With this loss, I still see us being a strong contender for the state title. I wasn't happy with the way we played tonight. ... I wasn't upset we didn't win tonight, it was how we lost.

She is a very dynamic player in the sense that she is able to perform at a high level at all those positions. Nicole is physically gifted. She is about six feet tall, left-handed -- which makes it more difficult to read her hit -- and she has a good vertical. She is the complete package, from ball control to power.

We didn't have two of our starters. I told my players at the beginning of the match this is an opportunity for some of them who don't play as much to make an impact, make a difference. I don't think we did that today.

The thing about volleyball is if you don't have others on the court, you can't win. We don't have the same offensive power we have had, but we have equal -- if not better -- defense and ball control. You can't throw a game like volleyball on the shoulders of one person.

We couldn't wait to get to tonight's game because we felt that Roncalli loss devastated us. We had a lot of kids coming back and they really wanted to show that they are going to come back this season and play their hearts out, and especially doing it in the first game.

The offer they gave us would result in a net loss to our members.