The girls really got a chance to bond on this trip. And that's the theme for us this year, unity.

It's not good for the girls to have to suffer through games like this. It's hard on them and it's hard on me.

It gave us a chance to focus on getting people healthy and focus on improving. I'm not sure it would have been our choice but that's how it went.

He calls on all Iraqis to show unity and close ranks, to give no chance to those who want to provoke discord.

I think this will be better for us. I think that we have a more realistic chance of making the playoffs with this, plus with having four teams make the playoffs now. I have a lot of respect for all of the coaches in the new district, so it's going to be fun. But I think it's a better fit for us.

It was extremely frustrating. But it did give us a chance to practice.