I thought [Prairie Ridge] played real good defense. We couldn't get on track.

I thought we did a really good job of playing defense in the second half. We picked up the pace a little bit on defense in the third quarter and were able to force some turnovers. Overall, it was a good game for us.

Our intensity on defense was much, much better. I thought we responded well as a team after the loss. Plus, it's always nice to have Lee (Coleman) back in the lineup.

She's so fundamentally sound, everything she does is pretty much textbook. She has not even come close to what she can be. She handles the ball very well at 6-0, she even plays a little point guard for us.

It was really needed. We just couldn't go on in our district the way things were going. To me, [coaching] is important, but there are so many things at stake. We couldn't exist with 38 to 40 kids in an English class. It would have really been devastating.

Actually, I thought the offense, looking at the tape, played better than the defense,