They're a very resilient team. They believe in themselves too much, and so sometimes they don't play hard enough. But when their backs are to the wall, they go crazy.

They have to be considered in the top two or three.

That is just pure (determination) because Maggie is giving away like 6 inches there, and she went up and got that rebound. That's probably why we win. That rebound was the play.

This is not the way anyone wants to win games. They've worked their tails off to be division champions, and it's important for them to know that even though we're archrivals, we care about them.

One thing I've learned in all my years at Roosevelt is teenagers have amazing vigor and spirit. And what I tried to do is let their spirit loose and let them win the game by themselves.

Those free throws were huge, because she stepped up after she had a rough game with some traveling and turnovers. It was good for her. She stepped up and won the game for her team by making those free throws.