Class 3A Team Rankings Update 9/24/24

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2024/08/prep-dig-iowa-class-3a-preseason-rankings/">3A Preseason Top 10</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2024/09/class-3a-team-rankings-update-9-3-24/">3A Top 10 9/3/24</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2024/09/class-3a-team-rankings-update-9-10-24/">3A Top 10 9/10/24</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2024/09/class-3a-team-rankings-update-9-17-24/">3A Top 10 9/17/24</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Mount Vernon (21-2): </strong>Following a one-match week, the Mustangs posted a 7-0 mark this past week. The highlight was a 3-2 victory at West Delaware, a memorable match played outdoors. In that contest, [player_tooltip player_id='215385' first='Chloe' last='Meester'] went off with 26 kills, 13 digs and 2.0 blocks. She was complemented nicely by [player_tooltip player_id='215389' first='Sydney' last='Maue'], who piled up 18 kills, 16 digs and 2.0 blocks.  [player_tooltip player_id='215387' first='Sydney' last='Huber'] dished out 54 assists, and Eryn Jackson picked up 24 digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –&nbsp;</strong>9/24 vs Center Point-Urbana, 9/28 Mount Vernon tournament</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Western Christian (10-7):</strong> The Wolfpack last played on Sept. 14. It will come out of that layoff with a busy week, including a major tournament in South Dakota. [player_tooltip player_id='753877' first='Scarlett' last='Winterfeld'], Morgan Kooiman and [player_tooltip player_id='489999' first='Bentley' last='Bliek']<a href="https://prepdig.com/player/bentley-bliek/"></a> all have collected over 100 kills for the defending state champions this season. [player_tooltip player_id='455736' first='Maggie' last='Van Schepen']<a href="https://prepdig.com/player/maggie-van-schepen-2/"></a> has handed out 352 assists, while Sydney Feenstra has been credited with 132 digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –&nbsp;</strong>9/24 vs Spirit Lake, 9/26 at Sergeant Bluff-Luton, 9/28 at Sanford Pentagon Invitational (South Dakota) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Davenport Assumption (15-6):</strong> The Knights are aging like fine wine this season. They're coming off of a 6-0 week, which ended with a title at the Clinton tournament. The run there included a 2-1 triumph against Wahlert in the championship match. Senior setter <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='215761' first='Ellie' last='Schubert']</strong><a href="https://prepdig.com/player/ellie-schubert/"></a> <a href="https://prepdig.com/player/ellie-schubert/"></a> led the way with 16 assists and 5.0 blocks. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='230661' first='Ellah' last='Derrer']</strong><a href="https://prepdig.com/player/ellah-derrer/"></a> produced a team-best six kills and added 4.0 blocks. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='215757' first='Alyssa' last='O'Neal']</strong><a href="https://prepdig.com/player/alyssa-oneal/"></a> and Belle Cotton delivered five kills apiece, and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='512840' first='Nora' last='Remrey']</strong><a href="https://prepdig.com/player/nora-remrey/"></a> <a href="https://prepdig.com/player/nora-remrey/"></a> and [player_tooltip player_id='555771' first='Emmy' last='Burkhart'] shared the team lead with six digs each.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –</strong>&nbsp;9/24 at Bettendorf </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Dubuque Wahlert (14-4): </strong>The Golden Eagles enjoyed a 5-1 week with their lone blemish being a 2-1 setback against Assumption in Saturday's title match at the Clinton tournament. They began the week with a 3-1 win at 5A Cedar Rapids Prairie. During that match, [player_tooltip player_id='437486' first='Olivia' last='Donovan']<a href="https://prepdig.com/player/olivia-donovan/"></a> racked up 43 assists and 10 digs. [player_tooltip player_id='215405' first='Audrey' last='Tschiggfrie']<a href="https://prepdig.com/player/audrey-tschiggfrie/"></a> produced a team-high 19 kills, and [player_tooltip player_id='538938' first='Anna' last='Roling']<a href="https://prepdig.com/player/anna-roling/"></a> added 10. Kaylee Walter led the way with 14 digs, while Maddie Mohr and Cailyn Ernst each had 13. Wahlert received 4.0 blocks from Claire Lueken, and Tschiggfrie and Brielle Berning contributed 3.0 apiece.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –</strong>&nbsp;9/24 vs Waterloo West, 9/26 vs Dubuque Senior</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. West Delaware (21-2):</strong>&nbsp;The Hawks flew high during the outdoor match against visiting Mount Vernon before falling in five sets. As the saying goes, we can learn about teams in losses as well as wins. They added a championship at their home tournament on Saturday. Against the Mustangs, [player_tooltip player_id='730780' first='Hannah' last='Cantwell'] tallied 14 kills, 13 digs and 6.0 blocks. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='508649' first='Brooke' last='Krogmann']</strong> and Vedah Langel each contributed nine kills, and [player_tooltip player_id='389858' first='Lauren' last='LeClere'] had eight kills and 3.0 blocks. Olivia Halverson came up with 17 digs, while Kirstyn Kolbet put up 23 assists and 12 digs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –&nbsp;</strong>9/24 at Independence, 9/28 Cedar Falls tournament</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6. Solon (15-8):</strong>&nbsp;The Spartans posted a 2-3 week, which included a 3-1, WaMac loss at Center Point-Urbana along with setbacks to Assumption and Wilton at Saturday's Clinton tournament. At CPU, Grace Irwin was credited with 10.0 blocks during the four-setter. She, [player_tooltip player_id='215430' first='Yasmine' last='Sell'], [player_tooltip player_id='455710' first='Kiley' last='Devery'] and Adelyn Miller teamed up for 30 kills. [player_tooltip player_id='373682' first='Kennedey' last='Whitford'] registered 17 digs, and Cydney Jaster had nine. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week:</strong>&nbsp;9/24 vs Marion </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>7. Mid-Prairie</strong> <strong>(15-5): </strong>The Golden Hawks' lone match of last week was an impressive sweep of visiting Wilton. During the River Valley Conference three-setter, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='215395' first='Dakota' last='Mitchell']</strong><a href="https://prepdig.com/player/dakota-mitchell/"></a> scooped up 26 digs, while the versatile <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='215390' first='Jovi' last='Evans']</strong><a href="https://prepdig.com/player/jovi-evans/"></a> contributed 22 assists, six kills, 14 digs and 4.0 blocks. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='389071' first='Harper' last='Pacha']</strong><a href="https://prepdig.com/player/harper-pacha/"></a> and [player_tooltip player_id='730801' first='Callie' last='Huber'] combined for 19 kills, 4.0 blocks and seven digs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –</strong> 9/24 at Durant, 9/28 at South Tama tournament </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>8. West Liberty (16-6):</strong> The Comets were 4-1 during their tournament on Saturday. The setback came against 5A Muscatine, 2-1. They topped 5As Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Davenport North. Sophie Buysse picked up a team-best 14 digs with five kills in a 2-0 win against Kennedy.  [player_tooltip player_id='730822' first='Kaylee' last='Pelzer'] paced the squad with 10 kills, and Gabriella Morales had 10 digs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –</strong> 9/24 at West Branch, 9/26 vs Regina </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>9. Cherokee Washington (16-2): </strong>A 3-1 mark at Saturday's home tournament vaulted Washington into the rankings. The run included a 2-0 victory against 5A Sioux City East. [player_tooltip player_id='574225' first='Addy' last='Wolfswinkel'] and [player_tooltip player_id='508655' first='Laney' last='Wolfswinkel'] led the team with six kills each with Addy adding 10 assists and Laney getting 10 digs against the Raiders. [player_tooltip player_id='730843' first='Keylee' last='Gregg'] and [player_tooltip player_id='493982' first='Deidra' last='Doeden'] had five kills apiece, and [player_tooltip player_id='523159' first='Macy' last=''] Gravenish recorded nine digs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –</strong> 9/26 at [program_tooltip program_id='428931' first='Storm' last=''] Lake</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>10. Des Moines Christian (12-7):</strong> The Lions were 3-2 last week, continuing to challenge themselves with a tough schedule. They fell to a ranked 4A Pella team with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='203590' first='Hadley' last='Hardersen']</strong><a href="https://prepdig.com/player/hadley-hardersen/"></a> delivering 11 assists five kills and four digs. [player_tooltip player_id='215732' first='Sydney' last='Brandmeyer'] chipped in four kills and eight digs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –</strong> 9/24 at Van Meter, 9/28 at Nevada tournament</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dropped Out: </strong>Anamosa </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->