Deb, on the other hand, is one of our most versatile players. She played midfield for her first two years here at ISU, played as a defenseman last year and now is switching back. Once again, she has done a great job with the transition process.

Amy is just dynamic in the air and we will look for her to be a leader this year and build off the success she had last season.

We don't know which newcomers and players are going to play early on in the season, so we have no idea who will step up and be a major factor in the outcome of a match. Both schools could play a number of different formations and we just have to prepare for everything and look for things we can exploit.

Kristina is an extremely athletic and explosive forward and we are looking for great things from her because she has really bounced back strong and she looks the best that I've seen her in a long time.