Going into the season, Ace wanted to improve on his skills as a leader and a captain. These desires were awoken by the newest rookie in the secondary being named captain, but Ace wanted to show he could still lead the team after being named captain himself a few seasons ago. Over the season he made sure to help mentor the young secondary more than ever, as this season was a big turning point for the otters rebuild, as they looked to be playoff bound for the first time in many seasons. With Ace and the rookie LeBayers leading the locker room and keeping everyone poised through the season, and it seemed to work, with the otters making the playoffs as the 3 seed. Ace's drive to become a better leader of the young team seemed to have worked, as the secondary has improved significantly since the last few seasons, and with the defense finally being able to stop the defense a few times, it allowed our high powered offense to give us wins.