10/5: #7 St. Thomas edges #15 Wartburg; Morris, Point, Edgewood pick up key conference wins

Another loaded Friday schedule.

Washington-St. Louis Classic#1 Washington-St. Louis, Monmouth, Central, Westminster (Mo.), KnoxMonmouth def. Knox 3-0; Central def. Westminster (Mo.) 3-2; #1 Washington-St. Louis def. Knox 3-0; Monmouth def. Westminster (Mo.) 3-0; #1 Washington-St. Louis def. Central 3-0.

Wartburg Classic#7 St. Thomas, #15 Wartburg, #24 Carthage, Bethel, St. Olaf, Gustavus, Nebraska Wesleyan, SimpsonSimpson def. Bethel 3-2; #7 St. Thomas def. #24 Carthage 3-1; Simpson def. Gustavus 3-2; Nebraska Wesleyan def. St. Olaf 3-1; #15 Wartburg def. St. Olaf 3-0; Bethel def. Nebraska Wesleyan 3-1; #7 St. Thomas def. #15 Wartburg 3-2; #24 Carthage def. Gustavus 3-1.

UW-Platteville tourneyUW-Platteville, Coe, UW-La Crosse, St. Catherine, Saint Mary’s (Minn.), DubuqueUW-Platteville def. Dubuque 3-0; Coe def. UW-La Crosse 3-0; Saint Mary’s (Minn.) def. Coe 3-1; St. Catherine def. Dubuque 3-0; UW-Platteville def. Saint Mary’s (Minn.) 3-0; St. Catherine def. UW-La Crosse 3-1.

Illinois Wesleyan ClassicNorth Central (Ill.), Illinois Wesleyan, Lincoln Christian, Robert Morris-Peoria, Culver-StocktonIllinois Wesleyan def. Robert Morris-Peoria 3-0; Illinois Wesleyan def. Culver-Stockton 3-0; North Central (Ill.) def. Robert Morris-Peoria 3-0.

Mayville State tri Concordia-Moorhead, Presentation, Mayville StateMayville State def. Presentation 3-0; Concordia-Moorhead def. Presentation 3-0; Concordia-Moorhead def. Mayville State 3-2.

Lincoln Christian tri Augustana, Eureka, Lincoln Christian Lincoln Christian def. Eureka 3-0; Augustana def. Eureka 3-1; Lincoln Christian def. Augustana 3-2.

WIAC • #20 UW-Stevens Point 3, UW-River Falls 0 UWSP’s Sarah Wildish went 13-2-24. • UW Oshkosh 3, UW-Superior 2 Set 5 ended 15-9; UWO’s Brianna Wagner had 17 kills.

MWC • Cornell 3, Beloit 0 CC’s Kathleen O’Connor went 14-2-23. • Lake Forest 3, Grinnell 0 LFC’s Cori Cooper went 12-0-16. • Illinois College 3, Lawrence 1 IC’s Missy Norville had 12 kills, 13 digs, 8 blocks. • Carroll 3, Ripon 0 CU’s Katrina Zenz went 9-1-16 with 10 digs.

UMAC • Minnesota Morris 3, Northwestern 1 UMM had 4 players with 10+ kills. • St. Scholastica 3, Martin Luther 0 CSS’s Anna Zyvoloski went 17-3-33 with 10 digs. • Northland 3, Bethany Lutheran 2 Set 5 ended 15-6; NC’s Gabby Jukkala had 13 kills, 28 digs. • Crown 3, North Central (Minn.) 0 CC’s Trisha Birr had 14 kills, 11 digs.

NAC • Dominican 3, Lakeland 0 DU outhit LC .333 to -.083. • Maranatha 3, Aurora 1 Torey DeLozier, Laci Peterson combined for 42 of MBBC’s 48 kills. • Edgewood 3, Benedictine 2 Set 5 ended 15-10; EC’s Lindsey Swansby had 50 assists, 20 digs, 7 kills. • Marian 3, Concordia Chicago 0 MU’s Anna Smit went 11-1-17. • Wisconsin Lutheran 3, MSOE 1 WLC’s Erin Greenfield had 16 kills, 11 digs. • Concordia Wisconsin 3, Alverno 1 CUW’s Amanda Stahmann had 11 kills, 6 blocks.

SLIAC • Spalding 3, MacMurray 0

Nonconference • Millikin 3, Webster 1 MU’s Brittany Cardott had 61 assists, 14 digs. • Augsburg 3, Luther 0 AC’s Ashley Peper had 12 kills, 15 digs. • Maranatha 3, Grace Bible 0 MBBC’s Torey DeLozier had 10 kills, 5 aces. • Wheaton 3, Endicott 0 WC’s Andy DeMoss had 12 kills.

Top 25 upset watch #2 Calvin 3, Adrian 0#3 Wittenberg 3, #14 Mount Union 1#4 Hope 3, Albion 0#5 Christopher Newport 3, Randolph-Macon 1#8 Cal Lutheran 3, Whittier 2#17 Pacific Lutheran 3, George Fox 0#21 Juniata 3, Whittier 2

-Ricky Nelson