9/28: #6 Bluejays outlast #9 WUSTL

Christopher Newport Invite #17 UW-Whitewater, #7 Juniata, #15 Eastern, #19 Christopher Newport, Scranton#17 UW-Whitewater 3, #7 Juniata 0; #7 Juniata 3, Scranton 0; #19 Christopher Newport 3, Scranton 1; #15 Eastern 3, #17 UW-Whitewater 1; #15 Eastern 3, #19 Christopher Newport 0.

Washington-St. Louis Invite #6 Elmhurst, #9 Washington-St. Louis, UW-Eau Claire, Millikin#9 Washington-St. Louis 3, Millikin 2; #6 Elmhurst 3, UW-Eau Claire 1; #6 Elmhurst 3, #9 Washington-St. Louis 2; UW-Eau Claire 3, Millikin 0.

Emory TourneyCornell, #4 Emory, Randolph-Macon, Lynchburg, Brenau#4 Emory 3, Cornell 2; Cornell 3, Brenau 0; #4 Emory 3, Lynchburg 0.

Wheaton Invite#24 Carthage, Wheaton, UW-Platteville, UW-Stout, Carroll, North Central (Ill.), Rockford, Mount St. Joseph, Kalamazoo, Trinity InternationalCarroll 3, Rockford 1; UW-Platteville 3, North Central (Ill.) 0; #24 Carthage 3, UW-Stout 0; Wheaton 3, Kalamazoo 0; Trinity International 3, Rockford 0; UW-Stout 3, North Central (Ill.) 1; Mount St. Joseph 3, UW-Platteville 0; Carroll 3, Trinity International 0; Wheaton 3, Mount St. Joseph 0; #24 Carthage 3, Kalamazoo 1.

IIAC-NACC Challenge Wartburg, Edgewood, Coe, Dominican, Benedictine, Simpson, Lakeland, Central, Luther, Buena Vista, Marian, Dubuque, Loras, Concordia Wisconsin, Wisconsin Lutheran, AuroraLoras 3, Edgewood 2; Benedictine 3, Dubuque 0; Wartburg 3, Dominican 0; Coe 3, Lakeland 0; Central 3, Marian 0; Buena Vista 3, Wisconsin Lutheran 1; Concordia Wisconsin 3, Luther 2; Simpson 3, Aurora 0; Edgewood 3, Dubuque 1; Wartburg 3, Lakeland 0; Coe 3, Dominican 2; Benedictine 3, Loras 0; Wisconsin Lutheran 3, Central 0; Luther 3, Aurora 2; Simpson 3, Concordia Wisconsin 1.

Gallaudet TourneyNorth Park, Gallaudet, Bridgewater, Marymount, Messiah, Catholic, Whittier, Mary WashingtonBridgewater 3, North Park 2; Catholic 3, North Park 1.

Moody Bible Invite Maranatha, Moody Bible, Indiana-Northwest, Grace Bible, Kuyper, Northland InternationalMaranatha 3, Northland International 0.

MIAC • #3 St. Thomas 3, St. Olaf 0 UST’s Paige Brimeyer had 10 kills. • #21 Augsburg 3, Hamline 1 AC’s Ashley Peper had 20 kills. • Concordia-Moorhead 3, Saint Mary’s 2 Set 5 ended 15-9; CCM’s Kynndyl Ross had 14 kills. • Bethel 3, St. Catherine 0 BU’s Carlee Hoppe went 13-1-21. • Gustavus 3, Macalester 1 GAC had 5 with 8+ kills.

UMAC • St. Scholastica 3, Crown 0 CSS hit .384. • Northwestern 3, Martin Luther 2 Set 5 ended 15-10; UNW’s Krista Stoltz had 70 assists, 13 digs. • Minnesota Morris 3, Northland 0 11 UMM players had at least 1 kill. • Bethany Lutheran 3, North Central 0 BLC outhit NCU .315 to -.035.

MWC • Grinnell 3, Knox 0 GC’s (1-17) first win of the year.

SLIAC • Iowa Wesleyan 3, Blackburn 1 • Greenville 3, Principia 0 GC’s Corinne Coon had 16 kills. • Westminster 3, Spalding 0 WC’s Riley Lawrence had 10 kills.

GPAC • Nebraska Wesleyan 3, Briar Cliff 2 Set 5 ended 16-14; NWU had 4 with 10+ kills.

Nonconference • Viterbo 3, UW-La Crosse 2 Set 5 ended 15-8; VU is #24 in NAIA. • UW-Superior 3, Crown 0 UWS’s Jessica Zimmerman went 9-0-13. • Crown, Lakehead (Canada) • Waldorf 3, Grinnell 0 WC is NAIA. • William Penn 3, Grinnell 0 WPU is NAIA. • Alverno 3, Mount Mary 0 AC’s Emily Ortner went 11-2-21 with 12 digs. • Iowa Wesleyan 3, Robert Morris-Springfield 0 • Blackburn, Robert Morris-Springfield

Top 25 upset watch • #5 Cal Lutheran 3, #22 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 1 • #8 Mount Union 3, Geneva 0 • #8 Mount Union 3, Bluffton 0 • #10 Colorado College 3, Schreiner 0 • #10 Colorado College 3, Southwestern 1 • #11 Wittenberg 3, Rose-Hulman 0 • #11 Wittenberg 3, Transylvania 0 • #13 Otterbein 3, John Carroll 0 • #16 Pacific Lutheran 3, Willamette 0 • #20 Stevenson 3, Carnegie Mellon 2 • #20 Stevenson 3, York 0 • #23 Roger Williams 3, Coast Guard 1 • #25 Salisbury 3, Virginia Wesleyan 0

-Ricky Nelson