WAVERLY, Iowa- The Wartburg volleyball team (18-11 overall) will travel to Dubuque (22-9 overall) Saturday at 7 p.m. in the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Tournament Championship. The winner will receive an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. 

Updated Tournament Schedule

First Round - Tuesday, November 12th
No. 5 Wartburg (3) at No. 4 Central (1)
No. 6 Loras (1) at No. 3 Nebraska Wesleyan (3)

Semifinals - Thursday, November 14th
No. 5 Wartburg (3) at No. 1 Coe (1)
No. 3 Nebraska Wesleyan (1) at No. 2 Dubuque (3)

Championship - Saturday, November 16th
No. 5 Wartburg vs. No. 2 Dubuque - 7:00p

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The Series
Wartburg leads the all-time series 45-32 and have won the last four out of five matches against the Spartans.The Knights won the regular-season meeting in five sets (20-25, 17-25, 25-22, 25-17, 15-8). 

Wartburg
The Knights are 35-13 all-time in the conference tournament. This will be the first appearance in the title game for the Knights since 2021. In the 25-year history of the A-R-C Tournament, the Knights have made the championship match 14 times. 

The Knights are led in kills by Emerson Kracht with 381, Allison Feigenbaum with 276, and Kaylee Koudelka with 263. Koudelka has given the Knights a major boost, as shown by a career-high 17 kills in the A-R-C semifinals against Coe.

Sophie Sedgwick has a team-best 637 assists, followed by Kracht with 465.

Alexa Melcher and Peyton Robinson both lead the Knights with 37 aces at the service-line.

Allison Feigenbaum has a team-high 71 blocks. Robinson has a team-high 498 digs.

Career Record Watch
Allison Feigenbaum is second in solo blocks (146).

Against the A-R-C
Allison Feigenbaum is the conference leader in hitting percentage (.423).

National Stat Rankings
The Knights are ranked in the top 100 in six various national rankings. They rank 31st in team assists (1,307), 38^th in team kills (1,397), 45^th in team digs (1,905), 48^th in team total attacks (4,099), 79^th in team total blocks (186.0), and 92nd in assists per set (11.27).
 
The Knights have three individual athletes who rank in the top 100 in various national rankings.
 
Emerson Kracht ranks first in triple doubles (14), 33rd in points (451.5), and 46^th in total kills (381).
 
Allison Feigenbaum ranks third in hitting percentage (.423).

Peyton Robinson ranks 61st in total digs (498).

Dubuque
The Spartans are the two-seed in the A-R-C Tournament with a 6-2 conference record. The Spartans last A-R-C Tournament Championship and NCAA Tournamnet appearance came in 2019. 

Emma Powell leads the team with 357 kills and 39 aces at the service-line. Alexis Kammerer leads the team with 636 assists. Caitlin Jensen leads the team with 91 blocks. Taylor Bechen leads the team with 646 digs, which is a conference-best.