With a year of 3A play under its belt, its entire starting lineup back and the two-time defending state champions Pahrump Valley High School having graduated its entire starting lineup, there has never been as much enthusiasm for the Faith Lutheran girls basketball team as there is this season.

In their first season playing in Class 3A after moving up from 2A last year, the Crusaders posted a respectable 21-8 record, but failed to make the playoffs as Southern League favorites Pahrump Valley and Boulder City snagged the two state postseason berths. Those two teams kept Faith Lutheran from advancing to state as the Crusaders went a combined 0-5 against them in 2005.