9/8: #1 WashU rolls, #1 CNU falls

Below are links, where available, to Central/Midwest team events this weekend with competing teams and highlighted results. I’m also tracking top 25 upsets nationally. I’ll be updating throughout the day, so refresh often.

See the 9/7 post for yesterday’s results.

Watched WashU/Otterbein. Playing its third ranked opponent, WashU looked fresher than Ott playing its fourth. WashU’s Kelly Pang recorded her 2,000th career dig. Watched Juniata/Christopher Newport. CNU had little problem when not beating itself.

Washington-St. Louis national invite#1T Washington-St. Louis, #11 Elmhurst, #12 UW-Whitewater, #23 Otterbein, #24 Concordia-Moorhead#12 UW-Whitewater def. #24 Concordia-Moorhead 3-0; #23 Otterbein def. #11 Elmhurst 3-0; #1 Washington-St. Louis def. #23 Otterbein 3-0; #12 UW-Whitewater def. #11 Elmhurst 3-2; #1 Washington-St. Louis def. Concordia-Moorhead 3-0.

Emory Classic#4 Emory, #7 St. Thomas, Transylvania, Averett, Berry#4 Emory def. Averett 3-0; #7 St. Thomas def. Transylvania 3-0; #7 St. Thomas def. Averett 3-0; #4 Emory def. Berry 3-1.

Cal Lu Fornia invite#6 Cal Lutheran, #25 Occidental, Macalester, Grinnell, Trinity (Texas), Hardin-Simmons, Chapman, UC Santa Cruz, La Verne, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Redlands, Pacific (Ore.), Pomona-Pitzer, George Fox, Wesley, Mills Macalester def. Wesley 3-0; #6 Cal Lutheran def. Pacific (Ore.) 3-2; #25 Occidental def. UC Santa Cruz 3-1; Pomona-Pitzer def. Macalester 3-1; #6 Cal Lutheran def. Trinity (Texas) 3-0; Chapman def. Grinnell 3-0; #25 Occidental def. Grinnell 3-0.

Colorado College Classic#15 Colorado College, #20 Pacific Lutheran, Wheaton (Ill.), Texas Dallas, Texas LutheranTexas Dallas def. Wheaton (Ill.) 3-0; #15 Colorado College def. Texas Lutheran 3-0; #20 Pacific Lutheran def. Texas Dallas 3-2; Texas Lutheran def. Wheaton (Ill.) 3-1; #15 Colorado College def. #20 Pacific Lutheran 3-1.

Augsburg invite#18 Saint Benedict, UW-Stevens Point, St. Scholastica, UW-Eau Claire, Northwestern, Gustavus, Augsburg, Coe #18 Saint Benedict def. Coe 3-0; UW-Stevens Point def. Gustavus 3-0; Augsburg def. St. Scholastica 3-1; Gustavus def. Northwestern 3-2; UW-Eau Claire def. Coe 3-1; UW-Stevens Point def. #18 Saint Benedict 3-2; St. Scholastica def. UW-Eau Claire 3-0; Augsburg def. Northwestern 3-1.

Bethany Lutheran invite#21 Wartburg, UW Oshkosh, Saint Mary’s, UW-Superior, St. Catherine, Bethany LutheranSaint Mary’s def. UW Oshkosh 3-1; UW Oshkosh def. Bethany Lutheran 3-0; UW-Superior def. St. Catherine 3-1; #21 Wartburg def. UW-Superior 3-1; Saint Mary’s def. Bethany Lutheran 3-0; #21 Wartburg def. St. Catherine 3-0.

Bethel inviteBethel, Carleton, Martin Luther, Central, Northland, LinfieldMartin Luther def. Central 3-0; Linfield def. Northland 3-0; Bethel def. Central 3-0; Linfield def. Carleton 3-2; Bethel def. Northland 3-0; Martin Luther def. Carleton 3-1.

Illinois Wesleyan Barker ClassicIllinois Wesleyan, Monmouth, Illinois College, Concordia Wisconsin, Eureka, Fontbonne, Knox, Lincoln Christian Illinois Wesleyan def. Monmouth 3-1; Concordia Wisconsin def. Knox 3-1; Illinois College def. Eureka 3-0; Monmouth def. Lincoln Christian 3-1; Fontbonne def. Eureka 3-1; Illinois College def. Concordia Wisconsin 3-2; Illinois Wesleyan def. Lincoln Christian 3-0; Fontbonne def. Knox 3-1.

Rose-Hulman inviteMillikin, Webster, Rose-Hulman, DePauw, Centre, Defiance Defiance def. Webster 3-0; Millikin def. Webster 3-1; Millikin def. Centre 3-0.

Aurora Jim Coleman MemorialNorth Central (Ill.), Lake Forest, Aurora, Principia, Rockford, Beloit, Manchester, Roosevelt North Central (Ill.) def. Principia 3-1; North Central (Ill.) def. Beloit 3-0; Roosevelt def. Lake Forest 3-2; Rockford def. Beloit 3-1; Lake Forest def. Aurora 3-0; Manchester def. Aurora 3-1; Roosevelt def. Principia 3-0; Manchester def. Rockford 3-0.

Dominican Star ClassicDominican, Greenville, Lakeland, WillametteWilliamette def. Greenville 3-0; Dominican def. Lakeland 3-0; Lakeland def. Greenville 3-0; Dominican def. Willamette 3-2.

North Park Viking ClashNorth Park, Benedictine, Marian, Alverno, MIT Benedictine def. North Park 3-0; North Park def. Marian 3-1; Benedictine def. Alverno 3-0; MIT def. Alverno 3-0; MIT def. Marian 3-0.

Whitworth ClassicLuther, Whitworth, Whittier, Whitman, Walla WallaLuther def. Whitman 3-1; Whittier def. Luther 3-1.

Viterbo tournamentSt. Olaf, Viterbo, Morningside, Judson, Hannibal LaGrangeMorningside def. St. Olaf 3-1; Viterbo def. St. Olaf 3-0.

Hanover inviteSpalding, Hanover, Ohio Northern, Bethany (W.V.), AndersonOhio Northern def. Spalding 3-1; Spalding def. Anderson 3-2.

North Central (Minn.) inviteNorth Central (Minn.), Trinity Bible, Providence (Canada), Faith Baptist BibleProvidence (Canada) def. North Central (Minn.) 3-0; Faith Baptist def. North Central (Minn.) 3-0.

Hope tri #8 Hope, #14 Chicago, Kalamazoo#8 Hope def. Kalamazoo 3-0; #14 Chicago def. Kalamazoo 3-0; #8 Hope def. #14 Chicago 3-0.

UW-Platteville invite St. Norbert, UW-Platteville, Loras, Simpson, Edgewood, RiponEdgewood def. Simpson 3-0; St. Norbert def. Simpson 3-1; Edgewood def. Loras 3-0; UW-Platteville def. Ripon 3-0; UW-Platteville def. St. Norbert 3-1; Ripon def. Loras 3-2.

Hamline tournament UW-River Falls, UW-La Crosse, Hamline, UW-Stout, Buena Vista, Crown, PresentationUW-Stout def. Presentation 3-0; Hamline def. Crown 3-0; UW-River Falls def. UW-La Crosse 3-1; UW-La Crosse def. Presentation 3-0; UW-Stout def. Buena Vista 3-1; UW-River Falls def. Crown 3-0; Hamline def. Buena Vista 3-0.

Earlham Quaker Classic Finlandia, Wilmington, Franklin, Earlham, Oberlin, Indiana-Kokomo Oberlin def. Finlandia 3-0; Wilmington def. Finlandia 3-0.

Iowa Wesleyan tri MacMurray, William Penn, Iowa Wesleyan William Penn def. MacMurray 3-0; Iowa Wesleyan def. MacMurray 3-2.

Mount Mary 3, Grace Bible 0.

Maranatha 3, Northland International 0.

Top 25 upset watch (besides above) #5 Wittenberg 3, #1 Christopher Newport 1#1 Christopher Newport 3, #9 Juniata 0#3 Calvin 3, Olivet 0#5 Wittenberg 3, #16 Puget Sound 1#16 Puget Sound 3, #9 Juniata 1#13 Cortland St. 3, Nazareth 0#13 Cortland St. 3, Clarkson 1#19 Mount Union 3, Fredonia St. 0#19 Mount Union 3, Nazareth 0#22 Heidelberg 3, Maryville (Tenn.) 0#22 Heidelberg 3, Mount St. Joseph 0

-Ricky Nelson