It could have scored 20 points in the first quarter if we wanted to easily. But this school is here to challenge kids, and my respect goes to them. We want to be merciful but play hard and understand there are more important things than killing another team.

Really this game was learning patience and grace. The school we played [Briarwood] comes out game after game and never hangs their head. Our girls really understand that it doesn't matter if it was 102-8. Grace and mercy come into play, and that's what I love about coaching at this school is that the kids know that.

Every school is going to be different. Every neighborhood has its own nuances. We're always looking to be sure we're doing everything we can. If we need to step it up a bit, we will for the safety of our kids. We're not about doing just the minimum, especially when it comes to safety.

There are a lot of things that aren't visible if you just look at ACT or high school GPA and so forth.

Miami's a marquee program you hear about every week. It's a school the majority of us here would want to go to. It's the type of program you measure yourself up to. By beating that program, it brings you up with them.

In the Lansing School District, we are working with individual schools. When possible, we like to work with the entire school district. When we can do that, we usually visit each school about once a month.