She fits right in. Her height (5-foot, 9 inches) and her ability were the perfect fit for this team.

Our quickness on defense caused them problems. We're playing our best basketball right now.

Our game plan going in was to keep Ashley Henderson under control. I thought we were able to do that in the first quarter or so, and it was the biggest key to us starting the way we did. But, in that second half, we broke down on defense a little, especially in guarding [Henderson].

We knew we needed to keep her under control and keep her in front of us. She brings a lot to the table, and her ball speed with the dribble creates challenges as far as getting back on defense -- and even in the half court where we're helping out -- and she's a challenging player.

We pride ourselves on how well we play defense.

We had a little payback to do from last year. We came into the playoffs with the same record - 21-3 - and we got bumped out in the first round. That was something we haven't focused on, but for everyone who played last year, I think it was in the back of their mind.