The odd time in house play, things happen that drill at you a bit, but not at this level. It might be a high-pitched shriek or something like that.

We just played a good game and when we play a good game, we're capable of keeping it close against anybody. We wanted a split today at worst and we were happy to get it.

It's a long week, and any time you can get a win, it's exciting. You've got to build some momentum and the way to go about that is to win some games early in the week.

We weren't a part of that. We were gone even before he played the final game. But it would be good thing for curling if we managed to do well.

Cathy (Cunningham) has been in every situation in the 10 times she's been here and she just reminded us that it was the first end and there were nine more to go.

She tells us about staying in the moment, avoiding distractions, staying confident. She talks about team dynamics.