The College of DuPage volleyball team split a pair of matches last week, falling to Madison College in four sets on Oct. 14 before responding with a five-set road victory over Oakton College on Oct. 16.

The Chaparrals opened the week with a 3-1 loss to Madison, dropping the opening set 25-23 before answering with a 27-25 win in the second. Madison took control from there, winning the final two sets 25-16 and 25-13.

Zoey Aldarondo led DuPage with eight kills, while Isabella Furmanski added seven. Addisyn Gardner recorded 15 assists, and Amirah Harrington finished with 14 as the pair helped direct the Chaparrals' offense.

Gardner, Wendalynn Pollak and Claire Rambasek each served two aces. Gardner also led the team with 20 digs, followed by Rambasek with 15. Furmanski contributed four block assists at the net.

DuPage responded two days later at Oakton, overcoming an 0-2 deficit to earn a 3-2 victory. The Chaparrals dropped the first two sets 25-18 and 25-20 before rallying to win the final three, 25-20, 25-18 and 15-8, completing their third reverse sweep of the regular season.

Rambasek led the offensive effort with 13 kills, bringing her season total to 326. Furmanski and Aldarondo added six kills apiece, while Gardner directed the attack with 29 assists and contributed four service aces.

Rambasek recorded 14 digs, and Malia Johnson added 10 to lead the defensive effort. Furmanski continued to make an impact at the net with four more block assists. She leads the Chaparrals with 33 solo blocks and 89 block assists on the season. Cailen Sadkowski and Rambasek each added two block assists against the Owls.

The split gave DuPage a bounce-back performance to build on as it enters the final stretch of the regular season. The Chaparrals will play their remaining regular-season matches at home in Glen Ellyn, beginning with Triton College on Oct. 21 and Oakton College on Oct. 22.

DuPage will then host Kishwaukee College and the College of Lake County in the Chap Triangular on Oct. 24.