Some of the travel requirements in the Great Midwest prompts a few two-game weekends.

Thats what we have this time with Northwestern and Chicago looking to make big strides with matches against DePaul and Benedictine, both of which have been improving.

Elsewhere in the GMW, Northern Iowa is at UW-Whitewater and UW-Milwukee is at Marquette. We find out a lot about the top teams in the North after that.

In the Allegheney, IUP is also doubling up.

It's rivalry time with Towson and Salisbury Towson is 3-0 and Salisbury 2-0 in the MARC. These two teams are massive rivals, and this is also about winning their division.

Salisbury Impresses as Top Teams in MARC Raise Hands

And in the Great Lakes, a much-improved Central Michigan faces Grand Valley State. CMU Head Coach John Shaffer said his squad has been fortunate with their schedule, with a couple of winnable matches early. "We know we have Grand Valley and Miami coming up, so it's going to be tougher."

With some new, young talent coming onto the team and a commitment to play tough defense, the Chippewas are looking to make a challenge to the more favored teams.