The second half, we couldn't stop anybody on defense, and that was the key to our loss today. We had our chance, but we couldn't find a way to do it. We gave up 96 points. That's too much.

In my mind, I really wanted to play, but my ankle was really bothering me. I took some painkillers and tried to go, and that's what I did. I figured if I could play, I could at least be on the floor to help.

When I fouled out, my teammates looked at me and told me they were going to win it for me. They were so confident, I knew we were going to win. I couldn't be more proud.

It's hard to think about me. We had a chance to come out and win the game. ... It was a matter for us to execute and play hard for 40 minutes.

I feel like the defense really stepped up for us. They played a good game like they always do. We have a very aggressive defense and we are not going to let things get by. Stephanie Willett had a very good game for us. She gave it her all, so they really pulled through for us like always.

What an awful thing then, being there in our house together with our daughter gone, trying to be equal to so many sudden orders of sorrow, any one of which alone would have wrenched us from our fragile orbits around each other.