Big matches live online this week

Pick a story line. Do you prefer conference standings drama involving Top-25 teams from one of the best leagues in the country? Then check out a couple of matches from the MIAC: 10/21 St. Olaf @ Concordia (MN), 7 p.m.10/23 St. Olaf @ Saint Benedict, 7 p.m.

MIAC Standings #25 St. Olaf 6-1 22-2 #20 Saint Benedict 6-1 20-5 #9 St. Thomas 6-1 20-6 #18 Concordia 5-2 12-6 Each team plays 11 MIAC matches

Are you curious about what the top-ranked D-III team looks like? Would you like to see a “Dig for the Cure” match with pink unis? Last year UW Oshkosh had puppies at its Dig for the Cure match. Will they be there this year? Still not intrigued? I think it may also be Senior/Parents’ Night. However, if, among other things, you want to buy goodies baked by the team’s parents, purchase pink Oshkosh garments or buy 50-50 raffle tickets, you’ll have to see it in person. Oh, and the team heading to Oshkosh happens to be playing for a higher WIAC tournament seed and is attempting to become the first team to beat Oshkosh this season. Hmm … what else? Well, the visitors have been a thorn in Oshkosh’s side the past several years, winning some huge tourney matches. Plus, it’s the last regular-season match for both teams. 10/21 UW-Platteville @ UW Oshkosh, 7 p.m.

WIAC Standings #1 Oshkosh 7-0 27-0 #10 Whitewater 6-2 21-5 Platteville 5-2 17-7 #17 Eau Claire 4-3 18-5 River Falls 4-3 12-13 Each team plays eight WIAC matches

For other key matchups this week – like every week – check the MW/C Conf. Standings, Big Matchups page. Then head to the live audio/video/stats page to see if your match is online. Simple, really.

And while I’m here, I may as well plug the MW/C Standout Stats (2009) and Last Team Standing (2009) pages. That outta do it. Happy volleyball, all.

-Ricky Nelson