It was a nail-biter. Avoca has a strong team, they control the ball well and my girls found out they had to play the same type of game.

She already is a good coach. She stays calm and seems to be in control of her girls at all times. You get a lot of young coaches that want to (yell and scream). And you can't do that today.

Our goal is to close the gap and we're in complete control of that. I think the girls are beginning to sense that (the playoffs) could become a reality.

With these two girls, we've got a great advantage inside, so we try to get them the ball.

The girls kept coming back. They were tougher than ever. I know that because they kept coming back and we work very hard.

You could tell the difference. When she got that fourth foul, you could see immediately the look in our girls' eyes ... there was a little bit more of a fever to them.