9/4/15: Emory beats Calvin in battle of top 2 teams

Wittenberg Invite#4 Wittenberg, #10 Juniata, #17 St. Thomas, Johns Hopkins#10 Juniata 3, Johns Hopkins 0; #4 Wittenberg 3, #17 St. Thomas 1.

Washington-St. Louis Invite#9 Washington St. Louis, UW-Oshkosh, Webster, North Central (Ill.), Knox, Blackburn, Hanover, Rhodes, Dallas, Rose-HulmanNorth Central (Ill.) 3, Knox 0; #9 Washington-St. Louis 3, Rhodes 0; UW-Oshkosh 3, Webster 0; Hanover 3, Blackburn 0; Knox 3, Blackburn 1; North Central (Ill.) 3, Rose-Hulman 2; #9 Washington-St. Louis 3, Dallas 0; UW-Oshkosh 3, Hanover 1; Rose-Hulman 3, Webster 0.

Elmhurst Invite#19 Elmhurst, #24 UW-Whitewater, Wheaton (Ill.), Lawrence, Fontbonne, North Park, Hendrix, UMass Boston, Saint Mary’s (Ind.)#19 Elmhurst 3, Lawrence 0; Wheaton (Ill.) 3, Hendrix 1; Saint Mary’s (Ind.) 3, North Park 0; Saint Mary’s (Ind.) 3, Lawrence 0; #24 UW-Whitewater 3, Fontbonne 0; #19 Elmhurst 3, UMass Boston 0; #24 UW-Whitewater 3, Wheaton (Ill.) 1; North Park 3, Fontbonne 2.

Northwestern Tourney#20 Augsburg, #25 Coe, Dominican, Northwestern, Loras, St. Scholastica#20 Augsburg 3, #25 Coe 1; Loras 3, St. Scholastica 2; Dominican 3, Loras 0; #25 Coe 3, Northwestern 1; Dominican 3, Northwestern 0; #20 Augsburg 3, St. Scholastica 2.

Chicago Classic#3 Hope, Chicago, Millikin, Aurora#3 Hope 3, Aurora 0; Chicago 3, Millikin 0.

Saint Mary’s Classic#7 UW-Stevens Point, Saint Mary’s (Minn.), UW-La Crosse, Luther, St. Norbert, Lakeland, Wisconsin LutheranSaint Mary’s (Minn.) 3, UW-La Crosse 1; UW-La Crosse 3, St. Norbert 0; #7 UW-Stevens Point 3, Wisconsin Lutheran 0; Saint Mary’s (Minn.) 3, Wisconsin Lutheran 0; Lakeland 3, Luther 0; St. Norbert 3, Lakeland 0; #7 UW-Stevens Point 3, Luther 0.

Bethel Invite#21 Nebraska Wesleyan, Buena Vista, Bethel, UW-Eau Claire, Concordia (Minn.), St. Olaf, UW-Superior, Martin LutherUW-Eau Claire 3, UW-Superior 0; Concordia (Minn.) 3, #21 Nebraska Wesleyan 0; Buena Vista 3, #21 Nebraska Wesleyan 0; St. Olaf 3, Martin Luther 1; Bethel 3, Buena Vista 0; UW-Superior 3, St. Olaf 0; Bethel 3, Martin Luther 0; UW-Eau Claire 3, Concordia (Minn.) 1.

UW-Platteville Tourney #22 Cornell, UW-Platteville, Westminster (Mo.), Gustavus Adolphus, RiponUW-Platteville 3, Ripon 2; Westminster (Mo.) 3, Ripon 0; UW-Platteville 3, Gustavus Adolphus 1; #22 Cornell 3, Gustavus Adolphus 1; #22 Cornell 3, Westminster (Mo.) 1.

Lake Forest Invite Greenville, UW-River Falls, Lake Forest, MSOE, MarianMSOE 3, Lake Forest 1; UW-River Falls 3, Greenville 0; UW-River Falls 3, Marian 0; MSOE 3, Marian 0; Lake Forest 3, Greenville 1.

Minnesota Morris TourneyMinnesota Morris, Simpson, Hamline, St. Catherine, Bethany LutheranMinnesota Morris 3, St. Catherine 0; Simpson 3, Bethany Lutheran 1; Minnesota Morris 3, Simpson 0; Hamline 3, Bethany Lutheran 0.

Beloit Blast Rockford, Beloit, Alverno, Illinois TechBeloit 3, Alverno 0; Illinois Tech 3, Beloit 2; Illinois Tech 3, Rockford 0.

Northland Invite Central, Northland, Finlandia, Silver LakeCentral 3, Finlandia 0; Central 3, Silver Lake 0; Northland 3, Silver Lake 2.

Pomona-Pitzer & La Verne Classic#5 Cal Lutheran, #8 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, #11 Carthage, UW-Stout, La Verne, New York Univ., Pomona-Pitzer, Colby-Sawyer, LeTourneau, Puget Sound, Occidental, Whittier, George Fox, Pacific, St. Mary’s (Md.)UW-Stout 3, NYU 2; #8 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 3, NYU 0; #11 Carthage 3, Puget Sound 0; #11 Carthage 3, La Verne 0; UW-Stout 3, Occidental 0; #5 Cal Lutheran 3, Puget Sound 0; #8 Claremont-Mudd Scripps 3, Pacific 0; #5 Cal Lutheran 3, LeTourneau 1.

Colorado College Classic#15 Colorado College, Carleton, Dubuque, Franklin, Texas TylerFranklin 3, Dubuque 2; Dubuque 3, Texas Tyler 0; #15 Colorado College 3, Franklin 0; Carleton 3, Texas Tyler 0; #15 Colorado College 3, Carleton 0.

Mary Hardin-Baylor TourneyIllinois Wesleyan, #16 Trinity (Texas), Mary Hardin-Baylor, Southwestern, Whitworth, East Texas Baptist, Texas Dallas, Millsaps, Whitman, WillametteIllinois Wesleyan 3, Hardin-Simmons 1; Whitworth 3, #16 Trinity (Texas) 1; Illinois Wesleyan 3, East Texas Baptist 2; Willamette 3, #16 Trinity (Texas) 2.

Virginia Wesleyan TourneyWartburg, Randolph-Macon, Rivier, Misericordia, Virginia Wesleyan, FDU-FlorhamWartburg 3, Randolph-Macon 1; Wartburg 3, FDU-Florham 0.

Bluffton SpiketacularAugustana, DePauw, Bluffton, Ohio Northern, Heidelberg, AlmaAugustana 3, Alma 2; Augustana 3, Bluffton 1.

Moravian Premiere#12 Eastern, Carroll, Stevens, Dickinson, Moravian, Muhlenberg, Marywood, Ursinus, Alvernia#12 Eastern 3, Ursinus 0; #12 Eastern 3, Carroll 1; Carroll 3, Ursinus 0.

Transylvania TriSpalding, Transylvania, Southern VirginiaTransylvania 3, Spalding 1.

Oglethorpe ChallengeBenedictine, Oglethorpe, LaGrange, Wesleyan (Ga.), Brewton-ParkerBenedictine 3, Wesleyan (Ga.) 0 [must-see box]; Benedictine 3, LaGrange 0.

Austin ClassicMacalester, McMurry, Austin, Sul Ross State, Linfield, Centenary (La.), Schreiner, RustMacalester 3, Rust 0; Austin 3, Macalester 0.

Faith Baptist SpikefestMaranatha Baptist, North Central (Minn.), Kentucky Christian, Manhattan Christian, Hillsdale Free Will Baptist, Faith Baptist, Providence (Canada), CotteyMaranatha Baptist 3, North Central (Minn.) 0; Maranatha Baptist 3, Hillsdale Free Will Baptist 0; Manhattan Christian 3, North Central (Minn.) 1.

Nonconference • Crown 3, Mount Mary 0 CC outhit MMU, .157 to -.076.

Top 25 upset watch • #1 Calvin 3, Defiance 0 • #2 Emory 3, #1 Calvin 1 • #2 Emory 3, Thomas More 0 • #6 Christopher Newport 3, Meredith 0 • #6 Christopher Newport 3, Susquehanna 0 • #13 Clarkson 3, Wheaton (Mass.) 0 • #13 Clarkson 3, Lasell 0 • #14 Mount Union 3, Grove City 0 • #14 Mount Union 3, Trine 1 • John Carroll 3, #23 Pacific Lutheran 2 • #23 Pacific Lutheran 3, Defiance 2

-Ricky Nelson