20 Quotes by Mary Thomason

One server got three in a row. She was missing in game two, which was to our benefit. It makes it a whole lot easier when they give the ball back.

Historically, we haven't done well at this tournament. Last year we were fourth, and to get fourth, you have to lose twice. Second is better.

I thought going in that we could finish in second place but we didn't shoot as well as we had been.

Overall, scores were higher than I thought. I'm proud of both Haley and Kari. Now we finally have one who has advanced to state. Let's hope the weather will be a little better.

We're still trying to figure out who will play back there. The rest of the kids on the sub list all could end up in that spot.

We were strong at the net and had several players get in and do a great job.

We'd definitely like to repeat as state champs. I think we have the talent to do it, but it's hard to tell when you're scrimmaging against yourself all the time.

Crump's stuff midway through the first game got us fired up.

It was an exciting match with a lot of attaching and net play. Benton had good serving and attacked, but our defense was great.