It was a nine-point game, but it sure felt a lot closer than nine points.

It's very good for us when we get this kind of balanced scoring.

It was a tale of two halves. The first half, we came out flat and couldn't hit anything. They (North Stars) were scoring, it almost seemed, at will. At halftime, I challenged the girls to come out to play with a lot of pride and heart and not to give up. There was a lot of basketball to play. I'm very proud of them.

I'll take seven girls scoring rather than one having 25 points any day. I like to see that balance.

I thought she did a great job. She really played great defense tonight.

She might be a freshman in class but not on the basketball floor. She plays with the same intensity that any upperclassmen does.

Taylor and Bailey hit such important shots. Taylor's defense is amazing. She has no fear. She just went right at them and did a great job.

I was really pleased with our second-half defense. I expected better and they came out in the second half and it all came down to communicating better on the floor.

We came out strong to start the second half, and I think that helped set a tempo for us.