Estherville Lincoln Central beat Mount Vernon, 45-37, in a Class 3A Iowa high school girls’ state basketball semifinal game Thursday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Mount Vernon’s Taylor Franck (11) fights off contact during the Iowa 3A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Mount Vernon and Estherville Lincoln Central on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Sydney Huber (23) looks for a shot during the Iowa 3A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Mount Vernon and Estherville Lincoln Central on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Chloe Meester (20) puts up a shot in traffic during the Iowa 3A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Mount Vernon and Estherville Lincoln Central on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Brynley Rasmussen (24) fights for a rebound during the Iowa 3A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Mount Vernon and Estherville Lincoln Central on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Chloe Meester (20) fights for a shot during the Iowa 3A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Mount Vernon and Estherville Lincoln Central on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Chloe Meester (20) battles through traffic during the Iowa 3A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Mount Vernon and Estherville Lincoln Central on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Courtney Franck (10) puts up a shot after drawing a foul during the Iowa 3A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Mount Vernon and Estherville Lincoln Central on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Taylor Franck (11) continues through contact during the Iowa 3A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Mount Vernon and Estherville Lincoln Central on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Taylor Franck (11) drives to the hoop during the Iowa 3A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Mount Vernon and Estherville Lincoln Central on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Chloe Meester (20) makes a jump shot during the Iowa 3A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Mount Vernon and Estherville Lincoln Central on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Brynley Rasmussen (24) looks for a pass during the Iowa 3A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Mount Vernon and Estherville Lincoln Central on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Peyton Simpson (25) drives to the hoop during the Iowa 3A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Mount Vernon and Estherville Lincoln Central on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Taylor Franck (11) drives into the paint during the Iowa 3A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Mount Vernon and Estherville Lincoln Central on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Courtney Franck (10) dribbles baseline during the Iowa 3A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Mount Vernon and Estherville Lincoln Central on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Taylor Franck (11) hypes up teammate Chloe Meester (20) during the Iowa 3A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Mount Vernon and Estherville Lincoln Central on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Courtney Franck (10) battles with Estherville Lincoln Central’s Cara Schiltz (3) during the Iowa 3A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Mount Vernon and Estherville Lincoln Central on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Chloe Meester (20) high fives teammate Courtney Franck (10) during the Iowa 3A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Mount Vernon and Estherville Lincoln Central on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Peyton Simpson (25) and Chloe Meester (20) embrace on the bench after their team fell just short during the Iowa 3A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Mount Vernon and Estherville Lincoln Central on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon players await their state finalist trophy during the Iowa 3A Girls State Basketball semifinal between Mount Vernon and Estherville Lincoln Central on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

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