NAPERVILLE, Ill. — College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin women’s volleyball continues into the weekend with a pair of conference matches Friday night, following a busy midweek slate that saw Carthage College and Carroll University earn league victories and No. 4 nationally ranked Illinois Wesleyan University remain unbeaten in CCIW play.
Illinois Wesleyan will host Millikin University at 7 p.m. Friday inside the Shirk Center, while Elmhurst University travels to North Park University for another 7 p.m. conference matchup in Chicago. The Titans enter Friday riding a six-match winning streak after defeating Wheaton College in four sets Wednesday night.Carroll also picked up its first CCIW victory of the season Wednesday, defeating North Central College in four sets in Waukesha.
Several CCIW programs will step outside conference play Saturday. Carthage hosts nationally ranked University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire at 1 p.m., Carroll travels to Loras College for a noon matchup, and Wheaton College will face UW-Oshkosh and UW-Stevens Point in Stevens Point, Wis. North Park will also host Dominican University at 7 p.m.
Schedule
| Tuesday, September 29 |
| Away |
Home |
Result |
Location |
Links |
| Elmhurst - 3 |
Saint Mary's (Ind.) - 0 |
Final (25-17, 25-20, 25-21) |
Notre Dame, Ind. |
Box Score |
| Illinois College - 0 |
Millikin - 3 |
Final (22-25, 22-25, 15-25 |
Decatur, IL |
Box Score |
| Wheaton - 0 |
Aurora - 3 |
Final (19-25, 17-25, 21-25) |
Aurora, Ill. |
Box Score |
| Wednesday, September 30 |
| Away |
Home |
Result |
Location |
Links |
| Wheaton - 1 |
Illinois Wesleyan - 3 |
Final(25-13, 25-14, 19-25, 25-18) |
Bloomington, Ill. (Conf.) |
Box Score |
| Carthage - 3 |
Augustana - 0 |
Final (25-14, 25-23, 25-20) |
Rock Island, Ill. (Conf.) |
Box Score |
| North Central - 1 |
Carroll - 3 |
Final(16-25, 19-25, 26-24, 20-25) |
Waukesha, Wis. (Conf.) |
Box Score |
| Friday, October 2 |
| Away |
Home |
Time |
Location |
Links |
| Millikin |
Illinois Wesleyan |
7:00 P.M. |
Bloomington, IL (Conf.) |
Stats | CCIW Network |
| Elmhurst |
North Park |
7:00 P.M. |
Chicago, IL (Conf.) |
Stats | CCIW Network |
| Saturday, October 3 |
| Away |
Home |
Time |
Location |
Links |
| Carroll |
Loras |
12:00 P.M. |
Dubuque, IA |
Stats | Video |
| UW-Eau Claire |
Carthage |
1:00 P.M. |
Kenosha, Wis. |
Stats | CCIW Network |
| Wheaton |
UW-Oshkosh |
1:00 P.M. |
Stevens Point, Wis. |
Stats | Video |
| Wheaton |
UW-Stevens Point |
3:00 P.M. |
Stevens Point, Wis. |
Stats | Video |
| Dominican University |
North Park |
7:00 P.M. |
Chicago, IL |
Stats | CCIW Newtork |
Current Records
| Team |
CCIW |
Overall |
| Illinois Wesleyan |
2-0 |
13-1 |
| Carthage |
2-0 |
12-5 |
| Carroll |
1-1 |
10-7 |
| North Central |
1-1 |
7-5 |
| Augustana |
1-1 |
5-8 |
| Elmhurst |
0-0 |
9-5 |
| Millikin |
0-1 |
9-9 |
| North Park |
0-1 |
5-7 |
| Wheaton |
0-2 |
5-13 |
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. |
Statistical Leaders
Wheaton’s Sydney Overweg leads the CCIW with a .337 hitting percentage, just ahead of Elmhurst’s Katie Hurta at .331. Carthage’s Kristina Manojlovic leads the conference with 274 kills and 3.97 kills per set, while Hurta ranks second at 3.62 per set. North Central’s Sarah Harvey leads all setters with 386 assists and 9.41 assists per set.
At the net, Millikin’s Nikkel Johnson leads the league with 71 total blocks and 1.04 blocks per set, followed closely by Carthage’s Hailey Wierzgac with 69 blocks and 1.01 per set. Illinois Wesleyan’s Alysa Lawton continues to pace the conference defensively with 324 digs and 5.40 digs per set. Manojlovic also leads the CCIW in scoring with 325 points and 4.71 points per set, while Illinois Wesleyan’s Alex Bardouniotis ranks second at 4.14 points per set. As a team, Illinois Wesleyan leads the conference with a .221 hitting percentage.
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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.).