That's one thing we talk about, talk about, and talk about -- keeping your composure. Especially in matches like this, where there's a lot going on in the stands, or you might not get a call, or whatever. You've got to play through those things.

I thought we played really well, especially in the first game. We did a good job of keeping the ball in play; most of our hits were in, making them play the ball; and we blocked well. It's only our third match, but it's definitely the best we've blocked so far.

We'll be experimenting the first few matches. One game Rachel will be the libero, then the next one Liz will be the libero and we'll see how play flows.

John does a pretty good job of keeping his composure. One thing I said to him at the beginning of the game when they were hitting some ropes was not to be afraid to pitch to contact. Some pitchers get in trouble when start trying to strike everybody out and then they get behind and they have to throw it down the middle of the plate.

We had such a rough start, being down so early, by so much and still keeping our composure. We just kind of reduced our thinking before that first touchdown: 'Let's just get one series.' Then we reduced it even further to 'let's just get one positive play.' Then start the energy going in a positive fashion over the course of that series of play. We did that and our confidence started to kick in.

It's about keeping our composure. We can't get too excited or too down. We've been able to have balance and control and hang with it enough to have an opportunity to win games.