Class 3A Team Rankings Update 10/8/24

<!-- 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><a href="https://prepdig.com/2024/09/class-3a-team-rankings-update-9-24-24/">3A Top 10 9/24/24</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2024/10/class-3a-team-rankings-update-10-1-24/">3A top 10 10/1/24</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Mount Vernon (31-3):&nbsp;</strong>A 6-0 week for the Mustangs included a WaMaC sweep at Independence and a championship at the Western Dubuque tournament. During the league contest, [player_tooltip player_id='215385' first='Chloe' last='Meester'] piled up 17 kills, hitting .484, and [player_tooltip player_id='215389' first='Sydney' last='Maue'] hit .533 in collecting nine. That duo also combined for 15 digs. [player_tooltip player_id='215387' first='Sydney' last='Huber'] handed out 37 assists, and Eryn Jackson came up with 11 digs. [player_tooltip player_id='508657' first='Paige' last='Schurbon'] contributed seven kills, and CaliAna Whitaker had a team-best 3.0 blocks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –&nbsp;</strong>10/8 vs Marion, 10/12 at Cedar Rapids Jefferson Tournament </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Western Christian (19-11):</strong> A 2-1 loss against 5A defending state champion Waukee Northwest at Saturday's Urbandale tournament was the Wolfpack's lone setback of the week. [player_tooltip player_id='753877' first='Scarlett' last='Winterfeld'] recorded 11 kills against Northwest. Morgan Kooiman added seven kills, and  [player_tooltip player_id='489999' first='Bentley' last='Bliek'] had six. Sydney Feenstra 10 digs led the team, [player_tooltip player_id='455736' first='Maggie' last='Van Schepen'] had the most assists (24). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –&nbsp;</strong>10/12 Western Christian tournament </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Davenport Assumption (17-6):</strong>&nbsp;The Knights took down Clinton, 3-0, on the road in their only competition last week. [player_tooltip player_id='230661' first='Ellah' last='Derrer'] hammered out 12 kills and had 2.0 blocks. [player_tooltip player_id='215761' first='Ellie' last='Schubert'] handed out 30 assists and added five digs, while [player_tooltip player_id='694203' first='Belle' last='Cotton'] recorded eight kills and nine digs. [player_tooltip player_id='215757' first='Alyssa' last='O'Neal'] and [player_tooltip player_id='630696' first='Erin' last='Robbins'] teamed up for 13 kills. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –</strong>&nbsp;10/8 at Davenport North, 10/12 at Center Point-Urbana tournament </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Dubuque Wahlert (19-7):&nbsp;</strong>A 3-0 MVC triumph at Hempstead was the Golden Eagles' lone action against in-state competition last week. They also played in the ASICS Challenge in Chicago over the weekend. [player_tooltip player_id='437486' first='Olivia' last='Donovan'] rolled up 41 assists and collected 11 digs against Hempstead. [player_tooltip player_id='215405' first='Audrey' last='Tschiggfrie'] stacked up 16 kills, and &nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='538938' first='Anna' last='Roling'] had 13. Lauren McClimon chipped in eight digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –</strong>&nbsp;10/8 at Cedar Rapids Washington </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. West Delaware (27-3):</strong>&nbsp;The Hawks took down visiting Solon, 3-1, in their only match of last week. [player_tooltip player_id='730780' first='Hannah' last='Cantwell'] (18 kills), [player_tooltip player_id='389858' first='Lauren' last='LeClere'] (12) and [player_tooltip player_id='508649' first='Brooke' last='Krogmann'] (11) were effective on the attack. Cantwell also came up with a team-best 13 digs, while Maleigha Hildebrand and Kirstyn Kolbet had 12 apiece. [player_tooltip player_id='523167' first='Natalie' last=''] Mensen had 24 assists and 4.0 blocks. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –&nbsp;</strong>10/8 at Center Point-Urbana, 10/12 at Cedar Rapids Jefferson Tournament </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6. Mid-Prairie</strong>&nbsp;<strong>(21-5):&nbsp;</strong>In their lone action of last week, the Golden Hawks swept visiting Tipton in RVC action. [player_tooltip player_id='775157' first='Jeorgia' last='Evans'] recorded 20 digs, and [player_tooltip player_id='215395' first='Dakota' last='Mitchell'] had 15. [player_tooltip player_id='215390' first='Jovi' last='Evans'] (12 kills), [player_tooltip player_id='389071' first='Harper' last='Pacha'] (9) and [player_tooltip player_id='730801' first='Callie' last='Huber'] (7) produced on the attack. [player_tooltip player_id='753942' first='Avery' last='Helmuth'] collected 16 assists, and [player_tooltip player_id='215390' first='Jovi' last='Evans'] chipped in 14.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –</strong>&nbsp;10/8 at Regina, 10/12 at Clear Creek Amana tournament </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>7. Cherokee Washington (19-2):&nbsp;</strong>A 2-0 week for Cherokee included straight-set wins against Spirit Lake and Spencer. [player_tooltip player_id='508655' first='Laney' last='Wolfswinkel'] registered 16 combined kills in those matches, while [player_tooltip player_id='493982' first='Deidra' last='Doeden'] had 15 and [player_tooltip player_id='730843' first='Keylee' last='Gregg'] added 14. Wolfswinkel's 19 total digs were the most on the team. [player_tooltip player_id='574225' first='Addy' last='Wolfswinkel'] and Elise Anderson teamed up for 55 assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –</strong>&nbsp;10/10 vs Sioux City West, 10/2 at Western Christian tournament </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>8. Des Moines Christian (15-9):</strong>&nbsp;The Lions went 2-2 at Saturday's Urbandale tournament, defeating Ames and Southeast Polk, and falling against Ankeny Centennial and Waukee Northwest. During a 2-1 tussle with 5A top-ranked Centennial, [player_tooltip player_id='203590' first='Hadley' last='Hardersen'] contributed 20 assists, five kills and six digs. [player_tooltip player_id='215732' first='Sydney' last='Brandmeyer'] had eight kills and six digs, and Brynn Van Mersbergen (9 digs) and Olivia Wolven (7) played well in the back row. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –</strong>&nbsp;10/8 at Madrid, 10/12 at Western Christian tournament</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>9. Kuemper Catholic (27-2):&nbsp;</strong>The Knights came up short against 4A-ranked Glenwood in their lone match of last week. Addy Anthofer paced the squad with nine kills, and Kolbi Peter and [player_tooltip player_id='389937' first='Brianna' last='Wittrock'] each recorded seven. [player_tooltip player_id='500113' first='Kaylie' last='Simons'] picked up 12 digs, and [player_tooltip player_id='753919' first='Elsa' last='Tiefenthaler'] had six. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week:</strong>&nbsp;10/10 vs Lewis Central, 10/12 at Hampton-Dumont tournament </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>10. Center Point-Urbana (12-9):</strong>&nbsp;The Stormin' Pointers storm into the rankings after topping visiting Marion, 3-1, last week. Bound metrics indicated CPU has played the 10th most difficult schedule in the state to date. Against Marion, Maya Burkhart and [player_tooltip player_id='555725' first='Brielle' last='Trout'] shared the team lead with eight kills, while [player_tooltip player_id='730773' first='Addy' last='Tupa'] and Adelyn Stien had seven apiece. The latter also contributed 21 assists, 5.0 blocks and five digs. [player_tooltip player_id='242669' first='Gracie' last='Hoskins'] had 21 digs, and [player_tooltip player_id='402663' first='Jayce' last='Grennan'] had 13. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week:</strong>&nbsp;10/8 vs West Delaware, 10/12 Center Point-Urbana tournament</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dropped Out:&nbsp;</strong>Solon </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->