9/7/24: #7 Warhawks notch two ranked wins

Washington-St. Louis Battle#4 Johns Hopkins, #5 Trinity (Texas), #6 Emory, #9 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, #16 Washington-St. Louis, Colorado College, Tufts, Cal Lutheran#16 Washington-St. Louis 3, #5 Trinity (Texas) 1; #4 Johns Hopkins 3, #6 Emory 1; #9 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 3, Tufts 2; #16 Washington-St. Louis 3, Tufts 0; #6 Emory 3, #9 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 1.

Northwestern Classic#7 UW-Whitewater, #12 Northwestern, #20 Berry, #22 Cornell#22 Cornell 3, #20 Berry 1; #7 UW-Whitewater 3, #12 Northwestern 0; #7 UW-Whitewater 3, #22 Cornell 1.

UW-Oshkosh Invite#8 UW-Oshkosh, UW-Stevens Point, Aurora, North Central (Ill.), St. Catherine, Lakeland, WhitworthNorth Central (Ill.) 3, Lakeland 0; Whitworth 3, UW-Stevens Point 1; #8 UW-Oshkosh 3, North Central (Ill.) 0; UW-Stevens Point 3, St. Catherine 0; St. Catherine 3, Aurora 0; #8 UW-Oshkosh 3, Aurora 1; Whitworth 3, Lakeland 0.

Augsburg Invite#10 Gustavus Adolphus, Augsburg, UW-Eau Claire, Wartburg, Nebraska Wesleyan, George FoxUW-Eau Claire 3, George Fox 2; #10 Gustavus Adolphus 3, Nebraska Wesleyan 0; George Fox 3, Wartburg 0; UW-Eau Claire 3, #10 Gustavus Adolphus 2; Nebraska Wesleyan 3, Augsburg 1.

Whittier/La Verne Invite #11 La Verne, Edgewood, Puget Sound, Redlands, UC Santa Cruz, AustinRedlands 3, Edgewood 1; #11 La Verne 3, Puget Sound 1; #11 La Verne 3, Edgewood 2.

Chicago Classic#17 Millikin, Mount St. Joseph, Chicago, William Smith#17 Millikin 3, Chicago 1; William Smith 3, Mount St. Joseph 2; #17 Millikin 3, Mount St. Joseph 1.

Transylvania Invite #19 Transylvania, #23 Covenant, Illinois College, CentreCentre 3, #23 Covenant 0; #19 Transylvania 3, Illinois College 0; #19 Transylvania 3, #23 Covenant 0.

Illinois Wesleyan ClassicIllinois Wesleyan, Loras, Webster, DePauwDePauw 3, Webster 0; Illinois Wesleyan 3, Loras 0; Illinois Wesleyan 3, Webster 0; Loras 3, DePauw 2.

UW-River Falls InviteSaint Benedict, UW-River Falls, St. Olaf, Bethel, Simpson, Minnesota MorrisSaint Benedict 3, Minnesota Morris 0; Bethel 3, Simpson 1; UW-River Falls 3, Saint Benedict 2; Minnesota Morris 3, Bethel 1; St. Olaf 3, UW-River Falls 0.

Coe Invite UW-Platteville, Coe, Concordia Wisconsin, Concordia (Minn.)UW-Platteville 3, Concordia (Minn.) 0; UW-Platteville 3, Concordia Wisconsin 1; Coe 3, Concordia (Minn.) 0; Coe 3, Concordia Wisconsin 1.

Lake Forest Invite Carthage, Augustana, Lake Forest, BenedictineCarthage 3, Benedictine 0; Benedictine 3, Augustana 2; Augustana 3, Lake Forest 0.

Saint Mary’s (Minn.) ClassicUW-La Crosse, Saint Mary’s (Minn.), Luther, Carleton, Bethany Lutheran, Buena Vista, MSOECarleton 3, Buena Vista 0; MSOE 3, Luther 0; UW-La Crosse 3, MSOE 1; Bethany Lutheran 3, Saint Mary’s (Minn.) 0; Saint Mary’s (Minn.) 3, Buena Vista 1; Luther 3, Bethany Lutheran 2; Carleton 3, UW-La Crosse 2.

St. Norbert InviteUW-Stout, St. Norbert, Carroll, Central, Dominican, Macalester, NorthlandCentral 3, Northland 0; Macalester 3, St. Norbert 0; Carroll 3, UW-Stout 1; Dominican 3, Central 2; Carroll 3, St. Norbert 0; Macalester 3, Dominican 0.

UW-Superior ClassicHamline, UW-Superior, St. Scholastica, Marian, Martin Luther, Mary Hardin-BaylorUW-Superior 3, Hamline 2; St. Scholastica 3, Marian 0; St. Scholastica 3, UW-Superior 1; Mary Hardin-Baylor 3, Hamline 1; Martin Luther 3, Marian 2; Mary Hardin-Baylor 3, Martin Luther 0.

Wisconsin Lutheran QuadDubuque, Wheaton (Ill.), Monmouth, Wisconsin LutheranDubuque 3, Wisconsin Lutheran 0; Wheaton (Ill.) 3, Wisconsin Lutheran 1; Wheaton (Ill.) 3, Monmouth 0; Dubuque 3, Monmouth 2.

Rhodes Classic Elmhurst, Rhodes, Dallas, Millsaps, LeTourneau, MoravianElmhurst 3, LeTourneau 0; Elmhurst 3, Rhodes 1.

Case Western Reserve QuadEarlham, Case Western Reserve, Mount Union, AlleghenyCase Western Reserve 3, Earlham 0; Mount Union 3, Earlham 1.

Otterbein/Capital Classic Franklin, Hanover, Westminster (Mo.), Otterbein, Bethany, Westminster (Pa.), CapitalFranklin 3, Westminster (Mo.) 2; Hanover 3, Otterbein 1; Otterbein 3, Franklin 0; Hanover 3, Bethany 0; Capital 3, Westminster (Mo.) 0.

Southwestern TourneyIllinois Tech, Southwestern, Pacific Lutheran, Texas Dallas, Whitman, Texas Lutheran, Concordia TexasSouthwestern 3, Illinois Tech 0; Texas Lutheran 3, Illinois Tech 0.

Mount Mary BashRipon, Bluffton, Lawrence, Maranatha Baptist, Alverno, Mount MaryLawrence 3, Maranatha Baptist 0; Ripon 3, Mount Mary 0; Ripon 3, Alverno 0; Bluffton 3, Lawrence 0; Bluffton 3, Mount Mary 0; Alverno 3, Maranatha Baptist 1.

Rose-Hulman InviteGreenville, Rose-Hulman, Trine, OlivetGreenville 3, Olivet 1; Greenville 3, Rose-Hulman 1; Trine 3, Rose-Hulman 2.

Concordia Chicago TriConcordia Chicago, Fontbonne, BlackburnConcordia Chicago 3, Blackburn 0; Fontbonne 3, Blackburn 0; Concordia Chicago 3, Fontbonne 1.

Manchester TriManchester, Wilmington, KalamazooManchester 3, Kalamazoo 0; Manchester 3, Wilmington 0.

Sewanee InviteSpalding, Maryville, Sewanee, Linfield, Saint Joseph’s (Maine)Sewanee 3, Spalding 0; Spalding 3, Saint Joseph’s (Maine) 0.

Crown InviteCrown, Faith Baptist Bible, Trinity BibleCrown 3, Faith Baptist Bible 2; Crown 3, Trinity Bible 0.

Lyon InviteLyon, Bethel (Tenn.), Williams Baptist, MissionLyon 3, Bethel (Tenn.) 1; Lyon 3, Mission 1.

Berea TriBerea, Cumberlands, Johnson-TennesseeCumberlands 3, Berea 1; Johnson-Tennessee 3, Berea 0.

Nonconference Mississippi Women 3, Belhaven 1 MUW’s Brown: 14 kills.

Top 25 Upset Watch #1 Juniata 3, Swarthmore 0 [JC’s 67th straight match win sets DIII record] #2 Hope 3, Ohio Wesleyan 0#2 Hope 3, Wittenberg 0#3 NYU 3, Stevens 1#3 NYU 3, Manhattanville 0#13 MIT 3, Maine Maritime 0#13 MIT 3, Endicott 0#14 Wesleyan (Conn.) 3, Emerson 0Babson 3, #14 Wesleyan (Conn.) 0#18 Calvin 3, Ohio Wesleyan 1#18 Calvin 3, Denison 0#21 Ithaca 3, St. John Fisher 0#24 Mary Washington 3, Lynchburg 1Gettysburg 3, #24 Mary Washington 0#25 East Texas Baptist 3, Willamette 0#25 East Texas Baptist 3, Hendrix 0

-Ricky Nelson