3A Championship Match Recap, Reaction

<!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://youtu.be/ygc_SJUhoIQ","type":"video","providerNameSlug":"youtube","responsive":true,"className":"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://youtu.be/ygc_SJUhoIQ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://ighsau.org/upl/downloads/library/volleyball-2024-3afina.pdf">Box Score</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2024/11/mount-vernon-western-christian-3a-state-championship-match-photos/">Photo Gallery</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <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> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <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> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <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> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <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> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <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> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <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> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <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> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://youtu.be/CDlOegzE9kI","type":"video","providerNameSlug":"youtube","responsive":true,"className":"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://youtu.be/CDlOegzE9kI </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->