The girls on the team back me up a lot, and the coaches keep me enthused, plus I love basketball, so I don't care how many injuries I get. I'm going to keep going out there.

We just try to build up (Smith's) confidence as much as we can. When she shoots a shot, we'll say, 'Hey, good shot.' We help out with little things like to post up bigger.

It felt pretty good. I had a lot fun playing with Jackie and being in our hometown.

All I remember is that one time when I was a sophomore and she was a senior, I blocked her really bad. I always wanted to defend her and be the best, and try to do everything to stop her.

Cincinnati blitzed pretty much every other down against Eastern Michigan last week. We just have to be ready.

I'd say our chemistry is fine; we can anticipate each other. I think people have molded very well. Even when we have substitutes coming in, we know what to expect from each other.