We have enough talent to make the tournament, but the thing we have to watch is the rest of the league is getting better and better. The schedule is getting tougher each season and we have to keep up with the pack.

It looks like she's really worked hard to get ready for the season. She's started off strong and I'm expecting another good season from her.

Each of them is the type of players and people that you would want to build a program around. Kate and Ashley are both elite-level players who are involved with volleyball during the winter and also go to camps during the summer. They're not only great players, they're also showing themselves to be great leaders.

I told them at the end of last season that the challenge for them was to win 15 or more games this season. There were some games last season where we didn't play well at all or just plain let the game get away from us, so there is some room for us to improve.

I didn't see that coming at all. I had talked to them a couple of times. I didn't think there was any real interest, but it ended up working out.

First, we want him to be healthy, and if he's athletic, that's great. But we always kid around that if he's a 7-foot chess player, that's fine.