The Lady Crusaders defeated Louisiana College 6-0 Saturday.

Danny Owens, in his third year as coach of the Lady Crusaders, talked about his team in a question and answer format.

Q. What does it mean to receive such recognition?

A. It's good. It helps with recruiting but even more, it's good for the girls because they work so hard. It's a brand new team and a brand new program and the girls have worked hard over the two years.

Q. Has the national ranking increased interest at the school in women's soccer?

A. Somewhat. We'll see in the end of the recruiting year if it helps or not. We're definitely getting more recognition and recognition from other schools.

Q. How does this team compare to Carey teams of the past?

A. My first year, I started in an August and the season started that August so this is really my second recruiting class. Last year we were very, very young - all freshmen and sophomores. This year, we're more mature and I think the greatest attribute with this team is we're a team where everyone fights and works for each other. It's a real special group this year with the way the girls get along.

Q. How far do you think you can go with this team?

A. I don't know, that's a good question. The girls have done a really good job of just keeping focused on the next game. We just talk about letting the postseason worry about itself. We just worry about going 1-0. It'll be a tough road. It's a special team and I think we could have a really good season if we keep improving.

Q. What will it take to keep this success going?

A. We just need to stay focused and not worry about ranking and being undefeated. Every game we talk about winning the next one and not looking ahead or let's not worry about an undefeated season. We just talk about winning and going 1-0, that's really been our motto. If the girls can keep that up, they have done a good job to this point, I think we'll be fine.

Q. Who are some of the standouts on the team?

A. We have a few. Defensively, Whitney Stewart and Norma Valasquez. They have been with me all three years. They are outstanding. We've had five shutouts this year so they've been good on defense along with Aimi Beresford. She's been tremendous for us and really, just a supporting cast from everyone else. We don't have one girl scoring goals, we're getting a lot of goals from everybody.