They jumped to a zone and we've been practicing a lot of shooting. We banged our shots. We played very good 'D' that quarter, too.

Our preparation the last few days has been very good. I base all my judgment on preparation. The girls have played very consistently, like they have done all year.

They've been very cooperative and they've kept everything in line. I bounce everything off of them because I appreciate their opinions.

It wasn't because they were shooting lousy; they were contested shots. I thought we played pretty well. We handled their pressure. You can't fault the girls. They played hard.

She played the way we expect her to. She hit some shots right in the middle of their zone. (New Milford) closed on Jackie and Paige in the corners and that left the middle open.

We weren't trying to do anything special. We wanted to do what we'd practiced: Get the ball to half-court, get it to the corners, and make some diagonal passes to the basket.

We were trying to squeeze her, one (defender) over the top of her and one behind her. We took away the entry pass; they weren't getting the ball to her. She was getting the offensive rebound.

He would have said they played the way (he) wanted them to. They played hard, they played aggressive. They played didn't back down. They gave it their all.