9/27: Carthage, Millikin remain atop CCIW

Running recap. I will fill it in as results trickle in.

CCIW • No. 7 Carthage 3, No. 24 Elmhurst 1. Watched it online. Not much separated the two teams, but CC is a top-10 team for a reason. The Lady Reds were very consistent while the Bluejays got a little shaky in stretches, resulting in a rather comfortable win for CC. CC is 3-0 in the CCIW. EC is 1-2. • RV Millikin 3, Wheaton 2. Listened to it online. That was a barnburner. MU stormed back from a 10-point deficit late in Set 4 and eked out a seesaw, 15-13 win in Set 5. WC has now lost tense, five-set matches to MU and Carthage. MU is 3-0 in the CCIW. WC is 1-2. The CCIW is very, very strong this year. • Illinois Wesleyan 3, Augustana 0. Both are now 1-2 in the CCIW. • North Central 3, North Park 1. NCC is 2-1 in the CCIW. NPU is 0-3. IIAC • RV Coe 3, Central 2. Watched the end online. Coe won Set 5 comfortably. Coe won the kills column 63-47. Coe is 4-0 in the IIAC. Central is 3-1. NAC • Wisconsin Lutheran 3, Lakeland 0. WLC is 2-2 in the NAC. LC is 1-2. • Dominican 3, Alverno 0. DU is 4-0 in the NAC. AC is 0-3. DU outhit AC .235 to .034. • Benedictine 3, Concordia Wisconsin 2. BU’s Candice Cuppini went 20-7-34. BU is 2-1 in the NAC. CUW is 1-3. • Edgewood 3, Marian 1. EC is 3-1 in the NAC. MU is 2-1. EC outside Mallory Palmer went 20-4-45. EC outhit MU .211 to .025. • Concordia Chicago 3, MSOE 1. CUC is 3-1 in the NAC. MSOE is 0-3. SLIAC • Webster 3, Greenville 2. WC is 6-1 in the SLIAC. GC is 4-2.

-Ricky Nelson