The journey wasn't exactly how we planned it, but to win the West in this fashion means a whole lot.

It's an exciting position to be in. We will see where we are as a team. This will be a playoff atmosphere with the division title on the line.

Erika has been sick and when players who are consistent go through a slump, they go through it a little harder. Erika listened to what we had to say about penetration and using her quickness to get to the rim. She didn't shoot a lot of outside shots and took advantage of being able to get to the hole. That will help her.

Erika made a commitment to succeed academically. A lot of coaches questioned if she would do that. Kids who struggle academically have more choices to make, like if they are going to go to tutoring and make a commitment in the classroom. She isn't one of those kids who could have just concentrated on basketball and made it.

Erika's statistics speak for her and what she has done at North Texas. She has definitely made her mark.

We are excited to have Mamie in our program. She is an excellent 3-point shooter and brings experience and leadership that is vital to the success of this year.

We are excited with our start and going 2-0 on the road to start conference play. It was impressive that we could go to Lafayette where they had their 22-game winning streak and dominate.

The only thing we could want more is to have these two games at home. Since we didn't take care of it at home earlier in the year, we have to find the fortitude to do it on the road now.

We are ready to play this game. There were a few things that happened in this game that showed us that we can't let up and need to keep our intensity the whole way. That will help us.

Mamie is a great addition and can make an immediate impact in our program. She is a complete player who has the ability to score from anywhere. Her work ethic will be contagious and her size at the guard position is something that will cause match-up problems from opponents.