The wheels fell off in the last two events. I'm not sure if it was a lack of focus, a lack of trusting our abilities. Whatever it was, it certainly proved that we were not the best team that day.

We did well. We hung in there for three events, got to floor and our legs were tired. I expected it, but I was hoping the adrenaline would get us through what we needed to. They just didn't hold out. It wasn't really mistakes on the part of the athletes, it's just that their legs gave in.

We had three strong events today. We looked good on vault, bars and beam. On floor, the training caught up to us. Our legs weren't there. I am extremely proud of the way we competed out of the blocks to start the season. We still have a long way to go. We watered down some routines as far as difficulty and skill.

It's the event that's the most precarious and you really have to have the mental focus and it's confidence and it's experience. That's what the season is for and I see it improving every meet and that makes a coach feel good.

They told her she basically wouldn't end up doing anything for them and she might as well retire. She didn't win beam, but she beat everybody from Utah State, and she won bars.

When we hit, we hit big. But when we missed, we missed a lot. When you count five falls for 2 1/2 points, at this time of the year you shouldn't be doing that.