She's the best defender in the league. I don't know what we'd do without her. She's a great example, and busts her tail every day.

She's won two state championships (in high school). In those two championships, she made the plays to win the game. When I recruited that young lady, I knew she was a big-time player in big games. She's had a hard freshman year. She got injured and she got sick. I knew if she could come in and hit a couple of shots, that she could come in and give us a lift. That's the kind of player she is. She played one of her best games of the season.

I wish them the best of luck. They are the best in the country. I think they will be very hard to beat.

We played Colorado State well last time here and we have played well in Fort Collins the last couple years. I think last year was one of our best games we have played there.

In a three-game tournament, you can't rely on your outside game. You've got to have good players inside and you have to be able to stop people. We have the most depth and the best inside presence of any team left in the tournament.

Iowa is a very good team. We'll need to play our best basketball. I just hope we can represent our team and our conference well in the tournament.