NAPERVILLE, Ill. - A busy start to the 2026 season has seen all but one CCIW program play at least 10 matches apiece in the first three weeks of the year. Now, though non-conference play continues, the focus will shift to conference action and the race for a spot in this season's CCIW Tournament.
Starting on Tuesday night, eight CCIW teams will open conference play over the next week, including a doubleheader of action on Wednesday that includes an Illinois Wesleyan University squad that is currently ranked No. 6 in the most recent American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) poll.
Opening Week of Conference Schedule
| Tuesday, September 22, 2026 |
| Away |
Home |
Time |
Location |
Links |
| Coe |
Augustana |
7:00 P.M. |
Rock Island, Ill. |
Stats CCIW Network |
| Carthage |
Wheaton |
7:00 P.M. |
Wheaton, Ill. (Conf.) |
Stats CCIW Network |
| Wednesday, September 23, 2026 |
| Away |
Home |
Time |
Location |
Links |
| Millikin |
North Central |
7:00 P.M. |
Naperville, Ill. (Conf.) |
Stats CCIW Network |
| Illinois Wesleyan |
Carroll |
7:00 P.M. |
Waukesha, Wis. (Conf.) |
Stats CCIW Network |
| Friday, September 25, 2026 |
| Away |
Home |
Time |
Location |
Links |
| Benedictine |
Elmhurst |
12:00 P.M. |
Elmhurst, Ill. |
Stats CCIW Network |
| Wheaton |
Wisconsin Lutheran College |
2:00 P.M. |
Milwaukee, Wis. |
Stats Video |
| Lake Forest |
Elmhurst |
2:30 P.M. |
Elmhurst, Ill. |
Stats CCIW Network |
| Wheaton |
Kalamazoo College |
4:30 P.M. |
Milwaukee, Wis. |
Stats Video |
| Carthage |
Earlham College |
5:00 P.M. |
Holland, Mich. |
Stats Video |
| Millikin |
Cornell College |
6:00 P.M. |
Mount Vernon, IA |
Stats Video |
| Augustana |
North Park |
7:00 P.M. |
Chicago, IL (Conf.) |
Stats CCIW Network |
| Saturday, September 26, 2026 |
| Away |
Home |
Time |
Location |
Links |
| Carthage |
Bluffton University |
10:00 A.M. |
Holland, Mich. |
Stats Video |
| Millikin |
Coe College |
10:00 A.M. |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
Stats Video |
| Ripon College |
North Central |
11:00 A.M. |
Naperville, Ill. |
Stats CCIW Network |
| Millikin |
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
12:15 P.M. |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
Stats Video |
| Carthage |
Hope College |
2:00 P.M. |
Holland, Mich. |
Stats Video |
| Carroll |
Aurora |
2:30 P.M. |
Fond Du Lac, WI |
Stats Video |
| Dominican University (Ill.) |
North Central |
3:00 P.M. |
Naperville, Ill. |
Stats CCIW Network |
| Carroll |
Marian |
5:00 P.M. |
Fond Du Lac, WI |
Stats Video |
Current Records
| School |
Conference |
Overall |
| Illinois Wesleyan |
0-0 |
11-1 |
| Carroll |
0-0 |
8-5 |
| Millikin |
0-0 |
8-5 |
| Carthage |
0-0 |
7-5 |
| Elmhurst |
0-0 |
6-5 |
| North Park |
0-0 |
5-6 |
| North Central |
0-0 |
3-4 |
| Wheaton |
0-0 |
5-8 |
| Augustana |
0-0 |
3-7 |
CCIW Weekly Award Winners
|
Week
|
Offensive
|
Defensive
|
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
|
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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Statistical Leaders
Wheaton's Sydney Overweg leads the CCIW with a .388 hitting percentage, followed by Millikin's Kyra Carothers at .321 and Illinois Wesleyan's Carly Whitaker at .309. Carthage's Kristina Manojlovic leads the conference offensively with 3.76 kills per set and 4.30 points per set, while North Central's Abby Buban ranks second in kills at 3.55 per set and third in points at 3.95 per set. Illinois Wesleyan's Alex Bardouniotis is second in scoring at 4.13 points per set.
North Central's Sarah Harvey leads the conference with 9.07 assists per set, ahead of North Park's Kendal Britton at 8.35 and Elmhurst's Freddie Temple at 7.16. At the net, Millikin holds the top two spots in blocks, with Carothers averaging 1.12 per set and Nikkel Johnson averaging 1.02. Defensively, Illinois Wesleyan's Alysa Lawton leads the league with 290 digs and 5.58 digs per set, followed by Elmhurst's Elayna Ammerman at 4.89 digs per set and Carroll's Samantha Miserendino at 4.67.
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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.).