This was a big game for us and I hope it serves as a springboard to more region wins. It was just a great team effort.

Courtney Hutto did an excellent job leading the team from the point guard position. She was in complete control of the game and did a super job tonight. We finally had a game where we scored double digits in each quarter.

Tonight we managed to put all the pieces together and it was just a great win. We needed this boost of confidence going into our next three region games.

This was a huge game tonight. It was our first big region win.

This is kind of a springboard.

[The region where the Turkish outbreak occurred also serves as a waypoint for migratory birds. Authorities have warned for months that the deadly strain of avian flu might be heading this way, after outbreaks were confirmed in Siberia, other Asian parts of Russia and Kazakhstan over the past year. Officials from the Romanian Directorate of Veterinary Sanitation were already screening farms in the Danube delta when two sick domestic geese and a chicken were discovered in this village, and tested positive for bird flu antibodies on Oct. 7.] The government responded very quickly, ... Within an hour we had a meeting, set up a command center and took action.