In the eyes of Kalana Greene, when the 2008-09 national championship banner is put on display tomorrow afternoon there will be a brief period of reflection and celebration. Then it is time to go to work on this current season.

"You get that little short segment, that short window to think about it," Greene said. "All the hardship, everything we went through and we perservered through it. After that, cut it off. last year is done, no more last year, (no more) bringing it up ever. For us as a team, there is no enjoying it anymore."

Things are getting crowded in the banner department but they are making room as we speak. UConn coach Geno Auriemma believes it is an achievement that can be celebrated but the team is already forming its own identity.

"You would think, the banner goes up and everybody celebrates," Auriemma said. "I would hope that they would feel a sense of pride in what they accomplished, they will be able to look up there for not just the rest of this year but the rest of their careers and when they come back and know that they were directly responsible for that happening. Then it is time to play the game. I don't think from that point on they will ever look up there and say 'why do we have to run so hard? We are national champions.' Or 'why is he yelling at us about blocking out? Coach, we are national champions.' That stuff will be over. It's over now but it will be the last reminder, I am sure."