Coach Whisenant on Mendiola: "I'm still undecided if she is one of our 11 players. To me, it's like a heavyweight fight - the champion gets the benefit of the doubt. My veterans have to be beaten out. Giuliana is probably going to have to beat one of my veteran (backup guards) out. If the cutoff was today at 5 p.m., I'd choose a veteran. But I've got an open mind - she could still make the team."

Whisenant just isn't sure that Giuli is fast enough to run with the Monarchs.