I was so happy when I looked up and saw two minutes left on the clock. We had been up all game, but we never let them get even.

I tell a lot of girls not to have the surgery. Some coaches will pull the scholarships of injured players. I want my girls to know their scholarships will always be here.

We were outscored 30-2 by Paine's bench in that game. There was no doubt that she would have made up that difference.

We work on our free throws every day. I don't know, I guess free-throw shooting is boring. But I have read every book, watched every tape, and we still shoot 50 percent. I think maybe we'll stop for awhile.

I haven't done that in awhile. It was twofold. First, we were missing our free throws. And it just seemed like we didn't get warmed up before the ballgame. It seemed like we were running in slow motion.

I had to go into the season prepared not to have her. So we had a plan.

Our goal is to hold teams to under 60 points. It's a tough goal, but we've done it several times this year. Our defense gets all the credit for that.

She was an inspiration for this team. We all saw how hard she worked to get back, her determination. It helped the other players work harder.