Viking coach Amanda Warford was already taking care of her girls' mental state and look ahead when she addressed them before the fourth quarter Wed., Oct. 1, trailing Bishop's, 3-1.
"We'll play them again two or three more times, maybe more," she told the assembled players on the sidelines between periods. "Don't let it (the deficit) get in your heads."
The 3:30 p.m. start on the Bishop's campus--the first Western League encounter between the two top teams--had gone the hosts' way, with Knight Myla McCandless scoring her second goal in two quarters late in the third.
The two squads have already faced each other in the Del Norte Jamboree two months ago. They're fairly familiar with one another.
Warford is very attuned to the mental condition of her players. Empires rise and fall on outlook and attitude, and she was taking the long view. Much more of the league schedule is yet to play out, with the two La Jolla teams having to face off again in the regular season, as well as the postseason, most likely.
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