Fayetteville no longer has two of the best players to ever play on one team in Arkansas, but the Lady Bulldogs are far from being void of talent and experience.

Haley Warner and Ella May Powell were high school All-Americans who led Fayetteville to three consecutive state championships. Warner is now at Florida and Powell is at Washington.

"Those two were highly decorated and remarkable athletes," Fayetteville coach Jessica Phelan said. "We're going to miss them, obviously. But we have a lot of kids who know what it takes to win a championship."

Fayetteville beat Harrison and lost to Siloam Springs in benefit action Thursday while preparing for Monday's season-opener against defending Class 6A state champion Greenwood.

Senior Carly Unruh, juniors Amelia Whatley and Arianna Walter, along with sophomore Rosanna Hicks, are among the returning players for Fayetteville this season.

"Rosanna Hicks started as a freshman and improved a ton," Phelan said. "We've got good leadership, good parts and pieces, and we're going to work very hard to improve and mesh together."