I think this team has the talent to make it far this year. We have been in games with all the top teams we have lost too. I think that what we are missing is an emotional leader. Faucett had her team fired up in the end, and I think that was the difference. Hensen is an all-american hitter too. Losing Hockaday hurt more than the stat sheet, she was team captain and leader. Henson is just steady as a rock, but we need a vocal emotional leader there to help the team close games out.
If this team can pull it together by the end of the season, I think final four is possible. Texas was fired up for revenge, our other losses are to Florida(we were the only team in the tourney to take a set off them), Nebby(tight five setter) and Texas (five setter) at Austin. Don't think those are losses to be ashamed of by any means.