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Video: What winning a state-tournament game meant to Amanda Ollinger
Amanda Ollinger never visited Wells Fargo Arena before the 2016 state tournament, purposefully waiting until her team qualified to step foot inside.
And you could tell by the look on the Athlete of the Year finalist and University of Iowa commit's face when the buzzer sounded what winning a game there meant.
Watch the video above as Ollinger describes the importance of that state-tournament appearance for Linn-Mar, and her 25-point, 22-rebound performance against Indianola in the quarterfinals.
Be sure to meet the other finalists and look for the winner to be revealed Sunday.
Linn-Mar's Amanda Ollinger (right) celebrates with Linn-Mar's Kamryn Finley as time expires during their class 5A quarterfinal win over Indianola at the 2016 Iowa Girl's State Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Linn-Mar won 60-38. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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