By Dashon King

Guest writer

The Conjuring may be the first installment to the Haye’s brothers film series but it’s The Nun that takes us back to the root of their demonic contemporary horror filled universe.

The Nun is a gratuitous take on actual events from demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren who have encountered the demon before and beaten it. The plot of the story takes place in 1952 in the country of Romania where young nun Sister Irene and Father Burke go to investigate the death of a nun. The duo soon learns the history of how the demon came into their world and the havoc wrecked afterward.

The main demon, which appears as a horrifying white-eyed nun, is based on the demon Valak that was once declared the scariest of them all and according to lore from demonicpedia.com, Valak serves as high-president of Hell. The Nun made two appearances in the conjuring universes, one was in the Conjuring 2 as the main antagonist trying to steal the soul of a young British girl and terrorizing her family, and the other is a brief cameo in Annabelle: Creation where it appears in the end credits.  

The cast of The Nun is promising, especially Taissa Farmiga, who is known for her performances in the dark American Horror Story series, so she is no stranger to the horror genre. Additionally, she is the real life sister of Vera Farmiga, who stars as Lorraine Warren in the Conjuring universe. It might be a sister thing to star in horror movies together, so it definitely helps to have two scream queens as the main roles in a popular horror series like this. 

The plot is well structured and tells the backstories of these hauntings easily to an audience who may not have tuned into the first parts of the Conjuring series. The real fear comes from what’s hidden behind the curtain: anything ever seen in the world can serve as a demonic force at any time. 

Because there weren’t many jump scare gimmicks used in the film, the tone is different than other movies in the Conjuring series. Taking away audience’s expectations of common jump scares can leave them on the edge of their seats, waiting to be spooked in the traditional way of the film.

Despite excellent cinematography and smooth plot transitions from one movie to the other, The Nun did not live up to the hype that it was expecting. 

However, The Nun is cashing in on the Halloween season and has been turning a profit from an expecting audience. According to Forbes’ senior contributor Scott Mendelson, “the fifth movie in the Conjuring franchise has now earned a whopping $131 million worldwide on a 22 million budget.” If James Wan, creator of the Saw series, continues to produce this series, audiences can expect another handful of gimmicky but effective movies in the Conjuring universe.

If Warner Bros. decides to make a sequel, they should consider adding a more digestible storyline and more horror film techniques instead of overused jump scares to really shake its audience to the core and double check that they’ve locked their bedroom doors and pulled the curtains closed to hid from the darkness.

By Emily Montgomery

Pack football defense prevailed in a 39-0 win over the Fort Lewis Skyhawks on Saturday. Twenty senior players were honored before their last home game of the regular season.

Neither team scored a touchdown in the first quarter. The first opportunity to score for the Thunderwolves was a missed field goal attempted by kicker Mitchell Carter.

However, the Thunderwolves scored a safety and Carter redeemed himself with three field goals before the end of the first quarter.

Brandon McDondle and Preston Guerra scored the first two touchdowns of the game in the second quarter. Pack defensive back Marcus Lawrence intercepted a pass made by Skyhawk quarterback Nick McNamee and ran 72 yards at an attempt for another touchdown.

With the Thunderwolves unable to score another touchdown, Carter attempted a kick, but was blocked by the Skyhawks’ Isiah Mayberry. The ball was recovered by the Skyhawks.

Going into halftime, the score was 25-0 in favor of the Thunderwolves. Quarterback Brandon Edwards threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Brandon O’Donnell, followed by another successful kick by Carter in the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, AJ Thompson rushed 7 yards for a touchdown, followed by one final extra point kick by Carter.

Middle Linebacker Quinn Vandekoppel, who has been on a 3-week absence from football, returned for the win against Fort Lewis.

Vandekoppel said the coaches prepared him to return to the field. “I was working out every week or every day that I was gone, so being out of shape wasn’t a factor,” he said, “and like I said the coaches did a great job getting me up to speed, so I was just fine coming back.”

Vandekoppel said the program is preparing for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament by taking it game-by-game. “We don’t really focus on the playoffs when we still have two games left in the regular season,” he said.

“We just got to focus on those two games, and then you know, once playoffs come, we focus on the first playoff game,” he said. “We’re not really getting too far ahead of ourselves, we just got to worry about the next game.”

Vandekoppel said Colorado School of Mines was the most challenging opponent the season. “They exploited a lot of things that really hurt us, but a lot of those plays were probably our mistakes,” he said, “and so based off of that game, we kind of changed our mentality and have played really well ever since.”

Even with the team losing 20 seniors, Vandekoppel said, “Pack tradition never graduates.”

“I believe that we’ve set a foundation, the people before us have set a foundation that whatever, whoever’s in the game you take care of business,” he said, “no matter how old you are, if you’re a freshman, or you’re a sophomore, or whatever you’re just playing with the Pack mentality.”

Vandekoppel said he would love to host a playoff game and to play in the ThunderBowl again. “Hopefully we can have more than just one playoff game here, that’d be great like we did in 2014,” he said.

Overcoming the loss to Colorado School of Mines shows how committed the Thunderwolves are, according to Vandekoppel. “When you lose to a conference opponent, you get kind of down,” he said, “but I mean we responded right away. We went down to commerce and beat the number one team in the country.”

Senior defensive back Jadon García said every game is a new battle. “We’ve been in playoff mode since we have lost to Mines,” he said. “Right now, it’s still that same process just taking it game-by-game, day-by-day, week-by-week and just making sure everyone’s on point so we can get another victory like we did today.”

García said every team has their strengths. “I can say the most physical team we’ve played so far for me would probably be Texas [A&M Commerce],” he said, “and passing wise, I guess Mines is a good passing team, but those two right there are some pretty good teams we’ve been against so far.”

Although some of the players are a leaving, there are a lot of returning players, according to García. “Being a part of CSU-Pueblo, we do have a lot of depth, so I mean a lot of the young guys they’ve been playing and they’re ready to step up,” he said. “I can say that it’s going to be emotional with all of us leaving, and everything so it’s exciting but it’s sad at the same time, so I’m not trying to have this be over.”

García said it would “mean the world” to him to host a playoff game. “As a senior that also means the world to me, I mean, you’re on the biggest stage in one of the biggest games at this level of football,” he said.

Staying disciplined is the key to the team’s success, according to Garcia. “If we can stay together… keep working together as a team, doing our job, individually as players all eleven are going to come together and we should be successful,” he said.

By Eboni Tubbs

Why do people wear dressing gowns? Are they for sleeping or dressing down? Can they be used to show off one’s wealth or social status? Rachel Zimmerman, a new faculty member at Colorado State University-Pueblo, answered these questions in a lecture about historical clothing and their meanings on Oct. 10.

Around the 1700s, Asian culture influenced Europeans to use dressing gowns as a sign of intelligence and status, according to Zimmerman. For example, the Japanese Kimono was a symbol of status, wealth and respect. Priests, merchants, landowners and others that considered themselves educated wore dressing gowns to show they were part of a different higher class.

Zimmerman said Europeans used dressing gowns of traditionally Asian material to show they possessed global intelligence. Only men of elite status owned such garments. Dressing gowns were never to be worn outside the home. However, the dressing gowns would be worn by the men to impress guests.

The dressing gowns were so influential that they began to show up in paintings like the “Casta Paintings” in Latin America, according to Zimmerman.

“Casta” was a term used to describe a mixed raced individual, usually of Spanish and Native American or African descent. Casta paintings often showed a series of 16 images, each one showing individuals of a different “social class.”

In the first image, fair skinned individuals of full Spanish descent appear to be dressed in the finest clothing and dressing gowns. The individuals in the images following are gradually darker in complexion and are portrayed as being of a lower class.

Zimmerman said clothing was associated with social class and racial identity during the time of the Casta paintings. “At that time in the Americas, the way you looked was so important because the way you looked determined whether you could be free or a slave.” Zimmerman said. “The way you looked could determine your entire life.”

“I think some people have always been fashion conscious and a lot of their fashion reflects where they believe they are in the class structure,” said Jackie Stroud, a history professor at CSU-Pueblo.

However, Stroud said clothing choices recently are centered more around comfort. “Our clothes don’t necessarily reflect where we are in the class structure as much as they do something practical, like where we are that day.”

“I think there’s a layer of people who are just like ‘whatever’, and there’s always going to be a layer of people who are like, I can’t go to that unless I buy a new dress because I wore this dress last year to the benefit,” Stroud said.

Judy Gaughan, professor of history, said clothing and appearance still play a role in how someone is perceived. “It’s the visual representation of your status in society,” Gaughan said. “I’m not entirely convinced that we’re not doing that now anyway.”

“I’ve been on airplanes where I’ve been moved to first class for whatever reason, and everybody always knows I don’t belong there,” Gaughan said. “They can always tell, like for instance, my nails are never done.”

By James Gavato  

For the third year in a row, the Centennial Bulldogs beat the Central Wildcats in the first South-Central League Bell Game since 2011.   

The Bulldogs beat the Wildcats 24-12. The Wildcats began the scoring with 9:16 left in the second quarter with a drive that began on their own 1-yard line and featured four third-down conversions on their way to the end zone.

Marcus Duran scored the touchdown with a 4-yard run, but Nico Martin fumbled the ball on the two-point conversion.  

Trailing 6-0, the Bulldogs answered on their next possession, with junior quarterback Devin Blue running it in from a yard out with 5:16 left. Dylan Vigil converted the two-point conversion for Centennial.  

The half ended with the Bulldogs leading 8-6 and Centennial picked up right where they left off in the third quarter. They faced a fourth-and-4, and Blue threw a 28-yard strike to Nic Montoya with 5:17 remaining. Buddie Niccoli ran in to complete the two-point conversion.  

In the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs increased their lead to 24-6 when Brandon Roberts ran in from three yards out and scored the two-point conversion with 5:47 left in the game. Roberts also had an interception right before the end of the first half.  

With 2:17 remaining in the rivalry, Central responded as Duran scored his second rushing touchdown with a 3-yard burst, but again, Martin failed to convert the two-point conversion.   

Trailing 24-12, Central then recovered an onside kick at the Centennial 45-yard line. On second-and-10, sophomore quarterback Ryley Roth had his pass intercepted by KeShaun Telley, ending the game, and ultimately leading to Centennial keeping the bell.  

“My mentality for myself and for the whole team was to leave no doubt, we felt fired up as ever knowing we were picked as the underdog going into this game. We’re a well-rounded team that can put solid drives together,” said Nick Ponce, a senior tackle for Centennial.  

“There’s nothing else I could’ve asked for in a final Bell Game. Besides the win, we played together as a team,” Ponce said.   

The Bulldogs improved to 4-4 on the season (1-2 SCL), while the Wildcats dropped to 4-4 (0-3 SCL).  

Central squares off against the East Eagles, the No. 6 team in the state on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Dutch Clark Stadium, while Centennial battles the South Colts on Friday at 7 p.m, at Dutch Clark Stadium.  

By Alexis Smith

With the end of the women’s soccer season nearing, the Colorado State University-Pueblo Thunderwolves lost 2-0 to Dixie State Sunday afternoon at Art & Lorraine Gonzales Stadium. However, head coach Sierra Cardenas said the team has not given up hope for its shot in the upcoming playoffs.

“We are disappointed with the result, but we absolutely cannot throw in the towel,” Cardenas said. “We have two games left and anything can happen in this conference.”

Sunday was the last home game of the season and Senior Night for the Lady Thunderwolves. Senior players Callie Larson, Kylee Sakaguchi, Alicia Ramirez, Michelle Moure, Sarah Tyler, Karley Whiteman, Laikyn Koss, Mackenzie Bean, Hannah Andresen and Ariana Jimenez were honored for the occasion.

As the game began, the Thunderwolves could be heard from the sidelines, communicating and moving the ball to win the early possession battle. But it was not long into the first half when opponent Whitley Johns scored, leading the game for Dixie State 1-0.

Johns scored the second and final goal of the game in the first half with a shot from the top of the box that soared into the top left post.

The second half was a battle of the two teams defenses, Dixie State University earned a corner kick and the Thunderwolves lead with number of shots on goal, 11-8, but Thunderwolves’ head coach Sierra Cardenas said the biggest obstacle of the game overall was the Thunderwolves struggling to find the back of the net.

Senior midfielder, Mackenzie Bean lead the Thunderwolves with six shots on goal, and the team had two scoring opportunities that were missed in the second half of the game.

Cardenas said Dixie State’s defense provided a challenge for the Thunderwolves. “They are big and they are fast and they have got a very, very good back line so just trying to find those opportunities; but we outshot them and that is the positive with it. That is the game sometimes, it just doesn’t make sense sometimes.” said Cardenas.

It is the second season with the Lady Thunderwolves for coach Cardenas. She said her main focuses for this season are culture and team chemistry. She said she hopes to use the game as a vehicle to build character for her team and believes that each of those things are shining through, which is promising for the future of the program.

After the loss, the Thunderwolves have a conference record of 7-5-3. They have two upcoming away games to conclude their season and are hoping to come out on top in order to earn a spot in the playoffs.

By Alexis Smith

The Centennial Bulldogs and Central Wildcats will meet for the 118th time Friday Oct. 19 at Dutch Clark Stadium for the annual Bell Game, a Pueblo tradition.

Often known as the oldest high school rivalry west of the Mississippi, the Bell Game rivalry is one of the oldest rivalries in the history of high school football in the United States.

The long-standing Pueblo tradition that began in 1892 has an interesting history, beginning with a riot that broke out just 15 years after the rivalry was established. After the events of the 1907, the game between the two schools were then suspended for 14 years and resumed in 1921.

It was not until 1950 that the game earned its official name. A local fan, Lewis Rhoades, donated a bell from an old C&W Railway Engine to be used as a trophy; the winning team from that game forward, would take the bell, painting the cart that holds it with school colors and display it at their school for the year leading up to the next game.

The bell has a strict protocol when it is exchanged since this rivalry is as heated as it is historic.

The winning team is granted the right to take the bell back to their school for display and paint it their school colors. But, there is a two-inch strip in the middle, of which the winning team must paint the opponent’s school color, as a sign of respect.

The second protocol put in place is, if the defending winner loses, the captain of the cheer team must carry the bell to midfield and hand it personally to their opposing captain.

This season, Central is 4-3, while Centennial is 3-4 overall.

The anticipated game is expected to draw much attention from the Pueblo community to ring in the chilling autumn weather.

By James Gavato

On a chilly night at Art & Lorraine Gonzales Stadium, Colorado State University-Pueblo and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs battled in the first of two games in the Steel & Silver Series: an aggressive game that featured four yellow cards and two goals scored early on.

After a dominating five minutes, the Thunderwolves’ Archie Jones, a freshman from England, scored a tap in off a shot from Lewis Chambers, which Mountain Lions keeper Scott Jensen deflected, and the ball fell to Jones, who buried it in the bottom right corner.

“It was good to get a goal nice and early because we’ve been victims of conceding a couple of early goals and chasing the game,” Jones said about scoring his fourth goal of the season Friday night.

It only took a minute for the Mountain Lions to answer. Off a corner kick, Thunderwolves keeper Tyler Harvey stopped the ball, but it fell to Parker McClure, who scored just as Marvin Zajonz slid in to try to stop the ball from breaking the plain.

The game then became a defensive battle, with both sides being very aggressive, which ultimately led to many penalties.

In the 44^th minute, CSU-Pueblo’s Brayden Ballman received a yellow card after tripping up UCCS defender Haiko Hovak, running for a loose ball that was heading toward Jensen in goal.

The half ended tied at 1, with both team’s defenses being solid after the first six minutes.

The second half was much of the same, with UCCS and CSU-Pueblo putting shots on goal, but still neither were able to score.

Both teams had one really good chance at breaking the even score. In the 52^nd minute, Nathan Dee of UCCS missed a diving header that soared over the crossbar. In the 64^th minute, Michael Chism of CSU-Pueblo hit a through ball that was to far out for Santiago Tinta, and was stopped by Jensen.

The Mountain Lions Diego Farredas received a yellow card in the 68^th minute, and Patrick Baeumle received one in the 79^th minute, both for late tackles that resulted in penalties.

In extra time, Aaron Haefner of the Mountain Lions received a yellow card, the only notable event in the extra period.

The Mountain lions outshot the Thunderwolves 16 to 18.

“The first ten minutes of the game I really enjoyed, the next twenty I think that was a challenge for us,” Thunderwolves head coach Roy Stanley said. “We showed a bit more soccer IQ in the second half, on building out of the back and making smarter passes.”

UCCS is now 5-4-3 (4-3-2 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play), while CSU-Pueblo is now 5-6-2 (2-5-2 RMAC).

From CSU-Pueblo Officials

The “CyberWolves,” Colorado State University-Pueblo’s National Cyber League Cybersecurity team, nationally ranked No. 9 in the U.S. out of over 265 university teams, will begin preparing for the 2018 competition.

There are approximately 15 CSU-Pueblo students registered for the upcoming 2018 fall NCL cybersecurity competition, which will be held the first consecutive weekends of November. The Individual NCL Cyber Competition games are scheduled for Nov. 2 to Nov 4, while the Team Level NCL Cyber Competition games will be Nov. 9. to Nov. 11.

Last fall, CSU-Pueblo had the top-ranked national NCL champion, Ryan Garbars, on the CyberWolves team scoring No. 1 in the nation in the Regular (individual) NCL games out of 2,423 competitors from 68 institutions. Returning for his senior year, Garbers will be competing again for this 2018 fall NCL season.

The CyberWolves are working together every other Thursday evening to prepare for this fall’s 2018 NCL competition. “Our CSU-Pueblo CIS students are generating an excellent reputation in Colorado for being future tech-savvy, hardworking and cyber security-oriented professionals,” said Dr. Roberto Mejias, director of the Center for Cybersecurity Education and Research and NCL coach.

Mejias said many of the national cybersecurity competitors use pseudonyms or anonymous pen names or “handles” during these national NCL games. However, Mejias asked the University’s “CyberWolves” students to use the suffix “CSU-Pueblo” in order to generate recognition for CSU-Pueblo as a U.S. National Security Agency Center of Academic Excellence designated institution.

And it certainly did, as students from all over Colorado are now calling and inquiring about the Computer Information Systems and Cybersecurity program at CSU-Pueblo. Since 2016, the university has been designated as a U.S. National Security Agency-Center for Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (NSA-CAE/CDE) institution.

The CCSER at CSU-Pueblo serves as an interdisciplinary center to provide program guidance, training and research support in the areas of cybersecurity, information assurance and cyber defense, and fosters collaboration and outreach opportunities for students, faculty, interested programs and all other private and public institutions.

ABOUT THE NATIONAL CYBER LEAGUE (NCL)

As the shortage of qualified employees in the cybersecurity industry continues (there is a predicted shortfall of 1.5 million cybersecurity professionals in the U.S. workforce alone (Anderson, 2016) ) the National Cyber League (NCL), a 501(c) nonprofit organization is helping to create excitement and interest for careers in cybersecurity.

NCL is unique in that it requires participants to apply knowledge and skills to solve real world problems, which especially helps in various I.T. and cybersecurity certification exams. NCL Players are put into the role of a cyber analyst and are responsible for code breaking, identifying vulnerabilities and investigating forensic evidence for potential cybersecurity threats. NCL players are often required to decode or crack an encryption scheme developed by an adversary or threat. Or NCL players will also be asked to analyze network traffic and identify IoT devices on a corporate network that could be leaking sensitive information.

The challenge categories, which all pertain to the real-world cyber threats, include Network Traffic Analysis, Open Source Intelligence, Scanning, Enumeration and Exploitation, Password Cracking, Traffic Analysis, Log Analysis, Wireless Security, Cryptography, Steganography and Web Application Security.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• NCL cybersecurity practice sessions are every other Thursday in the Hasan School of Business, Building Room 119 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Next practice session, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018.
• The NCL “Gym” where registered NCL students can practice and learn to prepare for the upcoming Fall, 2018 NCL cyber competition opens from Oct. 8, 2018 until Dec. 2018. The NCL Gym prepares registered NCL students for the following NCL competitions
• Oct. 19 to Oct. 27, 2018; Mandatory Pre-Season Qualifying Competition (where student ability is bracketed into Bronze, Silver and Gold proficiency levels).
• Nov. 2 to Nov. 4, 2018; Regular (Individual) NCL Cyber Competition games
• Nov. 9, to Nov. 11, 2018; Team Level NCL Cyber Competition games

By Emily Montgomery

With only eight more games in the regular season, the volleyball team is running out of chances to make it into the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament.

Colorado State University-Pueblo Thunderwolves played at home in the Massari Arena Friday, Oct. 5, against the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Mountain Lions.

Thunderwolves were off to a strong start in the first set, but the UCCS Mountain Lions made a comeback with a score of 23-25.

Thunderwolves attempted to redeem a win in the second set, but were short nine points, bringing the score of 16-25 in favor of the Mountain Lions.

By the third set, Thunderwolves brought back their energy from the first set. They were playing to win, but were still unsuccessful with a final score of 18-25 ending the match in a Mountain Lion Victory.

Page Heller, libero for CSU-Pueblo, made a lot of defensive plays against the Mountain Lions. When the Thunderwolves are down on the scoreboard, Heller said not giving up helps to bring them back into the game. “Having energy and talking to each other and just trusting each other that we’re going to do our jobs on the court,” said Heller.

Following the loss against UCCS, Heller said they needed to fight back sooner in the future. “So if the other team gets the point, then we need to do whatever it takes to get the ball back,” said Heller. “Instead of letting them kind of have their way with us, we need to fight back.”

Heller is anticipating an even tougher opponent when they play Colorado School of Mines Saturday, Oct. 6, “They’re at the top of the conference in most of the stats, like digs, hits, blocks,” Heller said.

To prepare for facing opponents, Thunderwolves scout their teams. “We’ll watch film on them, so we know like about each person, like their go-to hitters, their best defenders, stuff like that,” Heller said. “And then in practice, we’ll practice the things that they’re good at.”

Bayley Ricottone, who plays DS libero for the Thunderwolves, said Mines will not be the first tough opponent this season. “I definitely think the team that is the hardest that we have faced would have to be Regis,” said Ricottone. “They’re a very competitive team, they’re very big, and experienced in winning, they won RMAC last year and the tournament.”

Facing top teams in the RMAC, Thunderwolves prepare to get a spot this year in the tournament. “The top eight teams go, so we always try to get that, at least a spot,” said Ricottone. “Last year was the first year we haven’t gone.”

By James Gavato 

History, tradition and rivalry all unite in Dutch Clark Stadium Friday Oct. 5. for the annual Cannon Game, a Pueblo tradition.

At 7 p.m., the Pueblo East Eagles and the Pueblo South Colts will take the field and compete in what is expected to be a near sellout crowd for the cannon.

The rivalry between the two high schools began in 1959, when the two teams fought over a trophy. The Cannon series officially began in 1975, when the school first fought for the cannon.

The Colts currently possess the cannon after a 34-19 victory in 2017. The Eagles had previously held it in 2015 and 2016.

Both teams have been successful over the past few years. East won three straight state championships from 2014 to 2016, while South won its first ever state championship last year with an upset win over Pine Creek High School.

This year, however, both teams have had their struggles. The Eagles enter the game with a 3-2 record, including a loss to Discovery Canyon High School, which elevated into a rivalry game, and a controversial loss to Pueblo West High School.

The Eagles have been playing and training, with their biggest win being there victory on the road against Palmer Ridge High School, the defending 2A state champions. East is also 2-0 at Dutch this season.

The Colts seem to be in a rebuild year, after losing several seniors that were part of the team that won the Colt nation a state championship last year. South’s record currently stands at 1-4.

South are coming off a home victory over Lewis Palmer High School, and where they lost by one point the week before against Discovery Canon in overtime.

South’s key players include their linebacking core of Braden Christie, Andrew Watson III, Joe Deville and Ryan Montoya, and also cornerback Treveon Collins, who all played key roles on the Colts defense a season ago.

On offense, the Colts are completely different from last year. A brand-new offense line will need to protect junior quarterback Logan Petit. Along with Petit, wide receiver Cedric Tillman and running back Connor Huth are looking to provide the spark for South offensively.

East’s key players all come from their offense. They are wide receivers Kain Medrano, Joe Padula, and Marvin London Jr., running backs Noah Rivera, and Patrick Gonzales and quarterback Luc Andrada. Medrano will be playing football for University of California Los Angeles next season, while Andrada will soon be committing to a college for either football or track.

Andrada said that how they plan to bring a win to South is by blocking out the outside noise and playing how they already know, “I think we match up well against anyone we play,” said Andrada. “It just goes back to playing hard and executing.”