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<p><strong>CORALVILLE, Iowa - </strong>Mount Vernon wore the crown of Class 3A favorite from the start. Despite it get heavy at times, the Mustangs carried it to a state championship by defeating defending champion Western Christian for the title Thursday here at Xtream Arena.</p>
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<p>"We kind of knew that going in," right-side hitter [player_tooltip player_id='215389' first='Sydney' last='Maue'] said of handling pressure. "At one of our camps before the season even started, that's what we focused on. We always did super-hard drills in practice, always focusing on the mental game, sometimes even more than the physical."</p>
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<p>Mount Vernon turned the tables on the Wolfpack, which beat it in the final match a year ago. It swept its way to the program's fifth state championship this week. </p>
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<p>"It feels so good, all the seniors, especially," all-stater [player_tooltip player_id='215385' first='Chloe' last='Meester'] said. "We came up short (before), and it hasn't felt great. Finally doing this our senior year, we gave it our all out there on the court. It was amazing." </p>
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<p>Meester and Maue combined for 30 kills, [player_tooltip player_id='215387' first='Sydney' last='Huber'] dished out 38 assists and Eryn Jackson came up with 15 digs for the champs. </p>
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<p>Western Christian reached the final after graduating a lot of talent off of last season's title team. The young Wolfpack set themselves up for more success 2025. </p>
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<p>"We're just very young. They're a lot older than us," junior [player_tooltip player_id='455736' first='Maggie' last='Van Schepen'] said. "They hit hard at us, and that's what got us." </p>
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Box Score Photo Gallery CORALVILLE, Iowa - Mount Vernon wore the crown of Class 3A favorite from the start. Despite it get heavy at times, the Mustangs carried it to a state championship by defeating defending champion Western Christian for the title Thursday here at Xtream Arena. "We kind of knew that going in," right-side hitter [player_tooltip player_id='215389' first='Sydney' last='Maue'] said of handling pressure. "At one of our camps before the season even started, that's what we focused on. We always did super-hard drills in practice, always focusing on the mental game, sometimes even more than the physical." Mount Vernon turned the tables on the Wolfpack, which beat it in the final match a year ago. It swept its way to the program's fifth state championship this week. "It feels…
