October 13 update

I enjoyed a wonderful weekend with Cassie down at Ave Maria. I got a chance to watch her play in the Blue-Gold intrasquad game, and she was terrific. She hit her first five three-point shots and finished with a team-high 21 points on the day. It's funny - she never hit that many threes in a high school game and she never scored 20+ until the second half of her senior year. Then, she goes out and does it in her very first competitive situation. The rest of the weekend was great as well - dinner at PF Chang's, a round of golf at Panther Run, some grocery shopping, and several hours spent just talking and catching up. Good times...

Practice begins here in a little over a week. The soccer girls are done now, vanquished by a good Homestead team and some bad officiating. But, they gave a tremendous effort and have nothing to regret - they did their best, and that's all we ever ask. Becky and Madison will be our captains for the upcoming season, and they held that role on the soccer pitch as well. I know they will do a great job in that role.

We're eager to get started. I really believe most of our opponents will anticipate an easier game against us this year. Perhaps, but I think there is an equally likely chance that they may be surprised by the team we put on the floor. As I always preach, nothing really matters until February, and our plan is to be playing great basketball at that time. It's a long season, but we have enough veterans who understand how to manage the expectations and let their enthusiasm build as the tournament approaches. In any event, it should be interesting.