9/19/17: Carthage, Elmhurst begin CCIW play with 5-set wins

CCIW Carthage 3, Augustana 2 CC’s Kebisek had 17 kills, 18 digs. Elmhurst 3, Carroll 2 EC’s Davis had 25 kills, 10 digs.

IIAC Simpson 3, Buena Vista 2 SC’s Taylor had 18 kills, 12 digs. Nebraska Wesleyan 3, Central 1 NWU’s Mell had 16 kills, 10 digs.

UMAC #12 Northwestern 3, Crown 0 UNW outhit CC, .366 to -.068. #12 Northwestern 3, North Central 0 UNW outhit NCU, .560 to .069. Minnesota Morris 3, Bethany Lutheran 0 UMM’s Ekness had 13 kills, 13 digs. Minnesota Morris 3, Martin Luther 0 UMM’s Ekness hit 13-1-19. Martin Luther 3, Bethany Lutheran 0 MLC’s St. Germain had 13 kills, 5 blocks. St. Scholastica 3, Northland 0 UW-Superior 3, St. Scholastica 1 UWS’s Colligan had 14 kills, 19 digs. UW-Superior 3, Northland 0 UWS’s Runck hit 9-1-13. Crown 3, North Central 0 CC’s Roschen hit 6-0-11 with 21 assists, 9 digs.

SLIAC Principia 3, Westminster 2 PC’s Hathaway had 16 kills, 19 digs. Eureka 3, Iowa Wesleyan 0 EC outhit IWU, .349 to .072.

Nonconference Rose-Hulman 3, Greenville 0 RHIT’s MacInnis had 15 kills. Wheaton (Ill.) 3, Lake Forest 0 WC’s Moore had 11 kills, 10 digs. Webster 3, Illinois College 1 WU’s Soffner had 37 digs. Knox 3, Rockford 0 KC’s Griffin hit 12-1-22. Oakland City 3, Spalding 0 OCU is NCCAA. Maranatha Baptist 3, Silver Lake 0 MBU outhit SLC, .433 to -.043.

Top 25 upset watch #6 Calvin 3, Kalamazoo 0#13 Carnegie Mellon 3, Franciscan 0#15 MIT 3, Colby-Sawyer 0#20 Hope 3, Alma 0Pomona-Pitzer 3, #23 Cal Lutheran 2

-Ricky Nelson