Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges tops North Central College, 3-0

C-M-S swept North Central 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-12) on Saturday, September 5 at Roberts Pavilion in Claremont, California, improving to 2-0 on the young season while dropping the Cardinals to 2-2.

The Athenas controlled the match from wire to wire, hitting .309 as a team compared to North Central's .081. The gap was sharpest in the third set, where C-M-S held a .235 clip while North Central went negative at -.088. The service game was equally lopsided — C-M-S racked up 10 aces to North Central's one — and the Athenas also held the edge in blocks (7 to 3) and digs (63 to 44).

Shae Delany, Phoebe Shorney, and Lauren Staples each posted 10 kills to lead C-M-S offensively, with Staples adding a match-best 11.5 points on .625 hitting efficiency. Elise Arends anchored the back row with 21 digs and four aces, while setter Hayden Lin distributed 21 assists and added three aces of her own. For North Central, Ava Hoff and Abby Buban each finished with seven kills, and Buban contributed eight digs.

C-M-S rattled off an 8-0 run in the third set — from 3-5 to 3-13 — to effectively close out any hope of a North Central rally, prompting back-to-back Cardinal timeouts that could not stem the surge.

The win moves C-M-S to 2-0 on the season.

Box score: https://northcentralcardinals.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2026/claremont-mudd-scripps-colleges/boxscore/16898
Photos by Papa Claes Visuals.

Elmhurst University tops Marian University, 3-0

Elmhurst swept Marian (WI) 25-21, 25-21, 25-19 at R.A. Faganel Hall in Elmhurst, Ill. on October 10, 2026, improving to 11-6 on the season. The Bluejays held a decisive edge across the board, out-killing the Sabres 41 to 29 and hitting .287 as a

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point tops Elmhurst University, 3-2

Wisconsin-Stevens Point took a five-set decision over Elmhurst on October 10 at R.A. Faganel Hall in Elmhurst, Illinois, winning 3-2 by set scores of 34-32, 20-25, 22-25, 25-21, 16-14 in front of 200 fans. Elmhurst held a kill and efficiency edge

Illinois Wesleyan University tops Augustana College, 3-0

No. 2 Illinois Wesleyan swept Augustana (IL) 25-19, 25-15, 25-18 on Thursday evening at Carver PE Center in Rock Island, Ill., improving to 16-1 overall and 5-0 in CCIW play. The Titans out-killed the Vikings 31 to 22 and held a decisive efficiency edge,

University of Dubuque tops Central College, 3-0

Then-No. 17 University of Dubuque swept Central (IA) 3-0 (25-13, 25-22, 27-25) on October 9, 2026, at P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium in Pella, Iowa, to open American Rivers Conference play. Dubuque's attack efficiency told the story: the Spartans hit .320 as a team

Read more

Elmhurst University tops Marian University, 3-0

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point tops Elmhurst University, 3-2

Illinois Wesleyan University tops Augustana College, 3-0

University of Dubuque tops Central College, 3-0