9/15/15: IIAC preseason favorite BVU falters

IIAC • Central 3, Buena Vista 1 CC’s McDonald hit 16-2-28 with 4 B. • Coe 3, Dubuque 0 CC’s Himan: 11 K.

NACC • #25 Dominican 3, Rockford 0 DU’s Chambers hit 12-0-20. • Edgewood 3, Marian 0 EC’s Winkler: 7 K, 5 aces, 14 D. • Aurora 3, Wisconsin Lutheran 0 AU’s McKenzie: 16 K, 8 aces, 7 D. • Concordia Wisconsin 3, MSOE 1 CUW’s Nevinski: 8 K, 8 B. • Benedictine 3, Alverno 0 BU’s Billie: 15 D, 3 K, 3 aces.

SLIAC • Fontbonne 3, Iowa Wesleyan 1 FU’s McDonough: 19 K, 10 D. • Principia 3, Westminster 2 PC’s Hathaway: 13 K, 18 AST, 15 D. • MacMurray 3, Blackburn 0 MC outhit BC, .146 to -.184.

Nonconference • #24 UW-Oshkosh 3, Ripon 0 UWO’s Malcheski: 11 K. • UW-Eau Claire 3, St. Scholastica 0 UWEC’s Smits: 39 AST, 6 B. • Greenville 3, Lincoln Christian 2 GC’s Mitchell: 18 K, 12 D. • Martin Luther 3, Bethany Lutheran 0 MLC’s Grev: 15 K. • North Park 3, Maranatha Baptist 0 NPU’s Farwell hit 9-0-20. • Hanover 3, Spalding 1 SU’s McCartney: 13 K. • Eureka 3, Robert Morris-Springfield 1 EC’s Robinson: 10 K, 12 AST, 8 D. • Mount Mary 3, Emmaus 1 MMU’s 1st win since Oct. 26, 2013.

Top 25 upset watch • #1 Emory 3, #22 Berry 1 • #9 Cal Lutheran 3, La Verne 2 • #18 Clarkson 3, SUNY Canton 0

-Ricky Nelson