9/23/23: Mac beats Bethel for first time since 2011

Illinois Wesleyan Tri#2 Hope, Illinois Wesleyan, Illinois CollegeIllinois Wesleyan 3, Illinois College 0; #2 Hope 3, Illinois College 1; #2 Hope 3, Illinois Wesleyan 0.

UW-Stevens Point Invite#3 UW-Oshkosh, #20 UW-Stevens Point, Aurora, Lakeland, Simpson, North Central (Ill.), Ripon#3 UW-Oshkosh 3, North Central (Ill.) 0; #20 UW-Stevens Point 3, Aurora 0; Lakeland 3, Ripon 0; Simpson 3, Ripon 0; #20 UW-Stevens Point 3, Simpson 0; North Central (Ill.) 3, Lakeland 0.

Calvin Invite#4 Calvin, North Park, Concordia Wisconsin, Earlham, UW-Platteville, AlbionConcordia Wisconsin 3, Earlham 0; #4 Calvin 3, UW-Platteville 0; North Park 3, Earlham 2; UW-Platteville 3, Albion 0; Albion 3, Concordia Wisconsin 1.

Carleton Tri#18 Gustavus Adolphus, Grinnell, Carleton#18 Gustavus Adolphus 3, Grinnell 0; Grinnell 3, Carleton 0.

Wartburg InviteCarthage, Wartburg, UW-River Falls, St. NorbertCarthage 3, Wartburg 0; Wartburg 3, St. Norbert 0; UW-River Falls 3, St. Norbert 0.

Augsburg TriAugsburg, St. Scholastica, LutherLuther 3, St. Scholastica 0; Augsburg 3, Luther 0.

Millikin InviteMillikin, Hanover, Fontbonne, Knox, CapitalMillikin 3, Capital 0; Capital 3, Knox 1; Fontbonne 3, Hanover 1; Hanover 3, Knox 0; Millikin 3, Fontbonne 1.

Lake Forest Tri Dubuque, Lake Forest, DominicanDominican 3, Lake Forest 0; Dubuque 3, Dominican 2; Dubuque 3, Lake Forest 0.

Saint Mary’s (Minn.) Tri Saint Mary’s (Minn.), Central, Concordia (Minn.)Central 3, Concordia (Minn.) 2; Central 3, Saint Mary’s (Minn.) 2.

Rose-Hulman InviteRose-Hulman, Anderson, Asbury, Baldwin Wallace, Olivet, Grove CityRose-Hulman 3, Baldwin Wallace 1; Grove City 3, Asbury 0; Grove City 3, Anderson 1; Asbury 3, Olivet 0; Rose-Hulman 3, Olivet 0; Baldwin Wallace 3, Anderson 0.

Manchester InviteManchester, Concordia Chicago, Bluffton, Franklin, Alma, TrineAlma 3, Bluffton 1; Concordia Chicago 3, Franklin 2; Franklin 3, Manchester 2; Alma 3, Manchester 2; Concordia Chicago 3, Bluffton 2.

MSOE Tri MSOE, Lawrence, Mount MaryMSOE 3, Mount Mary 0; Lawrence 3, Mount Mary 1; MSOE 3, Lawrence 0.

Faith Baptist Bible Classic Maranatha Baptist, North Central (Minn.), Faith Baptist Bible, Randall, Trinity BibleNorth Central (Minn.) 3, Maranatha Baptist 1; Maranatha Baptist 3, Trinity Bible 0; North Central (Minn.) 3, Faith Baptist Bible 2.

Blackburn Tri Blackburn, Rockford, JudsonBlackburn 3, Rockford 0; Judson 3, Blackburn 0; Judson 3, Rockford 0.

UAA Round Robin #9 Emory 3, Chicago 0 EU’s Meyer: 7 kills, 4 blocks. #12 Washington-St. Louis 3, Case Western Reserve 0 WUSTL’s Buckley: 45 assists, 4 blocks. #12 Washington-St. Louis 3, Brandeis 0 WUSTL’s Sells: 10 kills, 15 digs. Carnegie Mellon 3, Chicago 1 CMU’s Reichard: 18 kills, 17 digs.

MIAC #18 Gustavus Adolphus 3, Carleton 0 GAC’s Tweet: 39 assists, 10 digs. Augsburg 3, St. Scholastica 0 AU’s Kaup hit 11-1-19. St. Olaf 3, Hamline 1 SOC’s Moore: 17 kills. Macalester 3, Bethel 2 MC’s Preston: 13 kills, 13 digs. Saint Benedict 3, St. Catherine 1 CSB’s Jones: 19 kills, 13 digs. Concordia 3, Saint Mary’s 0 CC’s Lill: 34 assists, 3 aces.

NACC Illinois Tech 3, Alverno 0 IIT: 16 aces.

UMAC #6 Northwestern 3, Bethany Lutheran 0 UNW’s Schmidt hit 16-0-22. Minnesota Morris 3, UW-Superior 1 UMM’s Nash: 16 kills. Northland 3, Crown 0 NC’s Van Gheem: 37 assists, 20 digs.

SLIAC Westminster 3, Mississippi Women 0 WC’s Bixby: 14 kills, 10 digs. Westminster 3, Spalding 0 WC’s Hasselbacher: 9 kills, 3 blocks. Spalding 3, Mississippi Women 1 SU’s Branch: 20 kills, 10 digs. Eureka 3, Principia 0 EC outhit PC, .174 to -.011. Lyon 3, Eureka 0 LC’s Sabella: 14 kills, 12 digs. Lyon 3, Principia 0 LC’s Hopson: 10 aces.

Nonconference Wheaton (Ill.) 3, Benedictine 0 WC’s Capps: 10 kills, 4 blocks. Elmhurst 3, Alverno 0 EU outhit AC, .400 to -.027. Marian 3, Beloit 0 MU’s Buol: 10 kills. Kalamazoo 3, Defiance 0 KC’s Johnson: 10 kills.

Top 25 upset watch #1 Juniata 3, John Carroll 1#1 Juniata 3, Muhlenberg 0#5 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 3, Occidental 0Mount Union 3, #8 Johns Hopkins 1#8 Johns Hopkins 3, Scranton 0#9 Emory 3, Rochester 1#10 NYU 3, Brandeis 0Case Western Reserve 3, #10 NYU 0#11 Trinity (Texas) 3, St. Thomas 1#11 Trinity (Texas) 3, Southwestern 2#13 Berry 3, Sewanee 0#15 Wesleyan 3, RIT 0Springfield 3, #16 MIT 2#16 MIT 3, UC Santa Cruz 0#21 Mary Washington 3, Washington & Lee 0#22 Tufts 3, Susquehanna 0#23 La Verne 3, Whittier 2#25 Ithaca 3, Williams 0#25 Ithaca 3, Manhattanville 0

-Ricky Nelson