“I think both teams, obviously, have a whole lot more experience this time of the year than we did (then). Both programs were still in the early stages of development. From our standpoint, we had quite a few freshmen stepping up.”
“I could have one girl get the points tonight, and on another night another girl steps up. That's the balance I've been looking for all year, which is kind of coming together at this point.”
“These games are like boxing matches sometimes with give and take. We had a stretch there that was a dogfight, but we had the patience to work through it and Kayla played a phenomenal game.”
“I knew they had some talent. The question was whether we could bring discipline to that talent. During the course of the year, I think we've done that.”
“Emily had a real good game today. We saw an opportunity to use her abilities, and it worked. We were able to have her leak out, run the floor in transition and get some easy baskets. She's explosive, and we reaped the benefits of that today by turning her loose.”