The side is in the final run home of its ANZ Premiership season as it prepares to host the Mainland Tactix in Wednesday’s elimination final.
Like any playoff match, the stakes could not be higher.
All three matches between the two sides this year have been tight.
The Steel walked away victors in two of those — but none of that matters now.
As the Steel has discovered before, form means nothing in a one-off match.
The pressure is high, but experience with that pressure has helped Crampton channel it.
This will be her fourth playoff campaign with the Steel. After disappointments in the first two outings, she can go into this one knowing how to get the job done at this time of the season.
"Definitely a few years ago I would have been really nervous, but I’m feeling OK about it all," she said.
"It is nice knowing we have been there before and we know what it’s like and that sort of pressure of it being an elimination final has gone away a bit for us.
"There will be a few girls that haven’t been in this position before.
"I guess that’s our job to help them through that and make sure it’s a good experience for them as well."
The same cannot be said about the Tactix, who are playing in their first playoff match.
Despite that, Crampton was well aware of how tough a game it would be.
She said they were not an easy team to play and felt they deserved their playoff spot.
One of the Tactix’s strengths is the defensive combination of Jane Watson and Temalisi Fakahokotau.
For Crampton that is particularly significant, as she will have to navigate the duo to get her shooters good ball.
It is something she has done well of late and a bit of intelligence would be needed for another top performance.
"They’re hugely physical and I think that’s definitely something we’re going to have to stand up to if we’re going to be successful," Crampton said.
"It’s Shannon [Francois] and my job just to be really smart about how we handle the ball and sort of fake them out a bit. They’re really good at covering the space and they’re good at tapping the ball to each other.
"So we’ll need to be smart and I think we’ll have our work cut out for us in that respect."
Indeed, Crampton’s form has continued to get better as the season has worn on.
That has many predicting she will be in line for a Silver Ferns recall.
However, she is not focusing on that.
There was no trial for the team this year and she did not hold expectations, although said she would carry on and see what happened.
A good performance on Wednesday night would surely send a strong statement.
The team wrapped up two big training days in Invercargill yesterday and Crampton returned home with the other Dunedin-based players.
They will train tomorrow and Monday before heading back down South on Tuesday.
