9/30/23: #3 UWO counterpunches way to 3-1 win over #2 Hope

Chicago Tri #2 Hope, #3 UW-Oshkosh, Chicago#3 UW-Oshkosh 3, Chicago 2; #3 UW-Oshkosh 3, #2 Hope 1; #2 Hope 3, Chicago 2.

UW-Whitewater Invite #8 UW-Whitewater, Millikin, Elmhurst, UW-La Crosse#8 UW-Whitewater 3, Millikin 0; Millikin 3, UW-La Crosse 0; UW-La Crosse 3, Elmhurst 1.

Coe/Cornell Tourney #23 Cornell, Coe, UW-Eau Claire, Wartburg, GrinnellCoe 3, Grinnell 0; UW-Eau Claire 3, Coe 0; UW-Eau Claire 3, #23 Cornell 1; Wartburg 3, Grinnell 0; Wartburg 3, #23 Cornell 0.

St. Olaf TriSt. Olaf, Saint Mary’s (Minn.), Nebraska WesleyanSt. Olaf 3, Nebraska Wesleyan 1; Nebraska Wesleyan 3, Saint Mary’s (Minn.) 0.

UW-Platteville Tri UW-Platteville, Carroll, MacalesterUW-Platteville 3, Carroll 0; Macalester 3, Carroll 0; UW-Platteville 3, Macalester 1.

Luther Tri UW-Stout, Central, LutherUW-Stout 3, Central 2; UW-Stout 3, Luther 1.

Wilmington Tri Bluffton, John Carroll, WilmingtonJohn Carroll 3, Bluffton 1; Wilmington 3, Bluffton 1.

Moody Bible Tri Maranatha Baptist, Moody Bible, Grace ChristianMaranatha Baptist 3, Grace Christian 1; Maranatha Baptist 3, Moody Bible 0.

ARC Central 3, Luther 1 CC’s Snow: 18 kills, 12 digs.

MIAC Saint Mary’s 3, St. Olaf 1 SMU’s McNally: 16 kills, 14 digs. Bethel 3, Carleton 0 BU’s Friedges: 16 kills. Saint Benedict 3, St. Scholastica 1 CSB’s Guest: 17 kills, 12 digs, 5 aces. Concordia 3, Hamline 1 CC’s Lill: 50 assists, 10 digs.

HCAC #15 Transylvania 3, Rose-Hulman 0 TU outhit RHIT, .400 to -.043. Hanover 3, Defiance 0 HC: 13 aces.

NACC Aurora 3, Lakeland 0 AU’s Poellmann: 13 kills. Concordia Wisconsin 3, Illinois Tech 0 CUW outhit IIT, .172 to .000. St. Norbert 3, Concordia Chicago 0 SNC’s Gregg hit 11-1-17. Edgewood 3, Wisconsin Lutheran 0 EC outhit WLC, .186 to .000. Benedictine 3, Alverno 0 BU’s O. McPherson: 17 kills, 12 digs. Dominican 3, MSOE 0 DU’s Guler: 29 digs. Marian 3, Rockford 0 MU’s Shores: 11 kills.

MWC Lake Forest 3, Monmouth 1 LFC’s Gegen: 24 kills. Illinois College 3, Ripon 0 IC’s IC’s Knuffman: 12 kills. Lawrence 3, Knox 1 LU’s Seymour: 14 kills.

UMAC #4 Northwestern 3, Northland 0 UNW’s Aune hit 13-1-17. UW-Superior 3, North Central 0 UWS’s Stark: 10 kills. Minnesota Morris 3, Martin Luther 0 UMM’s Wellbrock: 9 kills. Bethany Lutheran 3, Crown 0 BLC’s Maag: 18 kills, 4 blocks.

SLIAC Greenville 3, Westminster 1 GU’s Russell: 13 kills. Greenville 3, Principia 0 GU’s Grohmann: 11 kills. Westminster 3, Principia 0 WC: 15 aces. Webster 3, Lyon 1 WU’s Powell: 10 kills. Webster 3, Eureka 0 WU’s Katz: 8 kills. Fontbonne 3, Spalding 0 FU’s Harpel hit 9-0-16. Fontbonne 3, Mississippi Women 0 FU’s Christopher: 12 kills. Spalding 3, Mississippi Women 0 SU’s Calbert hit 9-0-13. Lyon 3, Eureka 1 LC’s Sabella: 16 kills, 24 digs.

Nonconference #17 UW-Stevens Point 3, Augsburg 1 UWSP’s Kopp: 20 kills, 14 digs. St. Catherine 3, Buena Vista 0 SCU’s Rosen: 9 kills.

Top 25 upset watch #1 Juniata 3, Susquehanna 0#5 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 3, Pomona-Pitzer 0#6 Emory 3, #12 Berry 0#9 Johns Hopkins 3, Ursinus 0#10 Trinity (Texas) 3, Dallas 0#10 Trinity (Texas) 3, Austin 0#11 NYU 3, Hunter 1#11 NYU 3, Endicott 0#12 Berry 3, Millsaps 1#14 Wesleyan 3, Bates 1Salisbury 3, #19 Mary Washington 2#19 Mary Washington 3, Stevens 2#20 MIT 3, Mount Holyoke 0#20 MIT 3, Westfield St. 0#21 La Verne 3, Occidental 0#24 Ithaca 3, Union 0#25 Ohio Northern 3, Mount Union 0

-Ricky Nelson