Normally Whalen and assistant Kelly Curry primarily run the offense, while Gray-Miller and Marwan Miller run the defense. It turns out Curry was the assistant primarily involved in scouting Western Illinois.
"Lindsay prepared us for this,'' Gray-Miller said. "What she has done better than any other head coach I've worked for is she really involves her assistants in everything day-to-day. So the players have heard my voice a lot, as well as Kelly's and Marwan's. It should minimize the distraction.'