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ARC In-Conference Final Just In:

ARV Coe over Luther-IA in 3 sets:
       (25-10, 25-10, 25-13):

Coe:  Tidman .368 hitting pct.; Maahs 26 assists
Luther-IA:  Kowalczyk 13 assists
"When you come to the fork in the road, take it."

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9 14 ARC Final:

NE Wesleyan over Simpson in 3 sets;
        Prairie Wolves needed to make a comeback in the last set to open up in-conference play with a win

Buena Vista/Wartburg and Loras/Dubuque in progress yet.
"When you come to the fork in the road, take it."

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ARV Wartburg over Buena Vista in 4 sets
          (25-16, 21-25, 25-23, 25-11)

Wartburg:  Sedgewick a double-double (36 assists, 13 digs); 5 players with .290 or higher hitting pcts.
Buena Vista:  Wedemeyer 35 assists

Dubuque over Loras in 5 sets:
       (21-25, 25-18, 25-18, 13-25, 15-13)
            (All the intensity one would expect from a #3 vs. #4 match).
   
Dubuque:  Powell and Hawtrey double-doubles in individual spikes for points and digs, Uptagraft .474 hitting pct.; Brylski 36 assists

Loras:  Hoskins 38 assists; Deere 32 digs (3 other Loras players also had 10 or more).
"When you come to the fork in the road, take it."

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Coe broke in to the Top 25 (currently at #23):
"When you come to the fork in the road, take it."

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#34
Final:  #23 Coe over ARV Wartburg in 3 sets:
              (25-17, 25-16, 25-18)

Coe:  Outhit Wartburg .311 to .128 for the match; Kohawks also had 9 services aces.
           
Wartburg:  Feigenbaum .375 hitting pct.
"When you come to the fork in the road, take it."

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Buena Vista has upset Wartburg in 4 sets in the ARC Tournament Semifinals-

It's a Buena Vista/Coe final for the ARC AQ!
"When you come to the fork in the road, take it."

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Interesting developments in the ARC conference race this season--

Couple of new sheriffs crashing what used to be the Coe/Wartburg (mostly) show
Dubuque has clinched the top seed for the ARC Tournament
NE Wesleyan #2
Coe #3 (after that its' a real dogfight)

Central-IA, Loras, Wartburg and Simpson all have 3-4 in-conference records--4 squads vying for 3 spots--
11/1:  Central vs. Buena Vista
          Loras vs. Coe
          Wartburg vs. Dubuque
          Simpson vs. Luther

Head-to-head:
Central-IA: 2-1 Beat Loras, beat Wartburg, lost to Simpson   
Loras: 1-2 Beat Wartburg, lost to Central, lost to Simpson
Wartburg: 1-2 Beat Simpson, lost to Loras, lost to Central
Simpson:  2-1 Beat Central, beat Loras, lost to Wartburg

On paper, Central-IA and Simpson have easier matches tomorrow than Loras and Wartburg. Barring upsets, somethings gotta give between Loras and Wartburg for the last spot.
"When you come to the fork in the road, take it."

WLCALUM83

1st Final:  Simpson over Luther
                   (25-13, 25-13, 25-20)

Simpson: 18 service aces, Mitchell .429 hitting pct., DenBeste 29 assists
Luther:  Stortz .368 hitting pct.

2nd Final:  Coe over Loras
                    (25-17, 25-16, 25-11)

Coe:  11 service aces, Maahs-29 assists  Kohawks outhit Loras .271 to .122 for the match

3rd Final:
Central-IA over Buena Vista
            (25-21, 25-14, 31-29)

Dutch:  Rexroat 44 assists, 4 players with 11 or more digs, Dutch outhit Beavers .234 to .111

"When you come to the fork in the road, take it."

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4th Final:
Dubuque over Wartburg in 4 sets
     (15-25, 28-26, 25-13, 25-15)

Dubuque:  Adler .417 hitting pct. Spartans outhit Knights .230 to .126
Wartburg:  Kluesner 5 service aces, Erickson .583 hitting pct.

With these results, Dubuque takes sole possession of 1st (even had the Spartans lost, they beat NE Wesleyan head to head, so they would have had the top seed anyway.)

Simpson has the 4th seed, Central-IA 5 and Wartburg 6 (Knights tie Loras, but they beat Loras head to head so Loras is eliminated).
"When you come to the fork in the road, take it."