Princeton senior Keely Lawson told coach Andy Puck the Tigresses were going to win the regional this season.

That promise rang true Thursday when the Tigresses defeated Three Rivers East rival Newman 25-18, 25-16 to capture the Class 2A Princeton Regional championship on their home court.

“I told coach in the summer, ‘This is it. This is the year,’” Lawson said. “And it just means so much because we’ve worked our butts off for this moment.”

The win had special meaning for Princeton senior setter Makayla Hecht.

“It means a lot winning it since the last one was in 2021 and my sister (McKenzie) was on it,” she said. “We’ve worked all season for this and we really showed up tonight. Very proud of everyone.”

The Tigresses (21-13-1) advance to the Riverdale Sectional to face Peoria Notre

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