I scheduled a tough schedule because I felt like the girls needed to be challenged. They have come a long way in a year and even though we have had some tough losses, the experiences they have gone through will help them get to the next level.

Sometimes that's hard for the girls to understand. Because they really want to win every game. But this year that isn't as important because we're trying to build something and get this program to the level the (state champion) boys are.

I expect these to be tough games but I have every belief that these girls can compete with these teams.

When a girl gets cut, it's not like we're being snobs or anything. The girls pick the sororities they want, the sororities list the girls they want, it all goes into a computer, and the computer matches everybody up, ... We're not sitting in a room, going down a list, and saying 'Oh, I hate her.' It's a mutual match. Kind of like online dating...but that's a really rough comparison.

When a girl gets cut, it's not like we're being snobs or anything. The girls pick the sororities they want, the sororities list the girls they want, it all goes into a computer, and the computer matches everybody up. We're not sitting in a room, going down a list, and saying 'Oh, I hate her.' It's a mutual match. Kind of like online dating...but that's a really rough comparison.

Our girls ran well - East Peoria is a good team. But we'll have someone to go after next week. It's always fun to compete against them.