Mary Wise Quotations

How many ways did Amber's absence affect us? ... I think today I can tell you. We are much further ahead in training camp because we're not trying to find a right side. We spent much of last year's preseason just filling that gap and now we don't have to do that. We're further along than we were a year ago.

It's a huge disappointment for us. Kari as a sophomore was coming off such a successful season.

This was a match against a team that has a chance to go to the Final Four. They have all the pieces and are the real deal. They might be a top-five team right now. We got beat by a better team today, but to come out of this tournament 2-1 - we're a much better team now than we were.

We like the idea of having a three middle blocker rotation. Teams with depth are harder to prepare for.

I would be kidding myself if I didn't think I wanted to call a few of my ex-players after the match and say, 'Finally, we got them',

Wild Jack made a conscious decision to make the final table open only to feeder satellite winners. For as little as $11 or $22, a player will win a poker trip worth over $3,000. And with nominal buy-in fees, we plan on seeing a lot of our regulars, as well as newcomers who find poker boot camps appealing.

It was absolutely amazing to watch Jane's performance in game two. Eleven kills - that's just not done. She was in a total different zone. I don't know if we would have won that match if she had not had that performance.

Going into the match my hope was that I could play her for a long period so she could get into a rhythm, ... And I think that's what happened. The hitting errors came because she was just early, I have to think that's waiting a year and a half to hit.

Today was the first day we practiced in here, ... So I think, you know, it was more of an unfamiliar facility for us, and we'll get more reps in the O'Connell Center, and it will be good for us.

I was beginning finally to see a little bit of fatigue, but this is a well-conditioned group.