She might be a freshman in class but not on the basketball floor. She plays with the same intensity that any upperclassmen does.

Basketball is all about decisions and we took the best ones, especially from the third quarter on.

I played basketball and softball in high school. I didn't know much about volleyball until my daughter got involved. My son used to always play football and basketball. He didn't get started playing volleyball until the ninth grade.

Only two teams finish the season with a win -- the team that wins the state title and the third-place finisher. The fact that we ended up where we did, I think we surpassed what many people thought we could accomplish. That's a credit to our girls.

She had a huge bump, but she wasn't sure what hit her. It swelled up when she was out there. She didn't want to come out of the game because she's such a tough kid. It was big (losing her at that point).

We came out strong to start the second half, and I think that helped set a tempo for us.