I love the versatility from the players. The bench has kept up with intensity and skill, and they are ready to come in to give others a rest, if not pick up the game.

I don't think the time really matters. I think the girls love the games. They were on a tight schedule this weekend, but they had all of yesterday off to relax. I think they are a little more motivated to win and improve the record from last year.

You want to set the stage and be the aggressor. One loss won't knock you out of the standing. It's all about who can finish on game day.

I feel pretty good on passing. We worked more on individual defense and maintaining position of the ball in the circle. On the corners, we've gotten more efficient.

There's definitely more electricity in the air before the game begins [in conference games].

I think that we got a little confused in our marking with our system; we were holding back instead of stepping up.