9/22: #7 St. Thomas, #13 UW-Whitewater, Northwestern notch key conference wins

Daunting schedule to fill in today.

Also, we’re down to seven five undefeated teams in all the land. See who survivedFriday Saturday.

Emory invite#6 Emory, #12 Elmhurst, Williams, Maryville (Tenn.), Randolph-Macon, Travecca Nazarene#12 Elmhurst def. Travecca Nazarene 3-1; #6 Emory def. Maryville (Tenn.) 3-0; #6 Emory def. Williams 3-0; #12 Elmhurst def. Randolph-Macon 3-2.

Chicago Classic#11 Chicago, #18 Mount Union, #21 Carthage, #22 Heidelberg, Carroll, Defiance, Scranton, Chatham, Trinity Christian #11 Chicago def. Carroll 3-1; #18 Mount Union def. Defiance 3-0; #18 Mount Union def. Scranton 3-1; #21 Carthage def. #22 Heidelberg 3-0; #22 Heidelberg def. #11 Chicago 3-2; Trinity Christian def. #21 Carthage 3-0; Carroll def. Defiance 3-1.

Wheaton inviteNorth Central (Ill.), Cornell, Wheaton, Loras, Dubuque, Lebanon ValleyCornell def. Loras 3-0; Dubuque def. Wheaton 3-2; North Central (Ill.) def. Lebanon Valley 3-0; Loras def. Dubuque 3-0; Cornell def. North Central (Ill.) 3-1; Wheaton def. Lebanon Valley 3-1.

Millikin ClassicMillikin, Benedictine, Wisconsin Lutheran, Concordia WisconsinMillikin def. Concordia Wisconsin 3-0; Benedictine def. Wisconsin Lutheran 3-0; Millikin def. Wisconsin Lutheran 3-0; Benedictine def. Concordia Wisconsin 3-0.

Grinnell tourneyCoe, Central, Rockford, GrinnellCentral def. Rockford 3-0; Coe def. Grinnell 3-1; Coe def. Rockford 3-0; Central def. Grinnell 3-2.

NYU ClassicNorth Park, Haverford, NYU, Susquehanna, Wesleyan (Conn.), Frostburg St.NYU def. North Park 3-0; Susquehanna def. North Park 3-0.

Ripon invite Lakeland, Marian, Ripon, Concordia ChicagoConcordia Chicago def. Ripon 3-2; Marian def. Ripon 3-2; Lakeland def. Marian 3-1; Lakeland def. Concordia Chicago 3-0.

Knox invite Monmouth, Buena Vista, Knox, MacMurray, William Penn, Lincoln ChristianMacMurray def. Knox 3-0; Buena Vista def. Knox 3-0; Monmouth def. MacMurray 3-0; Buena Vista def. Lincoln Christian 3-1; William Penn def. Monmouth 3-0.

MSOE quad Lake Forest, MSOE, Beloit, Mount MaryLake Forest def. MSOE 3-0; Lake Forest def. Mount Mary 3-0; Beloit def. Mount Mary 3-1; MSOE def. Beloit 3-0.

Rose-Hulman quad Illinois College, Rose-Hulman, Denison, AndersonRose-Hulman def. Illinois College 3-0; Illinois College def. Anderson 3-1.

Edgewood tri Edgewood, Lawrence, Cardinal StritchEdgewood def. Cardinal Stritch 3-0; Cardinal Stritch def. Lawrence 3-0; Edgewood def. Lawrence 3-0.

Northland tri Northland, North Central (Minn.), FinlandiaNorth Central (Minn.) def. Finlandia 3-1; Northland def. Finlandia 3-0.

Blackburn tri Augustana, Blackburn, Benedictine-SpringfieldBenedictine-Springfield def. Blackburn 3-0; Augustana def. Blackburn 3-0; Augustana def. Benedictine-Springfield 3-0.

MIAC • #7 St. Thomas 3, Saint Benedict 0 UST hit .506. • Augsburg 3, Saint Mary’s 1 AC’s Ashley Peper had 15 kills, 17 digs. • St. Olaf 3, Hamline 1 SOC’s Melissa Burch had 16 kills, 5 aces. • Concordia-Moorhead 3, St. Catherine 2 Set 5 ended 15-10; CCM’s Olivia Wangensteen had 16 kills, 15 digs. • Gustavus 3, Macalester 0 GAC’s Emily Phillips went 14-2-27.

WIAC • #13 UW-Whitewater 3, UW-Eau Claire 2 Set 5 ended 15-12; UWW won last 3 sets. • UW-River Falls 3, UW-Platteville 2 Set 5 ended 20-18; UWRF’s Erin Green had 27 kills. • #24 UW-Stevens Point 3, UW-Superior 1 UWSP’s Sarah Wildish had 15 kills, 22 digs. • UW-Stout 3, UW-La Crosse 0 UWS’s Kate Mikutowski went 18-1-39.

UMAC • Northwestern 3, St. Scholastica 1 NWC’s Kendra Korporal had 18 kills, 13 digs. • Minnesota Morris 3, Bethany Lutheran 0 UMM’s Abby Tietz went 14-2-25. • Northland 3, North Central (Minn.) 1 Northland’s Gabby Jukkala had 15 kills, 19 digs. • Martin Luther 3, Crown 0 MLC outhit CC .348 to -.099.

SLIAC • Greenville 3, Spalding 1 GC’s Corinne Coon went 10-1-21. • Spalding 3, Eureka 0 SU’s Sara Schott had 10 kills, 4 blocks. • Webster 3, Fontbonne 0 • Principia 3, Westminster 2 • Principia 3, Fontbonne 1 • Webster 3, Westminster 0 • Greenville 3, Eureka 0

GPAC • Dordt 3, Nebraska Wesleyan 2 Set 5 ended 16-14; NWU’s Cicely Batie went 15-1-26.

Nonconference • Maranatha 3, Moody Bible 0 Maranatha’s Torey DeLozier went 23-4-43.

Top 25 upset watch #2 Calvin 3, Trine 0#3 Wittenberg 3, Wooster 1#5 Christopher Newport 3, Ferrum 0#5 Christopher Newport 3, Meredith 0#8 Cal Lutheran 3, Occidental 1#9 Cortland 3, Potsdam 0#9 Cortland 3, Plattsburgh 0#10 Puget Sound 3, Pacific (Ore.) 0#14 Otterbein 3, Allegheny 1#14 Otterbein 3, Ohio Wesleyan 0#15 Juniata 3, Franklin & Marshall 1#15 Juniata 3, Carnegie Mellon 1#16 Colorado College 3, Centenary (La.) 0#16 Colorado College 3, Austin 1#19 Pacific Lutheran 3, Lewis & Clark 1#20 Eastern 3, Richard Stockton 0#20 Eastern 3, Moravian 0#23 Salisbury 3, FDU-Florham 0#23 Salisbury 3, Franklin & Marshall 0#25 Southwestern 3, Dallas 1#25 Southwestern 3, Centenary (La.) 0

-Ricky Nelson