We've done some things that show we've made strides. We'll have a chance to win, but we'll have our work cut out for us.

North Dakota and St. Cloud State can both legitimately think about a national championship. And Duluth is not far behind.

They're a 31-0 team with a home crowd that's second to none. We'll have to deal with that, but I think we're capable.

We don't go in thinking we're going to shut her down. We want to make her defend, especially if she's trying to stay out of foul trouble.

We made some key plays defensively in the second half. We got our hands on some balls, got some important stops and got a little out of everybody.

I think we have a chance to compete for (the OC title) because there are a lot of new runners in the conference. (Defending champion) Chilton is going to be tough again. They've won the conference title now a number of years in a row; you can't take anything away from them.