The key for us down the stretch is going to be our balance. We have a lot of talent, but we need to step up and play as a team.

I couldn't be any prouder. The hard work we did all season showed tonight. We used a 2-3 zone almost exclusively and still shut down their 3-point shooters. We intimidated them to the point where they just wanted to move the ball.

I'm very pleased. That was one of our goals. I think we'll be very competitive in the tournament. We have a well-rounded team.

I'm really pleased that we have real strong balance in our program right now. What we're working on right now is maintaining the level of play and getting our bench more involved because we really have a tough schedule coming up.

I'm going to remember this season by the chemistry these girls provided every day at practice. The hardest thing about the season is saying goodbye tonight to a group of kids who were not just basketball players but were friends.

They went to a diamond-and-one defense to stop Amanda, but it opened up our inside game and she was able to drive or set up our interior people. We dictated the pace of this game. They are a running team and good 3-point shooting team, and neither thing happened for them tonight.

They did a good job of making adjustments in the second half. They doubled Amanda and prevented her from getting any good looks at the basket or making any drives to the basket.

This is a phenomenal team. They're very highly motivated. They're all business in practice. We do so many things so well. We got a tough draw (in 12-8 Sacred Heart last night before the Harwich Oracle went to press) but we've got them at home. It's been our goal all season to go back to the Garden (Fleet Center). This team is every bit as good as I thought it would be. It's as good as the championship years and we have more people who can score.

That's what we're looking for is balanced scoring. If we can get balanced scoring, we're going to be successful.

We scored 80 points against Mashpee. Our problem has been defensive intensity and getting back on the fast break, which we were working on today.