WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. — The Milwaukee Area Technical College men's basketball team continued its hot start to the 2025-26 campaign by sweeping a pair of road contests against Rochester Community and Technical College and Lake Michigan College this past Friday and Saturday, closing the Border Battle 2-0 and improving to 3-1 on the season.

In the opener against the Yellowjackets on Friday, the Stormers rolled to a 102-85 win by forcing 34 Rochester turnovers and shooting better than 50 percent from the field, finishing 39 of 75. The combination of efficient offense and tenacious defense gave MATC a 43-36 halftime lead before breaking the game open in the second half.

MATC then carried that momentum into Saturday's matchup, racing out to a 60-36 halftime lead over Lake Michigan before cruising to a 113-87 victory. Sophomore guard Jayden Hackett delivered his best performance of the season, shooting 11 of 14 from the field for a game-high 28 points while adding five rebounds, two assists and a block.

"We started very slowly Friday, then hit the reset at halftime and came out strong in the second half," MATC head coach Randy Casey said. "Our defensive pressure made the difference. Saturday we came out ready to play on both ends of the floor; our defense set up our offense. In the second half we became complacent and did not stick to our defensive principles. Our goal is to keep working hard on both ends and play a full 40 minutes."

Game 1 (Friday):
MATC 102, Rochester 85

Collectively, MATC shot 52.0 percent from the field (39 of 75), 36.4 percent from 3-point range (8 of 22) and 69.6 percent at the free-throw line (16 of 23), while finishing with 36 rebounds, 23 assists and 23 steals in the 102-point effort.

Freshman guard Turon Rivers powered the Stormers with a team-high 19 points on 7 of 13 shooting, adding five rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block in 24 minutes off the bench. Sophomore point guard Raydelh Boutin followed with 15 points on an efficient 5 of 7 performance from the floor, including one 3-pointer, while also contributing six assists and three rebounds. Sophomore forward Jordan Jones chipped in 12 points, five steals, two assists and a rebound in just 16 minutes.

Second-year shooting guard Noah Daniels added 10 points on 4 of 6 shooting with two makes from deep, while sophomore forward Ozzie Johnson scored 10 points on 4 of 5 shooting and grabbed a rebound. Hackett rounded out the top performers with eight points on 3 of 6 shooting to go along with four rebounds, three assists and three steals.



Game 2 (Saturday):
MATC 113, Lake Michigan 87

As a team, MATC shot 55.4 percent from the field (41 of 74), 46.2 percent from 3-point range (12 of 26) and 63.3 percent at the free-throw line (19 of 30), while collecting 56 rebounds, 23 assists and 11 steals in the 113-point victory.

Hackett led the Stormers with a game-high 28 points on 11 of 14 shooting, including 5 of 8 from 3-point range, while adding five rebounds, two assists and a block. Daniels followed with 20 points and a team-best 10 rebounds, hitting 7 of 10 from the floor and 6 of 8 from deep. Johnson provided 16 points and eight rebounds, going 6 of 10 from the field and 4 of 7 at the line.

Freshman guard Sterling Hoarde came off the bench to score 11 points on 4 of 7 shooting with three rebounds. Boutin chipped in eight points and eight assists, while Jones added eight points and six rebounds as a reserve.



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MATC (3-1) will look to win its fourth straight game when it travels to Joliet Junior College at 7 p.m. Monday.