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my. Everybody is very excited about Camille so we just have to make sure Camille stays excited about Camille." Gold and Black: Though you don't have experience up front, you do in the backcourt. Do you feel good about that? Versyp: "Yeah, we have the three seniors, (and) we have April Wilson who gave 20-plus minutes. We have Hayden (Hamby), who really has opened up her game because of better understanding things. We have Bridget Perry and Ashley (Morrissette); those two kids have to play. I have seven kids I can rotate, it's just making sure (a couple) understand that at times they may play a little inside. "I just think we have versatility, and we just don't want to overwhelm them." Gold and Black: What style do you think you can play with this group? Versyp: "I think that is where we can go four guards and one post. We will need to against certain teams. We have Dee Dee and Torrie (Thornton) that can play the 4 spot defensively. That's the big key. "Now (defenses will) have to come out and guard those players because they can all shoot the three and put it on the floor. Hopefully it makes us a little harder to defend. We want to open things up, so we are putting in two new offenses. One is more of a passing offense that is four-out, one-in and the other one is more spreading and attacking, dribble-driving. You have to incorporate those new things because I think that is where our strengths are. But then the key is you have to go rebound. Those are the things we have been talking about, in addition to taking care of the ball. "If were going to run, we're going to turn the ball over. If the fans want to go down and see ACC ball, then they will see 40 turnovers down there. They might see 20 up here. "But limiting turnovers, rebounding, crashing offen- f sive boards and knocking down our open shots — those are the four things we have constantly talked about." Gold and Black: What do you expect from Houser, with this being her senior year? What areas do you expect for her to step up? Versyp: "She knows that she is the key to where we need to go. We have talked and we know that she can't have the three turnovers in a row. You've got to get everyone else involved with scoring and she totally understands that. It is also great because she is shooting the three-ball so well. That can put her to the off-guard (spot). It is great when you have three ballhandlers. That is not always going to happen every year. She knows that it is her team to start out with and she knows how to get everyone involved so that they can get in a rhythm. She can't have a down moment. You may be flustered, but you've been here five years. She has that maturity. Whether you scored two points or 12 points. "For me, she has to be the defender that she used to be. First and foremost, she has to lead and steal (passes). She has to be better defensively, set everyone else up on the court. And she has to score for us to be successful. That has to become the third ingredient. I think great things are going to come her way and it is going to benefit all of us." Gold and Black: What about Moses? What do you need more from her? IllustrateD volume 24, issue 2 77