10/28: St. Norbert wins MWC outright, Northwestern clinches UMAC share, WashU sweeps Eastern

Nonconference • No. 3 Washington 3, No. 4 Eastern 0. Two tight sets. EU’s 21-match winning streak snapped. Teams combined for 93 kills. WU outhit EU .346 to .250. WU setter Marilee Fisher had 45 assists. WU outside Drew Hargrave went 13-2-24. EU outside Courtney Reinhold had 18 kills. WU is 27-1 overall. EU is 28-2.

MIAC • Augsburg 3, Hamline 0. AC had 43 kills and outhit HU .319 to .040. AC setter Emily McCourt had 36 assists. AC middle Nikolene Miller went 10-1-17. AC ended 7-4 in the MIAC. HU ended 1-10.

WIAC • No. 21 UW-Whitewater 3, UW-River Falls 1. UWW outside Sofia Sanchez had 17 kills and 15 digs. UWW setter Heidi Buss had 45 assists and four aces. UWW is 6-1 in the WIAC. UWRF is 2-5. • UW-Eau Claire 3, UW-La Crosse 0. UWEC hit .385. UWEC opposite Laura Slinger went 10-0-21. UWEC setter Emily Neave had 34 assists. UWEC is 6-1 in the WIAC. UWL is 1-6. • UW Oshkosh 3, UW-Stout 1. Set 4 ended 28-26. UWO setter Morgan Liebetrau had 49 assists. UWO outside Jordyn Bratel went 18-3-45. UWO is 4-3 in the WIAC. UWS is 1-6. • RV UW-Platteville 3, UW-Superior 0. UWP won the kills column 40-25. UWP setter Ali Sikic had 35 assists. UWP outside Emily Kaiser wen 8-0-13. UWP is 4-3 in the WIAC. UWS is 1-6.

IIAC • Cornell 3, Luther 0. CC outhit LC .350 to -.034. LC scored 36 points. CC outside Kathleen O’Connor went 16-0-28 with nine digs, four aces and three blocks. CC ended 5-3 in the IIAC. LC ended 2-6.

UMAC • Northwestern 3, Northland 0. NWC clinched a share of the UMAC title. NWC outhit NC .347 to -.093. NWC is 13-0 in the UMAC. NC is 0-13. • St. Scholastica 3, Crown 0. CSS hit .482. CSS outside Anna Zyvoloski had 14 kills, 12 digs and five blocks. CSS middle Caitlin McKernon went 8-0-8 with four blocks. CSS is 12-1 in the UMAC. CC is 2-11. • Martin Luther 3, Minnesota-Morris 1. MLC clinched the No. 3 seed at the UMAC Tournament. MLC middle Rachel Hein had 12 kills and seven blocks. MLC outside Rebecca Engelbrecht had 16 kills. MLC is 9-4 in the UMAC. UMM is 7-6. • Bethany 3, Presentation 1. BLC had 13 blocks. BLC Amanda Edminson had 15 kills and 11 digs. BLC is 6-7 in the UMAC. PC is 3-10.

MWC • St. Norbert 3, Lake Forest 2. Set 5 ended 15-12. SNC clinched the MWC title outright. SNC lost a set in the MWC for the first time this season. SNC middle Danielle Remy had 18 kills and seven blocks. SNC libero Catherine Guido had 38 digs. LFC outsides Molly McCloskey and Cori Cooper combined for 42 kills and 27 digs. SNC is 8-0 in the MWC. LFC is 5-3. • Beloit 3, Lawrence 2. Set 5 ended 15-11. LU played without injured setter Diane McLeod. BC middle Leah Kruckman had 16 kills. BC is 2-6 in the MWC. LU is 5-3.

SLIAC • Eureka 3, Fontbonne 1. EC is 6-9 in the SLIAC. FU is 4-11.

Around the country • No. 1 Calvin 3, No. 14 Hope 1. MIAA match. Set 4 ended 26-24. CC clinched MIAA title. CC lost an MIAA set for the first time this season. CC middle Rebecca Kamp went 16-3-37. HC outside Jenna Grasmeyer had 23 kills and 16 digs. CC is 15-0 in the MIAA. HC is 13-2. • No. 2 Emory 3, RV Washington & Lee 0. EU outside Amelia McCall had 12 kills and nine digs. EU middle Breanah Bourque went 11-3-22. WLU hit .000. WLU is 25-5 overall. • No. 2 Emory 3, No. 12 Juniata 0. EU outhit JC .340 to -.054 and won the kills column 42-14. JC scored 39 points. EU setter Natalie Schonefeld had 34 assists. EU middle Breanah Bourque went 9-1-14 with four blocks. EU is 31-2 overall. JC is 21-7. • No. 5 Heidelberg 3, RV Washington & Lee 1. • Lee 3, No. 5 Heidelberg 0. LU (24-2) is ranked fourth in the NAIA. LU outside Stephanie Todd had nine kills and 10 digs. HU is 29-3 overall. • No. 24 Whitworth 3, No. 23 Puget Sound 0. NWC match. WU swept UPS earlier this season. WU had 44 kills. WU middle Kristine Kardell went 10-2-17 with four blocks. WU is 12-1 in the NWC. UPS is 8-5.

-Ricky Nelson