9/14: #1 WUSTL ekes out wins over #2 Witt, #3 Calvin

Below are links, where available, to Central/Midwest team events this weekend with competing teams and highlighted results. I’m also tracking top 25 upsets nationally.

I’ll finally got to a gym for some live volleyball today. About time, I know.

Wittenberg Classic#1 Washington-St. Louis, #2 Wittenberg, #3 Calvin, #7 Hope, #14 Otterbein, #21 Heidelberg, Alma, Ohio Northern, Mount St. Joseph#3 Calvin def. Ohio Northern 3-0; #1 Washington-St. Louis def. #2 Wittenberg 3-2; #7 Hope def. #14 Otterbein 3-0; #2 Wittenberg def. #7 Hope 3-1; #1 Washington-St. Louis def. #3 Calvin 3-2; #21 Heidelberg def. Alma 3-1.

UW-River Falls invite#8 St. Thomas, #10 UW-Whitewater, UW-Stevens Point, Gustavus, St. Scholastica, UW-River Falls, Waldorf#8 St. Thomas def. UW-River Falls 3-1; Gustavus def. Waldorf 3-1; UW-Stevens Point def. Waldorf 3-0; #8 St. Thomas def. #10 UW-Whitewater 3-0; UW-River Falls def. Gustavus 3-1; UW-Stevens Point def. #10 UW-Whitewater 3-0.

Carthage invite#13 Chicago, #16 Carthage, St. Norbert, Dominican, Illinois Wesleyan, St. Mary’s (Ind.)#13 Chicago def. St. Norbert 3-1; Dominican def. St. Mary’s (Ind.) 3-0; #16 Carthage def. St. Mary’s (Ind.) 3-0; Dominican def. Illinois Wesleyan 3-1; #13 Chicago def. #16 Carthage 3-1; Illinois Wesleyan def. St. Norbert 3-1.

Cornell Classic#18 Wartburg, Cornell, Bethel, UW-Platteville, Northwestern, Augsburg, UW-Eau Claire, St. Olaf#18 Wartburg def. Bethel 3-0; Northwestern def. St. Olaf 3-1; UW-Eau Claire def. Augsburg 3-1; St. Olaf def. UW-Platteville 3-2; Bethel def. Cornell 3-2; #18 Wartburg def. Northwestern 3-1; UW-Eau Claire def. Cornell 3-0; Augsburg def. UW-Platteville 3-1.

Simpson inviteSaint Benedict, Coe, Nebraska Wesleyan, Simpson, GrinnellCoe def. Nebraska Wesleyan 3-1; Simpson def. Grinnell 3-0; Saint Benedict def. Coe 3-1; Saint Benedict def. Simpson 3-0; Nebraska Wesleyan def. Grinnell 3-0.

DePauw inviteMillikin, DePauw, Hanover, Rose-Hulman, Olivet, Kalamazoo Millikin def. Olivet 3-1; Millikin def. Rose-Hulman 3-0.

UW Oshkosh ClassicUW Oshkosh, Martin Luther, UW-La Crosse, Lawrence, Carroll, Wisconsin Lutheran, Ripon, Concordia WisconsinRipon def. Concordia Wisconsin 3-1; UW-La Crosse def. Carroll; Wisconsin Lutheran def. Lawrence 3-1; Lawrence def. Carroll 3-1; UW Oshkosh def. Concordia Wisconsin 3-0; Martin Luther def. Ripon 3-0; UW Oshkosh def. Martin Luther 3-0; UW-La Crosse def. Wisconsin Lutheran 3-1.

Macalester inviteUW-Superior, Carleton, Minnesota Morris, Macalester, Dubuque, PresentationMacalester def. Presentation 3-1; Minnesota Morris def. Dubuque 3-0; Dubuque def. Macalester 3-1; Carleton def. UW-Superior 3-1; UW-Superior def. Presentation 3-0; Carleton def. Minnesota Morris 3-1.

St. Catherine inviteHamline, Luther, UW-Stout, St. Catherine, Bethany Lutheran, CrownUW-Stout def. Crown 3-0; St. Catherine def. Crown 3-0; St. Catherine def. UW-Stout 3-0; Luther def. Bethany Lutheran 3-1; Hamline def. Luther 3-2; Hamline def. Bethany Lutheran 3-0.

Alverno ClassicAugustana, Knox, Beloit, AlvernoBeloit def. Alverno 3-0; Augustana def. Knox 3-0; Knox def. Beloit 3-1; Augustana def. Alverno 3-0.

SLIAC • Spalding 3, Fontbonne 2 SU’s April Fisher went 15-4-35. • Principia 3, Eureka 0 PC’s Tess Rountree had 12 kills, 10 digs.

Nonconference • Aurora 3, North Park 1 AU’s Sarah Olesen had 11 kills, 5 blocks. • St. Mary (Neb.) 3, Buena Vista 1 CSM (4-10) is NAIA. • Mount Mary, UW-Washington County • Westminster 3, Iowa Wesleyan [?] (WC tweet said they won)

Top 25 upset watch #4 Christopher Newport 3, Trinity (Texas) 0#5 Emory 3, #4 Christopher Newport 2 #5 Emory 3, #6 Cal Lutheran 2#6 Cal Lutheran 3, Southwestern 0#9 Cortland 3, Skidmore 1#9 Cortland 3, Hartwick 0#11 Puget Sound 3, Whitman 1#22 Mount Union 3, #12 Juniata 2#17 Colorado College 3, Greensboro 0#20 Pacific Lutheran 3, Whitworth 1Chapman 3, #23 Occidental 2#24 Salisbury 3, Centenary (N.J.) 0#24 Salisbury 3, Gallaudet 1#25 Bowdoin 3, Amherst 1

-Ricky Nelson