It was nice at the beginning because it was our little secret. Now we've got a bull's-eye on our back. It will be interesting to see how the girls respond to it.

The girls are very selfless and there is no animosity among them. Their focus is on what's best for the team.

I think they all realize they are a pretty good team. But they still come to practice ready to work. And they work hard, too. They don't take anything for granted.

It's just the beginning.

We are beginning to understand how important (foul shooting) is in a game. We had chances to cut into the lead and we missed foul shots. They started to bring the ball inside to get to the line.

It's not as strong as we had hoped for at the beginning of the session, of course.