I wanted her to go out those doors with something to remember.

We're one of the better teams in the conference. Last year we were at the bottom. We always remember that.

She's just a tremendous inspiration for me as a coach and I use her as well as many other former players here to inspire my team. I say whatever you want to do, you can do it.

We did something that nobody thought we were able to do. It's a different atmosphere here.

I had asked her about it when she was here. She [said], 'Oh, I don't know,' and I said, 'Well, keep your fingers crossed.' I told her I was praying for her and then she e-mailed me back and said she got it.

It was like we had known each other all our lives.