After all the glory of Wednesday - when Penn won five straight games to topple its arch-rival, No. 1 Princeton - it's back to business as usual for the women's squash team.
On Saturday, the Quakers (9-0) will host their final two home matches of the seasons, taking on unranked George Washington and No. 6 Stanford. With their undefeated season on the line, the Red and Blue will have to rev up their engines again.
"I'm not worried about a let-down at all," No. 1 Kristen Lange said.
Indeed, coach Jack Wyant praised his players' foresight and single-mindedness, recalling the end of the Princeton triumph.
"Even in our post-match meeting they were talking about what we have left to do," he said.
One thing they must do is handle the Cardinal's No. 1 Lily Lorentzen. As a freshman in 2006 - the first year that squash was a varsity sport at Stanford - she went 8-0 and was the collegiate individual champion. This year, Lorentzen has lost just one game in six matches.
Lange is ready for the challenge.
"I am going to go in the match believing that I can win, as I did last year in individuals," she said.
The two met in the quarterfinals, with seventh-seeded Lange upending second-seed Lorentzen in a shutout, losing just 10 points in the three games.
Wyant also believes Lange's work ethic can propel her to victory.
"She's the type of athlete that doesn't need much prodding," Wyant said. "She goes out there and does it on her own. She doesn't need to be motivated."
At No. 2, Alisha Turner won't have a much easier task. She'll match up against 5-foot-3 Katy Brewster. But while the sophomore might not have an intimidating physique - she's the shortest Stanford player - she knows how to hit. She was a top-10 national junior recruit, and in an injury shortened freshman year, finished 5-0.
The Cardinal won't be a cakewalk, but if the Quakers learned anything on Wednesday, it's that a close match won't bother them in the slightest.
"I think the win shows that we can play our best when the pressure is the greatest, which is obviously the key in any sport," Wyant said.
