Game day: Madison match-up lies in store for Austin
Here’s all the key information about this evening’s encounter
Published
01 MAR 2025
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Who are tonight’s opponents?
LOVB Austin take on Madison this evening, in their second meeting of the campaign.
The teams previously faced each other back in Gameweek 1, with Austin running out 3-0 winners.
Where is the game being played?
Madison are hosting a Weekend with LOVB event at the Alliant Energy Center, WI.
Tonight’s match will be held at the venue’s Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
What time does the action get under way?
Austin’s away clash with Madison gets started at 7pm CST this evening.
Opposition guide
Madison went into Gameweek 8 sitting rock-bottom of the standings, having picked up just one win from eight attempts before this weekend.
That solitary victory came in their second outing of the year, when they edged out Salt Lake by a 3-2 scoreline.
The LOVB Classic proved similarly challenging, but they got back to winning ways yesterday — beating Omaha 3-1 to end their losing streak.
Austin will need to be alert against a team that contains a number of high-performing players, including outside hitter Sarah Franklin and setter Lauren Carlini.
Led by head coach Matt Fuerbringer, Madison will be looking to kickstart their season on home ground and start climbing the table.
Anything else to know?
It was all change for Austin ahead of their Gameweek 7 double-header, with head coach Marco Bonitta departing for personal reasons.
He was replaced by Chris McGown on an interim basis — and the experienced NCAA coach couldn’t have made a better start, winning each of his first two matches.
The Texans beat both Houston and Salt Lake by 3-1 margins, to leave them fourth in the table and just one victory behind second-place Houston going into this weekend.
And they’ve climbed a further place following yesterday’s action, after Omaha’s defeat to Madison.
Madi put in a particularly impressive display in the first of her team’s two most-recent outings, when she registered 23 kills, an ace, two blocks, 13 digs and an assist.
She will be hoping for more of the same when Austin take to the court tonight.
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