The No. 3 jersey that Western Christian's Erika Douma wears is entirely fitting.

Douma is the top-ranked Wolfpack's best 3-point shooter and she was on the mark against North Linn in leading her team back to the Class 2A championship game.

The 6-foot senior went 6-for-12 from long range for 18 points as Western Christian beat the fifth-ranked Lynx 69-52 and moved to within one victory of a third consecutive state title. The Wolfpack will take a 26-1 record against No. 4 Hudson in the championship game at 8 p.m. Friday.

Jamie Gesink added 16 points and 11 rebounds for Western Christian, Payton Harmsen scored 10 and Kaira Moss had nine.

Alissa Pollema, the only returning starter from last year's team, did not score but made a key contribution with seven rebounds, six assists and two steals.

North Linn got 17 points from Nicole Miller and 12 from Libby Falconer. Morgan Boer added eight points and 11 rebounds.

Falconer was the only senior who started for North Linn, so the Lynx could be a contender again next season. This was their second trip to state and they finished 24-2.

It took a few minutes for Western Christian to get going. The teams were tied at 5-all and then Western went on a 10-0 run to take control.

Douma's 3-pointer stretched the lead to 15 midway through the second quarter. North Linn got the lead down to 31-22 with a burst of six straight points, but Western finished the half with a 5-0 run to go up 36-22. Douma then knocked down three 3-pointers in the third quarter to keep the Wolfpack safely ahead.

Western will try to become the sixth team in the five-player era to win three consecutive championships. It was done most recently by Davenport Assumption from 2011-13. Assumption lost in the first round of this year's Class 4A tournament.