Its anticipation for Wednesday night’s quarterfinal round of the 7A State Tournament was at a fevered pitch by the time Fayetteville took the floor at Clair Bates Athletic Arena.
The Lady Bulldogs channeled that excitement into a three-game sweep (25-13, 25-14, 25-21) of overmatched Mount St. Mary, advancing them to the semifinals for the third time in four years.
Fayetteville’s win made the Round of 4 an all 7A-West Conference affair. The secondseeded Lady Bulldogs will face Fort Smith Southside, the conference’s No. 4 seed, today at 3 p.m. The winner advances to Saturday afternoon’s final at the Arkansas State University campus in Jonesboro. Top-seeded Springdale Har-Ber and thirdseeded Bentonville will meet in the first ...
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Sports, Pages 7 on 10/29/2009
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