Nerves had a big thing to do with it. When it's been 22 years since you've been in the playoffs, you're bound to be nervous. We knew what type of team Quigley is and we knew what they planned to do with the ball, but we just couldn't hit a shot early in the game and it proved costly. One we settled down, we did all right.

I'm real proud of the girls. They never gave up. I told them in the locker room not to hang their heads. They're young and this could be a stepping stone for our program. I can't say enough about the effort they gave in the last three quarters.

It has definitely been a stepping stone kind of season for us. We only lose one senior in Charity and we'll have everyone else back next season. That kind of stability is what the program needed most. We were real jittery in the early part of this game, but now we have a taste of it. Next time, we'll know what it's like and know what to expect.