It will be a big challenge for us this week, especially with the layoff. But the girls are mentally fresh. We gave them a [workout] program and they came back in very good shape.

(Hidden Valley) was really prepared for us. That was good. We liked the challenge. Our girls had great composure and showed what IV basketball is all about.

Knowing our girls we will grow from this. The seniors will challenge the entire squad to refocus and improve their concentration on shooting at our practices.

She's great to the kids who come to our games and any time you ask her to do something, she goes beyond it. She's a great ambassador for our program.

We needed one win down there and, fortunately, we got it. Now it's just a matter of being consistent and taking care of business. We're in the driver's seat [schedule-wise]. We can't take any team lightly. And we're going to need solid goaltending.

We made some mistakes against a very good team that capitalized on them. Now it's just a matter of getting back to basics and believing we can win.