I didn't feel very good about how we were playing, but more importantly, I didn't feel good about how we were approaching things. We weren't playing hard and seemed to be living on the fact that people thought we were good instead of showing them in our play. But that loss woke us up, I think.

There's a lot of work left to be done. The players they have back are quality.

They're very athletic. They rely a lot on transition baskets, and they shoot the three a lot, that sounds a lot like us, really.

North Hall battled and played well. They're so young. They remind me a lot of us two years ago.

North Hall has been playing as well as anyone over the last two weeks and we knew not to take them lightly. They played an outstanding game but we were finally able to wear them down at the end. Our girls just stayed focused and business-like.

Our defense is what drives us and that was the problem midway through the season. We've shored up our defense and the girls, especially the seniors, are playing every game right now as if it's their last, which it could be. They can score and so can we. Whichever team plays better defense will win.

I've never been more proud of a group of girls in my life. Unfortunately, the breaks just didn't go our way tonight.

It was a business-like approach from the girls. We've been here before and we knew what we had to do to get back there.

We didn't get position, and she just played very physical tonight.

You look at the record and you might think that, but they have two girls that are as good as any in the state. One of them was hurt late in the year and has just come back. We will have to be ready to play.