Our younger players have been big. They have played top-notch on defense.

Vanessa and Amber are both competitive but they both want to see the other succeed. It will be an important question when it gets later in the season.

We needed a game of this nature. We would have liked a little more of a challenge but it lifted their spirits . . . We haven't been scoring as much this year as last year.

His very intense defense fits the mold of the Big Ten, which is very physical. He should be a perfect fit for this conference.

Our defense was really our stronghold there. We had a pretty good lead and then got careless.

We were able to play goal side and play good stand-up defense and not really give them a lot of high-quality chances.