In the middle of the field, Kelsey improved her game remarkably in the second half.

I felt strongly about the gutsy performance of the players who stayed on the field. We didn't have many substitutes.

This is really an unknown. I think in the league it's no question. It's Basalt. Usually, people would say, 'All right, the Vail Mountain School is going to be there and so on.' But again, there are so many questions as to how we are going to perform when we see opponents that I think it's more difficult than in years past to make predictions that we automatically fit in the second or third spot.

We are playing in front of a mature, tough keeper who is a great leader. What's great about her leadership is that it allows the younger players to play without inhibitions.

We laugh every year about the big S-word. I always think that there isn't anything more fundamental in industry, in athletics and surely in school communities as synergism. We're all feeling a bit of excitement with this group because measured by traditional standards, most people aren't going to have any expectations for us at all. Inside of our camp, we have real high expectations.

What I was really pleased with was the difference between the first and second half. It looked like we had a week's worth of training.