10/2/21: #11 Blugolds get past Greenville in 5

Elmhurst InviteElmhurst, Coe, UW-River Falls, Augustana, John Carroll, Kalamazoo, AlmaCoe 3, Kalamazoo 0; Elmhurst 3, Kalamazoo 0; UW-River Falls 3, Augustana 2; Coe 3, Alma 0; UW-River Falls 3, Elmhurst 1.

Aurora ClassicAurora, St. Norbert, DubuqueSt. Norbert 3, Dubuque 1; Aurora 3, Dubuque 0.

North Park Tri#11 UW-Eau Claire, North Park, Greenville#11 UW-Eau Claire 3, North Park 1; #11 UW-Eau Claire 3, Greenville 2; Greenville 3, North Park 1.

Bluffton Tri Transylvania, Bluffton, TrineTransylvania 3, Trine 0; Trine 3, Bluffton 1.

Illinois Tech Tri MSOE, Illinois Tech, OlivetOlivet 3, MSOE 1; Illinois Tech 3, Olivet 0.

WIAC UW-La Crosse 3, UW-Platteville 1 UWL’s Lawrence: 26 kills, 28 digs.

CCIW Carthage 3, Carroll 2 Carthage’s Horner: 18 kills. Wheaton 3, North Central 1 WC’s Gerze: 10 kills, 15 digs.

MIAC Gustavus Adolphus 3, #21 Bethel 0 GAC’s Tweet: 43 assists, 12 digs. St. Scholastica 3, Saint Benedict 1 CSS’s Draper: 40 digs. St. Olaf 3, Hamline 1 SOC’s Gully: 19 kills. Saint Mary’s 3, St. Catherine 0 SMU’s McNally: 18 kills, 14 digs.

ARC #8 Wartburg 3, Nebraska Wesleyan 0 WC’s Marsh: 33 assists, 16 digs.

NACC Concordia Wisconsin 3, Concordia Chicago 0 CUW’s Chaussee: 11 kills, 11 digs, 6 aces. Aurora 3, St. Norbert 1 AU’s Avery: 20 kills, 12 digs. Benedictine 3, Edgewood 0 BU’s Huizenga: 8 kills. MSOE 3, Illinois Tech 1 MSOE’s FIelds: 16 kills, 16 digs. Dominican 3, Lakeland 0 DU’s Sinickaite: 12 kills. Marian 3, Rockford 0 MU’s Merrill: 13 kills. Wisconsin Lutheran, Alverno [no contest, WLC gets NACC win]

HCAC Transylvania 3, Bluffton 1 TU’s Scheper hit 17-0-35. Earlham 3, Mount St. Joseph 2 EC’s Wagner: 71 assists, 19 digs. Rose-Hulman 3, Defiance 0 RHIT’s Canon: 15 kills. Anderson 3, Franklin 1 AU’s Bontrager: 13 kills, 7 blocks.

UMAC #15 Northwestern 3, Bethany Lutheran 0 UNW’s Schwitters: 32 assists, 12 digs. #15 Northwestern 3, Martin Luther 0 UNW’s Straub: 15 kills, 10 digs. Minnesota Morris 3, UW-Superior 0 UMM’s Nash: 13 kills, 12 digs. Martin Luther 3, North Central 2 MLC’s Birschbach: 13 kills, 14 digs. Northland 3, Crown 0 NC’s Montgomery: 11 kills.

MWC Illinois College 3, Ripon 1 IC’s Burr: 5 kills, 42 assists, 17 digs. Monmouth 3, Lake Forest 1 MC’s Wright: 15 kills. Knox 3, Lawrence 0 KC’s Duran: 11 digs.

SLIAC Westminster 3, Principia 0 WC’s Menke hit 10-0-19. Westminster 3, Fontbonne 0 WC’s Wanyonyi: 18 kills. Fontbonne 3, Principia 0 FU outhit PC, .156 to -.200.

Nonconference #10 UW-Whitewater 3, Grinnell 0 UWW’s McNeil hit 8-0-14. Carleton 3, Luther 0 CC’s Sokolow: 12 kills. Maranatha Baptist 3, Emmaus 0 Finlandia 3, Great Lakes Christian 0 FU: 15 aces.

Top 25 upset watch #1 Johns Hopkins 3, Haverford 0#1 Johns Hopkins 3, Arcadia 0#2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 3, Occidental 0#3 Trinity (Texas) 3, Dallas 0#6 Hope 3, #4 Calvin 2#5 Colorado College 3, St. Thomas (Texas) 1#5 Colorado College 3, Texas Lutheran 1#9 Mary Hardin-Baylor 3, Sul Ross St. 0#12 Juniata 3, Moravian 0#12 Juniata 3, Drew 0#13 Ohio Northern 3, Marietta 0#14 Berry 3, Hendrix 0#17 Southwestern 3, Schreiner 0#17 Southwestern 3, Centenary (La.) 0#18 MIT 3, Smith 0 #18 MIT, Worcester St. [canceled] #25 Babson 3, Clark 0

-Ricky Nelson