We aren't halfway through the season, but so far it looks as if Charde Houston has put the struggles which haunted her in the past.

Talking to her today, she repeatedly said she was looking forward and that at some point, you have to leave the past in the past.

Her play as reflected the maturity she speaks with and I think she has made the team what it is. I don't know if the team would be 7-0 without her.

At Holy Cross, when the team played possibly its worst first half of the season, she was who kept the Huskies in the game.

The schedule is going to get a little tougher, with games against Tennessee, North Carolina and LSU among others. They should provide Houston with tests that may silence the skepticism. Until the tournament.