goal was to come out and keep them to the 15[-point] mark. And I thought we did a great job in the first set, and then we let them go on a little bit of a run there at the end. But I thought, for the most part, we were in charge of the whole match.”
Two aces from sophomore middle hitter Collins Nielsen in her first four points serving helped Madison jump out to a 5-0 lead over Elk Point/Jefferson. The Huskies did not begin the set well; the Lady Bulldogs had a seven-point lead at one point while having just two kills, earning many points off Husky errors. As Elk Point/Jeffe...