9/16/23: #3 UWO wins 5-set slugfest over #6 UNW

Cal Lutheran Invite#1 Juniata, #4 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, #24 La Verne, Chicago, UC Santa Cruz, Texas Dallas, Cal Lutheran, Chapman, Texas Lutheran, St. Thomas#1 Juniata 3, Chicago 0; #1 Juniata 3, #4 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 0; #24 La Verne 3, Texas Lutheran 1.

Wheaton (Ill.) Invite#2 Hope, Aurora, Bethel, Wheaton (Ill.), Illinois Tech, Concordia Chicago, Manchester, Maryville#2 Hope 3, Bethel 1; Aurora 3, Manchester 0; #2 Hope 3, Aurora 1; Wheaton (Ill.) 3, Bethel 2; Wheaton (Ill.) 3, Illinois Tech 0; Concordia Chicago 3, Maryville 0; Manchester 3, Concordia Chicago 0; Maryville 3, Illinois Tech 2.

UW-Whitewater Invite#3 UW-Oshkosh, #6 Northwestern, #7 Washington-St. Louis, #10 UW-Whitewater, #16 Transylvania, Saint Benedict#16 Transylvania 3, #7 Washington-St. Louis 0; #3 UW-Oshkosh 3, #6 Northwestern 2; #3 UW-Oshkosh 3, Saint Benedict 0; #10 UW-Whitewater 3, Washington-St. Louis 1; #6 Northwestern 3, #16 Transylvania 0.

Centre Tourney #14 Berry, Millikin, Wittenberg, Otterbein, Birmingham-Southern, Denison, Centre#14 Berry 3, Denison 0; #14 Berry 3, Otterbein 0; Millikin 3, Centre 0.

Loras Invite#15 Gustavus Adolphus, Coe, St. Olaf, Dubuque, Loras, Saint Mary’s (Minn.), St. Scholastica, Central, Westminster (Mo.), MonmouthCentral 3, Westminster (Mo.) 2; Loras 3, St. Scholastica 0; #15 Gustavus Adolphus 3, Coe 0; #15 Gustavus Adolphus 3, Loras 1; Coe 3, Westminster (Mo.) 1; St. Olaf 3, Dubuque 1; Dubuque 3, Saint Mary’s (Minn.) 0; Monmouth 3, Saint Mary’s (Minn.) 2; Monmouth 3, St. Scholastica 0.

Muskingum Invite #22 Mount St. Joseph, Earlham, Muskingum, Marietta, Thiel#22 Mount St. Joseph 3, Marietta 0; Muskingum 3, Earlham 0; Marietta 3, Earlham 1.

UW-Eau Claire TourneyUW-Eau Claire, Illinois Wesleyan, Concordia Wisconsin, Wartburg, St. Catherine, UW-River Falls, St. Norbert, Hamline, Buena Vista, UW-Superior, Concordia (Minn.), BeloitBuena Vista 3, Illinois Wesleyan 1; Concordia Wisconsin 3, UW-Eau Claire 0; UW-River Falls 3, Beloit 0; St. Catherine 3, UW-River Falls 2; St. Norbert 3, Concordia (Minn.) 1; Illinois Wesleyan 3, Hamline 1; Concordia (Minn.) 3, Concordia Wisconsin 2; Wartburg 3, Beloit 0; Hamline 3, Wartburg 2; St. Catherine 3, UW-Superior 0; Buena Vista 3, UW-Superior 1; St. Norbert 3, UW-Eau Claire 1.

UW-La Crosse InviteAugsburg, UW-Stout, UW-La Crosse, Simpson, Macalester, Lakeland, Minnesota Morris, Luther, Martin Luther, Bethany LutheranUW-Stout 3, Macalester 0; UW-La Crosse 3, Bethany Lutheran 1; UW-Stout 3, Lakeland 2; UW-La Crosse 3, Minnesota Morris 0; Augsburg 3, Simpson 1; Augsburg 3, Martin Luther 0; Minnesota Morris 3, Simpson 0; Lakeland 3, Martin Luther 1; Luther 3, Bethany Lutheran 0.

Carthage InviteCarthage, North Park, Edgewood, DePauwEdgewood 3, Carthage 1; Carthage 3, DePauw 0; North Park 3, DePauw 0; North Park 3, Edgewood 0.

Augustana Classic UW-Platteville, Augustana, Grinnell, Rose-Hulman, Clarkson, AdrianUW-Platteville 3, Augustana 1; UW-Platteville 3, Clarkson 0; Augustana 3, Clarkson 2; Adrian 3, Grinnell 0; Grinnell 3, Rose-Hulman 0; Rose-Hulman 3, Clarkson 0.

Elmhurst TriElmhurst, Lake Forest, BenedictineElmhurst 3, Benedictine 0; Elmhurst 3, Lake Forest 2; Lake Forest 3, Benedictine 1.

Ripon InviteCarroll, Nebraska Wesleyan, Wisconsin Lutheran, Ripon, Maranatha BaptistNebraska Wesleyan 3, Maranatha Baptist 0; Nebraska Wesleyan 3, Ripon 0; Carroll 3, Maranatha Baptist 0; Carroll 3, Wisconsin Lutheran 0; Wisconsin Lutheran 3, Ripon 0.

Bluffton SpiketacularBluffton, Geneva, OlivetBluffton 3, Olivet 2; Geneva 3, Bluffton 0.

Ohio Wesleyan InviteFranklin, Spalding, Ohio Wesleyan, Heidelberg, BethanyFranklin 3, Spalding 1; Ohio Wesleyan 3, Franklin 0; Spalding 3, Heidelberg 1.

Hanover InviteHanover, Anderson, Alma, Sewanee, Kenyon, BereaAnderson 3, Sewanee 1; Anderson 3, Kenyon 2; Hanover 3, Alma 0; Hanover 3, Berea 0.

Lawrence Tourney Marian, Rockford, Lawrence, Northland, Mount MaryNorthland 3, Mount Mary 0; Marian 3, Lawrence 0; Northland 3, Lawrence 1.

Oberlin InviteDefiance, Oberlin, St. Vincent, Wooster, Pitt Bradford, CaltechDefiance 3, Pitt Bradford 0.

Hendrix InviteLyon, Hendrix, Centenary (La.), RhodesCentenary (La.) 3, Lyon 2; Rhodes 3, Lyon 0.

UMAC North Central 3, Crown 1 NCU’s Carlson: 17 kills, 13 digs.

SLIAC Greenville 3, Webster 0 GU’s Grohmann: 12 kills, 13 digs. Greenville 3, Blackburn 1 GU’s Bonacorsi: 19 kills, 17 digs. Webster 3, Blackburn 0 WU’s Zablonski: 10 digs, 4 aces.

Top 25 upset watch #5 Calvin 3, Case Western Reserve 2#5 Calvin 3, #23 Ohio Northern 2#8 Johns Hopkins 3, Susquehanna 0#8 Johns Hopkins 3, Geneseo 0#11 NYU 3, Emerson 1#11 NYU 3, Virginia Wesleyan 1#12 Trinity (Texas) 3, Whittier 0#12 Trinity (Texas) 3, #13 MIT 1#18 Wesleyan 3, Endicott 0#19 Tufts 3, Trinity (Conn.) 0#21 Mary Washington 3, Salem 0#21 Mary Washington 3, William Peace 0#23 Ohio Northern 3, Albion 2#25 Ithaca 3, Geneseo 2#25 Ithaca 3, Susquehanna 0

-Ricky Nelson