I was really proud of the girls for the way they played all season. I think they got the ball rolling for us again.

Our concentration was on playing defense. We didn't want them passing inside to the big girls.

Last year is something we talked about as a team. The girls were extremely focused and I think that was the reason for our fast start. We did slow down a little in Game 3, but overall I was very pleased with the way we played.

Everybody has improved a whole lot; our guys have gotten so much stronger. Our girls looked so strong, they were unbelievable. Everybody dropped a lot of time in everything.

Little girls, I am in the business of putting old heads on young shoulders, and all my pupils are the crème de la crème. Give me a girl at an impressionable age and she is mine for life.

Some of the feedback I got was very violent. I had two girls come to my room. I had threats of violence messaged to me. People stopped me on my way to class. I was told my self-worth in about 20 words or less.