The University of Wisconsin women's soccer program has enjoyed a generally upward trajectory over the last decade, with NCAA tournament appearances in the last two seasons, three of the last four and six of the last nine.
What worries coach Paula Wilkins about that kind of momentum, however, is the potential for complacency.
"As a coach, the biggest trap you possibly can ever get is that they just expect it to happen," she said. "I've been trying to push them to be a little bit better, but we'll see how that translates here at the beginning. Sometimes it breeds a little bit too much of a comfortability, and that's my biggest concern looking forward with these guys.