Defending Class 2B state volleyball champion Reardan staged a repeat performance in the SunDome on Saturday night, beating regular title-game visitor Colfax in the finals 25-19, 25-23, 25-17.

Behind a strong performance by junior Kelsey Moos, who had 11 kills and 19 blocks, the Indians beat Colfax for the third time this season, this time when it counted most.

"It feels amazing," coach Brittney Kubik said. "The girls just came out and played so well. They played out of their minds."

After knocking off Colfax 3-2 during regular-season play last month, Reardan swept the Bulldogs last weekend in the district semifinals. Saturday, Reardan faced Colfax in a place it's called home for more than a decade.

"It's tough," senior outside hitter Lauren Schulz said of beating a team three times in one season. "We have to play our hardest all the time. It took every single one of us out there. I feel like we had all the pieces, so it was just amazing."

Colfax's history in the state tournament is rich, including 11 championships, and earning 20 trophies in 26 appearances. But the Bulldogs finished third last year as Reardan rose from obscurity to the top.

"Last year, we weren't expecting it as much because we didn't place here the year before," said Schulz, who totaled nine kills. "So we came and we won and it was almost like a surprise."

This year was different, though. Reardan was the favorite.

"In the beginning of the year, when we were talking about what we wanted our goals to be, one of the biggest things was that we have a big target on our back," Schulz said. "We knew we needed to play every game hard and work 10 times harder in practice than we did before."

And they did, sweeping every team in this year's tournament. Against Colfax, Reardan looked vulnerable only in the second set, when the Bulldogs took a 5-1 lead. Reardan roared back, going up 12-6 before Colfax battled to build a 23-20 lead that could have changed the tone of the whole match.

It didn't.

Composed, Reardan scored five straight points to take the game, stopping a potential Colfax title run.

"I think we felt like we were gonna come out on top," Kubik said. "We're trying to build our program and continue the tradition from the '80s when (Reardan) won like four state championships. We're trying to instill that now and they are all for it."