HCAC Women's Volleyball 2021

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Bluffton vs. Franklin up shortly:

Franklin currently 4-1 in conference, Bluffton 3-3. (From what I've seen so far this is the farthest any D3 volleyball conference has made in getting a season in --of those who have chosen to have active conferences).

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Franklin currently up 2 sets to 1 on Bluffton:

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Franklin-Bluffton going to a 5th set:

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Bluffton takes the match:

(26-24, 20-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-13)

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Franklin vs. Hanover up shortly.

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Franklin over Hanover 3-0.

(25-16, 25-20, 25-23)

Franklin:  Thompson 19 digs (including 1,000th of her career),
               Sewell  .385 hitting pct.

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2 finals just in:
TU over Mt. St. Joseph 3-0.

(25-23, 25-11, 25-14)
TU:  .388 hitting pct.

Bluffton over Defiance 3-0.

(25-17, 25-16, 25-18.)
Bluffton: 4 players with hitting pcts  .375 and higher for the match.

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Franklin up 1 set to nil on TU:

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Franklin now up 2 sets to nil on TU:

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Final:  Franklin over TU (3-0)

(25-14, 25-23, 24-26)

Franklin:  Boyll  .440 hitting pct.

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HCAC Championship Pairings:

#  3 TU vs. #19 Bluffton:

#13 Mt. St. Joseph vs. #17 Franklin

(Earlham is ranked #22 and Hanover is in ARV department).

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First Semi-Final (TU vs. Bluffton) on deck.

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Result of Semi-Final #1:  TU over Bluffton in 3.
                                       (25-15, 25-19, 25-19.)

TU:  Team hitting pct  .255.
       (Pioneer announcer indicated the KY squad was playing much better then when the teams previously met--
           in a previous match that went 5 sets, the Pioneers hitting pct. was .188.

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Joining Semi-Final #2 in progress:
    (Franklin/Mt. St. Joseph)

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Final just in:  Mt. St. Joseph over Franklin in 3.
                       (25-17, 25-22, 25-23)

Mt. St. Joseph:  3 players with .321 or above hitting pct.

It'll be a TU vs. Mt. St. Joseph final: