That stunned me, to be honest. I have confidence that those are the situations that we will understand and handle a lot better in the future.

We tried to collapse on her and push out of the paint.

Clearly, Tulsa is the second-best team we have faced after (No. 2) Duke, and I felt like we competed really well with them. This was one of our most complete games. We just had a couple of lapses down the stretch that cost us.

We have several opportunities that we have yet to take advantage of and with some home games in the near future, we have to take care of business. We've recently played two teams in the Top 25 and it was a challenge, but now we're ready for the future.

Any win is precious. But wins on the road, when your team is together, are really a positive experience. There's nothing like winning on the road.

When she wasn't in there, we struggled. She really makes a big difference.