Another thing we've tried to do is lighten practice a little bit. We're on the ice 22 times this month (for games) so we're trying to make it fun.

We knew she wasn't a real fast pitcher and we worked on that in practice, but we just didn't hit the ball very well tonight at all. That was my biggest complaint. We worked so hard at it in practice and then we come out to it and we're hesitant at the plate.

Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to conceive

We don't face that kind of pitching. It took three days' practice to try to get it down, and we still struggled.

It's a kind of game you like to have. You can't duplicate this atmosphere in practice. I was happy to get a win. They are tough to come by on the road.

It's not practical to have four goaltenders dressed for practice, so we felt it best to have Ryan remain at home and be available.