9/20: Ranked Lady Reds, Pointers both fall in 5

No. 24 UW-Stevens Point lost in five sets at UW-River Falls. No. 21 Carthage lost in five to Culver-Stockton, an NAIA team that concluded today with a 13-3 record.

Chicago Classic#6 Elmhurst, #14 Chicago, #17 Christopher Newport, Benedictine, Millikin, Wisconsin Lutheran, Judson#14 Chicago 3, Wisconsin Lutheran 0; Millikin 3, Judson 1; #6 Elmhurst 3, Judson 0; Millikin 3, Benedictine 0; #17 Christopher Newport 3, Benedictine 0; #6 Elmhurst 3, Wisconsin Lutheran 0; #14 Chicago 3, #17 Christopher Newport 2.

Illinois Wesleyan Classic#21 Carthage, Cornell, Illinois Wesleyan, Monmouth, Culver-Stockton, Lincoln ChristianIllinois Wesleyan 3, Monmouth 1; Culver-Stockton 3, #21 Carthage 2; Cornell 3, Monmouth 0; Carthage 3, Lincoln Christian 0; Cornell 3, Illinois Wesleyan 1.

Concordia Chicago InviteDominican, Wheaton, Maranatha, North Park, Lake Forest, North Central (Ill.), Concordia Chicago, Purdue CalumetWheaton 3, Concordia Chicago 0; North Central (Ill.) 3, Purdue Calumet 1; Dominican 3, Wheaton 0; Concordia Chicago 3, Purdue Calumet 1; North Central (Ill.) 3, Maranatha 1; Dominican 3, Maranatha 0.

Ripon Invite Lakeland, Saint Mary’s (Minn.), Ripon, St. Norbert, Concordia WisconsinLakeland 3, Ripon 0; St. Norbert 3, Concordia Wisconsin 1; Ripon 3, St. Norbert 1; Saint Mary’s 3, Lakeland 0; Saint Mary’s 3, Concordia Wisconsin 0.

Grinnell triBuena Vista, Grinnell, William PennBuena Vista 3, Grinnell 0; Buena Vista 3, William Penn 1; William Penn 3, Grinnell 1.

WIAC • UW-River Falls 3, #24 UW-Stevens Point 2 Set 5 ended 15-9; UWRF won the digs column, 107-55. • UW-Eau Claire 3, UW-Superior 1 UWEC had 62 kills, 12 blocks. • UW Oshkosh 3, UW-Platteville 1 UWO’s Jessica Fischer had 10 kills, 10 digs.

MIAC • Augsburg 3, Carleton 0 AC had 49 kills.

UMAC • North Central (Minn.) 3, Northland 0 NCU’s Jaime High had 12 kills. • Martin Luther 3, Crown 0 MLC outhit CC, .342 to -.012. • Northwestern 3, St. Scholastica 0 NWC’s Kendra Korporal had 11 kills. • Minnesota Morris 3, Bethany Lutheran 1 UMM had 4 with 10+ kills.

SLIAC • Webster 3, Eureka 0 WU had 14 aces.

Nonconference • #19 UW-Whitewater 3, Edgewood 1 UWW’s Kim Frei had 54 assists, 11 digs. • Beloit 3, Rockford 2 Set 5 ended 15-9; BC’s Taylor Lewis had 15 kills. • Luther 3, UW-La Crosse 1 LC’s Hannah Wilson went 13-1-21. • Central 3, Augustana 2 Set 5 ended 15-11; CC’s Sara Snead had 14 kills, 14 digs.

Top 25 upset watch • #2 Hope 3, Saint Mary’s (Ind.) 0 • #4 Emory 3, Emory & Henry 0 • #4 Emory 3, Maryville 0 • #5 Cal Lutheran 3, Whittier 1 • #7 Mount Union 3, Washington and Lee 2 • #11 Colorado College 3, Centenary (La.) 0 • #12 Otterbein 3, Geneva 0 • #12 Otterbein 3, Carnegie Mellon 1 • #13 Wittenberg 3, Oberlin 0 • #15 Puget Sound 3, Linfield 0 • #18 Pacific Lutheran 3, Pacific (Ore.) 0 • Chapman 3, #20 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 2 • #23 Salisbury 3, Richard Stockton 0 • Rochester 3, #23 Salisbury 2

-Ricky Nelson