Mount Vernon has a date with No. 1 Union

CEDAR RAPIDS — It's Mount Vernon. It's Union. It's just like football.

Fifth-ranked Mount Vernon dug itself out of a 23-20 hole in a pivotal third set and went on to defeat No. 6 Sioux Center, 25-18, 19-25, 27-25, 25-20, in a Class 3A quarterfinal at the state volleyball tournament Wednesday afternoon at the U.S. Cellular Center.

'We were able to shake off every point and come together there,' said Wynne Vandersall, who led the Mustangs with 22 kills. 'We ran some different things instead of focusing on our errors.'

Mount Vernon (34-7) takes aim at No. 1 Union (39-4) in the semifinal round at 2 p.m. Thursday. The Mustangs were the last team to beat the Knights; they did it Oct. 1 at Waverly, and the Knights have run off 17 consecutive wins since.