We played great defense tonight, which has been our strength the whole season. We get into passing lanes and pressure the point guard to force turnovers and deflect passes.

We went with a different lineup tonight. It was senior night, so I played all of the seniors as much as I could.

The girls can adjust to just about anything and any style of play. They seem to be comprehending the offense better, and we're doing better on defense as the season goes on.

We'll let it brew and stew.

The defense is young and fast, plus they have a lot of options down low. The strength of this team is going to be how hard they play. With Christian, Jesse and Dan and a good returning core at midfield, we should be OK.

They talk about his defense, but what I saw offensively was not a weak shortstop. He's got more strength than I was led to believe. Anybody can do the drills when the ball is coming at you at 50 miles an hour (in batting practice), but I like what I see early.