I believed all year that this was a two-team race. It should be a great game. They have great strengths and different strengths.

I don't see anybody better than her right now. She's multidimensional. She's a great scorer. She's a great leader. She's a great defender.

I always try to pre-play the last minute or two of different game situations. We needed one stop, and as great a game as Caprice played, she didn't make my five for defense.

It has to play itself out . . . and some people say this is posturing, and in January that was posturing, but now it's March. When we compare our top eight to other power conferences' fourth and fifth teams, we show very well.

I really thought our second unit turned the game in our favor in the later part of the first half. We were able to press a little, turn the tempo up and that's how we took the lead.

I?m really kind of oblivious to it. I think the players are, too. I just think these kinds of streaks come and go, and this one has just kind of happened. I?m impressed by our players? mental ability to respect our opponents.

It's hard to imagine Maggie with the generals.

This is what we brought Rachael here to do. A shoulder injury got her season started late.

You can't just give them the ball. You quick-shot against them and they're explosive coming up the floor. It's hard to overcome that kind of stuff.

Al Maguire's locker room was next to ours. Ray would be yelling, he'd pause for a second and then you'd hear Al yelling. Al would pause for a second, and you'd hear Ray yelling. It was great.