There’s excitement but also the bittersweet sense of a finale for Anna McCreadie, as the athletic outside hitter starts up her senior season as a Wildcat.

Volleyball has long been her focus and her love. She spent the summer productively with club play, camps, and lifting weights to prepare for this season, which also pits the team against new 4A contenders.

“If you’re not getting better, you’re getting worse. So you’ve got to keep playing,” McCreadie said.

She was named co-captain with senior outside hitter and middle blocker Liz Larson.

“You have to lead by example, and vocally from the court,” says McCreadie. “Volleyball is so much about talking and communication that you really have to step into both of those.”

The team lost just two seniors last year, powerhouse Lindsay Carr and Sydney Young, so much talent is back.

Fellow senior Sara Brevick, a middle blocker and outside hitter, is stoked about the new 4A challenge.

“It’s going to be brand new competition, new teams. It’ll be really fun,” she said.

“We have a solid team this year, so we’ll go far, predicted libero Jenn Rogers, also back for her senior season.

You can follow the Mount Si volleyball team at mountsivolleyball.com.

Mount Si volleyball schedule

Thursday, Sept. 11

• Mount Si hosts Shorewood, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 16

• Mount Si at Everett, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 23

• Mount Si hosts Skyline, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 25

• Mount Si hosts Issaquah, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 30

• Mount Si at Woodinville, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 7

• Mount Si hosts Bothell, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 9

• Mount Si hosts Inglemoor, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 14

• Mount Si hosts Issaquah, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 16

• Mount Si at Newport, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 21

• Mount Si hosts Redmond, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 23

• Mount Si at Eastlake, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 28

• Mount Si at Skyline, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 30

• Mount Si at Woodinville, 7 p.m.