I could not be more proud of that defense. Last night (Friday), we played world-class defense and shot terribly and it was kind of more of the same today.

In the first half, things were herky-jerky. We couldn't get in a flow. Once Allison got the team in a rhythm, things started to click.

They have to be considered in the top two or three.

That is just pure (determination) because Maggie is giving away like 6 inches there, and she went up and got that rebound. That's probably why we win. That rebound was the play.

They're a very resilient team. They believe in themselves too much, and so sometimes they don't play hard enough. But when their backs are to the wall, they go crazy.

This is not the way anyone wants to win games. They've worked their tails off to be division champions, and it's important for them to know that even though we're archrivals, we care about them.

Those free throws were huge, because she stepped up after she had a rough game with some traveling and turnovers. It was good for her. She stepped up and won the game for her team by making those free throws.

When we're down big, we're resilient. When we have our backs to the wall, we go crazy.

I was only on the front nine when it happened.

I can't remember anything that hurt as badly as that.