NAPERVILLE, Ill. - College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin women’s volleyball shifts to a full slate of nonconference action Saturday following another week of league competition. Illinois Wesleyan enters the weekend atop the conference standings at 6-0 in CCIW play and 17-1 overall, while Carthage remains unbeaten in league action at 3-0.
Illinois Wesleyan will play a pair of matches in Stevens Point, Wis., taking on Lawrence and UW-Oshkosh, while North Park faces Westminster (Mo.) and UC Santa Cruz in Chicago. Wheaton is also set for two matches in Chicago against MSOE and Illinois Institute of Technology, and Augustana travels to Aurora for a 6 p.m. matchup.
With conference play set to continue next week, Saturday gives several CCIW programs an opportunity to build momentum during a busy stretch of the regular season.
All home CCIW matchups can be found on the CCIW Network, where fans can stream every match live and free.
Recently, Illinois Wesleyan earned the No. 1 national ranking in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)/Taraflex Poll, while Carthage is receiving votes.
In the latest NCAA Power Index (NPI) rankings, Illinois Wesleyan is No. 3,while Carthage is No. 44. NPI is a ranking system used in Division II and Division III to evaluate team performance. NPI considers game results and the strength of opponents to calculate a team’s NPI value and ranking.
All home CCIW matchups can be found on the CCIW Network, where fans can stream every match live and free.
Schedule
| Tuesday, October 13 |
| Away |
Home |
Result |
Location |
Links |
| Concordia Chicago - 0 |
Elmhurst - 3 |
Final |
Elmhurst, Ill. |
Box Score |
| Benedictine - 0 |
Augustana - 3 |
Final |
Rock Island, Ill. |
Box Score |
| Concordia-Wisconsin - 2 |
Carroll - 3 |
Final |
Waukesha, Wis. |
Box Score |
| Wednesday, October 14 |
| Away |
Home |
Result |
Location |
Links |
| North Park - 0 |
Illinois Wesleyan - 3 |
Final |
Bloomington, IL (Conf.) |
Box Score |
| Wheaton - 0 |
North Central - 3 |
Final |
Naperville, Ill. (Conf.) |
Box Score |
| Wednesday, October 14 |
| Away |
Home |
Time |
Location |
Links |
| Elmhurst |
Millikin |
6:00 P.M. |
Decatur, Ill. (Conf.) |
Stats | CCIW Network |
| Augustana |
Carroll |
6:00 P.M. |
Waukesha, WI (Conf.) |
Stats | CCIW Network |
| Illinois Wesleyan |
UW-Stevens Point |
7:00 P.M. |
Stevens Point, Wis. |
Stats |
| Carthage |
North Park |
7:00 P.M. |
Chicago, IL (Conf.) |
Stats | CCIW Network |
| Saturday, October 17 |
| Away |
Home |
Time |
Location |
Links |
| Illinois Wesleyan |
Lawrence |
10:30 A.M. |
Stevens Point, Wis. |
Stats |
| North Park |
Westminster College (MO) |
11:00 A.M. |
Chicago, IL |
Stats | Video |
| Illinois Wesleyan |
UW-Oshkosh |
12:30 P.M. |
Stevens Point, Wis. |
Stats |
| North Park |
UC Santa Cruz |
1:30 P.M. |
Chicago, IL |
Stats | Video |
| Wheaton |
MSOE |
2:30 P.M. |
Chicago, Ill. |
Stats | Video |
| Wheaton |
Illinois Institute of Technology |
5:00 P.M. |
Chicago, Ill. |
Stats | Video |
| Augustana |
Aurora |
6:00 P.M. |
Aurora, IL |
Stats | Video |
Current Records
| Team |
CCIW |
Overall |
| Illinois Wesleyan |
6-0 |
17-1 |
| Carthage |
3-0 |
14-6 |
| Carroll |
2-1 |
13-10 |
| Elmhurst |
1-1 |
12-7 |
| North Central |
2-2 |
8-6 |
| Augustana |
1-3 |
6-10 |
| Wheaton |
1-3 |
6-16 |
| North Park |
0-3 |
8-11 |
| Millikin |
0-3 |
9-13 |
CCIW Weekly Award Winners
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Week
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Offensive
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Defensive
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Setter
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Week 1
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Alex Bardouniotis, Illinois Wesleyan
75 kills (3.95/set), .293 hitting; 91 points, 8 aces; All-Tournament Team.
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Alysa Lawton, Illinois Wesleyan
105 digs (5.53/set), .980 receiving; 41 digs vs. Aurora; IWU Tournament MVP.
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Ava Dettwiler, Carthage
145 assists (7.63/set); 54 digs, 24 kills, 13 aces, 8 blocks; .244 hitting.
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Week 2
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Katie Hurta, Elmhurst
64 kills (3.76/set), .374 hitting; 34 digs, 11 blocks, 4.26 pts/set.
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Alysa Lawton, Illinois Wesleyan
76 digs (6.33/set); 14 assists, 3 aces; 31- and 28-dig performances.
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Ava Dettwiler, Carthage
167 assists (6.68/set); 51 kills, 62 digs, 9 blocks, 9 aces; 1,000 career assists.
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Week 3
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Katie Hurta, Elmhurst
68 kills (4.00/set), .402 hitting; 18 digs, 5 blocks, 4.26 pts/set.
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Elayna Ammerman, Elmhurst
90 digs (5.29/set); 20 assists, 6 aces; double-digit digs in all 11 career matches.
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Kendal Britton, North Park
113 assists; 23 digs, 7 aces, 6 kills; 30-plus assists in two matches.
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| Week 4 |
Kristina Manojlovic, Carthage
72 kills (4.80/set), .267 hitting; 88 points (5.87/set), 58 digs, 11 blocks, 10 aces.
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Hailey Wierzgac, Carthage
31 blocks (2.07/set); 26 kills, .344 hitting; 42.5 points. |
Sarah Harvey, North Central
90 assists (11.25/set); 33 assists vs. Millikin; 1,294 career assists. |
| Week 5 |
Kristina Manojlovic, Carthage
35 kills (4.38/set), .300 hitting; 25 digs, 9 aces, 3 blocks; 46 points (5.75/set). |
Samantha Miserendino, Carroll
31 digs (4.43/set); 10 assists; helped hold opponents to a .135 hitting percentage.
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Freddie Temple, Elmhurst
48 assists (8.00/set); 8 digs, 2 aces; 26 assists vs. Saint Mary’s.
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| Week 6 |
Mary Patrick, Wheaton
15 kills, .600 hitting; 16.5 points, 3 digs, 2 blocks. |
Alysa Lawton, Illinois Wesleyan
30 digs (5.00/set); 8 assists; helped hold opponents to a combined .039 hitting percentage.
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Kendal Britton, North Park
129 assists (8.06/set); 52 digs, 11 kills, 4 aces; surpassed 2,000 career assists.
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Statistical Leaders
Elmhurst leads the CCIW with a .224 team hitting percentage, while Millikin’s Kyra Carothers owns the top individual mark at .340. Carthage’s Kristina Manojlovic leads the conference with 327 kills and 4.04 kills per set, while also pacing the league with 384.5 points and 4.75 points per set.
North Central’s Sarah Harvey leads all setters with 441 assists and 9.38 assists per set. At the net, Millikin’s Nikkel Johnson has a conference-best 94 total blocks and 1.08 blocks per set, followed by Carthage’s Hailey Wierzgac with 82 blocks and 1.03 per set. Defensively, Illinois Wesleyan’s Alysa Lawton leads the league with 387 digs and 5.38 digs per set, while teammate Alex Bardouniotis ranks second in scoring at 4.17 points per set.
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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.), Carroll University (Waukesha, Wis.), Carthage College (Kenosha, Wis.), Elmhurst University (Elmhurst, Ill.), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, Ill.), Millikin University (Decatur, Ill.), North Central College (Naperville, Ill.), North Park University (Chicago, Ill.) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, Ill.).