It looked like our first game. We looked a little nervous at times and made some beginning-of-the-year mistakes.

Tara's been a big part of the program since she's been involved. She's a great shooter. You know she's going to come out every night and give you 100 percent. She's going to be missed.

It was a rough season for us. We had some key injuries that slowed us down, but we're not making excuses. We reached the finals of the Pre-Holiday Tournament this year. That just shows what we're capable of when we're healthy and playing together.

Our effort was there. You can't fault our effort.

Early in the game, I thought we missed some chip shots and had some defensive lapses. I thought we handled their pressure pretty well. There were a couple of times we cut it to 10, but we just couldn't get the stops when we needed.

We had them in foul trouble in the first half and were able to do what we needed to. They finished first in the conference and we were right there with them in the first half. We got rattled in the second half and Maynard took over.

We missed some wide open shots. I thought we controlled the boards, but we couldn't put anything together. We'd get an offensive rebound and then miss a shot under the basket.

We rushed shots when we didn't need to. We had a five-point lead late and probably didn't need to score again to win. We end up turning the ball over and forcing our offense and Maynard goes on a run to win the game. We have to take care of the basketball and play smart in that situation.

We didn't have a great day at the plate, but we hung in there and found a way to win regardless. This team knows how to win games. Some days, the bats aren't there. What's important is that you keep your head in the game and find a way to stick with it. That's what we did.

We were able to score and get into our press. We gave them some problems handling the ball. Through that, we were able to get our offense more involved. I was pleased with our defensive effort.