11/2 results: Maranatha knocks off #1 CUW, St. Ben’s beats Saint Mary’s

Tonight 19 conferences commenced their 2010 postseason tournaments. All higher seeds advanced today unless noted below. Please correct any errors or omissions. Follow all 41 conference tournaments and the NWC regular-season standings on the Conference Tournament page.

#8 Maranatha 3, #1 Concordia (Wis.) 1Northern AC quarterfinal. The Crusaders advance to play at No. 4 seed Benedictine on Thursday. No. 2 seed Dominican assumes the role of new favorite

#5 Saint Benedict 3, #4 Saint Mary’s 1MIAC quarterfinal. CSB (18-11) advances to play at No. 1 seed St. Olaf (27-4) on Thursday. SMU (21-10) is once again on the NCAA bubble

#5 Wheaton 3, #4 Augustana 0CCIW play-in match. Wheaton advances to play at No. 1 seed Millikin on Friday

#5 Emmanuel 3, #4 Mount Ida 0 GNAC quarterfinal. Emmanuel advances to play at No. 1 seed Johnson & Wales on Thursday

#5 York 3, #4 St. Mary’s (Md.) 0 CAC quarterfinal. York advances to play at No. 1 seed Frostburg St. on Thursday

-Ricky Nelson