9/15: Benedictine (11), Dominican (10) win streaks continue; #1 WUSTL’s (13) ends

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.

The Standout Stats and Last Team Standing pages were also updated through Friday. Some interesting happenings there. Yesterday an All-American had 61 assists, someone scooped 46 digs and an honorable mention All-Central outside had 25 kills in four sets. Also, remember when there were 32 undefeated teams at the beginning of the week? Yeah, there were 13 after Friday and 10 of them play today.

Speaking of the Standout Stats page, huzzah and a job well done by everyone involved in keeping and posting stats at this weekend’s tourneys – from the players with the clipboards, to the coaches and to the SID staffs. I don’t think I’ve had a smoother post in the past five years than the one I did Friday. Holes remain, but I’m thankful.

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

UW-River Falls invite#8 St. Thomas, #10 UW-Whitewater, UW-Stevens Point, Gustavus, St. Scholastica, UW-River Falls, Waldorf #8 St. Thomas def. Waldorf 3-0; #10 UW-Whitewater def. St. Scholastica 3-1; UW-River Falls def. Waldorf 3-2; UW-Stevens Point def. Gustavus 3-0; #8 St. Thomas def. UW-Stevens Point 3-0; #10 UW-Whitewater def. Gustavus 3-0; UW-River Falls def. St. Scholastica 3-2.

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

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

Simpson inviteSaint Benedict, Coe, Nebraska Wesleyan, Simpson, GrinnellSaint Benedict def. Nebraska Wesleyan 3-1; Coe def. Grinnell 3-0; Nebraska Wesleyan def. Simpson 3-2; Saint Benedict def. Grinnell 3-0; Coe def. Simpson 3-1.

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

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

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

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

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

Wheaton triMonmouth, Lakeland, WheatonWheaton def. Monmouth 3-0; Wheaton def. Lakeland 3-0; Lakeland def. Monmouth 3-1.

Benedictine tri North Central (Ill.), Benedictine, Lake ForestBenedictine def. North Central (Ill.) 3-2; Lake Forest def. North Central (Ill.) 3-0; Benedictine def. Lake Forest 3-2.

Indiana Northwest tri Mount Mary, Lincoln Christian, Indiana Northwest Mount Mary def. Indiana Northwest 3-0; [Mount Mary/Lincoln Christian result not online at 11:11 p.m. Saturday]

Emmaus Bible tri North Central (Minn.), Emmaus Bible, Moody Bible [Could not find results online as of 11:11 p.m. Saturday]

SLIAC • Greenville 3, Webster 0 • Greenville 3, Principia 1 • Webster 3, Spalding 0 • Principia 3, Spalding 0 • Fontbonne 3, MacMurray 1 FU’s Abbie Bergtholdt had 15 kills. • Eureka 3, Fontbonne 1 EC’s Jacqui Kane went 17-5-36. • Eureka 3, Blackburn 0 • MacMurray 3, Blackburn 1

Top 25 upset watch #4 Christopher Newport 3, UC Santa Cruz 0#4 Christopher Newport 3, #6 Cal Lutheran 1Southwestern 3, #5 Emory 2#5 Emory 3, Trinity (Texas) 2#6 Cal Lutheran 3, Concordia (Texas) 0#9 Cortland 3, Union 1#9 Cortland 3, Utica 0#11 Puget Sound 3, Whitworth 0#12 Juniata 3, Kenyon 0#12 Juniata 3, Transylvania 2#17 Colorado College 3, Greensboro 0#19 Eastern 3, Richard Stockton 0#19 Eastern 3, Franklin & Marshall 0#20 Pacific Lutheran 3, Whitman 0#22 Mount Union 3, Transylvania 0#22 Mount Union 3, Kenyon 0#23 Occidental 3, Caltech 0#24 Salisbury 3, Baldwin-Wallace 0#24 Salisbury 3, DeSales 0#25 Bowdoin 3, Trinity (Conn.) 1

-Ricky Nelson