9/18/15: #6 Bears best #2 Knights, #10 Athenas

Carthage Invite#5 UW-Stevens Point, #8 Carthage, #13 Chicago, #14 Elmhurst, #25 Dominican, Bethel, UW-Eau Claire, Carroll#14 Elmhurst 3, Carroll 0; #14 Elmhurst 3, Bethel 0; #13 Chicago 3, #5 UW-Stevens Point 2; #8 Carthage 3, Bethel 1; UW-Eau Claire 3, Carroll 1; UW-Eau Claire 3, #25 Dominican 0; #8 Carthage 3, #5 UW-Stevens Point 2.

Emory Invite#1 Emory, #2 Calvin, #6 Washington-St. Louis, #9 Cal Lutheran, #10 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Wheaton (Ill.), Franklin & Marshall#2 Calvin 3, Franklin & Marshall 0 ; #6 Washington-St. Louis 3, #10 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 2; #9 Cal Lutheran 3, Wheaton (Ill.) 0; #6 Washington-St. Louis 3, #2 Calvin 0; #1 Emory 3, Franklin & Marshall 1; #1 Emory 3, Cal Lutheran 0; #10 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 3, Wheaton (Ill.) 1.

Wartburg Classic Wartburg, Saint Benedict, Coe, UW-Platteville, Buena Vista, St. OlafCoe 3, St. Olaf 2; Wartburg 3, St. Olaf 0; Saint Benedict 3, Coe 1; Buena Vista 3, UW-Platteville 2.

Millikin FrenzyMillikin, Webster, Westminster (Mo.), Rose-Hulman, Saint Mary’s (Ind.)Saint Mary’s (Ind.) 3, Webster 1; Millikin 3, Webster 0; Millikin 3, Westminster (Mo.) 0; Westminster (Mo.) 3, Rose-Hulman 2.

Augustana ClassicSt. Thomas, Augustana, Dubuque, BeloitDubuque 3, Beloit 0; St. Thomas 3, Augustana 2; St. Thomas 3, Beloit 0; Augustana 3, Dubuque 0.

Ripon InviteSaint Mary’s (Minn.), UW-River Falls, Ripon, St. Catherine, St. NorbertSt. Catherine 3, Ripon 1; Saint Mary’s (Minn.) 3, St. Norbert 1; Saint Mary’s (Minn.) 3, UW-River Falls 0; St. Catherine 3, St. Norbert 1; UW-River Falls 3, Ripon 2.

Illinois Wesleyan ClassicIllinois Wesleyan, Aurora, North Park, Knox, Anderson, FranklinIllinois Wesleyan 3, Aurora 0; Anderson 3, North Park 1; Franklin 3, Knox 0; Aurora 3, Anderson 1; Illinois Wesleyan 3, Franklin 0; Knox 3, North Park 2.

UMAC PreviewMinnesota Morris, St. Scholastica, Northwestern, UW-Superior, Martin LutherSt. Scholastica 3, Minnesota Morris 0; Northwestern 3, Martin Luther 0; St. Scholastica 3, UW-Superior 1; UW-Superior 3, Martin Luther 1; Northwestern 3, Minnesota Morris 2.

Illinois College TourneyIllinois College, Wisconsin Lutheran, Rockford, Concordia Chicago, Monmouth, Olivet, Earlham, Missouri Valley, Robert Morris-SpringfieldMissouri Valley 3, Illinois College 0; Olivet 3, Wisconsin Lutheran 0; Concordia Chicago 3, Earlham 0; Monmouth 3, Robert Morris-Springfield 2; Wisconsin Lutheran 3, Illinois College 1; Concordia Chicago 3, Robert Morris Springfield 0; Earlham 3, Monmouth 1.

Benedictine TriNorth Central (Ill.), Lake Forest, BenedictineNorth Central (Ill.) 3, Benedictine 0; North Central (Ill.) 3, Lake Forest 2; Benedictine 3, Lake Forest 0.

Concordia (Mich.) Quad Finlandia, Concordia (Mich.), Rochester (Mich.), MarygroveConcordia (Mich.) 3, Finlandia 0; Rochester (Mich.) 3, Finlandia 0; Marygrove 3, Finlandia 0.

UMAC • North Central 3, Crown 2 NCU’s Huber: 15 K, 18 D.

SLIAC • Spalding 3, Principia 2 SU’s Heitzman: 18 K, 19 D. • Spalding 3, Iowa Wesleyan 0 SU’s Heitzman hit 11-1-23.

Nonconference • Bethany Lutheran 3, Northland 2 BLC’s Mielke: 22 K.

Top 25 upset watch • #3 Christopher Newport 3, Averett 0 • #4 Juniata 3, #3 Christopher Newport 2 • #7 Wittenberg 3, #12 Hope 1 • #12 Hope 3, Otterbein 0 • #15 Eastern 3, #22 Carnegie Mellon 0 • #15 Eastern 3, Rochester 0 • #18 Clarkson 3, Bard 0 • #18 Clarkson 3, Skidmore 0 • #19 Mount Union 3, Hanover 0 • Ohio Wesleyan 3, #19 Mount Union 2 • Tufts 3, #21 Williams 1 • #22 Carnegie Mellon 3, Elizabethtown 2 • #23 Southwestern 3, Trinity (Texas) 1

-Ricky Nelson