10/10/14: #12 Tommies beat 2 top-10 teams

Elmhurst Invite#8 Washington-St. Louis, #9 Elmhurst, #12 St. Thomas, Simpson, St. Olaf, #6 Juniata, Bethany, St. Mary’s (Ind.)#12 St. Thomas 3, #6 Juniata 0; Bethany 3, St. Olaf 1; #9 Elmhurst 3, #8 Washington-St. Louis 1; Simpson 3, Bethany 2; St. Mary’s (Ind.) 3, St. Olaf 0; #12 St. Thomas 3, #9 Elmhurst 2; #8 Washington-St. Louis 3, #6 Juniata 1; St. Mary’s (Ind.) 3, Simpson 1.

Calvin Tri Wheaton, #4 Calvin, DePauw#4 Calvin 3, Wheaton 0; DePauw 3, Wheaton 0; #4 Calvin 3, DePauw 0.

North Central (Ill.) Tourney#25 Chicago, Wartburg, Saint Mary’s (Minn.), North Central (Ill.)Saint Mary’s (Minn.) 3, #25 Chicago 1; North Central (Ill.) 3, Saint Mary’s (Minn.) 0; #25 Chicago 3, Wartburg 0.

Transylvania Quad Illinois Wesleyan, Otterbein, Transylvania, AsburyIllinois Wesleyan 3, Transylvania 2.

Mount Mary Tri Maranatha, Mount Mary, Moody BibleMaranatha 3, Mount Mary 0; Moody Bible 3, Mount Mary 0; Maranatha 3, Moody Bible 1.

WIAC • UW Oshkosh 3, UW-River Falls 2 Set 5 ended 15-11; UWO’s Brooke Brinkman had 14 kills. • UW-Superior 3, UW-La Crosse 2 Set 5 ended 15-11; UWS’s Stephanie Bandelin had 23 kills. • UW-Platteville 3, UW-Eau Claire 2 Set 5 ended 15-12; UWP had 17 blocks. • UW-Whitewater 3, UW-Stout 1 UWW outhit UWS .328 to .109.

MIAC • #24 Augsburg 3, Hamline 1 AC’s Ashley Peper hit 23-2-46 with 13 digs. • Gustavus 3, Macalester 0 GAC’s Becca Woodstra had 10 kills.

IIAC • Central 3, Luther 1 CC’s Emily Stoakes had 12 kills.

NACC • Dominican 3, Concordia Wisconsin 2 Set 5 ended 16-14; DU’s Christina Wilson had 62 assists, 16 digs. • MSOE 3, Alverno 1 MSOE’s Sarabeth Haworth, Maria Bintz had 17 kills apiece. • Edgewood 3, Rockford 1 EC’s Jordan Winkler had 13 kills, 13 digs. • Concordia Chicago 3, Wisconsin Lutheran 2 Set 5 ended 15-11; CUC’s Kaylyn Anderson had 25 kills, 19 digs. • Marian 3, Benedictine 2 Set 5 ended 15-12; MU’s Jessica Roberts had 22 kills. • Aurora 3, Lakeland 1 AU’s Peyton McKenzie hit 12-1-20.

UMAC • Northwestern 3, Northland 0 UNW outhit NC .316 to -.047. • Minnesota Morris 3, Martin Luther 2 Set 5 ended 15-8; UMM’s Abby Tietz had 17 kills. • Bethany Lutheran 3, Crown 0 BLC outhit CC .260 to -.099. • St. Scholastica 3, North Central 0 CSS outhit NCU .255 to -.074.

MWC • Cornell 3, Lawrence 0 CC’s Kylea Weber had 27 digs. • Lake Forest 3, Monmouth 2 Set 5 ended 15-12; LFC’s Paige Jespersen had 15 kills, 11 digs. • St. Norbert 3, Grinnell 0 SNC outhit GC .341 to .064. • Ripon 3, Illinois College 0 RC’s Katie Berrell had 12 kills. • Knox 3, Beloit 2 Set 5 ended 15-5; KC’s Rose Griffin had 20 kills, 18 digs.

SLIAC • Webster 3, Eureka 0 • Spalding 3, Blackburn 0 SU outhit BC .375 to -.056.

Nonconference • Augustana 3, Dubuque 1 AC’s Martha Murray had 12 kills. • Blackburn 3, Central Christian (Mo.) 0 BC’s Victoria Bowens had 17 kills. • Spalding 3, Central Christian (Mo.) 0 SU outhit CCCB .301 to .041.

Top 25 upset watch • #10 Colorado College 3, Austin 0 • Springfield 3, #11 Clarkson 0 • #13 Christopher Newport 3, Frostburg St. 0 • #16 Trinity (Texas) 3, Southwestern 1 • #17 Pacific Lutheran 3, Willamette 0

-Ricky Nelson