Article: Andrew, Marquette on collision course; Big East rivals eye trips to Des Moines for state tourney

Rivals sometimes seem destined to meet in the playoffs. And like Red Sox and Yankees fans arriving at a four-way stop at the exact same time, neither yields without a fight.

Fate could lead to yet another postseason encounter in this week's Iowa Class 1A Region 7 field between Bellevue Marquette and Andrew, two sizzling teams on a potential track to another chapter in what may be the Big East Conference's best current rivalry.

"The most important thing is being mentally prepared for a rivalry like that," said Andrew senior forward Megan Johnson said.

Marquette and Andrew split a pair of hotly contested regular- season games and the Hawks are still haunted by the ghosts of the

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