We don't have a star pin-hitter this year, but Nixon is close. Our hitting is a lot more reliable & dynamic than last season, though. We've got 4 girls to turn to that can deliver. There's a lot of parity between the 4 of them, too. They give us a lot of different looks, & Heather's been using that to our advantage splendidly, I think.

Bower IS a star setter, though — & Eschenberg is pretty close to that in the middle. Allen is young but has a star a couple years down the road in her, I think.

We really don't have a weak position group like we did last season, & our serving rotation ain't too bad, just not all that consistent. Some games it's great, & others we're pretty pedestrian.