Steve Rianda Quotations

Portland State will be a great test and conference games are always full of excitement. Portland State has been doing very well with a new coach and we look to knock them off the top of the mountain. Not having seen them play this year, we are doing what we can to prepare both offensively and defensively. Their team is a combination of power and speed and their pitching staff has done really well.

UCLA is a very tough to face, but one we are all excited to play. I know the girls are ready to give them a battle and come out with a victory.

This weekend will be a good test for our team. We need to beat squads like San Jose and Cal Poly. If we play with intensity then we should be able to compete with UCLA as well.

They have a good team and it will be a good battle. We need to take the same approach versus Colorado State as we do with Arizona State and if we do, we'll do well.

ASU is going to be another strong program for us to face. Having to play a single game before the NIST is good so we can keep our swings going strong. We are playing well right now and need to keep building each day. If you look at the level of play from opening day to now you can tell how much progress we have made in a short amount of time.

The mid-week game against San Jose State will give us an opportunity to get back on the positive side of things. Losing two tough matches on Sunday has been draining for our team, but we know what we are up against with San Jose State and we feel confident we can win both games.

Cal is going to be tough. We are looking for some people to step up against the competition and break out. Both Cal and us are battling with some injuries. We played them tough the first time around for most of the game and then had a couple errors get us in the hole.

California is a strong team that we will face again this season. They have good talent and we are excited to play them.

Cal Poly has had a difficult start but they are a very strong team. We need to beat them in both games and get our record back up to where we need to be.