It was great for our girls' soccer team to do so well, but it did slow our team's progress a little bit early in the season.

Our girls came out defensively and hustled. We played with a lot of energy on defense and made things difficult for Ford City.

I think the problem with soccer is that the girls are doing way too much. I think that if they are already playing with the national team, then they shouldn't have to or shouldn't be able to play on the other teams.

In the fourth game against Cambridge the girls were just wiped out. There is a lot of soccer to be played.

The layoff is always hard and we felt as if we were rusty in the first half as well, and it took us a while to get through that. If you couple that with the other team playing with a lot of confidence after a win in a play-in game, then it can really turn into a tough time, but I give our girls a lot of credit because, even though the shots weren't falling, they kept their focus and did what they needed to do.

I just think you have to focus on what got you here. In the playoffs there are so many upsets in the first round, a team feels pressure because things don't flow the way you want them to and you don't get the rhythm you had during the season.