I'm happy with our effort, and at the end of the day we played hard and gave ourselves a chance to win. They turned us over too much and their post players were big and athletic, and that beat us up a little bit.

At the end of the day, the girls showed character and fight. We have plenty of that. We were down 10 in the second half and the girls found a way to dig in and gut this one out.

I have a deal with General Motors that is a contract I signed and they signed on the day of my retirement.

There has to be some effort to give everyone an equal chance. And they cannot make it a sham.

We challenged them at both ends, we just had too many turnovers. We just couldn't control the ball. I'm proud of them. They showed a lot of heart and a lot of hustle and hopefully when they go to high school they will learn from this experience. This is the farthest we have ever been and I look forward to being back again.

The man defense wasn't working. That's the first time we've played zone all year. Sometimes you have to put your ego aside and do what it takes to win.