You can't win this tournament unless you start putting 40 minutes together. We were challenging them before the game to have a more spirited sense of urgency in the first half.

How about the crowd? That is unbelievable and a big part of tonight's story. The student body really came out and supported us in a big game tonight.

I just reminded them to not feel sorry for themselves, they are going to get tired a little quicker. The adversity just brings a close-knit team even more together. They realized it was going to take each and every one of the 12 players to get over the hump tonight.

I'm happy for our program and our community. Our players deserve credit for stepping up to each challenge and test throughout the season.

I'm really proud of the 16-0, but I'm not proud of the way the team came off the court like that.

They weren't doing a great job of blocking her out. We mentioned to her early on that she could have a really great rebounding night.

They're two of the most popular teammates. Our team recognizes the little things that they did. They were the start, they were the first people who took chances on us.

The West (Division) is brutal. It's so physical and we got a taste of that tonight.

This is not an easy meet to place at. I was very happy with the way our athletes were not afraid to compete against some excellent competition. We had a number of nice performances that did not place.

Despite our two wins, we felt like we were outplayed both games. They had us beat last year both games and let us slip through.