Initially, we thought she was out for the season, but it gets better every day and she's seeing an ophthalmologist in Tacoma Friday morning and we're hoping she can play Friday. It makes it a tougher hill to climb. We won't be able to press as much, because without Marianne we would get tired.

After the long layoff, we were just trying to get some of the rust off and get the intensity flowing with our variety of presses. That was really the key. We knew they'd match our intensity because they play us hard every time.

What I was looking for was a lot of energy and we had that, especially in the second and third quarters. We utilized our presses, found one we liked and came out with a good third quarter.

What's been hard for this team the last couple games has been to keep focus.

We had a couple of runs there, of eight to 10 points, and that indicates that the press is working. That's very crucial to us.

We thought their ball-handling was something we could exploit, so we came out with maximum pressure. The girls were just so excited to play somebody different and they came out on fire.

We had Marianne (Lombardi) on her and we tried to front her as well. The biggest thing was getting them away from what they want to do.

We're certainly going to go out and give it our best. If we get Marianne back, it will be a boost.

It figures. We go through the entire year without one injury, and then they all seem to happen at once.

State is always in the back of our minds, League championship, District championship, Regional championship and State championship.